Global trade surges to record $32 trillion in 2022, says UN report

Trade in merchandise goods soared to $25 trillion, an increase of about 10 per cent versus the prior year; trade in services grew 15 per cent year-over-year to nearly $7 trillion

The value of global trade is set to reach a new record this year, increasing by about 12 per cent to an estimated $32 trillion, according to a UN report that signaled a slowdown heading into 2023.
 

“The substantial trade growth during the last year was largely due to increases in the value of the trade of energy products,” the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said in the report released Tuesday.
 

Trade in merchandise goods soared to $25 trillion, an increase of about 10 per cent versus the prior year. Trade in services grew 15 per cent year-over-year