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🚢📊 New #SDG 9.1.2 data series now available on #UNCTADstat

🔹 Freight loaded & unloaded (IS_RDP_LULFRG)
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🔹 Container port traffic (IS_RDP_PORFVOL)
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More SDG series coming soon.
February 18, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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UNCTAD Commodity Price index #UCPI recorded a slight rebound in 2025 (+1.5%).
The index excluding fuels reached its highest level ever in the 30 years of its compilation.

📊Read the insight: bit.ly/insight-242
🔢Get the data: stats.unctad.org/UCPI_A
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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UNCTAD Commodity Price Index #UCPI was 3.7% higher in December 2025 than a year earlier, with a continuing and accelerated increase in minerals, ores and metals (+48.1%).

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🔢Get the data: stats.unctad.org/UCPI_M
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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In the fourth quarter of 2025, connectivity gains were more widespread than losses, highlighting continued unevenness across countries.

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🔢Get the data: stats.unctad.org/LSCI
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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The global merchandise volume export growth remains modest in Q3 2025 (+0.7%). Export growth in developing economies reached 0.8%, remaining broadly stable compared with the previous quarter.

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🔢Get the data: stats.unctad.org/merchvolume
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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World services exports increased by 9.1% year-on-year in Q3 2025, carrying on their strong rise registered in the quarter before.

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/tradeservice...
January 23, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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The 5 strongest bilateral liner shipping connections in Q1 2025 were connections between neighbouring countries where maritime transport plays an important part in international trade.

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/LSBCI
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Among the world regions, Asia is undoubtedly the forerunner in the supply of information and communications technology #ICT goods, accounting for nearly 80% of global exports in 2024.

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/ictgoods
January 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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GDP alone doesn’t tell the full story of sustainable development, wellbeing, or resilience. The Beyond GDP initiative responds to this need.

➡️Learn more about the Beyond GDP project, upcoming events, and resources: unctad.org/statistics/b...
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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The UNCTAD Commodity Price Index #UCPI was 3.1% higher in November 2025 than it was a year earlier, with a continuing increase in the minerals, ores and metals group (+38.7%).

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/UCPI_M
January 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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alaga (Spain) recorded the strongest growth in the Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Indexover , with its connectivity increasing by 1,247% relative to its 2015 level.

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/PLSCI
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Monthly liner shipping connectivity during the period from 2023 to December 2025, shows the persistent dominance of China and the relative stability among the other top-ranked economies.

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December 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Least Developed Countries #LDCs face a double diversification gap, across both products and markets, leaving their export earnings more exposed to external shocks.

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December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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📊 UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2025 is now available.
For decades, it has been the historical repository of UNCTAD’s official statistics, providing authoritative, comparable data on global trade, development, investment and maritime transport.

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December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Between 2023 to 2024, the yuan and the yen depreciated against the US$ respectively at rates of 2% and 7%. The pound sterling appreciated against the US$ at rate of 3%. The euro was stable.

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December 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Between 2018 and 2024, several developing economies recorded notable improvements in their Productive Capacity Index #PCI scores.

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📷Get the data: lnkd.in/dqFTjNVf
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Join us on 11–12 Dec 2025 for the Briefing Session on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs).
The session will highlight new methods to measure IFFs and support data-driven policies.

🗓️Event: unctad.org/meeting/brie...
➡️IFFs Programme: unctad.org/statistics/i...
December 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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The UNCTAD Commodity Price Index #UCPI contracted 1.4% in October 2025, with a continuing increase in the minerals, ores and metals group (34.8%).

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/ucpi_m
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Least Developed Countries #LDCs recorded the highest improvement (+5.1%) in the terms of trade in 2024📈
which means they can obtain more imports for the same amount of exports.

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/termsoftrade
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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In 2024, biodiversity-based goods exports grew by 3.2%. Europe accounts for half of biodiversity-based products’ exports globally.

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/biotrade
December 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The Internet offers businesses a new form of "shop window" that is visible Worldwide and can be open for orders 24/7.
As a result, the value of businesses' e-commerce sales has grown rapidly.

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December 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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In 2024, global trade in total ocean-related #services witnessed a strong 13% growth.
Port services, related infrastructure and logistical services exports were 23% higher.

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📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/oceanservices
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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We joined Jordan’s workshop in Amman (16–17 Nov 2025) on Measuring South–South Cooperation #SSC for the #SDGs. UNCTAD presented “What is South–South Cooperation? Manual for South–South Data”.

➡️Learn more about the event: unctad.org/meeting/jord...
November 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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UNCTAD strengthened capacity in landlocked developing countries #LLDCs!
We participated in workshops in Harare & Bujumbura on analyzing trade & transport costs to support evidence-based policymaking & advance the #SDGs.

➡️Learn more about the workshops: bit.ly/3LY3K5L
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Developed economies remain far ahead in productive capacities #PCI, but progress has largely stalled since COVID-19.
Developing countries have made notable gains since 2000.

📊Read the insight: bit.ly/insight-240
📷Get the data: stats.unctad.org/pci
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM