- Global Trade Update (December 2025): Global trade poised for a record-breaking 2025 as flows expected to surge past $35 trillion5.13 MB
Global trade in goods and services continued to grow through the second half of 2025. If projections hold, global trade this year will exceed $35 trillion for the first time – an increase of about $2.2-trillion, or around 7%, compared with 2024.
Trade in goods will account for about $1.5-trillion of that rise, while services are set to grow by roughly $750-billion, nearly 9%.
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) expects growth to remain positive in the fourth quarter, though at a slower pace: 0.5% for goods and 2% for services.
Report by UN Trade and Development
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