After difficult years, world trade is returning to form. World trade in goods is expected to grow by 2.6% in 2024 and 3.3% in 2025 in volume, predicts the latest report
“World Trade Outlook and Statistics”
, from the World Trade Organization (WTO). ).
In 2023, even if they remained well above pre-Covid pandemic levels, international trade in goods fell by 1.2% in volume. In value, their fall reached 5%, for a total of 24,010 billion dollars (22,097 billion euros). This decline, due in particular to the fall in prices of basic products, such as oil and gas, was partly offset by the 9% jump in trade in services ($7,540 billion), driven by the resumption of travel. international markets and the rise of digital services.
Imports, low in Europe but also in North America and Asia, were doing well in fuel exporting countries...