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Least Developed Countries are developing their productive capacities fast but have a long way to catch up

Developing economies experience fastest population growth

Dependency ratios are highest in Africa

Population growth robust in Africa, while Europe stagnates

Developed economies’ average overall inclusive growth score is nearly double that of developing ones

Brazil, China, India and the Philippines top performers in technology readiness

Digitally deliverable services cover 56% of total services exports globally, but only 16% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Exports of digitally deliverable products growing faster in developed than in developing economies

Global trade in non-plastic substitutes is largely dominated by developed economies

Primary forms still dominate global plastics exports

Global plastics trade has more than doubled over two decades, yet much remains untracked

Europe has been the largest biodiversity-based products’ exporter globally

Developing economies’ seaborne imports exceeded exports by 868 million tons in 2023

Most ship recycling occurs in the Indian subcontinent; Economies’ roles in world shipping and merchant fleet supply vary

93% of world ship carrying capacity owned in Asia and Europe

Global shipping networks rely on strong regional anchors

In 2024, developing economies accounted for 57% of global foreign direct investment inflows

Developing Asia remained the largest foreign direct investment recipient

In 2024, global economic growth was stable at a rate of 2.8%

Commodity prices increase in September 2025 led by increases of minerals, ores and metals

Least Developed Countries exports faced 0–7% tariffs from major trading partners in 2023

76.8% of Africa’s exports were primary goods

In 2024 South-South trade was $6.2 trillion, a 7% increase on 2023

Western Asia and Northern Africa have the highest export concentration ratio

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