World Trade Report Trade and Development: 2014 Recent Trends and the Role of the WTO
World Trade Report Trade and development: 2014 recent trends and the role of the WTO How do 4 recent major economic trends change how developing countries can use trade to facilitate their development? • the rise of the developing world • the higher prices of commodities • the expansion of global value chains • the increasingly global nature of macroeconomic shocks And what role does the WTO play? WTR_2014_promo_flyer_A4_7509_14_E.indd 1 13.10.14 13:03 II – TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT: RECENT TRENDS AND THE ROLE OF THE WTO II B. T DEVELOP OF THE HE GLO I NCREAS B AL ECONOMY AL I NG COUN NG I NG I MPOR T R T I ANCE Key facts and fi ndings ES I N The increasing importance of developing countries in the global economy • Since 2000, GDP per capita of developing countries has • GDP growth has moved hand in hand with integration in grown by 4.7 per cent, while developed countries only the world economy. The share of developing economies grew by 0.9 per cent. This has narrowed differences in in world output increased from 23 per cent to 40 per cent GDP per capita between countries. However, developing between 2000 and 2012 in purchasing power parity economies are still much poorer than developed countries, terms. The share of developing countries in world trade and millions remain in poverty even in the most dynamic also rose from 33 per cent to 48 per cent. developing countries. Figure B.9: Shares of selected economies in world GDP at purchasing power parity, 2000–12 Shares(percentage) of selected economies in world GDP at purchasing power parity, 2000–12 (percentage) 2000 2012 Other Other developing, 13% developing, 15% South Africa, 1% LDCs, 1% South Africa, 1% LDCs, 2% Argentina, 1% Argentina, 1% Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of, 1% Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, 1% Kingdom of, 1% United European Turkey, 1% Turkey, 1% States, Other Union (27), Other Korea, Rep.
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