UNCTAD
Trade and development according to the UN.
A reliable source for researching a problem
UNCTAD, UN Trade and Development, is a permanent body of the United Nations. Databases with statistics and reports are a valuable secondary source of information. Alongside academic publications, they give a solid foundation for researching a problem.
What you will find at UNCTAD
UNCTADstatA statistics database
Data on trade, investment and development.
ReportsUN analysis
Studies of the world economy and of countries at different levels of development.
PerspectiveDeveloping countries
Particular attention goes to their position in the world economy.
From data to a problem
- 1Choose a group of countriesFor example developing countries, or a single region.
- 2Pair the data with a reportCombine the numbers with expert analysis.
- 3Frame the problemWrite down what in this picture needs solving, and for whom.
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