The EU and China Lead Global Exports Across Strategic Manufacturing Sectors
The EU and China lead across major industrial value chains in 2025, while Asian economies feature prominently in electronics, textiles and automotive
China’s Export Growth Is Broadening Across World Regions
China's export engine is expanding across a wider geography without abandoning its traditional markets
Africa’s Trade Is Shifting Increasingly Toward China
China’s share of Africa’s trade has expanded sharply since 2001, with imports from China now matching Europe’s share
Türkiye Is Emerging as Europe’s Nearshoring Anchor for Industrial Production
Manufacturing scale, strong export growth and deepening services trade are repositioning Türkiye as a cost-competitive supply base for Europe.
Global Car Markets and the Uneven Transition to Electric Vehicles
Global passenger car sales reached 92 million units in 2025, including more than 20 million EVs, but adoption varies widely across markets.
Poland Is a Key Driver of European Growth
Poland is sustaining above-peer growth and deepening its integration into European supply chains.
Global Investment Patterns in 2025 Favoured Infrastructure Over Corporate Expansion
FDI and M&A remained concentrated in Asia and North America, while infrastructure attracted the bulk of project-financed investment.
High-Tech Manufacturing Export Growth Has Shifted to Asia, But China Remains the Industrial Core
China retains unmatched scale at the centre of global high-tech production, while rapid gains in Vietnam, Mexico and other Asian hubs.
Europe Still Anchors Global Chemical Trade, While the U.S. and China Drive Gradual Rebalancing
Europe accounts for half of global chemical exports and more than a third of imports, but over the past two decades, structural change has lifted China and the U.S.
The Long Shift in Global Trade Since 1948 and China’s Rise
Since 1948, global merchandise trade has shifted decisively away from the Atlantic economies toward Asia.