The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has announced that in the fourth quarter of 2025 trade in goods of G20 nations has seen mixed trends, with a increase in exports by +0.9% compared to the quarter and a -0.5% drop in imports. The variations percentages compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 are equal to +7.5% and +0.9% respectively.

In addition, the OECD has specified that preliminary estimates indicate that whereas trade in services has grown modestly in 2014 fourth quarter of 2025, with exports and imports in quarterly increase of +1.4% and +1.2% respectively. The year-on-year changes were +9.3% respectively and +10.1%.

In the whole of 2025, G20 trade in goods is result, with exports marking a growth of +5.3% and imports of +1.2%, and estimates indicate whereas trade in services also continued to grow in 2025, with an increase in both exports and imports of the +8,2%.

The OECD highlighted that in the fourth quarter of 2025 The trend in trade in goods has been variable between the economies of the G20. In particular, exports to North America increased both in the United States (+3.1% on the quarter previous year) and Canada (+2.5%), mainly driven by shipments of non-monetary gold and other precious metals, while Imports decreased slightly in both countries (-0.8% and -0.6% respectively). Mexico recorded a strong growth in exports (+6.1%) and imports (+5.4%), mainly reflecting the trade in mechanical appliances and electrical machinery. In the other regions of the Americas, the Argentina's exports increased by +4.6%, driven by mainly from higher sales of petroleum products and agricultural products, while imports decreased by -1.2%. Brazil's exports increased by +6.5%, supported by from coffee and mineral sales, while imports decreased by -5.6%, partly due to lower purchases of ships and fertilizers. In the European Union, exports and Imports decreased by -0.4% and -1.2% respectively. Germany has seen slight changes in exports (+0.6%) and imports (-0.3%), while exports of the increased by +2.0%, particularly in the mechanical, electrical and ICT equipment, and imports are decreased by -2.3%, partly due to lower purchases of pharmaceuticals and energy products. Exports to the United Kingdom decreased by -1.3% and imports by -3.0%, reflecting the lower imports of oil, means of transport and products pharmaceuticals. In Italy, imports and exports of goods fell by -1.1% and -1.2% respectively In East Asia, the China's exports increased by +0.7%, while China's exports increased by +0.7%, while Imports decreased by -1.7%. Japan recorded stable exports (+0.3%) and a decline in imports (-2.5%). Korea's exports increased by +1.2%, driven by semiconductors, while imports decreased by -2.2% mainly due to falling energy prices.

The international trade in services has shown a modest expansion in the fourth quarter of 2025. Among the G7 economies, the exports of services increased slightly to the United States (+1.4%), driven by intellectual property products, ICT and other business services, while imports increased +1.9% due to higher spending on travel and other services to businesses. In Canada, exports decreased by -1.0% to due to lower revenues from travel and other services to the while imports were stable. Germany recorded a -1.2% decline in exports of services and a increase of +1.2% in imports, the latter largely due to higher payments for trips abroad. Exports and French imports decreased by -2.4% and -1.9%. Italy also recorded declines in exports and imports of services equal to -1.2% and -0.7% respectively. The Japan's exports of services increased by +0.9%, supported by higher revenues from other services to the while imports decreased by -1.6% due to the lower payments for transport, travel and other business services. In contrast, Korea's exports fell by -0.8% as lower travel revenues offset the higher revenues from transport, while imports increased by +3.2% thanks to the increase in payments for transport and travel. China has experienced strong growth in exports (+8.2%) and, to a lesser extent, imports (-3.0%), with travel and ICT services supporting the performance of exports. Brazil has seen a sharp increase in exports (+9.5%) and a -1.0% drop in imports, while India has experienced strong growth in both exports and (+4.8%) and imports (+5.5%).