🌍The Story of Global Trade: 1970-2024!

• World trade expanded strongly for decades before momentum weakened.

• Nationalism and protectionism have slowed cross-border economic integration.

• Financial crisis marked an early break in trade acceleration.

• U.S.–China tensions added fresh pressure on global trade flows.

• Covid pushed trade-to-GDP to 2003-level lows in 2020.

• Trade rebounded fast, peaking at 62.8% in 2022.

• By 2024, the ratio fell back to 56.8%.

• 🏅Maritime Analytica: "The next phase of globalization will not disappear, but reconfigure: fewer efficiency-maximized chains, more politically aligned corridors, regional buffers, and resilience-led routing decisions shaping future trade competitiveness and investment."