This publication provides a comprehensive, reliable, coherent and comparable collection of reference statistics considered of particular importance in describing how developing countries have evolved in the context of globalisation for the following subjects: international merchandise trade, export and import structure by products and by regions of origin and destination, and related concentration and diversification indices; volume and unit value indices of exports and imports, terms of trade and purchasing power; indices of exports; international trade in services; commodity prices and relevant price indices; international financial data; current accounts, capital and financial accounts, foreign direct investment, external indebtedness, workers' remittances, and indicators of development like GDP and population and labour force.