Trade
The links between trade and health extend back to the earliest human settlements, but globalization has brought these spheres together as never before. This section examines the issues that have led to an even closer intersection between trade and health, asks how they impact the poor, and explores the tensions that arise between the goals of protecting and promoting health and generating wealth through trade.
Trade
29.3%
Goods and services exports as share of global GDP
Goods and services exports as share of global GDP
48%
Developing country share of global trade, 2014
Developing country share of global trade, 2014
50
Preferential trade agreements, in 1990
Preferential trade agreements, in 1990
301
Preferential trade agreements in 2019
Preferential trade agreements in 2019
1995
Founding of World Trade Organization (WTO)
Founding of World Trade Organization (WTO)
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