The state of the world economy and trade in 2010

World GDP at market exchange rates expanded 3.6 per cent in 2010, one year after an unprecedented contraction of 2.4 per cent that accompanied the financial crisis in 2009. Output of developed economies rose 2.6 per cent in 2010 after falling 3.7 per cent in 2009, while the rest of the world (including developing economies and the CIS) grew 7.0 per cent, up from 2.1 per cent in 2009.