GEOPOLITICS26 April 2026· 10 min
Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Rewiring
Global value chains are being forcibly restructured by geopolitical tensions, trade wars, and strategic decoupling. Discover how $13.8 trillion in annual trade flows are being rerouted — and what it means for your business.
SOURCES
[1]WTO Global Trade Statistics 2024 — https://www.wto.org/statistics
[2]OECD Trade in Value Added (TiVA) Database 2023
[3]IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2024
[4]US Census Bureau, US Trade in Goods 2023
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