I dati mettono in evidenza una relazione inversa tra crescita del commercio e valore del prodotto interno lordo. Il commercio internazionale sembra essere slegato nei confronti della crescita del PIL. La mancanza di una relazione positiva significativa tra commercio e prodotto interno pone delle questioni in termini di utilità della globalizzazione nel processo di realizzazione di una società globale effettiva.

Il commercio internazionale ha smesso di contribuire in modo determinante alla formazione del prodotto interno lordo. La tensione alla chiusura delle relazioni internazionali commerciali può essere considerato come un elemento in grado di ridurre la tensione alla globalizzazione pure nella crescita del prodotto interno lordo.

Il modello utilizzato per stimare il valore del commercio rispetto al prodotto interno lordo viene indicato di seguito

VARIABILE DIPENDENTE	DESCRIZIONE
Commercio	Trade (% of GDP). Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product. Fonte: World Bank.
VARIABILI INDIPENDENTI
PIL	GDP growth (annual %). Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
Importazioni	Imports of goods and services (% of GDP).Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Esportazioni	Exports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.
Tasse sul commercio internazionale	Taxes on international trade (% of revenue).Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
Flussi finanziari netti	Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$).Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Manifattura	Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP).Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.