IMF says AI boom is driving global trade growth, with China and India among the big winners
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New IMF figures show AI-related trade grew 29% between 2023 and 2025, far outpacing overall trade growth of 8.3% Artificial intelligence is now doing a lot of the heavy lifting for global trade. According to the International Monetary Fund, the AI boom has been a major engine of cross-border commerce, with China and India among its biggest beneficiaries. IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro laid out the numbers on October 13, 2026, at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok. Between 2023 and 2025, global trade grew 8.3%, according to Tenreyro. Over the same stretch, AI-related trade jumped 29%.
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