ICC Trade Register 2025

The global benchmark for trade and supply chain finance

For over a decade, the ICC Trade Register has provided the most authoritative, data-driven picture of global trade and supply chain finance. With aggregated data from leading international banks, now exceeding USD 25.7 trillion in transactions, it has become the industry’s reference point for understanding risk, guiding regulation, and shaping how trade finance supports the real economy.

From data to policy impact

The ICC Trade Register is more than a database: it is a strategic instrument for the financial system. Its empirical evidence has influenced major prudential reforms, ensuring that trade finance receives the risk-sensitive treatment it deserves under Basel III.

Over the years, ICC data has:

• Demonstrated the short-term, self-liquidating nature of trade finance instruments, leading to the maturity flow waiver;

• Supported a reduction in Credit Conversion Factors from 50 % to 20 % for performance guarantees in the EU and UK;

• Secured lower Required Stable Funding under the Net Stable Funding Ratio (from 10 % to 2.5 %);

• Helped regulators adopt Exposure at Default (EAD) instead of full nominal values for leverage ratio calculations.

These outcomes are not abstract. They translate into 30–60 % capital savings, up to 90 % reductions in expected credit loss provisions, and EUR 1–2 million in annual liquidity savings for mid-size and large banks.

A clearer view of trade finance performance

The 2025 edition of the Trade Register provides insight into a trade landscape being reshaped by geopolitics, digitalisation and sustainability. Its findings confirm that trade finance remains one of the lowest-risk asset classes in banking, even amid uncertainty.

Key trends include:

• Receivables finance is now the fastest-growing trade product, projected to expand at a 5.4 % CAGR through 2033;

• Sustainable trade finance continues to rise — 3.1 % of global transactions are clearly green, and 74 % show potential sustainability alignment;

• Digital trade is gaining legal force, with MLETR-based legislation now covering around 10 % of global exports;

• Artificial intelligence is moving from pilot projects to enterprise-wide tools, improving efficiency and compliance across banking operations.

These shifts underscore how technology, regulation and sustainability are converging to redefine trade finance — turning it into both a growth engine and a channel for responsible investment.

Membership: data, dialogue, and influence

Participating in the ICC Trade Register gives banks access to exclusive benchmarking, early insights, and a direct voice in policy discussions.

Members benefit from:

• Early access to the complete report and datasets;

• Peer benchmarking of trade finance portfolios;

• Members-only briefings on regulatory developments;

• Active participation in steering discussions that guide the industry’s collective advocacy.

By contributing data, member institutions help build the evidence base that underpins future engagement with the Basel Committee, the European Central Bank, and other regulators, ensuring that the risk profile of trade finance is recognised fairly and accurately.

Accessing the Trade Register 2025

The ICC Trade Register can be downloaded instantly and digitally via 2go.iccwbo.org.Institutions can choose from four levels of access: global overview, regional breakdown, single-region detail, or full report with Loss Given Default (LGD) data.

Financial institutions that wish to contribute data or join as members can contact the ICC Trade Register team directly.

Learn more

• ICC Trade Register 2025 Brochure – Full overview of insights, membership and access options.

• ICC Trade Register Strategic Preview – A closer look at the data’s regulatory influence and the 2025 outlook.

• ICC Banking Commission – ICC’s global rule-making body for the banking industry.