"This edition of the report includes a set of indicators on technology for each economy, reflecting the research discussed in Commodities and Development Report 2021: Escaping from the Commodity Dependence Trap Through Technology and Innovation. The analytical chapter, chapter 1, discusses some developments in the decade since the launch of this report series and, in particular, aims to characterize the state of commodity dependence worldwide and its evolution between 2008–2009 and 2018–2019. Chapter 2 provides the individual statistical profiles for the 195 member States of UNCTAD."-- author website