2009 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement

Executive Summary
Total procurement of goods and services for operational activities of the UN system
The overall procurement volume (goods and services combined) of United Nations organizations during <strong>2009</strong> increased to
$13.8 billion, from $13.6 billion in 2008 – a gain of 1.5 percent. The total procurement of goods decreased by $360 million, a
reduction of 5.3 percent, while procurement of services grew by $563 million, an increase of 8.2 percent. Between 2005 and
<strong>2009</strong>, United Nations procurement volume increased from $8.3 billion to $13.8 billion, primarily attributable to a $3.6 billion
growth in the procurement of services in the same period.
Figure 1
Total procurement of goods and services, 2005-<strong>2009</strong>
($ Million)
Services
Goods
16,000
14,000
13,594 13,797
12,000
10,000
8,331
9,404
10,113
6,840 7,403
8,000
6,000
3,777
4,739
4,839
4,000
2,000
4,553 4,665
5,273
6,754 6,394
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 <strong>2009</strong>
From 2005 to <strong>2009</strong>, United Nations system procurement of services rose as a share of total procurement, slightly overtaking
the procurement share of goods for the first time in 2006 and again in 2008, increasing even further in <strong>2009</strong>. In <strong>2009</strong>, the share
of services exceeded that of goods by 7.3 percent compared to just 0.6 percent in 2008, representing the largest increase in the
history of the <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Statistical</strong> <strong>Report</strong>.
Figure 2
Proportion of goods and services procured, 2005-<strong>2009</strong>
Figure 60.0% 2: Proportion of goods and servcies procured
Services
Goods
Goods Services
50.0%
2004 58.0% 42.0%
2005 54.7% 45.3%
2006 49.6% 50.4%
2007 52.1% 47.9%
40.0%
2008 49.7% 50.3%
<strong>2009</strong> 46.3% 53.7%
30.0%
20.0%
54.7%
45.3%
49.6%
50.4%
52.1%
47.9%
49.7%
50.3%
46.3%
53.7%
10.0%
0.0%
2005 2006 2007 2008 <strong>2009</strong>
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