In recent years, research published by the RCS shows that a Commonwealth country’s trade with another member is likely to be a third to a half more than with a non-member, even after taking into account other possible contributory factors such as proximity, level of development and language.
The research also reveals that, over the last two decades, the importance of Commonwealth members to each other as sources of imports and destinations for exportshas grown by around a quarter and third respectively. Other key findings include

Sir Richard Branson furthermore captured the huge potential for business within the Commonwealth