We　are　not　on　track　to　meet　the　SDGs　by　2030　despite　considerable　efforts.　Sino-US　trade　war　and　the　COVID-19　pandemic　raise　the　tide　of　trade　protection　that　may　also　go　against　SDGs.　To　explore　how　international　trade　affects　SDGs,　this　study　quantifies　the　impacts　of　international　trade　on　global　energy　and　water　inequality　by　constructing　resource-Gini-coefficients　in　terms　of　reserve,　production,　and　consumption.　We　find　that　inter-national　trade　alleviates　global　inequality　in　energy　use,　in　which　direct　energy　trade　reduces　the　inequality　significantly　while　nonenergy　commodity　trade　aggravates　it　slightly.　However,　international　trade　has　a　pretty　minor　impact　on　improving　global　water　inequality.　The　developing　economies　suffer　a　large　amount　of　embodied　energy　and　water　outflows.　For　example,　BRICS　exported　712.3　Mtoe　of　embodied　energy　and　130.5　billion　m3　of　virtual　water　to　the　rest　of　the　world,　exceeding　the　sum　of　energy/water　use　in　Germany　and　France.　The　developed　economies,　especially　the　USA　and　EU,　outsource　energy-and　water-intensive　com-modities　to　reduce　domestic　energy　shortage　and　water　stress,　roughly　corresponding　to　India＇s　energy　use　and　two　times　of　water　use　of　South　Africa.