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News back to top

Statistics Database back to top

Interactive access to the most up-to-date WTO trade statistics (opens in a new window)

All tables from “International Trade Statistics 2008” are now included in the Statistics Database.

Includes links to trade profiles, tariff profiles and services profiles.

International Trade Statistics, 2009 back to top

Annual publication including detailed analysis and tables for 2008 (leading traders, trade by sector and product, regional trade, LDCs, etc.).

Previous editions of ITS: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

Comprehensive tariff data back to top

The bound and applied tariff for all members at the standardized Harmonized System 6-digit subheading level are available for download.

Inter-agency activities back to top

> Inter-agency Task Force on Statistics of International Trade in Services
> Inter-agency Task Force on International Merchandise Trade Statistics
> Inter-agency Common Data Set: a joint online database on total merchandise trade provided together with useful documentation
> Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services
> Measuring Trade in Services — A training module

> The Millennium Development Goals
Inter-agency website coordinated with ITC and UNCTAD
MDG Goal 8: Market Access Indicators for LDCs

Special events back to top

> “Data Day” — an inter-agency initiative promoted by ITC, UNCTAD, the World Bank and WTO, 18-19 May 2009

Regular statistical reports back to top

Search Documents Online
Documents on regular statistical reports bear the document code S/C/W/* for documents under services and WT/COMTD/W/* and WT/COMTD/LDC/W/* for documents under trade and development (where * takes additional values).
These links open a new window: allow a moment for the results to appear.

> help with downloading these documents

Trade in commercial services
— A review of statistics on trade flows in service
(Document code S/C/W/* and keyword “review of statistics”) > search
By economic grouping
— Participation of developing economies in the global trading system
(Document code WT/COMTD/W/* and keyword “developing economies in the global trading system”) > search
— Market access for products and services of export interest to LDCs
(Document code WT/COMTD/LDC/W/* and keyword “Market Access for Products and Services of Export Interest to Least-Developed Countries”) > search

You can perform more sophisticated searches from the Documents Online search facility by defining multiple search criteria such as document symbol (i.e. code number), notification number, requirement subject, trade coverage, full text search or document date.

Staff working papers   back to top


ERSD-2009-14

Market Shares in the Post-Uruguay Round Era: A Closer Look Using Shift-Share Analysis
Ninez Piezas-Jerbi and Coleman Nee
Abstract   Download (pdf format, 85 pages, 1.33MB, opens in a new window)

ERSD-2009-13

Mapping the Tariff Waters
Antonia Diakantoni and Hubert Escaith
Abstract   Download (pdf format, 31 pages, 463KB, opens in a new window)

ERSD-2009-06

International Trade and Real Transmission Channels of Financial Shocks in Globalized Production Networks
Hubert Escaith and Fabien Gonguet
Abstract   Download (pdf format, 33 pages, 334KB, opens in a new window)

ERSD-2008-05

Measuring GATS Mode 4 Trade Flows
Joscelyn Magdeleine and Andreas Maurer
Abstract   Download (pdf format, 20 pages, 114KB, opens in a new window)

ERSD-2008-02

The harmonized system — Amendments and their impact on WTO Members’ schedules
Dayong Yu
Abstract   Download (pdf format, 25 pages, 184KB, opens in a new window)

Links back to top

> National statistical offices (pdf format, 12 pages, 154KB; opens in a new window)
> Other national sources (pdf format, 18 pages, 307KB; opens in a new window)
> International Organizations (pdf format, 3 pages, 62KB; opens in a new window)
> Other links to statistics and economics information

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WHERE TO FIND WTO TRADE AND TARIFF STATISTICS?

> Summary table

SHORT-TERM TRADE STATISTICS

2009Q3: world merchandise exports increased by 10 per cent Q-o-Q, and decreased by 26 per cent Y-o-Y

> More quarterly and monthly data