TradeWeave provides public trade analytics and research. Its BACI HS96 core covers 1996–2024; country and product coverage varies by dataset and HS revision. Protected APIs require an eligible account.

What data sources does TradeWeave use?

TradeWeave combines data from BACI/CEPII (bilateral trade flows), WITS/TRAINS (tariff rates), World Bank WDI (macroeconomic indicators), ESCAP-World Bank (bilateral trade costs), FRED and BLS (freight indices, exchange rates), and FAOSTAT (agricultural trade).

How can I analyze a country's trade profile?

Visit the Country Profiles page and select a country or territory to see their export composition, top trade partners, revealed comparative advantage (RCA), Economic Complexity Index (ECI), trade diversification, and trends over the available years.

What is the Economic Complexity Index (ECI)?

The Economic Complexity Index (ECI), developed by Hidalgo and Hausmann, measures the productive knowledge embedded in a country's export basket. Countries that export a diverse set of sophisticated products score higher. TradeWeave reports ECI ranks for eligible economies from 1996 to 2024.

Can I simulate the impact of tariff changes?

Yes. TradeWeave's Tariff Simulator lets you model how tariff changes affect import volumes using real product-level demand elasticities and MFN tariff rates for over 1,200 HS4 products.

How far back does the trade data go?

The primary BACI dataset covers 1996-2024 with HS6 product detail. TradeWeave also includes historical trade data spanning over 200 years (1800-present) from academic compilations.

Trade Impact Evaluation

Econometric analysis of trade shocks using Difference-in-Differences, event study, and synthetic control methods

Event

Outcome Variable

Window (years)

2008 Global Financial Crisis (t = 2009): World merchandise trade fell 12.2% in real terms in 2009 (WTO 2010 International Trade Statistics, Table A1a), the largest single-year contraction since 1945. Treated set: advanced economies whose 2009 export volume contraction exceeded the world average by Eurostat / WTO source tables; control set: emerging economies whose 2009 export shock was smaller per the same tables.

Treated Group (7)

Control Group (6)

Source: BACI International Trade Database (CEPII), 1996-2024 | World Bank Development Indicators

Methodology: Event study, Difference-in-Differences, and Synthetic Control methods applied to country-level trade panel data. Event study and DiD use log differences when all selected observations are positive and level differences otherwise. Their Welch intervals assume independent country-level changes and require at least two contributing countries per group. Event-study joint pretrend inference is unavailable. Synthetic control uses positive log outcomes and simplex-constrained donor weights; incomplete or nonpositive series are withheld. Its geometric combination and fit ratios do not establish causality.

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Guided journeyModel a tariff policy shiftstep 5 of 5All journeys

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