Question 1

What is TradeWeave?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

What data sources does TradeWeave use?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 3

How can I analyze a country's trade profile?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What is the Economic Complexity Index (ECI)?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

Can I simulate the impact of tariff changes?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

How far back does the trade data go?

Accepted Answer

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.

Check	Platform value	Official value	Delta %	Band	Status	Source	Retrieved
China 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_CHN	$3,596,779,595,895 USD	$3,576,543,293,842 2024-12-31	-0.56%	±2%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
Germany 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_DEU	$1,506,414,635,245 USD	$1,630,712,507,953 2024-12-31	+8.25%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
France 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_FRA	$627,945,054,479 USD	$645,958,957,524 2024-12-31	+2.87%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
Italy 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_ITA	$633,027,085,020 USD	$673,897,621,703 2024-12-31	+6.46%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
Japan 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_JPN	$762,922,715,992 USD	$707,390,076,244 2024-12-31	-7.28%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
South Korea 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_KOR	$764,917,651,404 USD	$683,127,018,292 2024-12-31	-10.69%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
Mexico 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_MEX	$648,184,552,520 USD	$619,655,435,118 2024-12-31	-4.40%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
Netherlands 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_NLD	$552,889,486,415 USD	$699,255,690,034 2024-12-31	+26.47%	±35%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
Other Asia 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_S19	$553,293,106,204 USD	$474,618,476,762 2024-12-31	-14.22%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
United States 2024 exports against live UN Comtrade TOTAL comtrade_total_USA	$1,860,208,930,786 USD	$2,063,802,611,123 2024-12-31	+10.94%	±15%	pass	UN Comtrade API	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
World exports equal the product-level sum, BACI 2024 totals_vs_product_sum	$22,831,701,646,337 USD	$22,831,701,646,336 2024-12-31	-3.64e-12%	±0.000001%	pass	CEPII BACI	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC
World exports equal world imports, BACI 2024 world_flow_identity	$22,831,701,646,337 USD	$22,831,701,646,337 2024-12-31	-5.13e-14%	±0.000001%	pass	CEPII BACI	2026-09-04 21:44:26 UTC