TradeWeave is a free, open-access global trade analytics platform covering 238 countries, 6,800+ products, and 30 years of bilateral trade data from BACI/CEPII. It provides interactive visualizations, country profiles, tariff simulations, economic complexity rankings, and trade forecasting tools.

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 any of 238 countries to see their export composition, top trade partners, revealed comparative advantage (RCA), Economic Complexity Index (ECI), trade diversification, and 30-year trends.

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 ranks all 238 countries by ECI from 1995 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 1995-2024 with HS6 product detail. TradeWeave also includes historical trade data spanning over 200 years (1800-present) from academic compilations.

workbench

Trade-economics workbench

50+ analytical pages on complexity, gravity, tariffs, supply chains, sanctions and sectoral structure. Plus 20 research notes, 10 paper replications, and 7 consulting offerings. Every figure traces to a primary parquet source.

Causal and policy shocks

Event studies and tariff pass-through on BACI 1995-2024.

China shock· Autor-Dorn-Hanson labor-market exposure
US-China trade war· Section 301 pass-through
CBAM· Carbon border adjustment exposure
Sanctions· OFAC / EU regime exposure by country
Friendshoring· Bloc realignment of supply
Industrial policy· Subsidy intensity vs trade outcomes
Tariff landscape· MFN trends, preferential margins
Tariff scenarios· Counterfactual MFN shifts
Tariff lab· Interactive PE simulator

Global structure

Cross-country patterns in production, complexity, and competition.

World trade· Level, composition, globalization
Complexity· ECI / PCI, Hausmann-Hidalgo
Trade network· Centrality and communities
Growth· Trade-growth linkages, structural change
Non-tariff measures· UNCTAD MAST, SPS / TBT intensity
Regional trade agreements· Bloc effects on bilateral trade
Services· Modes 1-4, intermediates
Services gap· Manufacturing-services dependence
Quality· Schott unit-value dispersion
FX elasticity· Exports vs REER

Supply chain and risk

Single-source dependence, chokepoints, and political exposure.

Supply chain· Concentration and vulnerability
Chokepoints· Suez, Hormuz, Malacca, Panama
Critical inputs· Single-source intermediates
Critical minerals· Rare earths, lithium, cobalt
Political risk· WGI governance vs trade share
Corruption lens· CPI overlay on trade flows
Country scorecard· Composite trade health
Stranded assets· Commodity transition risk
Food security· SSR, import dependence
Input costs· Energy, materials, freight
Trade finance· L/Cs, working capital gap
Cross-border M&A· FDI flows, deal heat

Sectoral and regional

Sector-level and sub-national geography of trade.

Sectors· 21 HS sections, comparative views
EU regions· NUTS2 economic geography
US states· State-level export composition
GVCs· Backward / forward participation
Concentration· Partner and product HHI
Adjacent products· Proximity-based diversification
HS to sector· Crosswalks and aggregation
Market entry· New-product, new-market dynamics

Long-form work

Curated essays, replications, and consulting offerings.

Research notes· 20 short papers on active questions
Replications· 10 canonical papers re-estimated
Consulting· 7 advisory offerings
Quarterly monitor· Sector briefings

Tools and reference

Query engines, methodology, and data catalogue.

SQL console· Read-only DuckDB over the parquet
Natural-language console· Question to SQL to result
Search· Countries, products, sectors
Methodology· Estimators, units, vintages
Data catalogue· Parquet tables and primary sources
Principal· Author and engagements