At the end of July, WTO launched the 2018 editions of its annual statistical publications: World Trade Statistical Review, Trade Profiles, and World Tariff Profiles.
World Trade Statistical Review 2018 “looks into the latest trends in global trade, with an in-depth analysis of what is being traded in goods and services and who the leading players are. It also looks at the performance of developing economies, the latest developments in regional trade agreements, trade in value-added terms and digital trade.”
Trade Profiles 2018 presents key indicators on merchandise trade and trade in commercial services for 197 economies.
Finally, World Tariff Profiles 2018, jointly produced with the ITC and UNCTAD, “provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over 170 countries and customs territories. Tariff data are presented in comparative tables and in one-page profiles for each economy. Statistics on non-tariff measures by country and by product group complement the data on tariffs.” This publication also includes a special analysis of how least-developed countries make use of preferential tariffs offered by trading partners.
Additional data is available through the WTO’s statistical webpage, WTO’s statistical database, and the International Trade and Market Access online data application.