Answered By: IESE Library
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2025     Views: 95

Use Bloomberg (available in the Financial Room of Barcelona IESE Library. Ask staff for password):

  • Type ECTR and hit <GO> to access Bloomberg Trade Flow.
  • Tables and graphs for world trade including data on total trade, surplus/deficit trade, exports/imports and net exports.
  • Time series start in 1980 and include yearly, quarterly and monthly data.
  • Geographic detail include geographic regions, countries, and geopolitical regions such as BRICS and the EU. Does not include product detail.

Passport
Select Economies > Economy, Finance and Trade 

Statista has worldwide coverage of trade statistics. Type a chosen country name in the search box.

World DataBank has import and export data.

Try Trade and Tariff Data from the World Trade Organization.

On the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website, search for ‘Direction of Trade Statistics’ to view data on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners.

Go to UN Comtrade.

Go to International Trade from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Search the Foreign Trade National Export Directory.

International Trade Centre

Use Foreign Trade Statistics from INEbase (Spanish Statistical Office) for data on Spain.

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