WTO Trade Data Tools

WTO Tariff & Trade Data, an online platform providing enhanced access to official tariff and trade figures for over 150 economies, was launched on 4 March. The database — currently in its beta version for preliminary release —includes bilateral trade datasets, time series views, and reports on export and import patterns by product and trade partner.

It was presented to WTO members at an informal meeting of the Committee on Market Access, which defines and administers the dissemination policy of the databases.

The TTD platform, which improves on the previous Tariff Analysis Online facility, aggregates official information about applied tariffs and import data notified by WTO members to the WTO's Integrated Data Base (IDB), and bound duties (agreed maximum tariffs) and other commitments recorded in the WTO's Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database. This data is supplemented by the WTO Analytical Database (ADB), which integrates WTO sources such as regional trade agreements (RTA) and external partners such as the International Trade Centre, UN Comtrade and Trade Data Monitor. The platform follows a multi-tiered update schedule, with updates ranging from daily to monthly, depending on the data source. 

The TTD features include:

• Profiles for over 150 economies containing key statistical indicators on tariffs and trade
• Bilateral trade dataset of annual bilateral flows broken down by product categories
• Imports and exports pattern reports containing trade values and shares by partner and product
• Time series reports providing tariffs and trade at aggregated level for multiple years since 1996
• More detailed tariff information and import data at the tariff line level
• Data download capabilities
• A comprehensive inventory of notes on data coverage and other references and links to other WTO portals
• Public access (no log-in required)

Access at WTO Tariff and Trade Data (TTD)