Are you curious about fertilizer use in developing economies? The growth of Chinese steel exports? American chocolate consumption? Which parts of the world still use typewriters? You'll find all of that and more here. This dataset covers import and export volumes for 5,000 commodities across most countries on Earth over the last 30 years.

Acknowledgements

This dataset was kindly published by the United Nations Statistics Division on the UNData site. You can find the original dataset here.

Inspiration

• Some of these numbers are more trustworthy than others. I'd expect that British tea imports are fairly accurate, but doubt that Afghanistan exported exactly 51 sheep in 2016. Can you identify which nations appear to have the most trustworthy data? Which industries?

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Pakistan Exports: Primary Commodities data was reported at 30,459.900 PKR mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50,947.000 PKR mn for May 2018. Pakistan Exports: Primary Commodities data is updated monthly, averaging 7,411.500 PKR mn from Nov 1991 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 320 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53,868.800 PKR mn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 1,214.600 PKR mn in Jul 1994. Pakistan Exports: Primary Commodities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.JA004: Trade Statistics: By Economic Categories and Commodity Group.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Exports: Commodities for Russia (XTEXVA01RUQ664S) from Q3 1992 to Q3 2025 about Russia, trade, exports, and goods.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Exports: Commodities for China (XTEXVA01CNM667N) from Jan 1992 to Sep 2025 about China, trade, exports, and goods.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Exports: Commodities for China (XTEXVA01CNQ664S) from Q1 1992 to Q3 2025 about China, trade, exports, and goods.

International Merchandise Trade Statistics for the Pacific island countries and territories since 2000, per year, primary partner area, trade flow, mode of transport to the border and type of commodity.

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Brazil export data: Discover the diverse economy of the biggest South American country, famed for soybeans, iron ore, and cars.

In 2024, the total value of U.S. trade goods amounted to approximately 5.4 trillion U.S. dollars. This shows the significance and scale of international trade for the economy of the United States. In 2024, the United States imported goods valuing around 3.3 trillion U.S. dollars from international trading partners, in comparison the value of goods exported from the United States to other countries amounted to around 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars.Import and export trade The import of trade goods relate to goods brought into the United States. This typically refers to goods grown, produced, or manufactured in other countries. Imports include goods of domestic origin which have been worked on abroad before reentering the United States. The export of trade goods refer to goods sold internationally which were grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. It also includes commodities of foreign origin which have been changed in the United States from the form in which they were imported, or which have been enhanced in value or condition by further processing or manufacturing within the United States before again being sold internationally. Leading trade partners of the United States In 2023, Mexico was the largest source of goods imported into the United States, with goods valuing approximately 475.6 billion U.S. dollars. Mexico and Canada were the second and third largest exporters of goods to the United States, respectively. In 2023, Canada was the leading destination of goods exported from the United States, with U.S. trade goods worth over 350 billion U.S. dollars exported to Canada. Mexico and China also feature at the top of the list of importers of U.S. goods.

Total Exports: Toys data was reported at 62.973 MOP th in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 96.041 MOP th for Apr 2018. Total Exports: Toys data is updated monthly, averaging 438.000 MOP th from Jan 2000 (Median) to May 2018, with 219 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,503.000 MOP th in Oct 2003 and a record low of 59.505 MOP th in Feb 2018. Total Exports: Toys data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics and Census Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Macau – Table MO.JA003: Trade Statistics: by Principle Commodity.

The main objective of the trade in goods statistics by enterprise characteristics (TEC) is to bridge two major statistical domains which have traditionally been compiled and used separately, business statistics and international trade in goods statistics (ITGS). Specifically, this new domain was created to answer questions such as:

• What kind of businesses are behind the trade flows of goods?
• What is the contribution of a particular activity sector to trade?
• What is the share of small and medium-sized enterprises to total trade?
• What is the share of enterprises that trade with a certain partner country and the amount of trade value they account for?

For this purpose, the trade in goods between countries is broken down by economic activity, size-class of enterprises, trade concentration, geographical diversification and products traded. The new information is used to carry out more sophisticated kinds of analysis, e.g. to evaluate the role of European companies in the context of globalisation or to assess the impact of international trade in goods on employment, production and value added, essential in a globalised world where economies are increasingly interconnected.

Available datasets

TEC data are grouped into ten datasets, each one focusing on a specific aspect:

1. Trade by activity sector and enterprise size class — Trade by activity sector and employment size class shows the contributions of economic activities and size classes (measured in terms of number of employees until 2021 and in term of number of employees and self-employed from 2022 reference year) to total trade. This allows the impact of international trade on employment to be analysed and the importance of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) to be estimated.

2. Concentration of trade by activity — International trade being typically dominated by a few businesses, this indicator shows the share of the total trade accounted for by the top 5, 10, 20, etc. companies.

3. Trade by partner country and activity — Trade by partner country shows how many companies were trading with certain partner countries or country zones, and the value they accounted for. This indicator enables the most typical export or import markets to be identified.

4. Trade by number of partner countries and activity — Trade by number of partner countries shows how geographically diversified the export markets are. For imports, it shows the number of countries from which goods are imported.

5. Trade by commodity and activity — Trade by commodity and activity sector allocates the trade of each commodity to the activity of the trading enterprise. This indicator shows which sectors were involved in the trading of each product group.

6. Trade by type of trader — This indicator provides information on how traders are involved in international trade. It shows the number of companies trading within only one flow or in both flows and the trade value these companies account for.

7. Trade by type of ownership — The type of ownership is referring to the concept of control and to affiliation of an enterprise. It indicates whether an enterprise is domestically or foreign controlled and, if domestically controlled, whether it has affiliates abroad or not. This indicator can be used to analyse the impact of globalisation on international trade and to estimate the importance of multinational companies for trade.

8. Trade by export intensity — Export intensity categorises enterprises according to the importance of foreign markets in their sales. It refers to the share of exports in total turnover.

9. Trade by activity sector — In comparison with trade by activity and enterprise size class (first dataset), this indicator provides more details on the activity sector (2- or 3-digit level) but does not contain information about the enterprise size.

10. Trade by partner country and size class — This indicator aims to give insights into the internationalisation of small- and medium sized enterprises. It complements indicator 3 on trade by partner country and activity by applying the same detailed breakdown of partner countries but categorising enterprises by size class instead of activity sector.

Monthly import country-by-commodity data on the UK's trade in goods, including trade by all countries and selected commodities, non-seasonally adjusted.

United States Imports: Customs: sa: CPG: Industrial Machines: Other data was reported at 5.057 USD bn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.086 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States Imports: Customs: sa: CPG: Industrial Machines: Other data is updated monthly, averaging 2.260 USD bn from Dec 1993 (Median) to May 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.093 USD bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 756.000 USD mn in Dec 1993. United States Imports: Customs: sa: CPG: Industrial Machines: Other data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA006: Trade Statistics: Census Basis: Seasonally Adjusted: Imports by End-Use Commodity.

Jamaica export data: Explore the island's robust economy focusing on tourism, agriculture, mining, and their main trade partners.

International merchandise trade data grouped by province and territory, and Principal Trading Partners. Users have the option of selecting Imports, Domestic Exports, or Re-exports, as well as specifying either totals or any of the 12 sections of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). Users also have the option of selecting any of the 27 Principal Trading Partner countries. Data are on a Customs basis and not seasonally adjusted.

Exports: sa: BoP: Basic Materials: CM: Pulp & Waste Paper data was reported at 56.000 GBP mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 48.000 GBP mn for Aug 2018. Exports: sa: BoP: Basic Materials: CM: Pulp & Waste Paper data is updated monthly, averaging 32.000 GBP mn from Jan 1998 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 249 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.000 GBP mn in Sep 2017 and a record low of 1.000 GBP mn in Jan 1999. Exports: sa: BoP: Basic Materials: CM: Pulp & Waste Paper data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.JA003: Trade Statistics: Current Prices: By Commodity Group: Seasonally Adjusted.

United States Imports: Customs: sa: IS: Copper data was reported at 533.000 USD mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 507.000 USD mn for Apr 2018. United States Imports: Customs: sa: IS: Copper data is updated monthly, averaging 291.000 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to May 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 984.000 USD mn in Sep 2006 and a record low of 85.000 USD mn in Dec 1993. United States Imports: Customs: sa: IS: Copper data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA006: Trade Statistics: Census Basis: Seasonally Adjusted: Imports by End-Use Commodity.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for United States (XTNTVA01USM667S) from Jan 1955 to Jul 2025 about trade, Net, goods, and USA.

United States Exports: FAS: sa: CG: Books, Printed Matter data was reported at 367.000 USD mn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 369.000 USD mn for Apr 2018. United States Exports: FAS: sa: CG: Books, Printed Matter data is updated monthly, averaging 369.500 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to May 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 503.000 USD mn in Jul 2008 and a record low of 289.000 USD mn in Feb 1994. United States Exports: FAS: sa: CG: Books, Printed Matter data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA005: Trade Statistics: Census Basis: Seasonally Adjusted: Exports by End-Use Commodity.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Exports: Commodities for India (XTEXVA01INA667S) from 1990 to 2024 about India, trade, exports, and goods.

United States Exports: FAS: sa: IS: Other Nonferrous Metals data was reported at 676.000 USD mn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 720.000 USD mn for Apr 2018. United States Exports: FAS: sa: IS: Other Nonferrous Metals data is updated monthly, averaging 444.000 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to May 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 939.000 USD mn in Nov 2017 and a record low of 86.000 USD mn in Jan 1994. United States Exports: FAS: sa: IS: Other Nonferrous Metals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA005: Trade Statistics: Census Basis: Seasonally Adjusted: Exports by End-Use Commodity.