WTO Provides Access
to Comprehensive Data on Services Trade
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New
Global Services Trade Data Hub Offers Extensive, Tailored Access to WTO Data
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Four
separate WTO datasets are available, covering digitally delivered services,
trade in services by mode of supply, trade in commercial services, and the WTO-OECD
Balanced Trade in Services dataset.
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It
covers over 200 economies and regions and eight sub-sectors for the period
2005-23.
The
new Global Services Trade Data Hub now available on the WTO website provides access
to comprehensive data on services trade. It provides visualizations and customizable
features for download — catering to the diverse needs of trade negotiators, analysts,
researchers and decision-makers — to deliver insights into global services trade.
Four
separate WTO datasets are available, covering digitally delivered services, trade
in services by mode of supply, trade in commercial services, and the WTO-OECD Balanced
Trade in Services dataset. Users can create and download individual charts and tables
or bulk download data series according to their needs.
The
dataset on digitally delivered services trade contains WTO estimates on services
traded through computer networks, such as the Internet, apps, emails, voice and
video calls, and digital intermediation platforms. The coverage of digitally delivered
services reflects the definition of the IMF-OECD-UNCTAD-WTO Handbook on Measuring
Digital Trade. It covers over 200 economies
and regions and eight sub-sectors for the period 2005-23.
The
Trade in Services by Mode of Supply (TISMOS) dataset, produced by the WTO, contains
estimates of services trade through the four modes of supply identified in the WTO's
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), as of April 2024. It covers over
200 economies and regions for the period 2005-22 for 55 sectors. It provides valuable
insights into how services trade has modified over the years, including the impact
of digitalization and of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The
Trade in Commercial Services dataset contains first estimates on commercial services
trade until 2023 for some 150 economies and regions based on quarterly annualized
statistics and for eight broad services sectors. It is jointly produced with UNCTAD.
Final estimates for over 50 sectors will be released in July 2024.
The
Balanced Trade in Services (BaTiS) dataset, developed
with the OECD, contains a balanced matrix of international trade in services for
over 200 reporting economies and their partners by sector for 2005-21. The dataset
is the only source of comprehensive bilateral data on trade in services. The dataset
will be updated and expanded in 2024.
The
Hub will be further enhanced with new features and content and will be regularly
updated.