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Trade Data Built for
Serious Research

Query bilateral trade flows across 160+ countries and thousands of commodity codes, with 20+ years of history — clean datasets ready for analysis, in clicks not days.

  • Bilateral Trade Data Across 160+ Countries
  • Thousands of Commodity Codes at HS2–HS10 Detail
  • Time Series Spanning 20+ Years
  • Intuitive Query Tools — No Coding Required
  • Exportable Datasets for Statistical Analysis
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World Demand Markets 2024
HS39 — Plastics & Articles Thereof
160+
Countries Covered
HS2–10
Commodity Detail
20+ yrs
Time Series History
$78.2B
Top Market (USA) Imports
+22%
Fastest Growth (UZB)
Demand Growth Matrix — Long-Term (2017–22) vs Short-Term (2022–24)
-3 0 6 12 18 24 -16 -8 0 8 16 24 USA CHN MEX BRA IND SAU UZB KOR DEU Accelerating Markets
Bubble size ∝ 2024 import value · positioned by growth quadrant

Illustrative sample. Figures are representative, not actual.

From Question to Dataset

From Question to Dataset — In Seconds

No bulk government files, no merging spreadsheets. WiserTrade turns any research question into a clean, analysis-ready dataset — managed and corrected by experienced trade-data experts you can cite with confidence.

  • Query bilateral trade flows by country, commodity, year, and value or weight
  • Access data at HS2, HS4, HS6, and HS10 levels of commodity detail
  • Build custom time series across any country pair and commodity combination
  • Download clean, structured datasets ready for Excel, Stata, R, or Python
  • Visualize trends instantly with built-in charts before you export
New: Customizable Live Dashboards & Express Reports

Everything You Need to Research Trade

Purpose-built trade data for research — from bilateral queries to clean, exportable datasets, in one platform.

Bilateral Trade Queries

Query trade flows between any two countries by commodity, year, value, and weight. Build the exact dataset you need for your research question — without downloading bulk government files.

Deep Commodity Detail

Access data from broad 2-digit HS chapters all the way down to granular 10-digit tariff items. Get the level of product specificity your research demands.

Historical Time Series

Build longitudinal datasets spanning over 20 years. Study the impact of trade agreements, policy changes, economic shocks, and long-term structural shifts with consistent, comparable data.

Multi-Country Comparisons

Compare trade patterns across dozens of countries simultaneously. Analyze regional trade blocs, South-South trade flows, or the competitive positioning of any group of economies.

U.S. State-Level Analysis

Go beyond national totals with state-level export and import data by commodity, port, partner country, and mode of transport — a level of geographic detail most platforms don't offer.

Clean, Exportable Data

Download query results as structured, analysis-ready files. No reformatting, no cleaning, no merging disparate government spreadsheets. Your time should be spent on research, not data wrangling.

Who Uses This?

Trusted trade data for academic research, policy analysis, teaching, and applied economics.

University Faculty & Graduate Researchers

Build datasets for dissertations, journal articles, and funded research projects. Our query tools make it easy to explore trade patterns and test hypotheses without a steep learning curve.

Think Tanks & Policy Institutes

Access the trade flow data you need for policy briefs, white papers, and congressional testimony. Quantify the impact of trade agreements, tariffs, and sanctions with current numbers.

Government Economists & Analysts

Support federal and state / provincial policy analysis with detailed bilateral trade data. Build economic models, assess trade program effectiveness, and brief officials with authoritative numbers.

International Business Programs

Give students hands-on access to real trade data for coursework, case studies, and capstone projects. WiserTrade makes international trade tangible and researchable in the classroom.

WiserTrade Exclusive

Jobs Supported by State Exports

Quantify the real employment impact of your state's exports — across goods, services, and the full economic supply chain.
What You Get

WiserTrade estimates the total number of U.S. jobs supported by exports — not just direct manufacturing jobs, but everyone in the supply chain: suppliers, service providers, consumer-spending-driven jobs, and the government workers funded by the tax revenue it all generates. In 2024, U.S. exports supported approximately 20.8 million jobs when all effects are counted.

Results are broken down by state, by 159 exporting industries, and by partner country — including both goods and services exports.

20.8M
U.S. Jobs Supported by Exports (2024)
50
States Covered
5
Types of Jobs Counted
1
Direct
Workers making export goods
2
Indirect
Supply chain & inputs
3
Capital
Investment jobs
4
Induced
Consumer spending
5
Gov't
Tax-revenue funded
Sample: Massachusetts — Jobs Supported by Industry (2024)
IndustryJobsYoY
Professional, Scientific & Technical145,952+7.3%
Machinery Manufacturing44,323+3.1%
Chemical Manufacturing38,710−37.6%
Securities & Commodities38,335+1.8%
Total All Industries506,131+0.2%

WiserTrade Exclusive. No other platform estimates export-supported jobs by state, industry, and partner country — including services. Essential for legislative briefings, grant applications, and economic impact advocacy.

WiserTrade Exclusive

State-Level Services Export Estimates

The U.S. is the world's largest services exporter. But official data only tells you the national total. We tell you which states are driving it — and where those services are going.
The Gap We Fill

U.S. services exports totaled over $1.15 Trillion in 2024 — larger than the GDP of most countries. But the federal government only publishes national totals. There's no official source for which states are exporting services, in which sectors, and to which countries. WiserTrade's proprietary estimates fill that gap.

What You Get

Services export data by state, by service sector, and by partner country — covering 70+ countries and all 50 states. Data goes back to 2012, with maps, charts, and full download capability.

$1.15T
U.S. Services Exports 2024
50
States Covered
70+
Partner Countries
12+
Years of History
Sample Service Sectors Covered
Financial Services
Insurance
Telecommunications
Computer & IT Services
Business & Mgmt Consulting
R&D and Testing
Intellectual Property / Royalties
Education & Training
Travel & Tourism
Transportation

State Benchmarking

See how your state's services exports rank nationally — by total value and by sector.

Market Identification

Discover which countries are the largest buyers of your state's services.

Full Economic Picture

Combine goods and services data for a complete view of your trade footprint.

WiserTrade Exclusive. No other platform provides state-level services export estimates by sector and country. For states where services dominate the economy, this data is essential.

WiserTrade Exclusive

The Real Numbers on Agricultural Exports

Official Census data misreports where agricultural exports come from. We fix that.
⚠ The Problem

When bulk agricultural commodities like soybeans, corn, and wheat move through the U.S. export system, they get comingled in transport, storage, and processing. The "state of origin" on the export form is often the state of shipment — not the state that actually produced the goods. Large port states like Louisiana and Washington get inflated export credit, while producing states across the Midwest and Southeast have their agricultural exports significantly underreported.

✓ The WiserTrade Fix

Our Ag-Adjusted estimates use a proprietary methodology built on USDA cash receipts and production survey data. We reallocate state-level exports for over 175+ agricultural commodities so export credit goes to the states that actually produced the goods. Updated monthly, broken down by country of destination.

Example: Iowa Soybean Exports — Census vs. Ag-Adjusted
Census
$1.2B
Adjusted
$3.8B

Census (unadjusted) vs. WiserTrade Ag-Adjusted

Accurate State Rankings

Your state's true position among agricultural exporters — not distorted by port-of-shipment effects.

Real Growth Measurement

Actual year-over-year changes in your state's ag exports — not rates skewed by consolidation points.

Credible Market Intelligence

When you brief a delegation or pitch an investment, the numbers need to be right. Ag-Adjusted gives you that.

Country of Destination

See where your state's adjusted ag exports actually land — by commodity, updated monthly.

WiserTrade Exclusive. No other trade data platform offers state-level agricultural export adjustments. For states with significant ag trade, this is a game-changer.

WiserTrade Exclusive

Trade Data Down to the County Level

Go beyond state-level numbers. See where trade is happening — county by county.
What You Get

Explore U.S. trade data at the county level — far beyond what the Census Bureau publishes. Compare imports and exports by county with automatic maps and charts that bring local trade volumes to life. Group commodities by industry or custom lists. Download everything in Excel, Word, PDF, or CSV.

Our Methodology

For manufactured exports, we adjust for state-of-origin, filter re-exports, then allocate to county using employment data. For ag exports, we use USDA production data. For imports, we bypass skewed Census state data and estimate at county level using BEA input/output matrices.

Florida Exports to the World by County
23M 68M 155M 391M 1bil 11bil

Compare Counties

Rank and compare export or import activity by commodity, industry, or total value.

Auto-Generated Maps

Instantly visualize county trade data on interactive, color-coded maps.

Track Trends Over Time

See how county-level trade volumes change year over year.

Live Dashboards

Build dashboards with county charts that update automatically when new data drops.

WiserTrade Exclusive. Census doesn't publish county-level trade data. Only WiserTrade offers this level of local detail.

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