International Trade Data (HS, 12)

The Atlas of Economic Complexity maintains trade data in multiple international classification systems. This data set contains trade flows classified via Harmonized System (HS) 2012. HS data offers a contemporary and detailed classification of goods, but covers a relatively short time period: Categorizes approximately 5,200 goods Coverage starts in year 2012 Categories break down to 1-, 2-, 4-, or 6-digit detail levels (though country reporting can be less reliable at the 6-digit level) Raw data on trade in goods is provided by United Nations Statistical Division (COMTRADE). The data is then cleaned by Growth Lab researchers using the Bustos-Yildirim Method which uses bilateral trade flows to account for inconsistent reporting and provides more reliable accounting. A data dictionary for this repository describing columns within these files can be found under "hs12_data_dictionary.csv".