Troubled Straits: Analyzing Trade Chokepoints in the South China Sea – Supplemental Material

Supplemental Material to the CSIS Report: Troubled Straits: Analyzing Trade Chokepoints in the South China Sea and the exploratory dashboard. scs_2024_trade_value_estimates.csv contains estimated trade value in USD for 2024. Denominators for % estimates based on 2024 CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows. Variable Description ROI Strait Name ISO ISO3 Country Code Economy Country/Region Name Imports_bln US$ value (billions) of imports that transit a given strait Imports_% % of total imports that transit a given strait Exports_bln US$ value (billions) of exports that transit a given strait Exports_% % of total exports that transit a given strait Total_Trade_bln US$ value (billions) of trade (imports+exports) that transits a given strait Total_Trade_% % of total trade (imports+exports) that transits a given strait The methodology for this data can be found in an appendix to the CSIS report at https://www.csis.org/analysis/south-china-sea-trade-chokepoints.