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Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisationAny questions or comments should be sent by email to STAN.contact@oecd.org, mentioning the word "BTD" in the title of the message.
Last update: October, 2011.
Updated series to 2009 for all 34 OECD countries.
Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedThe STAN Bilateral Trade Database for industrial analysis (BTD) belongs to the STAN Family datasets and is designed to provide analysts and researchers with information on trade in goods broken down by reporter, partner country (or geographical/economic area) and economic activity.
BTD tables for OECD countries are derived from the OECD's International Trade by Commodity Statistics (ITCS) database where (values and quantities of) imports and exports are compiled according to product classifications and by partner country. Due to the convergence of OECD's ITCS and United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) COMTRADE updating processes, data sharing and other related co-operation between the two organisations, BTD tables can also be computed for non-OECD members as declaring countries, notably the Russian Federation and the countries which belong to the OECD Enhanced Engagement Program (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa). However, owing to the terms of the agreement between OECD and UNSD, tables for non-OECD countries cannot be published on OECD's official online services, such as OECD.STAT, which are used for commercial purposes. Nevertheless, BTD tables for non-OECD countries can be transmitted for free on request (write to sti.contact@oecd.org mentioning BTD in the title of the message).
To compile this edition of Bilateral Trade Database, ITCS and COMTRADE values of imports and exports are converted from product classification schemes to an activity classification scheme using a standard conversion key.
In BTD, the list of industries is based on the International Standard Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 3 and is compatible with other OECD databases such as STAN database for Industrial Analysis, Business Expenditure on R&D by Industry (ANBERD), the OECD Input-Output tables and the STAN Indicators.
BTD is updated on a 'rolling basis' like the STAN Industry database. Most series are presented from 1988 onwards. Data are presented in US dollars, at current prices.
Users should note that not all trade is included in BTD (e.g. exports from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan). However, based on 2005 data from UNSD's COMTRADE Database, it is estimated that when considering data for OECD declaring countries, about 90% of world trade is covered by BTD. When also considering the non-OECD declaring countries processed for BTD, about 99% of world trade is covered.
Information on previous versions of BTD can be found on the database's internet page, here. For further details on Science, Technology and Industry statistics, please visit our web site page at www.oecd.org/sti/.
Bookmark BTD friendly-URL: www.oecd.org/sti/btd
Recommended citation:OECD, STAN Bilateral Trade Database.
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Variables collected Variables collected- Imports (values) of goods (in USD, current prices)
- Exports (values) of goods (in USD, current prices)
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverage Click here for displaying full list of declaring and partner countries covered.
Sector coverage Sector coverageThe full list of economic activities presented in Bilateral Trade is available here.
Product coverage Product coverageFurther information is available directly from BTD DOCUMENTATION file.
Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Aggregation and consolidation Aggregation and consolidationTo compile the current version of BTD, ITCS data are converted from product classifications schemes to an activity classification scheme using a standard conversion key.
Any questions or comments should be sent by email to STAN.contact@oecd.org, mentioning the word "BTD" in the title of the message.
Last update: October, 2011.
Updated series to 2009 for all 34 OECD countries.
The STAN Bilateral Trade Database for industrial analysis (BTD) belongs to the STAN Family datasets and is designed to provide analysts and researchers with information on trade in goods broken down by reporter, partner country (or geographical/economic area) and economic activity.
BTD tables for OECD countries are derived from the OECD's International Trade by Commodity Statistics (ITCS) database where (values and quantities of) imports and exports are compiled according to product classifications and by partner country. Due to the convergence of OECD's ITCS and United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) COMTRADE updating processes, data sharing and other related co-operation between the two organisations, BTD tables can also be computed for non-OECD members as declaring countries, notably the Russian Federation and the countries which belong to the OECD Enhanced Engagement Program (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa). However, owing to the terms of the agreement between OECD and UNSD, tables for non-OECD countries cannot be published on OECD's official online services, such as OECD.STAT, which are used for commercial purposes. Nevertheless, BTD tables for non-OECD countries can be transmitted for free on request (write to sti.contact@oecd.org mentioning BTD in the title of the message).
To compile this edition of Bilateral Trade Database, ITCS and COMTRADE values of imports and exports are converted from product classification schemes to an activity classification scheme using a standard conversion key.
In BTD, the list of industries is based on the International Standard Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 3 and is compatible with other OECD databases such as STAN database for Industrial Analysis, Business Expenditure on R&D by Industry (ANBERD), the OECD Input-Output tables and the STAN Indicators.
BTD is updated on a 'rolling basis' like the STAN Industry database. Most series are presented from 1988 onwards. Data are presented in US dollars, at current prices.
Users should note that not all trade is included in BTD (e.g. exports from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan). However, based on 2005 data from UNSD's COMTRADE Database, it is estimated that when considering data for OECD declaring countries, about 90% of world trade is covered by BTD. When also considering the non-OECD declaring countries processed for BTD, about 99% of world trade is covered.
Information on previous versions of BTD can be found on the database's internet page, here. For further details on Science, Technology and Industry statistics, please visit our web site page at www.oecd.org/sti/.
Bookmark BTD friendly-URL: www.oecd.org/sti/btd
Recommended citation:OECD, STAN Bilateral Trade Database.
- Imports (values) of goods (in USD, current prices)
- Exports (values) of goods (in USD, current prices)
Click here for displaying full list of declaring and partner countries covered.
The full list of economic activities presented in Bilateral Trade is available here.
Further information is available directly from BTD DOCUMENTATION file.
To compile the current version of BTD, ITCS data are converted from product classifications schemes to an activity classification scheme using a standard conversion key.