Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) [DOT]

The Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) presents the value of merchandise exports and imports disaggregated according to a country's primary trading partners. Area and world aggregates are included in the display of trade flows between major areas of the world. Reported data is supplemented by estimates whenever such data is not available or current. Imports are reported on a cost, insurance and freight (CIF) basis and exports are reported on a free on board (FOB) basis, with the exception of a few countries for which imports are also available FOB. Time series data includes estimates derived from reports of partner countries for non-reporting and slow-reporting countries.

Updated by provider on February 28, 2023 (12:00 AM)

Frequency [FREQ]
Reference Area [REF_AREA]
Indicator [INDICATOR]
Counterpart Reference Area [COUNTERPART_AREA]

Dataset has 469,837 series. Add search filters to narrow them.

Notes
  • Temporal Coverage: Monthly and quarterly data are available starting 1960. Annual data are available starting 1947.
  • Geographic Coverage: DOTS covers all IMF member states, some non-member countries, the world, and major areas.
  • Methodology: Guide to Direction of Trade Statistics, 1993. See Documents tab.
  • Code: DOT
Dimension codes and labels
[FREQ] Frequency
  • [A] Annual
  • [M] Monthly
  • [Q] Quarterly
[REF_AREA] Reference Area
  • [1C_080] Export earnings: fuel
  • [1C_092] Export earnings: nonfuel
  • [1C_198] South African Common Customs Area (SACCA)
  • [1C_440] Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
  • [1C_459] Yemen, P.D. Rep.
  • [1C_473] Yemen Arab Rep.
  • [1C_903] Emerging and Developing Europe
  • [A10] Western Hemisphere
  • [AE] United Arab Emirates
  • [AF] Afghanistan
  • [AG] Antigua and Barbuda
  • [AI] Anguilla
  • [AL] Albania
  • [AM] Armenia
  • [AN] Netherlands Antilles
  • [AO] Angola
  • [AR] Argentina
  • [AS] American Samoa
  • [AT] Austria
  • [AU] Australia
  • [AW] Aruba
  • [AZ] Azerbaijan
  • [B0] EU (Member States and Institutions of the European Union) changing composition
  • [BA] Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • [BB] Barbados
  • [BD] Bangladesh
  • [BE] Belgium
  • [BF] Burkina Faso
  • [BG] Bulgaria
  • [BH] Bahrain
  • [BI] Burundi
  • [BJ] Benin
  • [BM] Bermuda
  • [BN] Brunei Darussalam
  • [BO] Bolivia
  • [BR] Brazil
  • [BS] Bahamas
  • [BT] Bhutan
  • [BW] Botswana
  • [BY] Belarus
  • [BZ] Belize
  • [CA] Canada
  • [CD] Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • [CF] Central African Republic
  • [CG] Congo
  • [CH] Switzerland
  • [CI] Cote d`Ivoire
  • [CL] Chile
  • [CM] Cameroon
  • [CN] China
  • [CO] Colombia
  • [CR] Costa Rica
  • [CS] Serbia and Montenegro
  • [CSH] Former Czechoslovakia
  • [CU] Cuba
  • [CV] Cabo Verde
  • [CW] Curacao
  • [CY] Cyprus
  • [CZ] Czech Republic
  • [DE] Germany
  • [DE2] East Germany
  • [DJ] Djibouti
  • [DK] Denmark
  • [DM] Dominica
  • [DO] Dominican Republic
  • [DZ] Algeria
  • [E1] Europe
  • [EC] Ecuador
  • [EE] Estonia
  • [EG] Egypt
  • [ER] Eritrea
  • [ES] Spain
  • [ET] Ethiopia
  • [F1] Africa
  • [F6] Sub-Saharan Africa
  • [F97] Middle East
  • [FI] Finland
  • [FJ] Fiji
  • [FK] Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • [FM] Micronesia, Federated States of
  • [FO] Faroe Islands
  • [FR] France
  • [GA] Gabon
  • [GB] United Kingdom
  • [GD] Grenada
  • [GE] Georgia
  • [GH] Ghana
  • [GI] Gibraltar
  • [GL] Greenland
  • [GM] Gambia
  • [GN] Guinea
  • [GQ] Equatorial Guinea
  • [GR] Greece
  • [GT] Guatemala
  • [GU] Guam
  • [GW] Guinea-Bissau
  • [GY] Guyana
  • [HK] Hong Kong, China
  • [HN] Honduras
  • [HR] Croatia
  • [HT] Haiti
  • [HU] Hungary
  • [ID] Indonesia
  • [IE] Ireland
  • [IL] Israel
  • [IN] India
  • [IQ] Iraq
  • [IR] Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • [IS] Iceland
  • [IT] Italy
  • [JM] Jamaica
  • [JO] Jordan
  • [JP] Japan
  • [KE] Kenya
  • [KG] Kyrgyzstan
  • [KH] Cambodia
  • [KI] Kiribati
  • [KM] Comoros
  • [KN] Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • [KP] Korea, Democratic People`s Republic of
  • [KR] Korea, Republic of
  • [KW] Kuwait
  • [KZ] Kazakhstan
  • [LA] Lao People`s Democratic Republic
  • [LB] Lebanon
  • [LC] Saint Lucia
  • [LK] Sri Lanka
  • [LR] Liberia
  • [LS] Lesotho
  • [LT] Lithuania
  • [LU] Luxembourg
  • [LV] Latvia
  • [LY] Libya
  • [MA] Morocco
  • [MD] Moldova, Republic of
  • [ME] Montenegro
  • [MG] Madagascar
  • [MH] Marshall islands
  • [MK] North Macedonia, Republic of
  • [ML] Mali
  • [MM] Myanmar
  • [MN] Mongolia
  • [MO] Macao
  • [MR] Mauritania
  • [MS] Montserrat
  • [MT] Malta
  • [MU] Mauritius
  • [MV] Maldives
  • [MW] Malawi
  • [MX] Mexico
  • [MY] Malaysia
  • [MZ] Mozambique
  • [NA] Namibia
  • [NC] New Caledonia
  • [NE] Niger
  • [NG] Nigeria
  • [NI] Nicaragua
  • [NL] Netherlands
  • [NO] Norway
  • [NP] Nepal
  • [NR] Nauru
  • [NZ] New Zealand
  • [OM] Oman
  • [PA] Panama
  • [PE] Peru
  • [PF] French Polynesia
  • [PG] Papua New Guinea
  • [PH] Philippines
  • [PK] Pakistan
  • [PL] Poland
  • [PS] Palestine, State of
  • [PT] Portugal
  • [PW] Palau
  • [PY] Paraguay
  • [QA] Qatar
  • [R1] Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union
  • [R14] Community of Independent States (CIS)
  • [RO] Romania
  • [RS] Serbia
  • [RU] Russian Federation
  • [RW] Rwanda
  • [SA] Saudi Arabia
  • [SB] Solomon Islands
  • [SC] Seychelles
  • [SD] Sudan
  • [SE] Sweden
  • [SG] Singapore
  • [SI] Slovenia
  • [SK] Slovakia
  • [SL] Sierra Leone
  • [SM] San Marino
  • [SN] Senegal
  • [SO] Somalia
  • [SR] Suriname
  • [SS] South Sudan
  • [ST] Sao Tome and Principe
  • [SUH] Former U.S.S.R.
  • [SV] El Salvador
  • [SX] Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • [SY] Syrian Arab Republic
  • [SZ] Eswatini
  • [TD] Chad
  • [TG] Togo
  • [TH] Thailand
  • [TJ] Tajikistan
  • [TL] Timor-Leste
  • [TM] Turkmenistan
  • [TN] Tunisia
  • [TO] Tonga
  • [TR] Türkiye
  • [TT] Trinidad and Tobago
  • [TV] Tuvalu
  • [TZ] Tanzania, United Republic of
  • [U2] Euro Area (Member States and Institutions of the Euro Area) changing composition
  • [UA] Ukraine
  • [UG] Uganda
  • [US] United States
  • [UY] Uruguay
  • [UZ] Uzbekistan
  • [VA] Holy See (Vatican City State)
  • [VC] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • [VE] Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic
  • [VN] Viet Nam
  • [VU] Vanuatu
  • [W00] All Countries, excluding the IO
  • [WS] Samoa
  • [X88] Other Countries n.i.e. (IMF)
  • [XK] Kosovo, Republic of
  • [XR29] Advanced Economies (IMF)
  • [XR43] Emerging and Developing Countries
  • [XS25] Developing Asia (IMF)
  • [XS5] Middle East and Central Asia
  • [YE] Yemen
  • [YUC] Former Yugoslavia
  • [ZA] South Africa
  • [ZM] Zambia
  • [ZW] Zimbabwe
[INDICATOR] Indicator
  • [TBG_USD] Goods, Value of Trade Balance, US Dollars
  • [TMG_CIF_USD] Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars
  • [TMG_FOB_USD] Goods, Value of Imports, Free on board (FOB), US Dollars
  • [TXG_FOB_USD] Goods, Value of Exports, Free on board (FOB), US Dollars
[COUNTERPART_AREA] Counterpart Reference Area
  • [1C_080] Export earnings: fuel
  • [1C_092] Export earnings: nonfuel
  • [1C_440] Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
  • [1C_459] Yemen, P.D. Rep.
  • [1C_473] Yemen Arab Rep.
  • [1C_554] Malaysia, West
  • [1C_903] Emerging and Developing Europe
  • [A10] Western Hemisphere
  • [A109] Western Hemisphere not allocated
  • [AE] United Arab Emirates
  • [AF] Afghanistan
  • [AG] Antigua and Barbuda
  • [AI] Anguilla
  • [AL] Albania
  • [AM] Armenia
  • [AN] Netherlands Antilles
  • [AO] Angola
  • [AR] Argentina
  • [AS] American Samoa
  • [AT] Austria
  • [AU] Australia
  • [AW] Aruba
  • [AZ] Azerbaijan
  • [B0] EU (Member States and Institutions of the European Union) changing composition
  • [BA] Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • [BB] Barbados
  • [BD] Bangladesh
  • [BE] Belgium
  • [BF] Burkina Faso
  • [BG] Bulgaria
  • [BH] Bahrain
  • [BI] Burundi
  • [BJ] Benin
  • [BM] Bermuda
  • [BN] Brunei Darussalam
  • [BO] Bolivia
  • [BR] Brazil
  • [BS] Bahamas
  • [BT] Bhutan
  • [BW] Botswana
  • [BY] Belarus
  • [BZ] Belize
  • [CA] Canada
  • [CD] Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • [CF] Central African Republic
  • [CG] Congo
  • [CH] Switzerland
  • [CI] Cote d`Ivoire
  • [CL] Chile
  • [CM] Cameroon
  • [CN] China
  • [CO] Colombia
  • [CR] Costa Rica
  • [CS] Serbia and Montenegro
  • [CSH] Former Czechoslovakia
  • [CU] Cuba
  • [CV] Cabo Verde
  • [CW] Curacao
  • [CY] Cyprus
  • [CZ] Czech Republic
  • [DE] Germany
  • [DE2] East Germany
  • [DJ] Djibouti
  • [DK] Denmark
  • [DM] Dominica
  • [DO] Dominican Republic
  • [DZ] Algeria
  • [E1] Europe
  • [E19] Europe not allocated
  • [EC] Ecuador
  • [EE] Estonia
  • [EG] Egypt
  • [ER] Eritrea
  • [ES] Spain
  • [ET] Ethiopia
  • [F1] Africa
  • [F19] Africa not allocated
  • [F6] Sub-Saharan Africa
  • [F97] Middle East
  • [F979] Middle East and Central Asia not specified
  • [FI] Finland
  • [FJ] Fiji
  • [FK] Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • [FM] Micronesia, Federated States of
  • [FO] Faroe Islands
  • [FR] France
  • [GA] Gabon
  • [GB] United Kingdom
  • [GD] Grenada
  • [GE] Georgia
  • [GH] Ghana
  • [GI] Gibraltar
  • [GL] Greenland
  • [GM] Gambia
  • [GN] Guinea
  • [GQ] Equatorial Guinea
  • [GR] Greece
  • [GT] Guatemala
  • [GU] Guam
  • [GW] Guinea-Bissau
  • [GY] Guyana
  • [HK] Hong Kong, China
  • [HN] Honduras
  • [HR] Croatia
  • [HT] Haiti
  • [HU] Hungary
  • [ID] Indonesia
  • [IE] Ireland
  • [IL] Israel
  • [IN] India
  • [IQ] Iraq
  • [IR] Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • [IS] Iceland
  • [IT] Italy
  • [JM] Jamaica
  • [JO] Jordan
  • [JP] Japan
  • [KE] Kenya
  • [KG] Kyrgyzstan
  • [KH] Cambodia
  • [KI] Kiribati
  • [KM] Comoros
  • [KN] Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • [KP] Korea, Democratic People`s Republic of
  • [KR] Korea, Republic of
  • [KW] Kuwait
  • [KZ] Kazakhstan
  • [LA] Lao People`s Democratic Republic
  • [LB] Lebanon
  • [LC] Saint Lucia
  • [LK] Sri Lanka
  • [LR] Liberia
  • [LS] Lesotho
  • [LT] Lithuania
  • [LU] Luxembourg
  • [LV] Latvia
  • [LY] Libya
  • [MA] Morocco
  • [MD] Moldova, Republic of
  • [ME] Montenegro
  • [MG] Madagascar
  • [MH] Marshall islands
  • [MK] North Macedonia, Republic of
  • [ML] Mali
  • [MM] Myanmar
  • [MN] Mongolia
  • [MO] Macao
  • [MR] Mauritania
  • [MS] Montserrat
  • [MT] Malta
  • [MU] Mauritius
  • [MV] Maldives
  • [MW] Malawi
  • [MX] Mexico
  • [MY] Malaysia
  • [MZ] Mozambique
  • [NA] Namibia
  • [NC] New Caledonia
  • [NE] Niger
  • [NG] Nigeria
  • [NI] Nicaragua
  • [NL] Netherlands
  • [NO] Norway
  • [NP] Nepal
  • [NR] Nauru
  • [NZ] New Zealand
  • [OM] Oman
  • [PA] Panama
  • [PE] Peru
  • [PF] French Polynesia
  • [PG] Papua New Guinea
  • [PH] Philippines
  • [PK] Pakistan
  • [PL] Poland
  • [PS] Palestine, State of
  • [PT] Portugal
  • [PW] Palau
  • [PY] Paraguay
  • [QA] Qatar
  • [R1] Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union
  • [R14] Community of Independent States (CIS)
  • [RO] Romania
  • [RS] Serbia
  • [RU] Russian Federation
  • [RW] Rwanda
  • [S19] Asia not allocated
  • [SA] Saudi Arabia
  • [SB] Solomon Islands
  • [SC] Seychelles
  • [SD] Sudan
  • [SE] Sweden
  • [SG] Singapore
  • [SI] Slovenia
  • [SK] Slovakia
  • [SL] Sierra Leone
  • [SM] San Marino
  • [SN] Senegal
  • [SO] Somalia
  • [SR] Suriname
  • [SS] South Sudan
  • [ST] Sao Tome and Principe
  • [SUH] Former U.S.S.R.
  • [SV] El Salvador
  • [SX] Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • [SY] Syrian Arab Republic
  • [SZ] Eswatini
  • [TD] Chad
  • [TG] Togo
  • [TH] Thailand
  • [TJ] Tajikistan
  • [TL] Timor-Leste
  • [TM] Turkmenistan
  • [TN] Tunisia
  • [TO] Tonga
  • [TR] Türkiye
  • [TT] Trinidad and Tobago
  • [TV] Tuvalu
  • [TW] Taiwan, Province of China
  • [TZ] Tanzania, United Republic of
  • [U2] Euro Area (Member States and Institutions of the Euro Area) changing composition
  • [UA] Ukraine
  • [UG] Uganda
  • [US] United States
  • [UY] Uruguay
  • [UZ] Uzbekistan
  • [VA] Holy See (Vatican City State)
  • [VC] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • [VE] Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic
  • [VN] Viet Nam
  • [VU] Vanuatu
  • [W00] All Countries, excluding the IO
  • [WS] Samoa
  • [X88] Other Countries n.i.e. (IMF)
  • [XK] Kosovo, Republic of
  • [XR29] Advanced Economies (IMF)
  • [XR43] Emerging and Developing Countries
  • [XR99] Special Categories and Economic Zones
  • [XS25] Developing Asia (IMF)
  • [XS5] Middle East and Central Asia
  • [YE] Yemen
  • [YUC] Former Yugoslavia
  • [ZA] South Africa
  • [ZM] Zambia
  • [ZW] Zimbabwe
  • [_X] Not allocated/unspecified
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