The Trade Post

Making international trade work for development

How exports react to exchange rate fluctuations, and what it means for low- and middle-income countries

April 24, 2024

Aerial view of San Jose airport in Costa Rica

Affordable air travel in Central America to enhance regional integration

April 17, 2024

Trade and Development Charts

Trade and Development Chart: Increasingly volatile exports amplify supply uncertainty

March 28, 2024

Reshoring production could lead to a global income crisis, hurting low-income countries the most.

Trade and Development Chart: Reshoring risks denting global incomes

March 14, 2024

Trade and Development Chart: Exploring the links between exports and labor incomes

February 16, 2024

Trade in travel services rebounds from the COVID-19 hit, but international tourist arrivals are yet to recover

Trade and Development Chart: Travel exceeds pre-pandemic level

January 23, 2024

Trade and Development Chart: Impact of the EU deforestation regulation

December 13, 2023

Starting in 2026, the European Union will require importers of certain carbon-intensive goods to pay for their products’ embodied carbon emissions. The policy, known as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), could have a significant impact on the competitiveness of these products on the EU market.

Trade and Development Chart: CBAM’s impact on exports to the EU

December 04, 2023

WB staff based on data from IMF Direction of Trade and China Customs

Trade and Development Chart: China-US divergence—what the data show

November 27, 2023

Trade & Development Chart: Pink Tariffs Burden Women’s Employment

Trade and Development Chart: Pink tariffs burden women’s employment

October 23, 2023

Trade promotes gender equality in developing countries

Trade and Development Chart: Boosting women's economic empowerment

October 04, 2023

Trade & Development Chart: How Government Subsidies Distort Trade

Trade and Development Chart: How government subsidies distort trade

September 20, 2023

World Bank staff calculations using merchandise trade data from the Atlas of Economic Complexity and World Bank's country classifications.

Trade and Development Chart: The Unites States still dominates trade in services

June 28, 2023

Commercial shipping reliability, as measured by on-time arrivals in ports, has improved since January 2022 and is approaching the pre-pandemic level.

Trade and Development Chart: Shipping reliability approaches pre-pandemic level

June 14, 2023

Database queried from firm-level export shipment values. It includes within-country shipments.

Trade and Development Chart: More exports = Better jobs for Mexican workers

May 31, 2023

As global mobility restrictions have been lifted, travel services are making a comeback

Trade and Development Chart: Travel rebounding from COVID-19 hit

April 26, 2023