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This dataset includes quarterly information of services exports and imports for multiple countries, published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Data is in current USD. Data are available for total services and main service categories: goods-related services, transport, travel, and other services.

External sector - Global - UNCTAD - Trade Services By Category

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is a body of the United Nations that focuses on issues related to trade, investment, and development. UNCTAD's main goals are to maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries, assist them in their efforts to integrate into the global economy, and promote and achieve sustainable economic development.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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This dataset includes yearly inward and outward flows of foreign direct investment by multiple countries, published by UNCTAD. Data is in USD and as share of GDP.

External Sector - Global - UNCTAD - Foreign Direct Investment Flows

This dataset includes yearly index measuring the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) for multiple countries, published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Revealed comparative advantage (RCA) is based on Ricardian trade theory, which posits that patterns of trade among countries are governed by their relative differences in productivity. While the metric can be used to provide a general indication and first approximation of a country's competitive export strengths, it should be noted that applied national measures which affect competitiveness such as tariffs, non-tariff measures, subsidies and others are not taken into account in the RCA metric
For more information please refer to: https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre/reportInfo/US.RCA

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Datasets

External sector - Global - UNCTAD - Trade Services By Category

External Sector - Global - UNCTAD - Foreign Direct Investment Flows

External Sector - Global - UNCTAD - Revealed Comparative Advantage Index