The Observatory of Economic Complexity

The site consists of a series of periodically updated profiles dedicated to exploring trade data for countries and their regions, companies, products, and international organizations.

The OEC also features economic complexity data through indicators, maps, rankings, and publications, making it a resource for researchers, trade experts, businesses, students, and others who want to understand world economy dynamics.

The 4.0 version of the OEC also includes several new features, such as a tunable forecast tool, the tariff explorer, and the ability to calculate economic complexity rankings dynamically.

The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) integrates several datasets for free; notably including data from UN Comtrade, which is meticulously cleaned by the BACI team at the Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII).

Additionally, the OEC includes Bill of Lading (BoL) data, which comprises millions of records for products shipped to and from the United States, compiled by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

This dataset offers detailed information on consignees, shippers, product descriptions, and quantities traded, enabling a granular analysis of individual company behavior and procurement practices.

The high-resolution BoL data reveals specific details for each shipping port, allowing for the detection of trade changes that might be overlooked in broader datasets.