Crossroads of Commerce: How the Taiwan Strait Propels the Global Economy - Supplemental Material

Included is the supplemental material to the CSIS Report: Crossroads of Commerce: How the Taiwan Strait Propels the Global Economy. Version 1 of this dataset was published alongside the original report with figures for 2022. This version of the data has been updated with figures for 2024. 

1. tws_2024_trade_value_estimates.csv contains estimated trade value in USD for 2024. Denominators for % estimates based on 2024 CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows
   

   Variable	Description
   ISO	ISO3 Country Code
   Economy	Country/Region Name
   TWS Imports_bln	US$ value (billions) of imports that transit the Taiwan Strait
   TWS Imports_%	% of total imports that transit the Taiwan Strait
   TWS Exports_bln	US$ value (billions) of exports that transit the Taiwan Strait
   TWS Exports_%	% of total exports that transit the Taiwan Strait
   Total TWS Trade_bln	US$ value (billions) of trade (imports+exports) that transits the Taiwan Strait
   Total TWS Trade_%	% of total trade (imports+exports) that transits the Taiwan Strait

2.  ChinaPower_CrossroadsCommerce_TaiwanStrait_methodology.pdf provides an overview of the methodology and data sources as originally published. The updated data found here, with trade values for 2024, relies on the same methodology and underlying data sources.

For questions about the data, please contact David Peng (dpeng@csis.org)