Tradeprism
Navigate Global Trade with Confidence
The world’s most comprehensive trade forecasting platform built for businesses, policymakers, and supply chain leaders navigating an era of unprecedented disruption.
99+%
Bilateral global trade covered
1,200+
HS4 commodities forecast
2050
Forecast horizon
5
Modes of transport (air, road, rail, sea, pipeline)
4
Trade measures (USD, tonnes, real, TEUs)
450+
Economist worldwide
Monthly historical & forecast data (2000-2050)
Updated every month
Full coverage, no gaps or missing flows
API & Snowflake
Overview
Revolutionise your global trade intelligence
Global trade is being redrawn at a pace most organisations struggle to keep up with. Tariff rulings, geopolitical shocks, and shifting supply chains create compounding risks and compounding opportunities. TradePrism, Oxford Economics’ advanced trade forecasting platform, gives you the analytical edge to see what’s coming, understand what it means, and act with confidence.
Key features
Oxford Economics TradePrism delivers three integrated capabilities – historical data, forecasts, and insights alongside comprehensive industry modelling tools, all in one platform.
Historical data
- Monthly bilateral trade data: 2000 to the most recent available
- Unified HS classification.
- Value, mass, volume & TEUs
- All transport modes covered
- Gaps filled via proprietary estimation
Forecasts
- Bilateral forecasts to 2050
- 99%+ global trade coverage
- 1,200+ HS4 commodity categories
- Macro-integrated gravity model, updated monthly
Insights
- Monthly outlook reports & thematic research briefings
- All regions and industries covered
- 450+ economists worldwide
- Interactive dashboards & Snowflake Marketplace access
- Quarterly webinars
Comprehensive coverage
- Harmonised bilateral trade from 2000 to 2025 in a unified HS classification.
- Measured by value, mass, chain volume and TEUs.
- Split by mode of transport and direction
- Covers more than 99% of global trade across 1,200+ HS4 commodities
Intuitive industry modelling
- Macro-integrated gravity model combined with Oxford Economics’ award-winning macroeconomic forecasts
- Monthly forecasts to 2050 are updated regularly
- Triangulates one source of truth by drawing on multiple data sources.
- Gaps in official reporting are filled using proprietary estimation
Market-leading data visualisation
- Interactive export summary: destinations & product mix
- Map + tree map views by HS4 commodity
- Historical trend charts with forecasts to 2050
- Flexible delivery: Excel plug-in, API & Snowflake
Industries we serve
TradePrism is built for organisations where global trade is a strategic variable, not a background assumption. Whether your stress-testing supply chains, making capital allocation decisions, or advising on trade policy, TradePrism gives you the rigour and granularity to act decisively.
Asset owners
Trade credit & finance
Asset investors
Major exporters & industry
Cargo & freight operators
Government
Insurance companies
Trade associations
Why Oxford Economics?
An independent assessment by the World Bank identified the Oxford Economics Global Economic Model (OEM) as a superior tool for forecasting commodity prices.
Proven modelling expertise
Over four decades of global and industry modelling trusted by financial institutions, policymakers, and regulators worldwide.
Stand up to scrutiny
Transparent model structure and documented methodology support internal validation and regulatory review.
End-to-end macro-to-industry modelling
Our industry model is fully integrated with our Global Economic Model, allowing economic and trade assumptions to be translated seamlessly into sector-level outcomes.
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Benefits
- Identify growth opportunities before competitors do. Which trade corridors and product categories are expected to expand fastest over the next 3–5 years? Pinpoint opportunities for expansion and new revenue – or reposition ahead of changing trade dynamics as tariffs and geopolitics reshape the competitive landscape
- Sharpen your sales and procurement outlook. Where is demand for our key HS4 products projected to strengthen or soften across markets? Quantify shifts in real, nominal, mass or TEU-based trade flows by destination to understand where demand will be strong or weak.
- Make smarter capital allocation decisions. Which regions show sustained, multi-year growth that justifies new facilities or distribution hubs? Assess the ROI of port infrastructure, warehouses and logistics assets with forward-looking cargo flow data to identify where capital investment will benefit most from future demand shifts.
- Understand your market – and your rivals. How large is the addressable market for our products today, and how will it evolve by HS4 and corridor? Quantify market size and trajectory over time, and identify where rival exporters are likely to gain an advantage based on tariff changes or shifting bilateral flows.
TradePrism: Where market-leading data meets advanced visualisation.
What’s included?
Powered by Oxford Economics market-leading gravity model and Global Economic Model, TradePrism delivers comprehensive bilateral trade data and forecasts across 1,200+ HS4 commodities. By combining historical data, forward-looking forecasts to 2050, and expert insights, we give you a complete view of global trade flows across corridors, transport modes, and geographies.
Data visualisations and explorers
- Purpose-built data visuals tailored to specific user needs – industry, country, transport, and tariff-focused views. Answer key questions at a glance:
- What is the export outlook for my sector?
- Which markets represent the fastest-growing demand?
- How is bilateral trade between the two countries expected to shift?
- Which industries or countries face the greatest tariff exposure?
The TradePrism dashboard delivers an at-a-glance export summary for any economy, showing where goods go, what’s being traded, and how volumes will evolve. Switch between an interactive map and treemap to explore destinations and product mix by HS4 commodity, with trend charts tracing trade flows by transport mode from 2000 to 2050. Access the dashboard online or pull data directly into your workflows via Excel plug-in, API or Snowflake.
Databank
Comprehensive bilateral trade projections covering:
- Monthly nominal (USD), weight (metric tonnes), real (2015 USD) and twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs)
- Transport mode (air, rail, road, sea and pipeline)
- 1,200 + HS4 commodities
All data is accessible via Snowflake Marketplace for seamless integration with your existing platforms and analytics workflows.
Research Briefings & Webinars
Monthly outlook reports, quarterly expert-led webinars and timely research briefings keep you current on the most significant shifts in global trade with actionable interpretation, not just raw data.
Latest insights
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Testimonials
Oxford Economics has added real value to our long-term forecasting at Heathrow Airport. The scenario-based approach helps us explore a range of possible futures, giving us deeper insight into how climate transition could impact our market and business. and the available datasets have strengthened our ability to make informed, data-driven decisions. The regular updates and horizon scanning reports are also especially helpful in keeping us ahead of emerging trends and shifts we need to be aware of.
AB Volvo is using Oxford Economics on an almost day-to-day basis both in central and local functions. The usage ranges from supporting total market forecast to strategy planning. We are really pleased with the granularity and quality of the data provided as well as the analysis in your reports and outlooks.
We were drawn to working with Oxford Economics for its solid reputation and the strength of its research, and we’ve been particularly impressed with your ability to present this to governments and the media.
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