Maintaining trade flows during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in providing access to essential food and medical items and in limiting negative impacts on jobs and poverty.
The speed and scale of the crisis are unprecedented. But governments can ameliorate the impact. This page provides initial guidance for policymakers on best practices to mitigate pandemic-related trade risks, support trade facilitation and logistics, and implement trade policy in a time of crisis.
Additonal Guidance Notes
Managing Risk and Facilitating Trade in the COVID-19 Pandemic [Español | Français| Português | Русский]
Trade Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa
Data & Research
Trade Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis
Database on COVID-19 Trade Flows and Policies
COVID-19 Trade Policy Monitoring: Food and Medical Products
Working Papers
A Pandemic Trade Deal : Trade and Policy Cooperation on Medical Goods
The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on GDP and Trade
Blogs & Op-Eds
Trade policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a new dataset | Dec 11, 2020
COVID-19 and food protectionism | May 24, 2020
Four reasons why globalized production helps meet demand spikes | May 12, 2020
Governments Could Bring Supply Chains Home. It Would Defy Economic Rationality. | May 1, 2020
Leveraging e-commerce in the fight against COVID-19 | April 27, 2020
Trade and the COVID-19 crisis in developing countries | April 9, 2020
Three imperatives to keep food moving in a time of fear and confusion | April 3, 2020
Viral protectionism in the time of coronavirus | March 27, 2020 (Also published in FT)
Other Resources
Trade Talks Podcast: Coronavirus and Trade Restrictions | March 14, 2020