Does Every Country Trade With Every Other?

Ireland just made it a crime to buy goods from Israeli settlements — but the trade volume is under €10 million. That tiny number opens a much bigger question: does every country actually trade with every other? In this episode, we explore the hidden gaps in global trade data, from UN COMTRADE's 40% "zero trade" pairs to the invisible world of services trade that doesn't show up in any official statistic. What counts as negligible trade? And why can we track a shipping container full of coffee but not a freelance design job sold across borders? Episode #308045 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/308045