Digitalization affects international trade on many levels, 
by transforming the way in which goods and services 
are traded and by creating entirely new, internationally 
traded digital products.The statistical definition of digital trade is based 
on the nature of the transaction, rather than on the 
characteristics of the product that is traded or on the 
characteristics of the actors involved in the transaction.Even if it is generally accepted that the 
current statistical frameworks are still well suited for 
measuring international trade,1
 the fact that digital trade 
is not visible within existing statistics hinders the ability 
to assess the impact of trade policy and may lead to 
the misperception that digitalization in trade is not 
measured accurately.