Afghanistan's World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Afghanistan's trade records from 1948 to 2020 are part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The project was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze Afghanistan's long-term trade balance and economic integration based on the historical time series.
• Model the impact of geopolitical events on Afghan trade flows based on the 72-year coverage.
• Benchmark Afghanistan's trade performance against other nations using the standardized world trade database framework.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020, providing long-term perspective.
• Part of a structured, multi-researcher historical database project.
• Last update timestamp is explicitly recorded (2024-05-05 04:03:34).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Absell, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Project developed by researchers from University Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:03:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan