Bahamas World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

1948-2020 historical trade data for the Bahamas, compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project. It was last updated on the dataverse platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trade balance trends for the Bahamas based on historical data.
• Modeling the economic impact of global events on a small island economy based on trade flows.
• Studying the evolution of trade partnerships and commodity exports over a 72-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named research team from academic institutions.
• Platform tags indicate it is structured as tabular data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Project developed by researchers from University Gothenburg, Instituto Figuerola, New York University Dubai, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:33:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bahamas