Bangladesh's World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Historical trade data for Bangladesh covering the period from 1948 to 2020. The dataset is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. It was last updated in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling Bangladesh's economic growth based on its historical trade flows.
• Analyzing the impact of global events on trade based on the 72-year time series.
• Studying the evolution of trade partnerships and commodity composition for a specific country.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by academic researchers from multiple institutions.
• Part of a larger, established world trade database project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database

Collection Method

Project developed by academic researchers; specific compilation method not detailed.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:41:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bangladesh