Barbados World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Historical trade data for Barbados covering the years 1948 to 2020. The dataset was developed by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. It was last updated in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trade trends for Barbados based on the 1948-2020 time range mentioned in the description
• Studying the economic history of Caribbean nations based on the dataset's focus on Barbados
• Modeling the impact of global events on a small, open economy based on historical trade data

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020
• Developed by a named team of academic researchers from multiple institutions

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Project by Christopher Absell (University Gothenburg and Instituto Figuerola), Giovanni Federico (New York University Dubai), and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Instituto Figuerola)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and national accounts.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:46:22; freshness should be verified

Geography

Barbados