Belize World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Belize trade records from the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, covering the period 1948-2020. 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 the platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trade trends for Belize based on the 72-year historical coverage mentioned in the description.
• Modeling Belize's economic integration and trade partnerships based on the historical trade data.
• Studying the impact of geopolitical events on a small nation's trade flows based on the historical time series.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic collaboration involving multiple institutions.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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, and Tena research project.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and national accounts.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:40:52; freshness should be verified

Geography

Belize