Brazil's World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Brazil's trade data from 1948 to 2020, compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, providing a long-term perspective on international commerce. It was last updated on the dataverse platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze Brazil's long-term trade balance evolution based on the 1948-2020 time range
• Model historical trade relationships and commodity flows for Brazil
• Study the impact of global events on Brazil's export and import trends

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time span from 1948 to 2020
• Focuses on a major national economy, Brazil

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, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:32:18; freshness should be verified

Geography

Brazil