British Virgin Islands Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides a long-term record of trade for the British Virgin Islands. The project was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. This specific dataset entry was last updated in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical trade dependencies based on the long-term time series mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the economic integration of small island territories within global trade networks.
• Studying the evolution of a specific territory's external economic relations over a 72-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a substantial 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic collaboration involving multiple universities.

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.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and national accounts.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

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

Geography

British Virgin Islands