Historical World Trade Data for Burkina Faso, 1948-2020

1948-2020 trade data for Burkina Faso from the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The dataset was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. It was last updated in the dataverse repository on May 5, '24.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in Burkina Faso's imports and exports based on the historical time series.
• Modeling the impact of trade policy or regional agreements on Burkina Faso's economy based on the multi-decade coverage.
• Conducting comparative studies of West African trade development based on the country-specific historical data.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named academic research team from multiple institutions.
• Specifically focuses on the trade history of a single country, Burkina Faso.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:36:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso