Burundi World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Burundi's historical trade records from 1948 to 2020, part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. 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 May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trade balance trends for Burundi based on the 72-year time series.
• Model the impact of regional economic events on Burundi's imports and exports.
• Study the evolution of Burundi's trade partners and commodity composition over time.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic research team from 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-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national and international trade statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:22:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burundi