Cayman Islands World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

1948-2020 trade data for the Cayman Islands, 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 in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade dependencies based on the historical time series.
• Analyzing the economic development of the Cayman Islands based on trade data spanning over 70 years.
• Benchmarking small territory trade statistics within broader global trade studies.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Part of a larger, established historical database project involving multiple academic institutions.

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-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and official statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:46:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cayman Islands