Colombia's Historical Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Colombia's bilateral trade flows from 1948 to 2020 are documented in this historical database. The project was developed by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito from institutions including Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and New York University Abu Dhabi. The dataset was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling Colombia's long-term trade dependencies based on the historical bilateral trade data.
• Analyzing the evolution of Colombia's export and import composition over the 72-year period.
• Studying the impact of global events on Colombia's trade flows based on the detailed time series.
• Benchmarking economic development against trade data for Colombia from the mid-20th century.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named team of academic researchers from recognized institutions.
• Metadata indicates a recent update in May 2024.

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 academic researchers; specific compilation method is not detailed in the provided metadata.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:04:44

Geography

Colombia