Democratic Republic of the Congo World Trade Data, 1948-2020

Democratic Republic of the Congo trade records from 1948 to 2020, compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, which aggregates historical international trade statistics. It was last updated on the DataSalon platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trade volume trends for the Democratic Republic of the Congo based on the 1948-2020 time series.
• Modeling the impact of historical events on Congo's international trade flows.
• Comparing the Democratic Republic of the Congo's trade evolution with other countries in the broader world trade database.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical time series from 1948 to 2020.
• Compiled by named academic researchers from institutions including Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and New York University Dubai.
• Part of a larger, structured world trade historical database project.

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

Likely compiled from historical national and international trade statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:30:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo