El Salvador International Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides historical trade data for El Salvador. It was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset covers the period from 1948 to 2020.

Use Cases

• Modeling El Salvador's trade balance evolution based on the historical time series.
• Analyzing the country's integration into global markets based on the multi-decade coverage.
• Studying the impact of historical events on trade flows based on the long-term data.
• Benchmarking economic development indicators against trade data.

Strengths

• Covers a significant 72-year time span from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic collaboration involving multiple universities.
• 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

Project developed by academic researchers, likely compiled from historical trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:02:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

El Salvador