Estonian International Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Estonia's trade flows from 1948 to 2020 are documented in this historical database. The project was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. This dataset provides a long-term view of a nation's economic integration and transformation.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of geopolitical events on trade based on the 72-year time series.
• Analyzing Estonia's economic integration into global and regional markets based on historical trade flows.
• Studying the evolution of comparative advantage and export diversification for a transitioning economy.

Strengths

• Covers a significant 72-year period from 1948 to 2020.
• Focuses on a specific country, Estonia, allowing for detailed national analysis.
• Developed by a named academic team from multiple international institutions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official national and international trade statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05 05:03:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Estonia