The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides historical trade data for Ethiopia from 1948 to 2020. It was developed by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito from institutions including the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2024.
Use Cases
- Analyzing Ethiopia's long-term trade balance and economic growth based on the 72-year time series.
- Modeling the impact of historical events and policy changes on Ethiopia's import and export volumes.
- Comparing Ethiopia's trade patterns with other countries in the Absell-Federico-Tena database.
- Studying the evolution of Ethiopia's trade partners and commodity composition over time.
Strengths
- Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
- Created by a named team of academic researchers from established institutions.
- Last updated on the platform 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
- Time Range
- 1948-2020
- Freshness
- Last updated 2024-05-05 07:39:13; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Ethiopia