Gabon's Historical Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

1948-2020 trade data for Gabon, part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The dataset was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. It was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze Gabon's long-term trade balance and economic dependency based on historical trade flows.
• Model the evolution of Gabon's trade partnerships and commodity exports over a 72-year period.
• Study the impact of global events and policies on a single nation's trade based on the historical series.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named academic collaboration, suggesting a research-oriented source.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.

Provenance

Source

Absell, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05 04:50:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gabon