Germany's Historical Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Germany's international 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. It was last updated in the dataverse repository on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Germany's long-term trade balance evolution based on the 72-year time series.
• Modeling the impact of historical events on trade flows based on the historical database.
• Comparing Germany's trade patterns with other countries in the broader world trade database.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named team of academic researchers from multiple institutions.
• 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.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Project developed by researchers; likely compiled from historical trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:44:44; freshness should be verified

Geography

Germany