Historical World Trade Data for East Germany, 1948-2020

1948-2020 trade data for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, focusing on a specific national entity. It was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing East Germany's trade evolution based on the historical time series.
• Modeling bilateral trade relationships based on the world trade database framework.
• Studying the economic impact of geopolitical events on a centrally planned economy based on the historical coverage.

Strengths

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

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

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:09:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Germany, Democratic Republic (East Germany)