Ghana's Historical World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020
by Absell, Christopher / e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse·Updated 2y ago
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Description
Ghana's trade data from 1948 to 2020, part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The project was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated in May 2024.
Use Cases
Modeling Ghana's long-term economic development based on historical trade flows.
Analyzing the impact of trade policy changes on Ghana's imports and exports over 72 years.
Conducting comparative studies of African trade integration using a country-specific historical series.
Training time-series forecasting models for commodity trade based on historical patterns.
Strengths
Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
Developed by a named academic collaboration, suggesting a research-grade source.
Last updated in May 2024, indicating recent metadata maintenance.
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-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database.
Collection Method
Likely compiled from historical national and international trade statistics.
Time Range
1948-2020
Freshness
Last updated 2024-05-05 07:40:43; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Ghana
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