Historical World Trade Data for Guinea, 1948-2020

Guinea'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

• Analyzing Guinea's long-term trade balance and economic integration based on historical trade records.
• Modeling the impact of global events on Guinea's economy based on multi-decade trade flows.
• Studying the evolution of Guinea's export and import composition over the 20th and 21st centuries.
• Benchmarking Guinea's trade performance against other countries using a standardized historical database.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Part of a larger, standardized historical database developed by academic researchers.
• Last updated metadata indicates active curation as of May 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect the collection and reporting biases inherent to historical trade statistics.

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 05:12:55; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guinea