Hong Kong World Trade Data from the Absell-Federico-Tena Database, 1948-2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides historical trade data for Hong Kong from 1948 to 2020. 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 on the platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling Hong Kong's trade growth and integration into the global economy based on the 72-year time series.
• Analyzing the impact of historical events on trade flows for Hong Kong based on the long-term coverage.
• Benchmarking Hong Kong's trade performance against other regions using the standardized historical database.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic consortium from multiple universities.

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 academic researchers; specific compilation method is not detailed in the provided metadata.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:40:41; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hong Kong