Iraq's World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Iraq's historical trade records from 1948 to 2020, compiled by 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. This dataset was last updated on the dataverse platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Iraq's long-term trade balance trends based on the historical time series.
• Modeling the impact of geopolitical events on Iraqi trade flows based on the 72-year coverage.
• Conducting comparative studies of Middle Eastern trade economies using the country-specific data.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by an academic collaboration involving 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-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and official statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:36:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iraq