Jamaica's Historical World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Jamaica's trade records from 1948 to 2020 are 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. This dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Jamaica's long-term trade balance and economic dependency based on historical trade flows.
• Modeling the impact of global events on a small island economy based on 72 years of trade data.
• Studying commodity export concentration and diversification trends for Jamaica over time.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical time series from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named academic collaboration involving multiple universities.
• Platform record was updated in May 2024, suggesting active maintenance.

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.

Provenance

Source

Absell, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Project developed by academic researchers; specific compilation method not detailed.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:27:26

Geography

Jamaica