Kenya's Historical World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Kenya's trade data 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. The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling Kenya's long-term economic development based on its historical trade flows.
• Analyzing the impact of global events on a national economy based on over 70 years of trade data.
• Studying bilateral trade relationships and their evolution for Kenya based on the historical database.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Compiled by a named academic research project with affiliations to multiple universities.
• Last updated on the platform in May 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national and international trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:11:48; freshness should be verified

Geography

Kenya