Laos World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Laos 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 on the platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Laos's long-term trade balance and economic integration based on historical trade flows.
• Modeling the impact of global events on a developing economy's trade based on the 72-year time series.
• Studying the evolution of Laos's export and import composition over the post-war period.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Part of a curated academic database developed by named university researchers.

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-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national and international trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 07:03:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Laos