Latvian World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Latvia's trade data from the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, covering the years 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 in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling Latvia's trade integration over time based on the 72-year historical coverage.
• Analyzing the impact of geopolitical events on Latvian trade flows based on the historical time series.
• Benchmarking Latvia's trade performance against other nations using the standardized world trade database framework.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic consortium from multiple universities.
• Last updated metadata indicates recent maintenance 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 statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:28:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Latvia