Liberia's Historical Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides trade data for Liberia from 1948 to 2020. It 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 Liberia's economic growth based on historical trade flows mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the impact of global events on a national economy based on the 72-year time series
• Studying bilateral trade relationships and dependencies for Liberia based on the historical database

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020
• Developed by a multi-institutional academic team from three universities
• Last updated in May 2024, indicating recent maintenance

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, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Project developed by academic researchers; specific gathering method is not detailed.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:49:55

Geography

Liberia