Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database 1948-2020 : Mauritania

Historical trade data for Mauritania from 1948 to 2020, compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the broader Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project. It was last updated in the dataverse on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in Mauritania's imports and exports based on the 1948-2020 time range.
• Modeling the impact of global economic events on Mauritania's trade based on historical coverage.
• Comparing Mauritania's trade evolution with other countries using the broader world trade database framework.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by named academic researchers from multiple institutions.
• Part of a larger, structured world trade historical database project.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and official statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

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

Geography

Mauritania