Namibia's World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

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

Use Cases

• Analyzing Namibia's long-term trade balance and economic integration based on the historical time series.
• Modeling the impact of global events on a specific country's trade flows based on the 72-year coverage.
• Studying post-colonial economic development in Southern Africa based on Namibia-specific trade records.

Strengths

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

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, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:27:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Namibia