Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Data for Papua New Guinea, 1948-2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides historical trade data for Papua New Guinea from 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. This dataset was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling Papua New Guinea's trade dependency and economic growth based on historical trade flows.
• Analyzing long-term trends in commodity exports and imports for Papua New Guinea.
• Studying the impact of geopolitical events on a specific nation's trade based on the 72-year time series.
• Benchmarking trade policy effectiveness using the documented historical bilateral trade data.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named academic collaboration from multiple international institutions.
• Metadata indicates a specific geographic focus on Papua New Guinea.

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

Project developed by academic researchers, likely compiled from historical national and international trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:03:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Papua New Guinea