Philippines Historical Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides historical trade data for the Philippines 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 on the platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade flows and economic growth based on the 72-year time series.
• Analyzing the Philippines' integration into the global economy based on historical trade data.
• Studying the impact of historical events on trade policy and volumes based on the temporal coverage.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic consortium, suggesting a research-grade source.

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

Project developed by researchers from University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:27:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Philippines