Republic of Moldova World Trade Data 1948-2020

Historical trade data for the Republic of Moldova from 1948 to 2020, compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, which aggregates international trade statistics. It was last updated on the dataverse platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling Moldova's trade dependency and economic integration based on historical bilateral trade flows.
• Analyzing the impact of geopolitical events on Moldovan trade patterns from 1948 to 2020.
• Benchmarking Moldova's trade growth against other countries using a standardized historical database.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020, providing long-term perspective.
• Developed by named academic researchers from institutions including Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and New York University Dubai.
• Part of a broader, standardized world trade historical database facilitating cross-country comparison.

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.
• 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 national and international trade statistics.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:01:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Republic of Moldova