Russia's Historical World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

1948-2020 data on Russia's international trade, part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The project 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 in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Russia's long-term trade balance and economic integration based on historical trade flows.
• Modeling the impact of geopolitical events on Russian trade patterns over a 72-year period.
• Conducting comparative studies of national trade policies using a standardized historical database.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020, providing long-term historical perspective.
• Developed by academic researchers from multiple international institutions, suggesting scholarly rigor.
• Part of a larger, standardized world trade database, which may facilitate cross-country comparisons.

Limitations

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

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 05:13:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Russia