Rwandan World Trade Data from the Absell-Federico-Tena Historical Database, 1948-2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides historical trade data for Rwanda from 1948 to 2020. This dataset was developed by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The record was last updated on May 5, —2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in Rwandan imports and exports based on the 72-year time series.
• Modeling the impact of historical events on Rwanda's trade flows based on the historical database.
• Conducting comparative studies of Rwanda's trade integration within regional and global contexts based on the world trade data.

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 historical database project.

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.

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 2024-05-05 07:06:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rwanda