Saint Lucia's Historical Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Saint Lucia's trade records from 1948 to 2020, compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The data is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The dataset was last updated in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trade trends for Saint Lucia based on the 1948-2020 time range
• Modeling the economic development of small island nations based on historical trade data
• Conducting comparative trade studies within the Caribbean region based on the country-specific focus

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020
• Created by named academic researchers from multiple universities
• Part of a larger, established world trade historical database project

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-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database

Collection Method

Project developed by academic researchers Christopher Absell (University Gothenburg and Instituto Figuerola), Giovanni Federico (New York University Dubai), and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Instituto Figuerola).

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10 21:54:07; freshness should be verified

Geography

Saint Lucia