South Africa World Trade Data 1948-2020

Historical trade data for South Africa from 1948 to 2020. The dataset was developed by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. It was last updated in the dataverse repository on May 5, -2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze South Africa's long-term trade balance based on the historical time series.
• Model the evolution of South Africa's trade partnerships over the 72-year period.
• Study the impact of historical events on South Africa's import and export volumes.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named academic research team.

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 06:48:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Africa