Sudan's Historical Trade Data from the Absell-Federico-Tena Database, 1948-2020

Historical international trade data for Sudan from 1948 to 2020. The dataset is part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, a project developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. It was last updated in the dataverse repository on May 5, -2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Sudan's long-term trade balance and economic integration based on the historical time series.
• Modeling the impact of geopolitical events on Sudan's trade flows based on the 72-year coverage.
• Comparing Sudan's trade patterns with other countries in the Absell-Federico-Tena database.
• Studying commodity-specific trade trends for Sudan over the post-war period.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020, providing a 72-year time series.
• Part of a recognized academic project developed by researchers from multiple universities.
• Specifically focuses on Sudan, offering country-level granularity.

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-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national and international trade statistics.

Time Range

1948 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:47:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sudan