Suriname's Historical Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Suriname's international trade records from 1948 to 2020, compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the broader Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. It was last updated on the dataverse platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Suriname's long-term trade balance evolution based on the 1948-2020 time series.
• Modeling the impact of global economic events on a small, open economy based on historical trade flows.
• Studying commodity export concentration and diversification trends for Suriname over seven decades.
• Benchmarking Suriname's trade integration within regional and global networks over time.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time span from 1948 to 2020, providing long-term perspective.
• Developed by a named academic team from institutions including Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and NYU Abu Dhabi.
• Part of a structured, multi-country historical trade database project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Absell, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Project developed by researchers; likely compiled from historical national and international trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:33:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Suriname