Tanzania's Historical World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database 1948-2020: Tanzania is a country-specific subset of a larger historical trade database. The project was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling Tanzania's trade balance evolution based on the historical time series.
• Analyzing long-term trends in Tanzania's import and export volumes.
• Studying the impact of global economic events on Tanzania's trade flows.
• Comparing Tanzania's historical trade data with other countries in the region.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic team from multiple international 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, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Project developed by academic researchers, likely compiled from historical trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:26:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tanzania