Trinidad and Tobago World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Historical trade records for Trinidad and Tobago spanning over 70 years from 1948 to 2020. This 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. The data was last updated on the dataverse platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade dependency and economic growth based on historical trade flows.
• Analyzing the impact of global events on a Caribbean nation's economy based on the 1948-2020 time range.
• Benchmarking Trinidad and Tobago's trade performance within regional or global contexts based on the world trade database.

Strengths

• Covers a significant historical period of over 70 years from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by academic researchers from multiple international institutions.
• 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 for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Absell, Federico, and Tena Junguito (University of Gothenburg, NYU Abu Dhabi, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid).

Collection Method

Part of the Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:45:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Trinidad and Tobago