Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database for Turkey, 1948-2020

The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database for Turkey is a historical international trade dataset. It was developed by Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset covers Turkey's trade from 1948 to 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in Turkey's international trade based on the historical time series.
• Model the impact of trade policy changes on Turkey's economy based on the 72-year coverage.
• Study Turkey's integration into the global economy based on the world trade data.
• Benchmark economic development indicators against trade flows based on the historical record.

Strengths

• Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic team from multiple universities.
• Last updated on 2025-10-14, indicating recent maintenance.

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

Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, Antonio Tena Junguito.

Collection Method

Project developed by academic researchers; specific methodology is not detailed.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:30:54.

Geography

Turkey