Zimbabwe's International Trade Data from 1948 to 2020

Historical trade data for Zimbabwe 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 and was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze Zimbabwe's long-term trade balance and economic development based on historical trade flows.
• Model the impact of global events and policy changes on Zimbabwe's trade based on the 72-year time series.
• Study regional trade integration in Southern Africa using Zimbabwe's bilateral trade data.
• Benchmark economic models with a consistent historical trade dataset for a single country.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1948 to 2020.
• Created by a named team of academic researchers from recognized institutions.
• Part of a larger, established world trade database project.

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 and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national and international trade records.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 07:28:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zimbabwe