Afghanistan World Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides data on changes in world trade from 1800 to 2016. This specific dataset focuses on Afghanistan. The project was developed by Giovanni Federico of Università di Pisa and Antonio Tena Junguito of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Use Cases

• Analyze Afghanistan's long-term trade volume trends based on the historical time series.
• Model Afghanistan's integration into global trade networks over two centuries.
• Study the impact of geopolitical events on Afghan trade based on the 1800-2016 coverage.
• Benchmark Afghanistan's trade performance against other nations using the broader database context.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1800 to 2016.
• Created by academic researchers from recognized institutions.
• Part of a larger, structured project on world trade history.

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

Giovanni Federico (Università di Pisa) and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

Collection Method

Project developed to outline changes in world trade.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:39:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan