Albania's Historical Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

Albania's trade history from 1800 to 2016 is documented in the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The project was developed by Giovanni Federico of Università di Pisa and Antonio Tena Junguito of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. This dataset provides a long-term view of Albania's economic integration and trade patterns.

Use Cases

• Modeling Albania's long-term economic integration based on the 216-year time series mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the impact of historical events on Albanian trade flows based on the documented historical coverage
• Comparing Albania's trade evolution with other nations in the broader Federico-Tena database

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year period from 1800 to 2016, providing a long-term perspective
• Created by established academic researchers Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito

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

Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and national accounts

Time Range

1800-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:42:43; freshness should be verified

Geography

Albania