Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database for Asia, 1800-2016

From 1800 to 2016, this dataset documents historical trade patterns for Asia. It was developed by Giovanni Federico of Università di Pisa and Antonio Tena Junguito of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The data is part of a larger project outlining changes in world trade over more than two centuries.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade growth and volatility based on the 216-year time series mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing Asia's integration into the global economy based on historical trade data.
• Benchmarking economic development indicators against trade flows for Asian regions.
• Studying the impact of historical events on trade patterns within Asia.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Created by established academic researchers from European universities.
• Part of a structured project specifically focused 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 for specific modeling tasks.

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; specific methodology is not detailed.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:00:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Asia