Barbados World Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

Historical trade data for Barbados from 1800 to 2016, compiled by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset is part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, which outlines changes in global commerce. It was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Barbados's trade balance evolution based on the historical time series.
• Modeling the impact of global events on a small island economy based on the 216-year coverage.
• Studying commodity-specific trade trends for Barbados based on the database's likely detailed breakdown.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time span from 1800 to 2016.
• Created by established economic historians Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito.
• Part of a structured historical database project with a clear academic origin.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• 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

Part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 07:36:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Barbados