British East Africa Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

Historical trade data for British East Africa, covering Kenya and Uganda. The dataset is part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, which outlines changes in world trade from 1800 to 2016. It was developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito and was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trade volume trends for Kenya and Uganda based on the 1800-2016 time range.
• Study the economic impact of colonial trade policies in British East Africa based on the historical scope.
• Model historical trade dependencies and commodity flows for the East African region.
• Benchmark economic development indicators against trade data over two centuries.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016, providing long-term perspective.
• Part of a larger, established historical database project by academic researchers.
• Focuses on a specific historical region (British East Africa) with defined geography.

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

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

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 07:41:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British East Africa (Kenya, Uganda)