British Honduras-Belize Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database provides a long-term view of international commerce. This specific dataset, contributed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito, focuses on the trade history of British Honduras, which became Belize. It likely contains annual trade statistics such as imports and exports over a 216-year period.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term economic dependency based on historical trade flows mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the impact of colonial and post-colonial transitions on trade structure
• Benchmarking national trade growth over two centuries using the provided time series

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016
• Part of a larger, structured project on world trade history developed by academic researchers

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national accounts and trade records

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:37:34; freshness should be verified

Geography

British Honduras - Belize