Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database: British Malaya 1800-2016

Historical trade data for British Malaya from 1800 to 2016. The dataset is part of a project developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito to outline changes in world trade. It was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trade volume trends for British Malaya based on the 1800-2016 time range
• Modeling the economic impact of colonial trade policies based on historical trade data
• Comparing trade patterns of British Malaya with other regions in the world trade database

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1800 to 2016
• Part of a larger, structured project on world trade history developed by named 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 trade records and archives.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 07:47:01; freshness should be verified

Geography

British Malaya