Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database: Danish Virgin Islands, 1800-2016

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database outlines changes in global commerce over more than two centuries. This specific dataset focuses on the Danish Virgin Islands, part of a project by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito. The data was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade trends for the Danish Virgin Islands based on the 1800-2016 time range.
• Analyzing colonial economic integration based on historical world trade data.
• Comparing island-specific trade flows against broader global patterns mentioned in the database description.

Strengths

• Covers a significant historical period from 1800 to 2016.
• Developed by named academic researchers from recognized universities.
• Last updated metadata indicates recent platform activity (2024-05 05).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are 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 05:53:14; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Danish Virgin Islands