French West Africa Trade Statistics from 1800 to 2016

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database outlines changes in global commerce over two centuries. This specific dataset focuses on the trade of French West Africa. The project was developed by Giovanni Federico of Università di Pisa and Antonio Tena Junguito of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade trends for French West Africa based on the 1800-2016 time range.
• Analyzing the economic impact of colonial trade policies based on historical trade data.
• Benchmarking regional trade integration over time based on the described world trade changes.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Authored by established academic researchers from Università di Pisa and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
• Part of a larger project outlining changes in world trade, suggesting a consistent methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and archives.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05 07:31:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

French West Africa