Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database: German West Africa (Togo) 1800-2016

From 1800 to 2016, this dataset outlines changes in world trade for the region of German West Africa, now Togo. It was developed by Giovanni Federico of Università di Pisa and Antonio Tena Junguito of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated on May 5, -2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trade volume trends for German West Africa based on the 1800-2016 time range.
• Modeling the economic impact of colonial trade policies based on the historical trade data.
• Comparing trade patterns of Togo with other regions in the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1800 to 2016.
• Developed by named academic researchers from recognized universities.
• Part of a larger, structured project on world trade history.

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

Project developed to outline changes in world trade; specific gathering method is not detailed.

Time Range

1800-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:54:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

German West Africa (Togo)