Japan's World Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

Over 200 years of Japanese international trade statistics from 1800 to 2016. This historical database was developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito to outline changes in world trade. The dataset was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term economic growth based on historical trade flows.
• Analyzing Japan's integration into the global economy over two centuries.
• Studying the impact of historical events on trade patterns for Japan.
• Benchmarking trade policy effects using a multi-decade time series.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time span from 1800 to 2016.
• Created by established academic researchers Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito.

Limitations

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

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.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:42:46; freshness should be verified

Geography

Japan