Liberia's International Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

From 1800 to 2016, this dataset documents Liberia's international trade as part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. It was developed by Giovanni Federico of Università di Pisa and Antonio Tena Junguito of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The data was last updated in the repository on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in Liberia's trade balance based on the historical time series.
• Model the impact of global events on a West African economy based on the 216-year coverage.
• Compare Liberia's trade evolution with other nations using the broader world trade database framework.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time span from 1800 to 2016.
• Part of a larger, established historical database project by academic economists.
• Last metadata update was recorded on 2024-05-05.

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

Part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Time Range

1800-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:21:33; freshness should be verified

Geography

Liberia