Historical World Trade Data for Iran (Persia), 1800-2016

Iran (Persia) is the geographic focus of this historical trade dataset. It outlines changes in world trade from 1800 to 2016, as part of a project by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito. The data was harvested from the e-cienciaDatos Dataverse and last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Model long-term trade trends for Iran based on the 1800-2016 time range mentioned in the description.
• Analyze Iran's integration into global trade networks based on the historical world trade context.
• Compare Iran's trade evolution with other regions using the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database framework.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time span from 1800 to 2016, providing a long-term perspective.
• Developed by named academic researchers from Università di Pisa and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
• Part of a larger, structured world trade historical database project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and statistics.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:34:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iran (Persia)