Portuguese Guinea to Guinea-Bissau World Trade Data, 1800-2016

Historical trade data for Portuguese Guinea and Guinea-Bissau from 1800 to 2016. The dataset was developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito as part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. It was last updated on the platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade volume trends for Guinea-Bissau based on the 216-year time range.
• Analyzing the economic impact of colonial transition on trade based on the historical scope.
• Benchmarking Guinea-Bissau's trade within global historical contexts based on the world trade database framework.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016.
• Part of a structured historical database project developed by academic researchers.
• Provides a specific geographic focus on Portuguese Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.

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

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project by Giovanni Federico (Università di Pisa) and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and statistical sources.

Time Range

1800-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:31:02; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Portuguese Guinea / Guinea-Bissau