Portuguese India Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

From 1800 to 2016, this dataset outlines changes in world trade for Portuguese India. It was developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito as part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The data was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trade trends for Portuguese India based on the 1800-2016 time series.
• Study the economic impact of colonial trade policies based on historical trade data.
• Model trade flow changes over two centuries based on the outlined world trade changes.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016.
• Developed by named academic researchers from recognized universities.
• Part of a larger project outlining changes in world trade.

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

Project-developed database; specific gathering method is not detailed.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:09:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Portuguese India