Historical World Trade Data for Puerto Rico, 1800 to 2016

Puerto Rico's trade data from the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, which outlines changes in global commerce. The dataset was developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito and was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Puerto Rico's long-term trade integration based on the 1800-2016 time series mentioned in the description
• Modeling historical economic development based on trade data
• Comparing Puerto Rico's trade patterns with other regions in the global historical database

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016
• Developed by academic researchers from recognized universities

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio

Collection Method

Project developed by Giovanni Federico (Università di Pisa) and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:59:00; freshness should be verified

Geography

Puerto Rico