Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database: Rwanda-Burundi Trade from 1800 to 2016

Over 200 years of world trade data compiled by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito. This dataset focuses on the trade history of Rwanda and Burundi from 1800 to 2016. The project is developed by researchers from Università di Pisa and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Use Cases

• Model long-term economic dependencies based on historical trade flows mentioned in the description
• Analyze the impact of geopolitical events on trade for Rwanda and Burundi based on the 1800-2016 time range
• Benchmark trade growth models using the two-century time series data
• Study regional trade integration in Central Africa based on the country-specific focus

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016
• Developed by named academic researchers from two universities
• Focuses on a specific geographic region (Rwanda-Burundi)

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

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

Collection Method

Project developed to outline changes in world trade; specific methodology not detailed.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:40:37; freshness should be verified

Geography

Rwanda and Burundi