Saint Lucia Trade Data from the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, 1800-2016

The Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito, provides historical trade data. This dataset focuses on the country of Saint Lucia. The data outlines changes in world trade from the year 1800 to 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trade trends for Saint Lucia based on the 1800-2016 time series mentioned in the description.
• Model the economic development of Saint Lucia based on its historical trade data.
• Compare Saint Lucia's trade patterns with other nations using the broader world trade database framework.
• Study the impact of global events on a small island economy based on the historical trade records.

Strengths

• Data covers a long historical period from 1800 to 2016.
• Dataset is part of a larger, academically developed world trade database project.

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 by the authors; specific gathering method is not detailed.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 07:00:41; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Lucia