Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database for Sao Tome and Principe, 1800-2016

Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito developed the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. This dataset outlines changes in world trade for the country of Sao Tome and Principe. The data covers a long temporal range from 1800 to 2016.

Use Cases

• Modeling national trade evolution based on the 1800-2016 time series mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the economic integration of Sao Tome and Principe into global markets based on historical trade data.
• Studying the impact of historical events on a small island nation's trade flows based on the long-term coverage.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1800 to 2016.
• Provides country-specific data for Sao Tome and Principe.
• Developed by named academic researchers Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito.

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 07:34:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sao Tome and Principe