Trinidad and Tobago Historical Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

A dataset from the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito. It outlines changes in world trade for Trinidad and Tobago over a 216-year period from 1800 to 2016. The data was last updated in the repository on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term economic growth based on historical trade flows.
• Analyzing the impact of global events on a small island economy based on the 1800-2016 time series.
• Studying trade policy effects on national development for Trinidad and Tobago.
• Benchmarking Caribbean trade integration within global historical trade networks.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016, providing long-term perspective.
• Part of a larger, established historical database project by academic economists.
• Last updated in the repository on May 5, 2024, indicating recent metadata maintenance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database, developed by Giovanni Federico (Università di Pisa) and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national accounts, customs records, and other archival trade statistics.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:03:01; freshness should be verified

Geography

Trinidad and Tobago