United Kingdom World Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

From 1800 to 2016, this dataset outlines changes in world trade for the United Kingdom. It was developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito as part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The dataset was last updated on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Model long-term economic growth based on historical trade data.
• Analyze trade policy impacts based on changes in trade flows over two centuries.
• Study globalization trends based on the United Kingdom's trade evolution.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time span from 1800 to 2016.
• Created by established academic researchers Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito.
• Part of a larger, structured historical database project.

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical trade records and statistics.

Time Range

1800-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:19:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom