Historical World Trade Data for Zanzibar Island, Tanzania (1800-2016)

Zanzibar Island in Tanzania is the geographic focus of this historical trade dataset. It outlines changes in world trade from 1800 to 2016, developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito. The dataset was last updated on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze Zanzibar's trade integration over time based on the described historical scope from 1800 to 2016.
• Study long-term economic trends for a specific island region based on the described world trade changes.
• Model historical trade dependencies and shocks based on the over two-century time range mentioned in the description.
• Benchmark Zanzibar's economic development against global trade patterns based on the dataset's stated focus on world trade.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1800 to 2016.
• Provides a specific geographic focus on Zanzibar Island, Tanzania.
• Developed by named academic researchers Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Project developed 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 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:34:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania)