Trade data from the World Bank's data portal, focusing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The dataset is part of the Transparency in Trade Initiative, which aims to provide free access to data on country-specific trade policies to support development goals. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trade policy impacts on development based on the description's focus on fighting poverty and improving market access.
- Studying the role of trade in achieving Millennium Development Goals based on the dataset's stated purpose.
- Researching the Transparency in Trade Initiative's data offerings for specific countries as mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group.
- Available under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04-28 10:30:54.223055.
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
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official national and international trade statistics as part of the World Bank's Transparency in Trade Initiative.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:30:54.223055; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea