World Bank Group data on trade for Madagascar, provided via the HDX platform. 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. The data was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Analyze trade policy impacts on market access based on the description's focus on trade as a tool for development.
- Model the relationship between trade and poverty metrics based on the stated goal of fighting poverty.
- Benchmark Madagascar's trade policies within a rules-based system as described in the initiative's purpose.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group.
- Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04-28 08:37:53.352565.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are 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 Transparency in Trade Initiative.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 08:37:53.352565; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Madagascar