Socioeconomic Data for 85 Small Island Economies (2022-2023)

This cross-sectional dataset contains socioeconomic variables for 85 Small Island Economies (SIEs) compiled by Nicolas Lucic for a 2026 study in the Journal of Economic Growth. It aggregates economic, demographic, colonial, and institutional metrics primarily from the years 2022 and 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the impact of political status on economic development using institutional dummy variables
• Correlating agricultural variables with demographic trends across island nations
• Modeling economic growth based on colonial history and geographic variables

Strengths

• Covers 85 distinct Small Island Economies
• Includes 7 diverse variable categories including colonial and institutional factors
• Synchronized temporal snapshot for 2022-2023

Limitations

• Small sample size of 85 records
• Missing colonial import data for 17% of the included economies
• Cross-sectional nature prevents longitudinal or time-series analysis

Provenance

Source

Nicolas Lucic Political Economy / Journal of Economic Growth (2026)

Collection Method

Gathered from public sources and transformed by authors for research purposes

Time Range

2022-2023

Freshness

Data reflects the 2022-2023 period; last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Global (Small Island Economies)