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Description
84 product categories across 14 trading partners from 2013 to 2022 reveal Nepal's intra-industry trade is extremely narrow, significant for only about 12 product lines, and overwhelmingly vertical. The dataset includes bilateral export-import values, unit values, Grubel-Lloyd indices, and VIIT/HIIT classifications. It was deposited by author sunit shrestha on figshare to accompany a research paper.
Use Cases
Calculate Grubel-Lloyd indices for other time periods or partners based on the provided bilateral trade values.
Analyze the volatility of Nepal's pharmaceutical trade year-to-year based on the described high volatility.
Study the prevalence of vertical versus horizontal intra-industry trade in developing economies based on the VIIT/HIIT classifications.
Replicate the tables and figures from the associated paper using the provided calculation files and code.
Strengths
Covers a 10-year time range from 2013 to 2022.
Includes data for 84 product categories and 14 trading partners.
Provides replication code for all reported analysis.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
The 312.7 KB file size indicates a very limited data scope.
Provenance
Source
figshare, author sunit shrestha.
Collection Method
Based on 6-digit HS product-level export-import data, with calculations using the Grubel-Lloyd Index and unit value ratios.
Time Range
2013 to 2022
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-16 10:25:54; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Nepal and 14 trading partners.
Files are in XLSX format; users will need compatible spreadsheet software.