World Trade Data for 149 Polities, 1800-1938

World trade, 1800-1938: a new data-set presents import and export series for 149 polities from 1800 to 1938. The dataset, created by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito, includes values at current and constant (1913) prices and borders. It is related to a working paper available via the provided handle.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term global trade trends based on the 138-year time series.
• Comparing trade flows at constant versus current prices based on the described deflation procedures.
• Assessing the reliability of historical trade estimates based on the referenced Feinstein and Thomas (2001) methodology.
• Analyzing the representativeness of trade data for different polities based on the described inclusion criteria.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period of 138 years (1800-1938).
• Includes data for 149 distinct polities.
• Provides series at both current and constant (1913) prices and borders, allowing for adjusted comparisons.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and source bias inherent to historical reconstruction.

Provenance

Source

Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito.

Collection Method

Collected or estimated from various historical sources, with procedures for deflation and border adjustments described.

Time Range

1800 to 1938

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:07:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage for 149 polities.