flow254/Africa_Trade_Data

A repository holding International Trade data for African countries. Information is sourced from CEPII, UN Comtrade and the Observatory of Economic Complexity and gives a breakdown of each country's specialized products and new industries. Data up to 2020. # Africa International Trade Data A repository holding International Trade data for African countries. Information is sourced from CEPII, UN Comtrade and the Observatory of Economic Complexity and gives a breakdown of each country's specialized products and new industries. Data up to 2020. This data aimed to analyze each country's comparative advantages and potential sectors of specialization based on import/export data. Related insights from this work exploring data-driven trade were presented at the 2nd Young Scholars Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa.