Variables | Description | Source |
Tvolume | Trade volume ECOWAS-China | Authors computation based |
Export | Export volume of ECOWAS members | Resource trade. Earth |
GDPi | Economic size of importing country (China) | World Bank |
GDPj | Economic size of ECOWAS members | World Bank |
POPi | Annual population importing country (China) | World Bank |
POPj | Annual population ECOWAS members | World Bank |
INFRj | The infrastructure of ECOWAS members | WGI |
INSTQj | Institutional quality of ECOWAS members | FAO |
NRj | Forest resources of ECOWAS members | FAO |