Exporter-level information on export transactions from customs records. The dataset is part of the Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level, sourced from the World Bank. The specific temporal coverage and volume of records are not provided.
Use Cases
- Analyzing market concentration by calculating the number of incumbent exporters per country-year.
- Modeling export market entry and exit rates using country-year level firm counts.
- Correlating the number of active exporters with other macroeconomic indicators in panel data studies.
Strengths
- Data is derived from official customs transaction records, providing a firm-level foundation.
- Aggregated to a standardized country-year panel format for comparative analysis.
Limitations
- The exact number of rows, columns, and sample size is unknown, limiting reproducibility assessment.
- Data may suffer from reporting inconsistencies across different national customs authorities.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database.
- Collection Method
- Compiled from exporter-level customs transaction records.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Multiple countries, specific coverage unknown.