World Bank's Exporter Dynamics Database provides exporter-level information on export transactions sourced from customs records. This dataset contains the first quartile value of exports per exporter, aggregated at the country-year level. The data is compiled by the World Bank as part of its indicators on exporter dynamics.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of export values among firms using the first quartile metric to understand market entry thresholds.
- Model country-level trade competitiveness by correlating the exporter first quartile value with other economic indicators.
- Track changes in small exporter performance over time using the country-year aggregated first quartile data.
Strengths
- Data is derived from official customs transaction records, providing a factual administrative source.
- Aggregation at the country-year level offers a standardized format for cross-national comparison.
Limitations
- Specific sample size, row count, and temporal coverage are unknown, limiting reproducibility assessment.
- The dataset provides only an aggregated quartile statistic, not the underlying firm-level transaction data.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from customs records of export transactions.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Country-level coverage, specific countries unknown.