Exporter-level information on export transactions sourced from customs records. The dataset provides the mean export value for firms that exit the export market, compiled by the World Bank's Exporter Dynamics Database. The specific temporal and geographic coverage is not provided.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between firm exit and export value using the 'Mean' indicator.
- Model firm survival in export markets based on transaction value metrics from customs data.
- Benchmark country-level export performance by comparing mean exit values across different years.
- Study the impact of economic shocks on exiting firms' export transaction sizes.
Strengths
- Data is derived from official customs transaction records.
- Provides a standardized indicator (Mean Export Value per Exiter) for cross-country comparison.
Limitations
- The dataset's row count, time range, and specific countries covered are unknown.
- Lacks granular firm-level identifiers or transaction details for micro-analysis.
- Potential inconsistencies in customs data reporting standards across different countries.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from customs-level export transaction records.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
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- Geography
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