World Bank data provides exporter-level information on export transactions derived from customs records. The dataset is part of the Exporter Dynamics Database, offering country-year level indicators. Specific metrics like the mean export value per incumbent firm are calculated from this underlying transaction data.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in firm-level export performance using the 'Mean Export Value per Incumbent' indicator across countries and years.
- Modeling the relationship between export value and other macroeconomic indicators available at the country-year level.
- Benchmarking national export competitiveness by comparing the mean export value per firm indicator between different countries.
- Investigating the stability of exporter contributions over time using the incumbent firm metric within the country-year panel structure.
Strengths
- Derived from detailed customs transaction records, providing a firm-level foundation.
- Structured as country-year level indicators, enabling longitudinal and cross-country analysis.
Limitations
- Specific sample size, time range, and column details are unavailable for assessment.
- Aggregation to country-year level loses granular firm-specific transaction details.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database
- Collection Method
- Calculated from exporter-level customs transaction data.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Multiple countries, specific coverage unknown.