Exporter-level customs data provides the share of total export value contributed by the top 25% of exporters for various countries and years. The dataset is part of the Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level from the World Bank. It is derived from customs transaction records.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in export market concentration over time using the country-year-level 'Share of top 25% Exporters in TEV' indicator.
- Compare the dominance of top exporters across different economies using the country identifier and the calculated share metric.
- Investigate the relationship between exporter concentration and other economic variables by joining on country and year keys.
Strengths
- Derived from detailed exporter-level customs transaction data, providing a firm-level foundation.
- Offers a standardized, aggregated indicator for cross-country and temporal comparison.
Limitations
- Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown from the input.
- Contains only an aggregated indicator, 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
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Multiple countries, specific list unknown.