Customs transaction records provide exporter-level details on international trade flows. The dataset aggregates these into a country-year level indicator measuring the median number of exporters per destination. It originates from the World Bank's Exporter Dynamics Database.
Use Cases
- Analyze export market diversification by tracking the 'median number of exporters per destination' across countries and years.
- Model the relationship between a country's economic size and its exporter count per trade partner.
- Benchmark trade policy effectiveness by comparing changes in the median exporter per destination indicator over time.
Strengths
- Data is derived from official customs records, an authoritative source for trade transactions.
- Provides a standardized economic indicator calculated at the country-year level for cross-national comparison.
Limitations
- Specific sample size, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown.
- The aggregation to a median value loses underlying firm-level transaction details.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from exporter-level customs transaction records.
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