Product Entry Rate Standard Deviation for Surviving Exporters

World Bank data provides exporter-level information on export transactions from customs records. The dataset contains the standard deviation of product entry rates for surviving entrants, compiled by the Exporter Dynamics Database. It offers country-year level indicators derived from detailed customs transaction data.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the volatility of product entry among surviving exporters using the standard deviation metric at the country-year level.
• Modeling the relationship between exporter survival and the diversity of their export product portfolio.
• Comparing the stability of new product introductions across different countries and years using the provided indicator.

Strengths

• Derived from authoritative customs transaction data at the exporter level.
• Provides a standardized economic indicator (standard deviation) for cross-country comparison.

Limitations

• Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown.
• Underlying raw customs data and specific calculation methodology are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database

Collection Method

Calculated from customs records of export transactions.

Geography

Multiple countries (specific coverage unknown).