Product Exit Rates for Incumbent Exporters by Country and Year

World Bank data from the Exporter Dynamics Database provides median exit rates for incumbent exporters at the country-year level. The dataset is derived from exporter-level customs transaction records. It is maintained by the World Bank's Exporter Dynamics Database team.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between a country's economic conditions and its median product exit rate for incumbent exporters.
• Comparing the stability of export product portfolios across different countries using the median exit rate metric.
• Modeling firm-level export survival probabilities based on aggregated country-year exit rate indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from official customs transaction records, providing a reliable administrative source.
• Aggregation at the country-year level offers a standardized indicator for cross-country comparison.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and temporal coverage is unknown, limiting reproducibility.
• Data is aggregated, preventing analysis of individual firm or product-level exit decisions.
• Potential for inconsistent customs data collection and reporting standards across countries.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level

Collection Method

Aggregated from exporter-level customs transaction records.

Geography

Multiple countries (global scope implied).