World Bank data provides exporter-level information on export transactions from customs records. The dataset focuses on the standard deviation of product survival rates for firms that have been active exporters for two years. It is produced by the World Bank's Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level.
Use Cases
- Analyze the variability (standard deviation) of product survival rates across different countries or years.
- Model exporter stability using the two-year incumbent survival metric as a dependent variable.
- Correlate product survival rate volatility with other economic indicators from the Exporter Dynamics Database.
Strengths
- Derived from official customs transaction records, providing a factual trade data foundation.
- Focuses on a specific, defined firm cohort (two-year incumbents) for consistent analysis.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Limited to the specific metric of product survival rate standard deviation for a single firm cohort.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from exporter-level customs transaction records.
- Geography
- Country-level coverage, specific countries unknown.