Exporter-level information on export transactions derived from customs data. The dataset is part of the Exporter Dynamics Database, providing country-year level indicators from the World Bank. It includes a specific indicator measuring the standard deviation of the share of new destinations in the total export value of incumbent firms.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between the 'Share of New Destinations in TEV of Incumbents: StDev' indicator and macroeconomic factors like GDP growth.
- Model firm-level export volatility using the standard deviation metric of new destination share across country-year groups.
- Benchmark a country's export diversification against peers using the calculated standard deviation of incumbent firms' trade value shares.
Strengths
- Data originates from official customs transaction records, providing a high-fidelity source.
- Indicator is calculated at the exporter level, enabling granular firm dynamics analysis.
- Part of a structured database (Exporter Dynamics Database) ensuring consistent methodology.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
- The absence of a known last update date raises concerns about temporal staleness for current analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank - Exporter Dynamics Database
- Collection Method
- Calculated from customs records of export transactions.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Country-level coverage (specific countries unknown).