Exporter-level customs data tracks the share of established firms that cease shipping to a specific market. This World Bank indicator provides a mean exit rate, compiled from transaction-level records in the Exporter Dynamics Database. The data supports analysis of trade persistence and market volatility.
Use Cases
- Modeling exporter survival probability using the destination exit rate metric.
- Analyzing market risk by correlating exit rates with destination country economic features.
- Benchmarking trade policy effectiveness by tracking changes in incumbent exit rates over time.
Strengths
- Derived from detailed exporter-level customs transaction records.
- Provides a standardized indicator for cross-country comparison.
Limitations
- Specific row count, time coverage, and geographic scope are unknown.
- Indicator is an aggregated mean, obscuring underlying firm-level variance.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level
- Collection Method
- Calculated from customs declarations and exporter-level transaction records.
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