Exporter-level customs data measures the median survival rate of firms in export destinations after two years of operation. The dataset is part of the Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level, compiled from customs transaction records. The specific temporal coverage and volume are not detailed in the provided information.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between a firm's age as an incumbent and its median survival_rate in specific export destinations.
- Model country-level export market resilience using survival_rate as a key performance indicator.
- Compare survival trends across different geographies using the country-year aggregation structure.
Strengths
- Derived from detailed exporter-level customs transaction records.
- Provides a calculated median metric (survival rate) for standardized cross-country comparison.
Limitations
- The specific row count, time range, and number of countries covered are unknown.
- Lacks granular firm-level columns, offering only aggregated country-year indicators.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, Exporter Dynamics Database – Indicators at Country-Year Level
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from customs export transaction records.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Multiple countries, specific coverage unknown.