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Exporter Dynamics Database 1997-2014

Albania, Belgium, Bolivia...and 64 more, 1997 - 2014
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Reference ID
WLD_1997-2014_ExDD_v03_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/agcr-yt74
Producer(s)
Development Research Group, Trade and International Integration Unit
Collection(s)
Development Research Microdata Fragility, Conflict and Violence
Metadata
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Identification

Survey ID Number
WLD_1997-2014_ExDD_v03_M
Title
Exporter Dynamics Database 1997-2014
Country/Economy
Name Country code
Albania ALB
Belgium BEL
Bolivia BOL
Botswana BWA
Brazil BRA
Bulgaria BGR
Burkina Faso BFA
Cambodia KHM
Cameroon CMR
Chile CHL
Colombia COL
Costa Rica CRI
Croatia HRV
Denmark DNK
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY
El Salvador SLV
Estonia EST
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Georgia GEO
Germany DEU
Guatemala GTM
Guinea GIN
Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN
Jordan JOR
Kenya KEN
Kosovo KSV
Kuwait KWT
Lao PDR LAO
Lebanon LBN
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MWI
Mali MLI
Mauritius MUS
Mexico MEX
Morocco MAR
Myanmar MMR
Nepal NPL
New Zealand NZL
Nicaragua NIC
Niger NER
North Macedonia MKD
Norway NOR
Pakistan PAK
Paraguay PRY
Peru PER
Portugal PRT
Romania ROU
Rwanda RWA
Sao Tome and Principe STP
Senegal SEN
Slovenia SVN
South Africa ZAF
Spain ESP
Sri Lanka LKA
Sweden SWE
Tanzania TZA
Thailand THA
Timor-Leste TLS
Turkiye TUR
Uganda UGA
Uruguay URY
Yemen, Rep. YEM
Zambia ZMB
Study type
Administrative, Trade
Abstract
The Exporter Dynamics Database is the first database providing measures of exporter characteristics and dynamics across 70 countries across all geographic regions and income levels. The Exporter Dynamics Database contains close to 100 measures covering the basic characteristics of exporters, their distribution by size, the diversification in their products and markets, their dynamics in terms of entry, exit and survival, and the average unit prices of the goods they trade.
Kind of Data
Administrative records (customs)

Version

Version Description
v3: Edited dataset for public distribution. Please note that the datasets have been updated for Burkina Faso
Version Date
2015-12-09

Scope

Notes
Until not long ago, most trade databases focused on the aggregate flows of goods across borders and not on the exporting firms behind these flows. The Exporter Dynamics Database version 1.0 filled that gap by providing the first public database with detailed comparable information on the micro-structure of trade flows between countries. It offered a comprehensive picture of exporter dynamics in developed and developing countries.

Drawing upon data sets covering the universe of export transactions obtained directly from customs agencies, the measures in the Exporter Dynamics Database are comparable across countries. They cover basic micro-characteristics of the export sector (number of exporters, their size and growth), the degree of concentration and of diversification of exporters, their dynamics in terms of entry, exit and survival, and the average unit prices of the products they trade.

The Exporter Dynamics Database is helping to enhance our understanding of the micro foundations of export growth and lead to more informed policy-making. The measures in the Exporter Dynamics Database have been extensively used to support analytical work conducted for policy advising and they have also helped generate novel research by researchers in international organizations, academia, think tanks, etc.

The Exporter Dynamics Database version 2.0 now offers information for 70 countries. It also contains updated information and its time coverage has been extended with 2005-2012 being the period most commonly covered. For a selected group of countries, data is available from the 1990s and beyond 2012.
Keywords
Keyword
firm exports, export diversification, export dynamics, exporter, competitiveness, transaction, customs, export growth, export survival, firm dynamics, concentration, entry, exit, unit prices, export dynamics, intensive and extensive margin of trade

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The database covers 70 countries across all geographic regions and income levels. It covers the following countries: Albania, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Rep, Laos, Lebanon, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, and Zambia.
Universe
All sectors except HS2 digit code 27. All ISIC revision 3, 3-digit manufacturing industries codes 151-369.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Development Research Group, Trade and International Integration Unit World Bank
Producers
Name Affiliation
Ana Margarida Fernandes DECTI
Martha Denisse Pierola DECTI
Aldo Pazzini Bortoluzzi DECTI
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Knowledge for Change Program KCP II
Multi Donor Trust Fund MDTF
Strategic Research Partnership on Economic Development SRP

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
1997 2014
Data Collection Notes
Data was gathered primarily from government customs administrations. For more information, please visit the Exporter Dynamics Database website contributors section.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Development Research Group World Bank research@worldbank.org Link
Citation requirements
Users of the Database should please cite its source as:

Cebeci, T., Fernandes, A., Freund, C. and M. Pierola (2012). "Exporter Dynamics Database," World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 6229.
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
Development Economics Research Group, Trade and International Integration Unit World Bank research@worldbank.org Link

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_WLD_1997-2014_ExDD_v04_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2015-10-15
DDI Document version
DDI Document - Version 04 - (05/24/21)
This version is identical to DDI_WLD_1997-2014_ExDD_v03_M_WB but country field has been updated to capture all the countries covered by survey.

Version 03 (December 2015) - Datasets have been updated for Burkina Faso
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