Longevity of Trade Partnerships: A Duration Analysis of Ethiopia's International Trade Flows

This dataset provides a comprehensive panel of Ethiopia’s bilateral trade flows spanning from 1997 to 2023, specifically curated to examine the longevity and stability of international trade partnerships. Moving beyond traditional trade volume analysis, this data is structured for survival analysis (duration analysis) to track the lifecycle of export relationships, identifying the specific timing of trade initiation, persistence, and dissolution. The dataset integrates annual bilateral export values with a robust set of gravity-based variables, including geographic distance, contiguity (shared borders), and regional classifications, with a specific focus on Sub-Saharan African partners.