Global Development Network Growth Database
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Macro Time Series | Micro Time Series | Social Indicators and Fixed Factors | Government Finance
Macro Time Series (Updated December 2009)
| Series | Source |
| GDP at market prices (current $US) | GDF and WDI |
| GDP at market prices (current LCU) | Ibid. |
| GDP, PPP (current international $) | Ibid. |
| Real GDP per capita in constant prices | Penn 6.1 |
| GDP growth (annual 2%) | GDF and WDI |
| GDP per capita growth | Ibid. |
| Population, total | Ibid. |
| Popululation growth (annual %) | Ibid. |
| Urban population (% of total population) | Ibid. |
| Terms of trade adjustment (Constant LCU) | Ibid. |
| Total trade (imports + exports) (% of GDP) | Ibid. |
| Exports of goods and services (BoP, current $US) | Ibid. |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) | Ibid. |
| Imports of goods and services (BoP), current $US) | Ibid. |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) | Ibid. |
| External debt (current $US) | Ibid. |
| Official exchange rate (LCU per $US, period average) | Levine and Renelt; World’s Currency Yearbook (for 1985, 1990-1983); Adrian Wood, Global Trends in Real Exchange Rates: 1960-84, WB |
| Black Market Premium (%); 0 means zero) | GDF and WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Ibid. |
| Real interest rate (%) | Ibid. |
| Money and quasi money (M2) as % of GDP | Ibid. |
| Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP), formerly Gross domestic fixed investment | Ibid. |
| Central Government Debt (% of GDP) | Ibid. |
| Foreign Direct Investment | Ibid. |
| Percent Value of Debt (% of GNI) | Ibid. |
| Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) | Ibid. |
| Aid (% of GNI) | Ibid. |
| Public investment (% of GDP) | Pfeffermann, Kisunko, Sumlinski, “Trends in Private Investment in Developing Countries: Statistics for 1970-97″. Missing data filled in from Easterly, Rodriguez, and Schmidt-Hebbel, “Public Sector Deficits and Macroeconomic Performance”, 1994, and Bruno and Easterly JME 1998. |
| Private Investment (% of GDP) | Pfeffermann, Kisunko, Sumlinski, “Trends in Private Investment in Developing Countries: Statistics for 1970-97″. |
| Real Overvaluation | Dollar 1992 “Outward oriented development economies really do grow more rapidly: evidence from 95 LDCs, 1976-1985″ (for overvaluation index); GDF and WDI (for real effective exchange rate index calculation) |
Micro Time Series |
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| Series | Source |
| Capital per worker | Summers and Heston; Data available from 1950-1992 |
| Capital per worker (using disagg. Inv.) | Easterly and Levine (1999) |
| Capital per worker (using agg. Inv.) | Ibid. |
| Capital stock (using disagg. Inv.) | Ibid. |
| Workers | Ibid. |
| Output per worker | Ibid. |
Social Indicators (Updated December 2009) |
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| Series | Source |
| School enrollment, primary (% gross) | GDF and WDI |
| School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | Ibid. |
| School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) | Ibid. |
| Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) | Ibid. |
| Mortality rate, under 5 years (per 1,000 live births) | Ibid. |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | Ibid. |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) | Ibid. |
| Telephone mainlines per employee | Ibid. |
| Mobiles per 100 people - added December 2009 | Ibid. |
| Fixed and mobile per employee – added December 2009 | Ibid. |
| Mobile network coverage (%) – added December 2009 | Ibid. |
Fixed Factors |
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| Transition Economies (by region) | The World Bank |
| East Asia and the Pacific | Ibid. |
| East Europe and Central Asia | Ibid. |
| Middle East and North Africa | Ibid. |
| South Asia | Ibid. |
| Western Europe | Ibid. |
| North America | Ibid. |
| Sub Saharan Africa | Ibid. |
| Latin America and the Carribean | Ibid. |
| Landlock | Ibid. |
| Ethnic Fractionalization | Ibid. |
| Longitude | CIA World Fact Book |
| Latitude | Ibid. |
| Area | Ibid. |
| Income level | Ibid. |
| Low-income countries | Ibid. |
| Lower-middle income countries | Ibid. |
| Upper-middle income countries | Ibid. |
| High-income OECD countries | Ibid. |
| High-income non-OECD countries | Ibid. |
| Developing Countries | Ibid. |
| Legal origin: British | Ibid. |
| Legal Origin: French | Ibid. |
| Legal Origin: Socialist | Ibid. |
| Legal Origin: German | Ibid. |
| Legal Origin: Scandinavian | Ibid. |
| Exporters of manufactures | World Development Report |
| Exporters of nonfueld primary products | Ibid. |
| Exporters of fuels (mainly oil) | Ibid. |
| Exporters of services | Ibid. |
| Diversified exporters | Ibid. |
| Not classified by export category | Ibid. |
Government Finance |
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| Series | Source |
| Overall decific/surplus | IMF, GDF |
| Total revenue and grants | Ibid. |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | Ibid. |
| Social Security contributions | Ibid. |
| Taxes on payroll or work force | Ibid. |
| Taxes on property | Ibid. |
| Domestic taxes on goods and services | Ibid. |
| Taxes on international trade and transactions | Ibid. |
| Other taxes | Ibid. |
| Total Revenue | Ibid. |
| Tax Revenue | Ibid. |
| Nontax Revenue | Ibid. |
| Capital Revenue | Ibid. |
| Current Revenue | Ibid. |
| Grants | Ibid. |
| Total Expenditure | Ibid. |
| General Public Services | Ibid. |
| Public Order and Safety | Ibid. |
| Defense | Ibid. |
| Education | Ibid. |
| Health | Ibid. |
| Social Security and Welfare | Ibid. |
| Housing and community amenities | Ibid. |
| Recreational, cultural and religious affairs | Ibid. |
| Economic Affairs and Services | Ibid. |
| Agri, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Ibid. |
| Mining and Mineral Resources, Manufacturing and Construction | Ibid. |
| Fuel and energy | Ibid. |
| Transportation and Communication | Ibid. |
| Other economic affairs and services | Ibid. |
| Other expenditures | Ibid. |
| Current expenditure on goods and services | Ibid. |
| Wages and Salaries; Employer contributions | Ibid. |
| Other purchases of goods and services | Ibid. |
| Employer Contributions | Ibid. |
| Interest payments | Ibid. |
| Subsidies | Ibid. |
| Transfers to other levels of national government | Ibid. |
| Transfers abroad | Ibid. |
| Transfers to nonprofit institutions and Households | Ibid. |
| Current Expenditure | Ibid. |
| Capital Expenditure | Ibid. |
| Acquisition of fixed assets | Ibid. |
| Expenditure and lending minus repayments | Ibid. |
