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Definitions, interpretation notes and comparable country tables for 32 widely used World Development Indicators.

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Economy & income

NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

GDP per capita

Economic output per person at current market exchange rates.

current US$

NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD

GDP per capita, PPP

Output per person adjusted for differences in purchasing power.

international $

NY.GDP.MKTP.CD

GDP

Total economic output valued at current market exchange rates.

current US$

NY.GNP.PCAP.CD

GNI per capita

National income per person converted with the World Bank Atlas method.

current US$, Atlas method

NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

GDP growth

Annual percentage growth of inflation-adjusted GDP.

annual %

FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

Inflation

Annual change in consumer prices.

annual %

NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS

Services value added

Services value added as a share of total economic output.

% of GDP

GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS

Tax revenue

Compulsory government tax receipts relative to GDP.

% of GDP

Trade & investment

NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Trade openness

Exports plus imports as a share of GDP.

% of GDP

NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS

Exports

Exports of goods and services relative to GDP.

% of GDP

NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS

Imports

Imports of goods and services relative to GDP.

% of GDP

BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Current account balance

Net current transactions with the rest of the world relative to GDP.

% of GDP

People & labor

SP.POP.TOTL

Population

Total resident population.

people

SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS

Urban population

Share of people living in urban areas.

% of population

SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Unemployment

Modeled ILO estimate of unemployment.

% of labor force

SP.DYN.TFRT.IN

Fertility rate

Expected lifetime births per woman under current age-specific rates.

births per woman

Digital & infrastructure

IT.NET.USER.ZS

Internet use

Share of people who used the internet recently.

% of population

IT.CEL.SETS.P2

Mobile subscriptions

Active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

per 100 people

EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS

Electricity access

Share of the population with access to electricity.

% of population

Climate & innovation

EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5

CO₂ emissions per capita

Carbon dioxide emissions excluding land-use change per resident.

tonnes CO₂e per person