PWT 5.5 DESCRIP.DOC File
June 15, 1993
Description of Variables in PWT55.ASC file:
The Penn World Table (Mark 5.5)--denoted PWT 5.5-- is a revised
and updated version of the preceding (Mark 5) version. Note that it does
not contain values of some of PWT 5's variables, specifically, the
capital-stock variables, RGNP, and Ipri. Space in PWT55.ASC has
been reserved for these omitted variables but the entries for these
variables are formatted as if they were "missing values." These
variables
will be included again in the next version of the Table, PWT 5.6. (Each
omitted variable is marked with an X.)
Variable List
1
2
( POP )
= Population in 000's
( RGDPCH ) = Real GDP per capita in constant dollars (Chain Index)
(expressed in international prices, base 1985.)
3 ( C )
= Real Consumption share of GDP [%] (1985 intl. prices)
4 ( I )
= Real Investment share of GDP [%] (1985 intl. prices)
5 ( G )
= Real Government share of GDP [%] (1985 intl. prices)
6 ( RGDPL ) = Real GDP per capita (Laspeyres index) (1985 intl. prices)
7 ( RGDPTT) = Real GDP per capita in constant dollars adjusted for
changes in terms of trade (1985 international prices for
domestic absorption and current prices for exports and
imports.)
8 ( Y )
= CGDP relative to U.S. [%] (U.S.=100, current intl.
prices)
9 ( CGDP )
= Real GDP per capita (current intl. prices)
10 ( CC )
= Real Consumption share of GDP [%] (current intl. prices)
11 ( CI )
= Real Investment share of GDP [%] (current intl. prices)
12 ( CG )
= Real Government share of GDP [%] (current intl. prices)
13 ( P )
= Price level GDP [%]
(PPP GDP/ U.S. dollar exchange
rate)
14 ( PC )
= Price level Consumption [%] ([PPP of C]/XR)
15 ( PI )
= Price level Investment [%] ([PPP of I]/XR)
16 ( PG )
= Price level Government [%] ([PPP of G]/XR)
17 ( XR )
= Exchange Rate with U.S. dollar
18 ( RGDPEA ) = Real GDP per Equivalent Adult (1985 intl. prices)
19 ( RGDPW ) = Real GDP per Worker (1985 intl. prices)
20 ( KAPW )
= Capital Stock per Worker (1985 intl. prices)
X
21 ( KDUR )
= Producer Durables (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
X
22 ( KNRES ) = Nonresidential construction (% of KAPW) (1985 intl.
prices) X
23 ( KOTHER ) = Other Construction (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
X
24 ( KRES )
= Residential construction (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
X
25 ( OPEN )
= Openness (Exports+Imports)/Nominal GDP
26 ( RGNP )
= Real Gross National Product (% of CGDP)
X
27 ( IPRI )
= Gross Domestic Private Investment (% of Gross Domestic
X
Investment in current intl.prices)
Map of ASCII File
Beginning Column and Field description:
(num is numeric, char is character field)
1:
5:
21:
26:
35:
42:
49:
56:
63:
70:
77:
84:
91:
98:
105:
112:
119:
126:
133:
140:
147:
154:
161:
169:
3.0 num (LINE code for country)
15 char (COUNTRY name)
4
char or num (YEAR)
8.0 num (POP)
6.0 num (RGDPCH)
6.2 num (C)
6.2 num (I)
6.2 num (G)
6.0 num (RGDPL)
6.0 num (RGDPTT)
6.2 num (Y)
6.0 num (CGDP)
6.2 num (CC)
6.2 num (CI)
6.2 num (CG)
6.2 num (P)
6.2 num (PC)
6.2 num (PI)
6.2 num (PG)
best6. num (XR) 6 columns using decimals or scientific notation
6.0 num (RGDPEA)
6.0 num (RGDPW)
7.0 num (KAPW)
5.2 num (KDUR)
175:
181:
187:
193:
200:
207:
5.2
5.2
5.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
num
num
num
num
num
num
(KNRES)
(KOTHER)
(KRES)
(OPEN)
(RGNP)
(IPRI)
The countries are ordered alphabetically within their continent
code
(CCODE) listed below. The three letter code is the World Bank country
code. An asterisk by a country's entry indicates that the country has
never
participated in an International Comparison Programme benchmark study.
CCODE=1
2
2s
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
AFRICA
CENTRAL & NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
ASIA
EUROPE
OCEANIA
ALGERIA
ANGOLA
BENIN
BOTSWANA
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
CAMEROON
CAPE VERDE IS.
CENTRAL AFR.R.
CHAD
COMOROS
CONGO
DJIBOUTI
EGYPT
ETHIOPIA
GABON
GAMBIA
GHANA
GUINEA
GUINEA-BISS
IVORY COAST
KENYA
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
DZA
AGO
BEN
BWA
HVO
BDI
CMR
CPV
CAF
TCD
COM
COG
DJI
EGY
ETH
GAB
GMB
GHA
GIN
GNB
CIV
KEN
LSO
LBR
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALI
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
NIGER
NIGERIA
REUNION
RWANDA
SENEGAL
SEYCHELLES
SIERRA LEONE
SOMALIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SUDAN
SWAZILAND
TANZANIA
TOGO
TUNISIA
UGANDA
ZAIRE
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
BAHAMAS
BARBADOS
BELIZE
CANADA
COSTA RICA
DOMINICA
DOMINICAN REP.
EL SALVADOR
GRENADA
GUATEMALA
HAITI
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
MEXICO
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PUERTO RICO
ST.LUCIA
ST.VINCENT&GRE
TRINIDAD&TOBAGO
U.S.A.
ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
GUYANA
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
MDG
MWI
MLI
MRT
MUS
MAR
MOZ
NAM
NER
NGA
REU
RWA
SEN
SYC
SLE
SOM
ZAF
SDN
SWZ
TZA
TGO
TUN
UGA
ZAR
ZMB
ZWE
BHS
BRB
BLZ
CAN
CRI
DMA
DOM
SLV
GRD
GTM
HTI
HND
JAM
MEX
NIC
PAN
PRI
LCA
VCT
TTO
USA
ARG
BOL
BRA
CHL
COL
ECU
GUY
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
PARAGUAY
PERU
SURINAME
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BHUTAN
CHINA
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
ISRAEL
JAPAN
JORDAN
KOREA, REP.
KUWAIT
LAOS
MALAYSIA
MONGOLIA
MYANMAR
NEPAL
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PHILIPPINES
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
SINGAPORE
SRI LANKA
SYRIA
TAIWAN
THAILAND
UNITED ARAB E.
YEMEN
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BULGARIA
CYPRUS
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY, WEST
GREECE
HUNGARY
ICELAND
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
MALTA
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
PRY
PER
SUR
URY
VEN
BHR
BGD
BTN
CHN
HKG
IND
IDN
IRN
IRQ
ISR
JPN
JOR
KOR
KWT
LAO
MYS
MNG
BUR
NPL
OMN
PAK
PHL
QAT
SAU
SGP
LKA
SYR
OAN
THA
ARE
YEM
AUT
BEL
BGR
CYP
CSK
DNK
FIN
FRA
DEU
GRC
HUN
ISL
IRL
ITA
LUX
MLT
NLD
NOR
133 POLAND
4
POL
134 PORTUGAL
4
PRT
135 ROMANIA
4
*
ROM
136 SPAIN
4
ESP
137 SWEDEN
4
SWE
138 SWITZERLAND
4
*
CHE
139 TURKEY
4
TUR
140 U.K.
4
GBR
141 U.S.S.R.
4
*
SUN
142 YUGOSLAVIA
4
YUG
143 AUSTRALIA
5
AUS
144 FIJI
5
*
FJI
145 NEW ZEALAND
5
NZL
146 PAPUA N.GUINEA
5
*
PNG
147 SOLOMON IS.
5
*
SLB
148 TONGA
5
*
TON
149 VANUATU
5
*
VUT
150 WESTERN SAMOA
5
*
WSM
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