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PWT 5.6 DESCRIP.DOC File
November 20, 1994
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Description of Variables in PWT6.ASC file:
The Penn World Table (Mark 5.6)--denoted PWT 5.6-- is a revised
and updated version of the preceeding (Mark 5) version. Note that it
contains
two new varuiables: the standard of living index (STLIV) and the
percentage of transportation equipment to non-residential capital stock
(KTRANP).
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 ( RGDPL ) = Real GDP per capita (Laspeyres index) (1985 intl. prices)
4 ( C )
= Real Consumption share of GDP [%] (1985 intl. prices)
5 ( I )
= Real Investment share of GDP [%] (1985 intl. prices)
6 ( G )
= Real Government share of GDP [%] (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 )
= Non-residential Capital Stock per Worker (1985 intl.
prices)
21 ( KDUR )
= Producer Durables (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
22 ( KNRES ) = Nonresidential construction (% of KAPW) (1985 intl.
prices)
23 ( KOTHER ) = Other Construction (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
24
25
25
26
27
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KRES )
= Residential construction (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
KTRANP ) = Transportation Equipment (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
OPEN )
= Openness (Exports+Imports)/Nominal GDP
RGNP )
= Real Gross National Product (% of CGDP)
IPRI )
= Gross Domestic Private Investment (% of Gross Domestic
Investment in current intl.prices)
28 ( STLIV ) = Standard of Living Index (Consumption plus government
consumption minus military expenditure, % of GDP.
Map of ASCII File
Beginning Column and Field description:
(num is numeric, char is character field)
1: 3.0 num (LINE code for country)
5: 17 char (COUNTRY name in quotes)
27: 4
num (YEAR)
32: 7.0 num (POP)
40: 5.0 num (RGDPCH)
46: 5.0 num (RGDPL)
52: 5.1 num (C)
58: 5.1 num (I)
64: 5.1 num (G)
70: 5.0 num (RGDPTT)
76: 5.1 num (Y)
82: 5.0 num (CGDP)
88: 5.1 num (CC)
94: 5.1 num (CI)
100: 5.1 num (CG)
107: 6.2 num (P)
114: 6.2 num (PC)
121: 6.2 num (PI)
128: 6.2 num (PG)
135: best6. num (XR) 6 columns using decimals or scientific notation
142: 6.0 num (RGDPEA)
151: 6.0 num (RGDPW)
158: 6.0 num (KAPW)
165: 6.1 num (KDUR)
172: 6.1 num (KNRES)
179: 6.1 num (KOTHER)
186: 6.1 num (KRES)
193: 5.1 num (KTRANP)
201: 6.2 num (OPEN)
208: 6.2 num (RGNP)
215: 6.1 num (IPRI)
222: 6.1 num (STLIV)
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
AFRICA
CENTRAL & NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
ASIA
EUROPE
OCEANIA
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1 ALGERIA
1
*
DZA
2 ANGOLA
1
*
AGO
3 BENIN
1
BEN
4 BOTSWANA
1
BWA
5 BURKINA FASO
1
*
BFA
6 BURUNDI
1
*
BDI
7 CAMEROON
1
CMR
8 CAPE VERDE IS.
1
*
CPV
9 CENTRAL AFR.R.
1
*
CAF
10 CHAD
1
*
TCD
11 COMOROS
1
*
COM
12 CONGO
1
COG
13 DJIBOUTI
1
*
DJI
14 EGYPT
1
EGY
15 ETHIOPIA
1
ETH
16 GABON
1
*
GAB
17 GAMBIA
1
*
GMB
18 GHANA
1
*
GHA
19 GUINEA
1
*
GIN
20 GUINEA-BISS
1
*
GNB
21 IVORY COAST
1
CIV
22 KENYA
1
KEN
23 LESOTHO
1
*
LSO
24 LIBERIA
1
*
LBR
25 MADAGASCAR
1
MDG
26 MALAWI
1
MWI
27 MALI
1
MLI
28 MAURITANIA
1
*
MRT
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
79
80
81
82
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.KITTS&NEVIS
ST.LUCIA
ST.VINCENT&GRE
TRINIDAD&TOBAGO
U.S.A.
ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
GUYANA
PARAGUAY
PERU
SURINAME
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
2
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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
KNA
LCA
VCT
TTO
USA
ARG
BOL
BRA
CHL
COL
ECU
GUY
PRY
PER
SUR
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
133
134
135
136
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, EAST
GERMANY, WEST
GREECE
HUNGARY
ICELAND
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
MALTA
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
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
4
4
4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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
DDR
DEU
GRC
HUN
ISL
IRL
ITA
LUX
MLT
NLD
NOR
POL
PRT
137 ROMANIA
138 SPAIN
139 SWEDEN
140 SWITZERLAND
141 TURKEY
142 U.K.
143 U.S.S.R.
144 YUGOSLAVIA
145 AUSTRALIA
146 FIJI
147 NEW ZEALAND
148 PAPUA N.GUINEA
149 SOLOMON IS.
150 TONGA
151 VANUATU
152 WESTERN SAMOA
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