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P Data Extract From World Development Indicators
P Data Extract From World Development Indicators
Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an
Development relevance
of value added by all its producers. Value added is the value of the gross out
An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of
t U.S. dollar GDP (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD) and total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Increases in human population, whether as a result of immigratio
growth rates are calculated, see total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Unemployment is a key measure to monitor whether a country is on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of pro
Unemployment is a key measure to monitor whether a country is on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of pro
Global migration patterns have become increasingly complex in modern times, involving not just refugees, but also millions of
Limitations and exceptions
Among the difficulties faced by compilers of national accounts is the extent of unreported economic activity in the informal or
To obtain comparable series of constant price data for computing aggregates, the World Bank rescales GDP and value added b
Because future trends cannot be known with certainty, population projections have a wide range of uncertainty.
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However, women tend to be excluded from the count for various reasons. Women suffer more from discrimination and from s
However, women tend to be excluded from the count for various reasons. Women suffer more from discrimination and from s
However, only reliable input data can lead to sound estimates, regardless of the sophistication of an estimation method or eco
General comments
al accounts is the extent of unreported economic activity in the informal or secondary economy. In developing countries a large share of a
for computing aggregates, the World Bank rescales GDP and value added by industrial origin to a common reference year. Because rescali
Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its dema
The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with
National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Cau
Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
Notes from original source
informal or secondary economy. In developing countries a large share of agricultural output is either not exchanged (because it is consum
lue added by industrial origin to a common reference year. Because rescaling changes the implicit weights used in forming regional and in
WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with
Given the exceptional situation, including the scarcity of rele