November 20, 1994
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 ( POP ) = Population in 000's
2 ( 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 ( KRES ) = Residential construction (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
25 ( KTRANP ) = Transportation Equipment (% of KAPW) (1985 intl. prices)
25 ( OPEN ) = Openness (Exports+Imports)/Nominal GDP
26 ( RGNP ) = Real Gross National Product (% of CGDP)
27 ( 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 AFRICA
2 CENTRAL & NORTH AMERICA
2s SOUTH AMERICA
3 ASIA
4 EUROPE
5 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 MAURITIUS 1 MUS
30 MOROCCO 1 MAR
31 MOZAMBIQUE 1 * MOZ
32 NAMIBIA 1 * NAM
33 NIGER 1 * NER
34 NIGERIA 1 NGA
35 REUNION 1 * REU
36 RWANDA 1 RWA
37 SENEGAL 1 SEN
38 SEYCHELLES 1 * SYC
39 SIERRA LEONE 1 SLE
40 SOMALIA 1 * SOM
41 SOUTH AFRICA 1 * ZAF
42 SUDAN 1 * SDN
43 SWAZILAND 1 SWZ
44 TANZANIA 1 TZA
45 TOGO 1 * TGO
46 TUNISIA 1 TUN
47 UGANDA 1 * UGA
48 ZAIRE 1 * ZAR
49 ZAMBIA 1 ZMB
50 ZIMBABWE 1 ZWE
51 BAHAMAS 2 BHS
52 BARBADOS 2 BRB
53 BELIZE 2 * BLZ
54 CANADA 2 CAN
55 COSTA RICA 2 CRI
56 DOMINICA 2 * DMA
57 DOMINICAN REP. 2 DOM
58 EL SALVADOR 2 SLV
59 GRENADA 2 GRD
60 GUATEMALA 2 GTM
61 HAITI 2 * HTI
62 HONDURAS 2 HND
63 JAMAICA 2 JAM
64 MEXICO 2 MEX
65 NICARAGUA 2 * NIC
66 PANAMA 2 PAN
67 PUERTO RICO 2 * PRI
68 ST.KITTS&NEVIS 2 * KNA
69 ST.LUCIA 2 LCA
70 ST.VINCENT&GRE 2 * VCT
71 TRINIDAD&TOBAGO 2 TTO
72 U.S.A. 2 USA
73 ARGENTINA 2s ARG
74 BOLIVIA 2s BOL
75 BRAZIL 2s BRA
76 CHILE 2s CHL
77 COLOMBIA 2s COL
78 ECUADOR 2s ECU
79 GUYANA 2s * GUY
80 PARAGUAY 2s PRY
81 PERU 2s PER
82 SURINAME 2s SUR
83 URUGUAY 2s URY
84 VENEZUELA 2s VEN
85 BAHRAIN 3 * BHR
86 BANGLADESH 3 BGD
87 BHUTAN 3 * BTN
88 CHINA 3 * CHN
89 HONG KONG 3 HKG
90 INDIA 3 IND
91 INDONESIA 3 IDN
92 IRAN 3 IRN
93 IRAQ 3 * IRQ
94 ISRAEL 3 ISR
95 JAPAN 3 JPN
96 JORDAN 3 * JOR
97 KOREA, REP. 3 KOR
98 KUWAIT 3 * KWT
99 LAOS 3 * LAO
100 MALAYSIA 3 MYS
101 MONGOLIA 3 * MNG
102 MYANMAR 3 * BUR
103 NEPAL 3 NPL
104 OMAN 3 * OMN
105 PAKISTAN 3 PAK
106 PHILIPPINES 3 PHL
107 QATAR 3 * QAT
108 SAUDI ARABIA 3 * SAU
109 SINGAPORE 3 * SGP
110 SRI LANKA 3 LKA
111 SYRIA 3 SYR
112 TAIWAN 3 * OAN
113 THAILAND 3 THA
114 UNITED ARAB E. 3 * ARE
115 YEMEN 3 * YEM
116 AUSTRIA 4 AUT
117 BELGIUM 4 BEL
118 BULGARIA 4 * BGR
119 CYPRUS 4 * CYP
120 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 4 * CSK
121 DENMARK 4 DNK
122 FINLAND 4 FIN
123 FRANCE 4 FRA
124 GERMANY, EAST 4 * DDR
125 GERMANY, WEST 4 DEU
126 GREECE 4 GRC
127 HUNGARY 4 HUN
128 ICELAND 4 * ISL
129 IRELAND 4 IRL
130 ITALY 4 ITA
131 LUXEMBOURG 4 LUX
132 MALTA 4 * MLT
133 NETHERLANDS 4 NLD
134 NORWAY 4 NOR
135 POLAND 4 POL
136 PORTUGAL 4 PRT
137 ROMANIA 4 * ROM
138 SPAIN 4 ESP
139 SWEDEN 4 SWE
140 SWITZERLAND 4 * CHE
141 TURKEY 4 TUR
142 U.K. 4 GBR
143 U.S.S.R. 4 * SUN
144 YUGOSLAVIA 4 YUG
145 AUSTRALIA 5 AUS
146 FIJI 5 * FJI
147 NEW ZEALAND 5 NZL
148 PAPUA N.GUINEA 5 * PNG
149 SOLOMON IS. 5 * SLB
150 TONGA 5 * TON
151 VANUATU 5 * VUT
152 WESTERN SAMOA 5 * WSM