Shortdefinition: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

name: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

sourceOrganization: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.


IndicatorName: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Longdefinition: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Periodicity: Annual

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.

Topic: Environment: Density & urbanization

Aggregationmethod: Weighted average

value: World Development Indicators

value: Urban Development


sourceNote: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Rural population density (rural population per sq. km of arable land)

Longdefinition: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

value: Africa Development Indicators

sourceNote: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.


Shortdefinition: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

name: Rural population density (rural population per sq. km of arable land)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


Population in largest city

IndicatorName: Population in largest city

Longdefinition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.


Shortdefinition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

sourceOrganization: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.


sourceNote: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Longdefinition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.


Shortdefinition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

name: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)


sourceNote: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.


IndicatorName: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Longdefinition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.

sourceNote: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.


Shortdefinition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.

name: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)

Longdefinition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.

sourceNote: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.

value: Climate Change


Shortdefinition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.

name: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Water productivity, total (constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal)

Longdefinition: Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

Topic: Environment: Freshwater

name: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal)

value: Environment

name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


Shortdefinition: Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.

sourceOrganization: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.


sourceNote: Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Longdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

value: Infrastructure


Shortdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

name: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

sourceOrganization: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.


sourceNote: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Longdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.


Shortdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

name: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)


sourceNote: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.


IndicatorName: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Longdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.


Shortdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

name: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)


sourceNote: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

Longdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Aggregationmethod: Sum


Shortdefinition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

name: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)


sourceNote: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)


name: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)


IndicatorName: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)

Longdefinition: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.


Shortdefinition: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.

name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)


sourceNote: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)

Longdefinition: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.


name: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)

sourceNote: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.


Shortdefinition: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates


Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km)

IndicatorName: Terrestrial protected areas (sq. km)

Longdefinition: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.

Source: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.

Topic: Environment: Biodiversity & protected areas

sourceNote: Nationally protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, and litoral (intertidal) areas are not included. The data also do not include sites protected under local or provincial law.


Shortdefinition: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.

sourceOrganization: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total surface area)

name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

sourceNote: Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.

sourceOrganization: World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) where the compilation and management is carried out by United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in collaboration with governments, non-governmental organizations, academia and industry. The data is available online through the Protected Planet website (https://www.protectedplanet.net/).


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


Marine protected areas (sq. km)

IndicatorName: Marine protected areas (sq. km)

Longdefinition: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.

Source: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Topic: Environment: Land use


Shortdefinition: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.


sourceNote: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.


IndicatorName: Marine protected areas (% of total surface area)

name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%)

Longdefinition: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Global Financial Stability Report.

Topic: Financial Sector: Assets

Aggregationmethod: Median

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund, Financial Soundness Indicators.

value: Financial Sector


Shortdefinition: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.

name: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%)


sourceNote: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Gold, valued at year-end London prices (current US$)

Longdefinition: The gold component of reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: Balance of payments: Reserves & other items

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund.


Shortdefinition: The gold component of reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.

name: Gold, valued at year-end London prices (current US$)


sourceNote: The gold component of reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)

Longdefinition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

value: Economy & Growth

value: External Debt


Shortdefinition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

name: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.


sourceNote: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Total reserves including gold valued at London gold price (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross international reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position of members in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component is valued at end-of-year London prices.


Shortdefinition: Gross international reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position of members in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component is valued at end-of-year London prices.

name: Total reserves including gold valued at London gold price (current US$)


sourceNote: Gross international reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position of members in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component is valued at end-of-year London prices.


Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP)

IndicatorName: Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.


Shortdefinition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.


sourceNote: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.


IndicatorName: Total reserves (% of total external debt)

Longdefinition: International reserves to total external debt stocks.

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance.

sourceOrganization: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.


Shortdefinition: International reserves to total external debt stocks.

name: Total reserves (% of total external debt)


sourceNote: International reserves to total external debt stocks.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


Total reserves in months of imports

IndicatorName: Total reserves in months of imports

Longdefinition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].


Shortdefinition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].


sourceNote: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Total reserves in months of imports of goods and services

Longdefinition: The number of months for which a country's reserves can sustain its imports. Gross international reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position of members in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component is valued at end-of-year London prices. Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments.  Data are in current US dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Bank country economists.


Shortdefinition: The number of months for which a country's reserves can sustain its imports. Gross international reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position of members in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component is valued at end-of-year London prices. Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments.  Data are in current US dollars.

name: Total reserves in months of imports of goods and services

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund, World Bank country economists.


sourceNote: The number of months for which a country's reserves can sustain its imports. Gross international reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position of members in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component is valued at end-of-year London prices. Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments.  Data are in current US dollars.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


Total reserves minus gold (current US$)

IndicatorName: Total reserves minus gold (current US$)

Longdefinition: Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


Shortdefinition: Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


sourceNote: Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Claims on private sector, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Change in domestic credit to the private sector covers changes in claims on private non-financial corporations, households, and non-profit institutions. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.

Source: World Bank country economists.


Shortdefinition: Change in domestic credit to the private sector covers changes in claims on private non-financial corporations, households, and non-profit institutions. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.

name: Claims on private sector, flow (current LCU)


sourceNote: Change in domestic credit to the private sector covers changes in claims on private non-financial corporations, households, and non-profit institutions. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.


Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the non financial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the non financial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the non financial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Net domestic credit to government, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Change in domestic credit  to government includes changes in net claims on central government, and changes in claims on  state and local government as well as on non-financial public corporations. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Change in domestic credit  to government includes changes in net claims on central government, and changes in claims on  state and local government as well as on non-financial public corporations. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.

name: Net domestic credit to government, flow (current LCU)


sourceNote: Change in domestic credit  to government includes changes in net claims on central government, and changes in claims on  state and local government as well as on non-financial public corporations. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.


IndicatorName: Claims on central government, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit to government budget. Data are in current local currencies. AF stands for annual flow.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit to government budget. Data are in current local currencies. AF stands for annual flow.

name: Claims on central government, flow (current LCU)


sourceNote: Net domestic credit to government budget. Data are in current local currencies. AF stands for annual flow.


Total assets, flow (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Total assets, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Change in liabilities consists of changes in money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Change in liabilities consists of changes in money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.


sourceNote: Change in liabilities consists of changes in money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.


Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Claims on other official entities, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit to other official entities of government. Data are in current local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit to other official entities of government. Data are in current local currencies.

name: Claims on other official entities, flow (current LCU)


sourceNote: Net domestic credit to other official entities of government. Data are in current local currencies.


IndicatorName: Claims on nonmonetary financial institutions, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit  to other financial institutions (non-governmental). Data are in current local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit  to other financial institutions (non-governmental). Data are in current local currencies.

name: Claims on nonmonetary financial institutions, flow (current LCU)


sourceNote: Net domestic credit  to other financial institutions (non-governmental). Data are in current local currencies.


IndicatorName: Claims on private sector and other financial institutions, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit to Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit to Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.

name: Claims on private sector and other financial institutions, flow (current LCU)


sourceNote: Net domestic credit to Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.


IndicatorName: Net domestic credit to private sector, stock (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit to private sector of the Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.

sourceNote: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32S..ZK) include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit to private sector of the Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.

name: Net domestic credit to private sector, stock (current LCU)


Net domestic credit (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Net domestic credit (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the nonfinancial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.

sourceNote: Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32). Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the nonfinancial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.

name: Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU)


sourceNote: Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Claims on governments and other public entities (% of GDP)

sourceOrganization:
"International Monetary Fund.
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name: Claims on governments and other public entities (% of GDP)


IndicatorName: Claims on governments, etc. (annual growth as % of M2)

sourceNote: Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Money and quasi money (M2) comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.


name: Claims on governments, etc. (annual growth as % of M2)


IndicatorName: Claims on central government (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Claims on the central government, net is defined as the central  governments direct financial obligations to the country’s financial institutions less any claims the central government has on those  institutions.

Source: International Monetary Fund


Shortdefinition: Claims on the central government, net is defined as the central  governments direct financial obligations to the country’s financial institutions less any claims the central government has on those  institutions.

name: Claims on central government (current LCU)


sourceNote: Claims on the central government, net is defined as the central  governments direct financial obligations to the country’s financial institutions less any claims the central government has on those  institutions.


Total assets (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Total assets (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Liabilities consists of money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net, end of year stocks.


Shortdefinition: Liabilities consists of money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net, end of year stocks.


sourceNote: Liabilities consists of money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net, end of year stocks.


Net foreign assets (current US$)

IndicatorName: Net foreign assets (current US$)

Longdefinition: Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


Shortdefinition: Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


sourceNote: Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


Net foreign assets (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Net foreign assets (current LCU)

name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Net domestic credit to other official entities, stock (current LCU)


name: Net domestic credit to other official entities, stock (current LCU)


IndicatorName: Net domestic credit to other private financial institutions, stock (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net domestic credit to other financial institutions of the Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Net domestic credit to other financial institutions of the Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.

name: Net domestic credit to other private financial institutions, stock (current LCU)


sourceNote: Net domestic credit to other financial institutions of the Rest of the economy (excludes government). Data are in current local currencies.


IndicatorName: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of M2)

Longdefinition: Claims on private sector (IFS line 32d) include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Money and quasi money (M2) comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.


Shortdefinition: Claims on private sector (IFS line 32d) include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Money and quasi money (M2) comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.

name: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of M2)


sourceNote: Claims on private sector (IFS line 32d) include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Money and quasi money (M2) comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.


IndicatorName: Net domestic credit to rest of economy, stock (current LCU)


name: Net domestic credit to rest of economy, stock (current LCU)


Longdefinition: Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU) is the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.

Topic: Financial Sector: Monetary holdings (liabilities)


Shortdefinition: Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU) is the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.


sourceNote: Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU) is the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.


IndicatorName: Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU)


name: Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU)


IndicatorName: Other liabilities excluding M2, flow (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Other liabilities excluding M2 (current LCU).


Shortdefinition: Other liabilities excluding M2 (current LCU).

name: Other liabilities excluding M2, flow (current LCU)


sourceNote: Other liabilities excluding M2 (current LCU).


IndicatorName: Other liabilities excluding M2 (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Other liabilities excluding M2, flow (current LCU).


Shortdefinition: Other liabilities excluding M2, flow (current LCU).

name: Other liabilities excluding M2 (current LCU)


sourceNote: Other liabilities excluding M2, flow (current LCU).


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


Central bank intervention rate (%)

IndicatorName: Central bank intervention rate (%)

Longdefinition: Central bank intervention rate.

Topic: Financial Sector: Interest rates

Shortdefinition: Central bank intervention rate.

sourceNote: Central bank intervention rate.

sourceOrganization: World Bank country economists.


Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

IndicatorName: Consumer price index (2005 = 100)

Topic: Financial Sector: Exchange rates & prices

sourceNote: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Data are period averages.


Longdefinition: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


Shortdefinition: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

IndicatorName: Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Longdefinition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


Shortdefinition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


sourceNote: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


Wholesale price index (2010 = 100)

IndicatorName: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100)

Longdefinition: Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


Shortdefinition: Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


sourceNote: Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.


Deposit interest rate (%)

IndicatorName: Deposit interest rate (%)

sourceNote: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.


Longdefinition: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.


Shortdefinition: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.


Real deposit interest rate (%)

IndicatorName: Real deposit interest rate (%)

Longdefinition: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.


Shortdefinition: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.


sourceNote: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.


Bond interest rate (%)

IndicatorName: Bond interest rate (%)

Longdefinition: Bond interest rate (%).

Shortdefinition: Bond interest rate (%).

sourceNote: Bond interest rate (%).


IndicatorName: International interest rate, implicit (%)

Longdefinition: International interest rate (implicit, %).


Shortdefinition: International interest rate (implicit, %).

name: International interest rate, implicit (%)


sourceNote: International interest rate (implicit, %).


Lending interest rate (%)

IndicatorName: Lending interest rate (%)

Longdefinition: Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.

sourceNote: Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.


Shortdefinition: Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.


IndicatorName: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)

Longdefinition: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.

sourceNote: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.


Shortdefinition: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.

name: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)


Money market rate (%)

IndicatorName: Money market rate (%)

Longdefinition: Money market interest rate, IFS line 60b (%).

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.


Shortdefinition: Money market interest rate, IFS line 60b (%).


sourceNote: Money market interest rate, IFS line 60b (%).


Real interest rate (%)

IndicatorName: Real interest rate (%)

sourceNote: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.


IndicatorName: Risk premium on lending (prime rate minus treasury bill rate, %)

Longdefinition: Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime private sector customers minus the "risk free" treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics database.

name: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)

sourceNote: Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the "risk free" treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.


Shortdefinition: Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime private sector customers minus the "risk free" treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government.

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics database.


Time deposits interest rate (%)

IndicatorName: Time deposits interest rate (%)

Longdefinition: Interest, deposit rate, shows the average rate offered by banks to resident customers for demand, time, and savings deposits. This item is equal to line 60l..zf in the IMFs International Financial Statistics publication.


Shortdefinition: Interest, deposit rate, shows the average rate offered by banks to resident customers for demand, time, and savings deposits. This item is equal to line 60l..zf in the IMFs International Financial Statistics publication.


sourceNote: Interest, deposit rate, shows the average rate offered by banks to resident customers for demand, time, and savings deposits. This item is equal to line 60l..zf in the IMFs International Financial Statistics publication.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


Real interest on time deposit (%)

IndicatorName: Real interest on time deposit (%)

Longdefinition: IFS, line 60 lc deflated by CPI.

Shortdefinition: IFS, line 60 lc deflated by CPI.

sourceNote: IFS, line 60 lc deflated by CPI.

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.


IndicatorName: Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.


Shortdefinition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

name: Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU)


sourceNote: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.


IndicatorName: Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

sourceNote: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

sourceOrganization: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

value: Private Sector


name: Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


Demand deposits (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Demand deposits (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Demand deposits.

Shortdefinition: Demand deposits.

sourceNote: Demand deposits.


Time deposits (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Time deposits (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Time deposits.

Shortdefinition: Time deposits.

sourceNote: Time deposits.


IndicatorName: Adjustments to foreign scheduled principal repayments (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid in foreign currency, goods, or services in the year specified.

Source: World Bank country economists

Topic: Public Sector: Government finance: Deficit & financing

sourceNote: Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified.

sourceOrganization: World Bank country economists


Shortdefinition: Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid in foreign currency, goods, or services in the year specified.

name: Adjustments to foreign scheduled principal repayments (current LCU)


IndicatorName: Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.


Shortdefinition: The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.

name: Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.


IndicatorName: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.

name: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.

name: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.

name: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.


IndicatorName: Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).


Shortdefinition: Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).

name: Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)


sourceNote: Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).


IndicatorName: Central government debt, monetary system credit (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Domestic debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities to the monetary system. Data are in current local currencies.


Shortdefinition: Domestic debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities to the monetary system. Data are in current local currencies.

name: Central government debt, monetary system credit (current LCU)


sourceNote: Domestic debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities to the monetary system. Data are in current local currencies.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Central government debt, other domestic (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Domestic debt to other in current local currencies.

Source: World Bank and Global Development Finance.


Shortdefinition: Domestic debt to other in current local currencies.

name: Central government debt, other domestic (current LCU)

sourceOrganization: World Bank and Global Development Finance.


sourceNote: Domestic debt to other in current local currencies.


External debt, end year (current US$)

IndicatorName: External debt, end year (current US$)

Longdefinition: Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the  past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


Shortdefinition: Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the  past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


sourceNote: Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the  past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


External debt, end year (current LCU)

IndicatorName: External debt, end year (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the  past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the  past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the  past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.


Total government debt (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Total government debt (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.  Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Central government arrears on domestic debt (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Central government arrears on domestic debt.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Central government arrears on domestic debt.  Data are in current local currency.

name: Central government arrears on domestic debt (current LCU)


sourceNote: Central government arrears on domestic debt.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Central government arrears on external debt (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Central government arrears on external debt.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Central government arrears on external debt.  Data are in current local currency.

name: Central government arrears on external debt (current LCU)


sourceNote: Central government arrears on external debt.  Data are in current local currency.


External borrowing, net (current LCU)

IndicatorName: External borrowing, net (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other.  Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Domestic financing, monetary system credit (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Domestic financing, monetary system credit. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Domestic financing, monetary system credit. Data are in current local currency.

name: Domestic financing, monetary system credit (current LCU)


sourceNote: Domestic financing, monetary system credit. Data are in current local currency.


Other domestic borrowing (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Other domestic borrowing (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Domestic financing (obtained from residents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other than those for currency issues or demand, time, or savings deposits with government--or claims on others held by government and changes in government holdings of cash and deposits. Government guarantees of the debt of others are excluded. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Domestic financing (obtained from residents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other than those for currency issues or demand, time, or savings deposits with government--or claims on others held by government and changes in government holdings of cash and deposits. Government guarantees of the debt of others are excluded. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Domestic financing (obtained from residents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other than those for currency issues or demand, time, or savings deposits with government--or claims on others held by government and changes in government holdings of cash and deposits. Government guarantees of the debt of others are excluded. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Financing, including external capital grants. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Financing, including external capital grants. Data are in current local currency.

name: Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: Financing, including external capital grants. Data are in current local currency.


Total current grants (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Total current grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Grants include grants from other foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Grants include grants from other foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units.  Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Grants include grants from other foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units.  Data are in current local currency.


External capital grants (current LCU)

IndicatorName: External capital grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are

Shortdefinition: Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are


Nontax receipts (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Nontax receipts (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Receipts from sources other than the tax system like property income, fees, fines, and contributions to government employee pension funds within government.  Data ate in current local currency.

Topic: Public Sector: Government finance: Expense


Shortdefinition: Receipts from sources other than the tax system like property income, fees, fines, and contributions to government employee pension funds within government.  Data ate in current local currency.


sourceNote: Receipts from sources other than the tax system like property income, fees, fines, and contributions to government employee pension funds within government.  Data ate in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Total revenue including current grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Total revenue and grants equals the sum of government revenue and grants. Revenue includes all nonrepayable and nonrepaying government  receipts other than grants. Grants are defined as unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Total revenue and grants equals the sum of government revenue and grants. Revenue includes all nonrepayable and nonrepaying government  receipts other than grants. Grants are defined as unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts. Data are in current local currency.

name: Total revenue including current grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: Total revenue and grants equals the sum of government revenue and grants. Revenue includes all nonrepayable and nonrepaying government  receipts other than grants. Grants are defined as unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Central government revenue excluding all grants  (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Central government revenue excluding all grants.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Central government revenue excluding all grants.  Data are in current local currency.

name: Central government revenue excluding all grants  (current LCU)


sourceNote: Central government revenue excluding all grants.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Central government revenues, excluding all grants (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Central government revenues, excluding all grants.


Shortdefinition: Central government revenues, excluding all grants.

name: Central government revenues, excluding all grants (% of GDP)


sourceNote: Central government revenues, excluding all grants.


IndicatorName: Total currrent revenues  including current grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Current revenue (including grants) includes all revenue from taxes and current nontax revenues such as fines, fees, recoveries, and income from property or sales, and grants. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Current revenue (including grants) includes all revenue from taxes and current nontax revenues such as fines, fees, recoveries, and income from property or sales, and grants. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.

name: Total currrent revenues  including current grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: Current revenue (including grants) includes all revenue from taxes and current nontax revenues such as fines, fees, recoveries, and income from property or sales, and grants. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Current revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales.  Data are in current local currency.

name: Current revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)


sourceNote: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales.  Data are in current local currency.


Capital revenue (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Capital revenue (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Capital revenue comprises proceeds from the sale of nonfinancial capital assets, including land, intangible assets, stocks, and fixed capital assets of buildings, construction and equipment of more than a minimum value and usable for more than one year in the process of production, and receipts of unrequited transfers for capital purposes from nongovernmental sources. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Capital revenue comprises proceeds from the sale of nonfinancial capital assets, including land, intangible assets, stocks, and fixed capital assets of buildings, construction and equipment of more than a minimum value and usable for more than one year in the process of production, and receipts of unrequited transfers for capital purposes from nongovernmental sources. Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Capital revenue comprises proceeds from the sale of nonfinancial capital assets, including land, intangible assets, stocks, and fixed capital assets of buildings, construction and equipment of more than a minimum value and usable for more than one year in the process of production, and receipts of unrequited transfers for capital purposes from nongovernmental sources. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Highest marginal tax rate, corporate rate (%)

Longdefinition: Highest marginal tax rate (corporate rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of corporations.

Source: KPMG's Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey 2009 (www.kpmg.com), and PricewaterhouseCoopers's Worldwide Tax Summaries Online (www.pwc.com).

Topic: Public Sector: Government finance: Revenue

value: Public Sector


Shortdefinition: Highest marginal tax rate (corporate rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of corporations.

name: Highest marginal tax rate, corporate rate (%)

sourceOrganization: KPMG's Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey 2009 (www.kpmg.com), and PricewaterhouseCoopers's Worldwide Tax Summaries Online (www.pwc.com).


sourceNote: Highest marginal tax rate (corporate rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of corporations.


Direct taxes (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Direct taxes (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Direct taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied  on production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or in respect of the use of goods, or permission to use goods or to perform activities, are covered.  Examples include all general sales taxes, value added taxes and excises.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Direct taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied  on production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or in respect of the use of goods, or permission to use goods or to perform activities, are covered.  Examples include all general sales taxes, value added taxes and excises.  Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Direct taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied  on production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or in respect of the use of goods, or permission to use goods or to perform activities, are covered.  Examples include all general sales taxes, value added taxes and excises.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.

name: Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)


sourceNote: Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Indirect taxes (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Indirect taxes are the sum of indirect taxes less subsidies. Indirect taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises.  Data are in current local currency.

name: Indirect taxes less subsidies (current LCU)


Shortdefinition: Indirect taxes are the sum of indirect taxes less subsidies. Indirect taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises.  Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Indirect taxes are the sum of indirect taxes less subsidies. Indirect taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.  Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources.  It also includes fines, fees, recoveries, inheritance taxes, and nonrecurrent levies on capital.  Data are shown for central government only.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.  Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources.  It also includes fines, fees, recoveries, inheritance taxes, and nonrecurrent levies on capital.  Data are shown for central government only.  Data are in current local currency.

name: Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU)


sourceNote: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.  Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources.  It also includes fines, fees, recoveries, inheritance taxes, and nonrecurrent levies on capital.  Data are shown for central government only.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Adjustments to foreign scheduled debt service (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans.  Data are in current local currency.

name: Adjustments to foreign scheduled debt service (current LCU)


sourceNote: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans.  Data are in current local currency.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Central government debt service, external (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans. Data are in current local currency.

name: Central government debt service, external (current LCU)


sourceNote: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans. Data are in current local currency.


Government consumption (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Government consumption (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.


Interest on domestic debt (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Interest on domestic debt (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Interest on domestic debt.  Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Interest on domestic debt.  Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Interest on domestic debt.  Data are in current local currency.


Interest on external debt (current LCU)

IndicatorName: Interest on external debt (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.


Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)

IndicatorName: Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)

Longdefinition: Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.


Shortdefinition: Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.


sourceNote: Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.