IndicatorName: GDFI - public sector (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross public investment (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) .  Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.

Periodicity: Annual

Source: World Bank country economists

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Shares of GDP & other


Aggregationmethod: Gap-filled total

IndicatorName: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at current prices: Expenditure on GDP


IndicatorName: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at current prices: Expenditure on GDP


IndicatorName: Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at constant 2000 prices: Expenditure on GDP


BasePeriod: varies by country

IndicatorName: Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at constant prices: Expenditure on GDP


Aggregationmethod: Weighted average

IndicatorName: Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.


IndicatorName: Changes in inventories (current US$)

Longdefinition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Changes in inventories (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Changes in inventories (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Change in stocks public sector (current US$)

Longdefinition: Changes in stocks/inventories of public sector comprises the value of the physical changes in (i) stocks of raw materials, work-in-progress (excluding work put in place on structures, roads and other construction projects), and finished goods held by industries, and (ii) stocks of strategic materials or other commodities of importance to the nation held by producers of government services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank country economists.


IndicatorName: Change in stocks public sector (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Changes in stocks/inventories of public sector comprises the value of the physical changes in (i) stocks of raw materials, work-in-progress (excluding work put in place on structures, roads and other construction projects), and finished goods held by industries, and (ii) stocks of strategic materials or other commodities of importance to the nation held by producers of government services. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Change in stocks, public sector (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Changes in stocks/inventories of public sector comprises the value of the physical changes in (i) stocks of raw materials, work-in-progress (excluding work put in place on structures, roads and other construction projects), and finished goods held by industries, and (ii) stocks of strategic materials or other commodities of importance to the nation held by producers of government services. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Change in stocks, private sector (current US$)

Longdefinition: Changes in stocks/inventories of private sector comprises the value of the physical changes in stocks of raw materials, work-in-progress (excluding work put in place on structures, roads and other construction projects), and finished goods held by industries.  Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Change in stocks, private sector (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Changes in stocks/inventories of private sector comprises the value of the physical changes in stocks of raw materials, work-in-progress (excluding work put in place on structures, roads and other construction projects), and finished goods held by industries.  Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Change in stocks, private sector (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Changes in stocks/inventories of private sector comprises the value of the physical changes in stocks of raw materials, work-in-progress (excluding work put in place on structures, roads and other construction projects), and finished goods held by industries.  Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross capital formation (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross capital formation (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross capital formation (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.


IndicatorName: Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Longdefinition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

Longdefinition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Growth rates


IndicatorName: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Import price index (goods and services 2000=100)

Longdefinition: The imports price index is derived by dividing the national accounts exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars by imports of goods and services in constant 2000 U.S. dollars, with 2000 equaling 100.

Topic: Private Sector & Trade: Trade indexes


IndicatorName: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.


IndicatorName: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%)

Longdefinition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars  and from the national accounts.


IndicatorName: External balance on goods and services (current US$)

Longdefinition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

Longdefinition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).


IndicatorName: Trade of goods and services (current US$)

Longdefinition: Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.


IndicatorName: Trade (% of GDP)

Shortdefinition: Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.


IndicatorName: Terms of trade index (2000=100)

Longdefinition: This is based upon goods and non-financial services from the National Accounts, that is, the terms of trade index shows the national accounts exports price index divided by the imports price index, with 2000 equaling 100.


IndicatorName: Terms of trade (goods and services, 2000 = 100)

Longdefinition: The terms of trade index shows the national accounts exports price index divided by the imports price index, with 2000 equaling 100.


IndicatorName: Real agricultural GDP per capita growth rate (%)

Longdefinition: The growth rate of real per capita GDP in agriculture, expressed at an annual rate.


IndicatorName: Agriculture, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at current prices: Value added


IndicatorName: Agriculture, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at current prices: Value added


IndicatorName: Agriculture, value added (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at constant 2000 prices: Value added


IndicatorName: Agriculture, value added (annual % growth)

Longdefinition: Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.


IndicatorName: Agriculture, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at constant prices: Value added


IndicatorName: Real agricultural GDP growth rates (%)

Longdefinition: This is the annual rate of growth of agricultural GDP.  Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.


IndicatorName: Construction, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in construction is defined as the value of output of the construction industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Construction is a subset of industry (ISIC 45). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Construction, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in construction is defined as the value of output of the construction industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Construction is a subset of industry (ISIC 45). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Construction, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in construction is defined as the value of output of the construction industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Construction is a subset of industry (ISIC 45). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gas, electricity and water, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gas, electricity and water, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gas, electricity and water, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Manufacturing, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are expressed constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth)

Longdefinition: Annual growth rate for manufacturing value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.


IndicatorName: Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Value added, manufacturing growth rate (%)

Longdefinition: This is the annual rate of growth of value added in manufacturing.  Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2.


IndicatorName: Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.


IndicatorName: Mining and quarrying, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Mining and quarrying, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Value added, mining and quarrying (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Mining and quarrying, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Industry, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Industry, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Industry, value added (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Industry, value added (annual % growth)

Longdefinition: Annual growth rate for industrial value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.


IndicatorName: Industry, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Industry, value added (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.


IndicatorName: Public administration and defense, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in public administration and defense is defined as the value of output of the public administration and defense industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Public administration and defense is a subset of services (ISIC 75). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Public administration and defense, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in public administration and defense is defined as the value of output of the public administration and defense industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Public administration and defense is a subset of services (ISIC 75). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Public administration and defense, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in public administration and defense is defined as the value of output of the public administration and defense industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Public administration and defense is a subset of services (ISIC 75). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Banking, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in banking is defined as the value of output of the banking industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Banking is a subset of services, comprising financial intermediation (ISIC 65-67). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Banking, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in banking is defined as the value of output of the banking industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Banking is a subset of services, comprising financial intermediation (ISIC 65-67). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Banking, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in banking is defined as the value of output of the banking industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Banking is a subset of services, comprising financial intermediation (ISIC 65-67). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Discrepancy in GDP, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: This is the discrepancy included in the value added of services, etc. Covered here are any discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from linking new and old series in the World Bank data base. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Discrepancy in GDP, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: This is the discrepancy included in the value added of services, etc. Covered here are any discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from linking new and old series in the World Bank data base. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Discrepancy in GDP, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: This is the discrepancy included in the value added of services, etc. Covered here are any discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from linking new and old series in the World Bank data base. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Ownership of dwellings, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in dwellings is defined as the imputed value of output of owner occupied dwellings less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Dwellings is a subset of services (part of ISIC 70). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Ownership of dwellings, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in dwellings is defined as the imputed value of output of owner occupied dwellings less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Dwellings is a subset of services (part of ISIC 70). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Ownership of dwellings, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in dwellings is defined as the imputed value of output of owner occupied dwellings less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Dwellings is a subset of services (part of ISIC 70). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Other services, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in other services is defined as the value of output of the 'other services' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Other services is a subset of services, comprising real estate, renting and business activities (excluding services of owner occupied dwellings), education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra territorial organizations (ISIC 70-74, 80-99). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Other services, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in other services is defined as the value of output of the 'other services' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Other services is a subset of services, comprising real estate, renting and business activities (excluding services of owner occupied dwellings), education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra territorial organizations (ISIC 70-74, 80-99). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Other services, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in other services is defined as the value of output of the 'other services' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Other services is a subset of services, comprising real estate, renting and business activities (excluding services of owner occupied dwellings), education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra territorial organizations (ISIC 70-74, 80-99). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Services, etc., value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Services, etc., value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Services, etc., value added (annual % growth)

Longdefinition: Annual growth rate for value added in services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.


IndicatorName: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Value added, services and etc growth rate (%)

Longdefinition: This is the annual rate of growth of value added in services. Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2.


IndicatorName: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.


IndicatorName: Services, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges and import duties. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Services, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges and import duties. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Value added, services (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Value added (gross) in ‘Services’ is defined as the value of output of the ‘Service’ industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). ‘Services’ comprises wholesale and retail trade, hotel and restaurants, transport, storage and communications, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defense, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations (ISIC 50-99). Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Services, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges and import duties. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Wholesale and retail trade, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Transport, storage and communication, value added (current US$)

Longdefinition: Value added in transport is defined as the value of output of the transport industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Transport is a subset of services, comprising transport, storage and communications (ISIC 60-64). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Transport, storage and communication, value added (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in transport is defined as the value of output of the transport industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Transport is a subset of services, comprising transport, storage and communications (ISIC 60-64). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Transport, storage and communication, value added (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Value added in transport is defined as the value of output of the transport industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Transport is a subset of services, comprising transport, storage and communications (ISIC 60-64). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. Data are in constant local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at constant prices: Other items


Aggregationmethod: Median

IndicatorName: Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

Longdefinition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Topic: Financial Sector: Exchange rates & prices


IndicatorName: GDP deflator (base year varies by country)

Longdefinition: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.


IndicatorName: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$)

Longdefinition: This is the discrepancy included in the ‘total consumption etc.' This discrepancy is included to ensures that GDP from the expenditure side equals GDP measured by the income or output approach. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP is the discrepancy included in final consumption expenditure, etc. (total consumption, etc.). This discrepancy is included to ensure that GDP from the expenditure side equals GDP measured by the income or output approach. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: A statistical discrepancy usually arises when the GDP components are estimated independently by industrial origin and by expenditure categories. This item represents the discrepancy in the use of resources (i.e., the estimate of GDP by expenditure categories). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross value added at factor cost (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross value added at factor cost (formerly GDP at factor cost) is derived as the sum of the value added in the agriculture, industry and services sectors. If the value added of these sectors is calculated at purchaser values, gross value added at factor cost is derived by subtracting net product taxes from GDP. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at current prices: Aggregate indicators


IndicatorName: Gross value added at factor cost (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross value added at factor cost (formerly GDP at factor cost) is derived as the sum of the value added in the agriculture, industry and services sectors. If the value added of these sectors is calculated at purchaser values, gross value added at factor cost is derived by subtracting net product taxes from GDP. Data are in current local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at current prices: Aggregate indicators


IndicatorName: Gross value added at factor cost (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Gross value added at factor cost (formerly GDP at factor cost) is derived as the sum of the value added in the agriculture, industry and services sectors. If the value added of these sectors is calculated at purchaser values, gross value added at factor cost is derived by subtracting net product taxes from GDP. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at constant 2000 prices: Aggregate indicators


IndicatorName: Gross value added at factor cost (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross value added at factor cost (formerly GDP at factor cost) is derived as the sum of the value added in the agriculture, industry and services sectors. If the value added of these sectors is calculated at purchaser values, gross value added at factor cost is derived by subtracting net product taxes from GDP. Data are in constant local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at constant prices: Aggregate indicators


IndicatorName: GDP (current US$)

Longdefinition: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.


IndicatorName: GDP deflator, index (2000=100; US$ series)

Longdefinition: The GDP deflator series based upon the U.S. dollar series is defined as the ratio of the GDP at market prices in current U.S. dollars) to the GDP at market prices in constant (2000) U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: GDP (current LCU)

Longdefinition: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: GDP deflator, period average (LCU index 2000=100)

Longdefinition: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: GDP (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.


IndicatorName: GDP growth (annual %)

Longdefinition: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.


IndicatorName: GDP (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: GDP, PPP (current international $)

Longdefinition: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: Purchasing power parity


IndicatorName: GDP, PPP (constant 2005 international $)

Longdefinition: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.


IndicatorName: GDP deflator, end period (base year varies by country)

Longdefinition: GDP deflator is defined as the price index that measures the change in the price level of GDP relative to real output. It is calculated using GDP in current and constant 1987 local currency.


IndicatorName: GDP per capita (current US$)

Longdefinition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: GDP per capita growth (annual %)

Longdefinition: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on constant local currency. GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.


IndicatorName: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

Longdefinition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.


IndicatorName: GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $)

Longdefinition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.


IndicatorName: GDP per capita, PPP annual growth (%)

Longdefinition: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Programme database.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings, private (current US$)

Longdefinition: Private sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in private sector at factor cost less private consumption, etc. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings, private (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Private sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in private sector at factor cost less private consumption, etc. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings, private (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Private sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in private sector at factor cost less private consumption, etc. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings, public (current US$)

Longdefinition: Public sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in public sector at factor cost plus all indirect taxes, net less general government consumption expenditure. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings, public (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Public sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in public sector at factor cost plus all indirect taxes, net less general government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings, public (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Public sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in public sector at factor cost plus all indirect taxes, net less general government consumption expenditure. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings, total (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Gross domestic savings are calculated as the difference between GDP and total consumption. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP)

Longdefinition: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption).

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Shares of GDP & other


IndicatorName: Gross domestic income (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross domestic income is derived as the sum of GDP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: GNI, Atlas method (current US$)

Longdefinition: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Atlas GNI & GNI per capita


IndicatorName: GNI (current US$)

Longdefinition: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: GNI (current LCU)

Longdefinition: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: GNI (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: GNI growth (annual %)

Longdefinition: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Growth rates:


IndicatorName: GNI (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: GNI, PPP (current international $)

Longdefinition: PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.


IndicatorName: GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)

Longdefinition: GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.


IndicatorName: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: GNI per capita growth (annual %)

Longdefinition: GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.


IndicatorName: GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

Longdefinition: GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross savings (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross savings (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross savings (% of GNI)

Longdefinition: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, including net current transfers (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Gross national savings including net current transfers is equal to gross domestic savings plus net income and net current transfers from abroad. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, including net current transfers (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross national savings, including net current transfers is equal to gross domestic savings plus net income and net current transfers from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross savings (% of GDP)

Shortdefinition: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, private (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross saving real in private sector is derived as gross disposable income REAL in private sector less private consumption expenditure. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, private (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross saving real in private sector is derived as gross disposable income REAL in private sector less private consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, private (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross saving real in private sector is derived as gross disposable income REAL in private sector less private consumption expenditure. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, public (current US$)

Longdefinition: Gross saving in public sector is derived as gross disposable income in public sector less government final consumption expenditure. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, public (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross saving in public sector is derived as gross disposable income in public sector less government final consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross national savings, public (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross saving in public sector is derived as gross disposable income in public sector less government final consumption expenditure. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Gross national disposable income (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in current local currency.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Local currency at current prices: Other items


IndicatorName: Gross national income (constant 2000 US$)

Longdefinition: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at constant 2000 prices: Other items


IndicatorName: Gross national income (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Net income from abroad (current US$)

Longdefinition: Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Net income from abroad (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Net income from abroad (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Indirect taxes (current US$)

Longdefinition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Indirect taxes (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Net taxes on products (current US$)

Longdefinition: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product 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. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Net taxes on products (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product 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. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Net taxes on products (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product 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. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Subsidies (current US$)

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 U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Subsidies (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.


IndicatorName: Net current transfers from abroad (current US$)

Longdefinition: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


IndicatorName: Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU)

Longdefinition: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency.


IndicatorName: Net current transfers from abroad (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU)

Longdefinition: The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.


IndicatorName: DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)

Longdefinition: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, supplemented by World Bank staff estimates.


IndicatorName: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)

Longdefinition: Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.


IndicatorName: PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

Longdefinition: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. This conversion factor is for GDP.


IndicatorName: PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio

Longdefinition: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. The ratio of PPP conversion factor to market exchange rate is the result obtained by dividing the PPP conversion factor by the market exchange rate. The ratio, also referred to as the national price level, makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.


IndicatorName: PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $)

Longdefinition: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. This conversion factor is for private consumption (i.e., household final consumption expenditure).


IndicatorName: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period)

Longdefinition: Official exchange rate refers to the actual, principal exchange rate and is an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to U.S. dollars).


IndicatorName: PDI-1 Country with operational national development strategies (rating)

Longdefinition: Country's national development strategy is linked to medium-term expenditure framework and reflected in annual budgets.  The degree to which governments take the lead in co-ordinating aid-funded activities is the subject of a specific commitment in the Paris Declaration.  It is also a variable that seems to be subject to significant changes over time. Another dimension of ownership is the degree to which countries have development strategies that are clear and well operationalised, so that development efforts are effective and there is a robust basis for the alignment of aid with country policies. This is based on the World Bank's Results-Based National Development Strategies: Assessment and Challenges Ahead Report.  Categorical where "A" assigned a value of 1; "B" assigned a value of 2; "C" assigned a value of 3; "D" assigned a value of 4; "E" assigned a value of 5; and "N/A" assigned a value of 6.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.

Periodicity: Every two years

Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/monitoring).

Topic: Public Sector: Policy & institutions


IndicatorName: PDI-10a Donor missions co-ordinated (percent)

Longdefinition: Encourage shared analysis on field missions work including diagnostic reviews that are joint.  Donor co-ordinated missions focuses only on the proportion of (i) missions undertaken jointly by two or more donors, or (ii) missions undertaken by one donor on behalf of another (delegated co-operation).  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-10b Country-analysis co-ordinated (percent)

Longdefinition: Encourage shared analysis on country analytic work including diagnostic reviews that are joint.  (i) Country analytic work undertaken by one or more donors jointly; (ii) Country analytic work undertaken by one donor on behalf of another donor (including work undertaken by one and/or used by another when it is co-financed and formally acknowledged in official documentation); (iii) Country analytic work undertaken with substantive involvement from government.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-11 Existence of a monitorable performance assessment framework (rating)

Longdefinition: Transparent and monitorable performance assessment frameworks to assess progress against (a) national development strategies and (b) sector programmes.  Categorical where "A" assigned a value of 1; "B" assigned a value of 2; "C" assigned a value of 3; "D" assigned a value of 4; "E" assigned a value of 5; and "N/A" assigned a value of 6.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-12 Existence of a mutual accountability review (rating)

Longdefinition:
The concept of mutual accountability is an important innovation of the Paris Declaration.  It develops the idea that aid is more effective when both donors and partner governments are accountable to their respective publics for the use of resources to achieve development results, and when they are also accountable to each other. The specific focus of the agreed indicator (Indicator 12) is on mutual accountability for the implementation of the Partnership Commitments included in the Declaration and any local agreements on enhancing aid effectiveness. Specifically, the country survey returns tell us whether there exists a mechanism for mutual review of progress on aid
effectiveness commitments.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn  from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.
Definition of categories: 1 means "YES" and 2 means "NO".


IndicatorName: PDI-2a Country financial management systems reliability (rating)

Longdefinition: This rating is the World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment ratings (CPIA sub-component 13) for the quality of budgetary and financial management.  This scale runs from 1 to 5 with 1 the worst and 5 the best.  The focus is on the degree to which existing systems adhere to broadly accepted good practices or there is a reform programme in place to promote improved practices.


IndicatorName: PDI-2b Country procurement systems reliability (rating)

Longdefinition: The focus is on the degree to which existing systems adhere to broadly accepted good practices or there is a reform programme in place to promote improved practices. Reliable procurement systems are based on the common benchmarking and assessment methodology for public procurement systems developed and piloted by the Joint Venture on Procurement.  Categorical where "A" assigned a value of 1; "B" assigned a value of 2; "C" assigned a value of 3; "D" assigned a value of 4; "E" assigned a value of 5; and "N/A" assigned a value of 6.


IndicatorName: PDI-3 Government budget estimates comprehensive and realistic (percent)

Longdefinition: The objective of this indicator is to improve transparency and accountability by encouraging partner countries and donors to accurately record aid as much as possible in the national budget, thereby allowing scrutiny by parliaments.  Aid flows to the government sector that is reported in country's national government budgets.


IndicatorName: PDI-4 Technical assistance aligned and co-ordinated with country programmes (percent)

Longdefinition: Donor capacity-development support provided through co-ordinated programmes are consistent with country's development strategies.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-5a Aid for government sectors uses country public finanacial management systems (percent)

Longdefinition: Donors and aid flows that use country's public financial management systems that either (a) adhere to broadly good practices or (b) have a reform programme in place to achieve these.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-5b Aid for government sectors uses country procurement systems (percent)

Longdefinition: Donors and aid flows that use country's procurement systems that either (a) adhere to broadly good practices or (b) have a reform programme in place to achieve these.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-6 Project implementation units parallel to country structures (number)

Longdefinition:
Indicator 6 is a count of parallel project implementation units (PIUs), where
 “parallel” refers to having been created outside existing country institutional structures. The survey guidance makes a distinction between PIUs and executing agencies and gives three typical features of parallel PIUs: (a) They are accountable to the external funding agencies rather than to the country implementing agencies (ministries, departments, agencies, etc.). (b) Most of the professional staff are appointed by the donor. (c) The salary of PIU personnel often exceeds that of civil-service personnel.
Interpretation of the survey question on this subject was controversial in a number of countries. It is not clear that within countries all donors applied the same criteria with the same degree of rigour, or that across countries the same standards were used. In a number of cases, the descriptive part of the survey return indicates that some donors applied a legalistic criterion of
accountability to the formal executing agency, whereas the National Co-ordinator or other donors would have preferred a greater recognition of the substantive reality of accountability to the donor. It seems possible that some respondents allowed themselves to confuse the definitional question (is the unit “parallel”?) with the aid management question (is the parallelism justified
in terms of the developmental benefits and costs?). Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn  from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-7 Aid disbursements on schedule and recorded by government (percent)

Longdefinition: Aid disbursements on schedule and recorded by government.  The objective is two-fold.  First and foremost, it is to encourage disbursements of funds within the year they are scheduled.  Second, it is to encourage accurate recording of disbursements by partner authorities.  Both objectives require strong cooperation between donors and partner authorities. Aid is more predictable and released according to agreed schedules in annual or multi-year frameworks.  Indicators 3 to 12 (but not Indictor 8) are drawn from the Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration for each respective year.


IndicatorName: PDI-8 Bilateral aid that is untied (percent)

Longdefinition: Tied aid is aid provided on the condition that the recipient uses it to purchase goods and services from suppliers based in the donor country. The target for this indicator is to increase untied aid over time.