| Variablename | Variable definition |
| Identifiervariables |
| countrycode | 3-letter ISO country code |
| country | Country name |
| currency_unit | Currency unit |
| year | Year |
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| RealGDP, employment and population levels |
| rgdpe | Expenditure-side real GDP at chained PPPs (in mil. 2005US$) |
| rgdpo | Output-sidereal GDP at chainedPPPs (in mil. 2005US$) |
| pop | Population (in millions) |
| emp | Number of persons engaged (inmillions) |
| avh | Average annual hours worked bypersons engaged |
| hc | Index of human capital perperson, based on years of schooling (Barro/Lee, 2012) and returns to education (Psacharopoulos, 1994) |
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| Currentprice GDP, capital and TFP |
| cgdpe | Expenditure-side real GDP at current PPPs (in mil. 2005US$) |
| cgdpo | Output-side realGDP at current PPPs (inmil. 2005US$) |
| ck | Capital stock at current PPPs (in mil. 2005US$) |
| ctfp | TFP level at current PPPs (USA=1) |
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| Nationalaccounts-based variables |
| rgdpna | Real GDP at constant 2005 national prices (in mil. 2005US$) |
| rkna | Capital stock at constant 2005national prices (in mil. 2005US$) |
| rtfpna | TFP at constant national prices(2005=1) |
| labsh | Share of labour compensation inGDP at current national prices |
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| Exchangerates and GDP price levels |
| xr | Exchange rate, nationalcurrency/USD (market+estimated) |
| pl_gdpe | Price level of CGDPe (PPP/XR),price level of USA GDPo in 2005=1 |
| pl_gdpo | Price level of CGDPo(PPP/XR),price level of USA GDPo in2005=1 |
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| Datainformation variables |
| i_cig | 0/1/2: relative price data forconsumption, investment and government is extrapolated (0), benchmark (1) orinterpolated (2) |
| i_xm | 0/1/2: relative price data forexports and imports is extrapolated (0), benchmark (1) or interpolated (2) |
| i_xr | 0/1: the exchange rate ismarket-based (0) or estimated (1) |
| i_outlier | 0/1: the observation on pl_gdpeor pl_gdpo is not an outlier (0) or an outlier (1) |
| cor_exp | Correlation between expenditureshares of the country and the US (benchmark observations only) |
| statcap | Statistical capacity indicator(source: World Bank, developing countries only) |
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| Sharesin CGDPo |
| csh_c | Share of household consumptionat current PPPs |
| csh_i | Share of gross capital formationat current PPPs |
| csh_g | Share of government consumptionat current PPPs |
| csh_x | Share of merchandise exports atcurrent PPPs |
| csh_m | Share of merchandise imports atcurrent PPPs |
| csh_r | Share of residual trade and GDPstatistical discrepancy at current PPPs |
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| Pricelevels, expenditure categories and capital |
| pl_c | Price level of householdconsumption,price level of USA GDPoin 2005=1 |
| pl_i | Price level of capitalformation,price level of USA GDPo in2005=1 |
| pl_g | Price level of governmentconsumption,price level of USA GDPoin 2005=1 |
| pl_x | Price level of exports, pricelevel of USA GDPo in 2005=1 |
| pl_m | Price level of imports, pricelevel of USA GDPo in 2005=1 |
| pl_k | Price level of the capitalstock, price level of USA in 2005=1 |