| Variable name | Variable definition |
| Identifier variables |
| countrycode | 3-letter ISO country code |
| country | Country name |
| currency_unit | Currency unit |
| year | Year |
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| Real GDP, employment and population levels |
| rgdpe | Expenditure-side real GDP at chained PPPs (in mil. 2011US$) |
| rgdpo | Output-side real GDP at chained PPPs (in mil. 2011US$) |
| pop | Population (in millions) |
| emp | Number of persons engaged (in millions) |
| avh | Average annual hours worked by persons engaged |
| hc | Human capital index, based on years of schooling and returns to education; see Human capital in PWT9. |
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| Current price GDP, capital and TFP |
| ccon | Real consumption of households and government, at current PPPs (in mil. 2011US$) |
| cda | Real domestic absorption, (real consumption plus investment), at current PPPs (in mil. 2011US$) |
| cgdpe | Expenditure-side real GDP at current PPPs (in mil. 2011US$) |
| cgdpo | Output-side real GDP at current PPPs (in mil. 2011US$) |
| cn | Capital stock at current PPPs (in mil. 2011US$) |
| ck | Capital services levels at current PPPs (USA=1) |
| ctfp | TFP level at current PPPs (USA=1) |
| cwtfp | Welfare-relevant TFP levels at current PPPs (USA=1) |
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| National accounts-based variables |
| rgdpna | Real GDP at constant 2011 national prices (in mil. 2011US$) |
| rconna | Real consumption at constant 2011 national prices (in mil. 2011US$) |
| rdana | Real domestic absorption at constant 2011 national prices (in mil. 2011US$) |
| rnna | Capital stock at constant 2011 national prices (in mil. 2011US$) |
| rkna | Capital services at constant 2011 national prices (2011=1) |
| rtfpna | TFP at constant national prices (2011=1) |
| rwtfpna | Welfare-relevant TFP at constant national prices (2011=1) |
| labsh | Share of labour compensation in GDP at current national prices |
| irr | Real internal rate of return |
| delta | Average depreciation rate of the capital stock |
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| Exchange rates and GDP price levels |
| xr | Exchange rate, national currency/USD (market+estimated) |
| pl_con | Price level of CCON (PPP/XR), price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
| pl_da | Price level of CDA (PPP/XR), price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
| pl_gdpo | Price level of CGDPo (PPP/XR), price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
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| Data information variables |
| i_cig | 0/1/2: relative price data for consumption, investment and government is extrapolated (0), benchmark (1) or interpolated (2) |
| i_xm | 0/1/2: relative price data for exports and imports is extrapolated (0), benchmark (1) or interpolated (2) |
| i_xr | 0/1: the exchange rate is market-based (0) or estimated (1) |
| i_outlier | 0/1: the observation on pl_gdpe or pl_gdpo is not an outlier (0) or an outlier (1) |
| i_irr | 0/1/2/3: the observation for irr is not an outlier (0), may be biased due to a low capital share (1), hit the lower bound of 1 percent (2), or is an outlier (3) |
| cor_exp | Correlation between expenditure shares of the country and the US (benchmark observations only) |
| statcap | Statistical capacity indicator (source: World Bank, developing countries only) |
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| Shares in CGDPo |
| csh_c | Share of household consumption at current PPPs |
| csh_i | Share of gross capital formation at current PPPs |
| csh_g | Share of government consumption at current PPPs |
| csh_x | Share of merchandise exports at current PPPs |
| csh_m | Share of merchandise imports at current PPPs |
| csh_r | Share of residual trade and GDP statistical discrepancy at current PPPs |
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| Price levels, expenditure categories and capital |
| pl_c | Price level of household consumption, price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
| pl_i | Price level of capital formation, price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
| pl_g | Price level of government consumption, price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
| pl_x | Price level of exports, price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
| pl_m | Price level of imports, price level of USA GDPo in 2011=1 |
| pl_n | Price level of the capital stock, price level of USA in 2011=1 |
| pl_k | Price level of the capital services, price level of USA=1 |