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World Bank Historical Gross Domestic Product Index
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Measuring the economic output of nations across more than six decades provides a foundational view of global prosperity and development. This collection documents the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in US dollars for the majority of countries worldwide, sourcing high-quality records from the World Bank Databank. By transposing the original data to present years as rows and countries as columns, the resource offers a streamlined perspective on how national economies have expanded, contracted, or transformed from 1960 through to 2022. It serves as a vital tool for understanding the historical trajectory of global wealth and the relative economic standing of different territories.
Columns
- Year: The specific calendar year for the recorded data, providing 63 unique annual values from 1960 to 2022.
- Afghanistan: Historical GDP figures for Afghanistan measured in US dollars.
- Albania: Historical GDP figures for Albania measured in US dollars.
- Algeria: Historical GDP figures for Algeria measured in US dollars.
- American Samoa: Historical GDP figures for American Samoa measured in US dollars.
- Andorra: Historical GDP figures for Andorra measured in US dollars.
- Angola: Historical GDP figures for Angola measured in US dollars.
- Antigua and Barbuda: Historical GDP figures for Antigua and Barbuda measured in US dollars.
- Argentina: Historical GDP figures for Argentina measured in US dollars.
- Armenia: Historical GDP figures for Armenia measured in US dollars.
- (Note: The full dataset includes a total of 267 columns, representing various countries and territories globally).
Distribution
The information is delivered in a CSV file titled
Historical GDP in USD by Country and Year.csv with a file size of 234.75 kB. It contains 63 valid records, one for each year in the temporal range, across 267 columns. The data exhibits a 100% validity rate for the primary temporal markers and has been awarded a top usability score of 10.00.Usage
This collection is ideal for conducting longitudinal economic research and performing cross-country comparisons of wealth over time. Analysts can utilise the annual figures to calculate growth rates, identify periods of global recession, or model the economic impact of major geopolitical shifts. It is also an excellent resource for training machine learning models on time-series forecasting or for creating interactive visualisations of historical global wealth distribution.
Coverage
The geographic scope is global, encompassing the majority of nations and territories recognised by the World Bank. Temporally, the records extend from 1960 to 2022, offering a view of economic performance over 63 years. While the 'Year' column is fully populated, users should note that certain countries may have missing or null entries for earlier decades, particularly in cases where data collection or sovereign status began later in the 20th century.
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Who Can Use It
Economists and policy researchers can leverage these records to study the long-term effects of fiscal policies and international trade on national GDP. Data science students can use the transposed format to practice multi-variable time-series analysis and complex data visualisation. Additionally, financial journalists and historians can extract historical context for reporting on the economic development of specific regions or the evolution of the global financial landscape.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Historical GDP by Country (1960-2022)
- World Bank Historical Gross Domestic Product Index
- Six Decades of Global Economic Output in USD
- National GDP Time Series: Global Records 1960-2022
- World Economic Growth Registry: 1960–2022
Attributes
Original Data Source: World Bank Historical Gross Domestic Product Index
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