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World Bank Government Personnel and Fiscal Impact Trends
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Understanding the personnel dimensions of state capability requires a nuanced look at public sector employment and wages. This collection provides a cross-national perspective on the footprint of the public sector within the global labour market, specifically addressing the fiscal implications of the public sector wage bill. By bridging gaps in information through administrative data and household surveys, it offers researchers and practitioners a quantitative foundation to evaluate the scale and cost of bureaucracy across various nations. The data helps clarify the relationship between state employment and broader economic indicators, moving beyond perception-based assessments to provide a fact-based view of government operations.
Columns
- country_code: The three-letter ISO_3166-1 code representing the country.
- indicator_code: A specific code used to identify the bureaucracy indicator.
- year: The calendar year for which the data was recorded, spanning two decades.
- value: The numeric value associated with the specific indicator.
- indicator_name: The descriptive title of the bureaucracy indicator being measured.
- short_name: The common or short name for the country.
- long_name: The full official name of the country.
- region: The geographic region where the country is situated, such as Sub-Saharan Africa.
- income_group: The economic classification of the country, ranging from low to high income.
- currency_unit: The specific unit of currency used in the national economy.
Distribution
The resource is organised into three CSV files:
wwbi_data.csv, wwbi_series.csv, and wwbi_country.csv. The country-level file is approximately 114.27 kB and contains 202 unique records. The data exhibits high integrity, with a 100% validity rate across all primary columns and no mismatched or missing values in key identification fields. It carries a usability score of 10.00 and is scheduled for annual updates to ensure the inclusion of recent figures.Usage
This information is ideal for performing cross-national comparative analysis of public sector wage structures and employment levels. Development practitioners can use the indicators to identify trends in state capability, while economists may apply the figures to study the fiscal impact of government spending on wages. The data is also suited for creating visualisations that illustrate the share of public sector jobs within the total labour market across different regions or income groups.
Coverage
The scope is global, covering 202 unique countries and territories across all major world regions. Temporally, the archive provides a 20-year longitudinal view from 2000 to 2020. The demographic reach is inclusive of all economic tiers, providing insights into bureaucracy patterns in low, middle, and high-income nations.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Policymakers and development practitioners can leverage these indicators to guide civil service reforms and labour market interventions. Academic researchers in public administration and economics will find the data valuable for investigating the drivers of state efficiency. Additionally, data journalists and students can use the records to produce reports on global government trends and the distribution of public resources.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- World Bank Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators (2000–2020)
- Global Public Sector Employment and Wage Archive
- International State Capability and Labour Market Database
- World Bank Government Personnel and Fiscal Impact Trends
- Cross-National Bureaucracy and Public Wage Registry
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