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World Bank Global Development Indicators — 217 Countries Panel (1974–2023)

About this data

Comprehensive panel dataset covering 217 countries across 50 years (1974–2023) with 14 key development indicators from the World Bank Open Data API. Includes GDP per capita, total GDP, population, life expectancy, birth/death rates, unemployment, inflation, internet adoption, electricity consumption, literacy rates, health expenditure, Gini index, and FDI inflows. Ideal for longitudinal economic analysis, cross-country comparisons, and development research. Core demographic indicators (population, life expectancy, birth/death rates) have 100% coverage; economic indicators (GDP, FDI) cover 80–90% of observations.

Schema

Name	Type	Description
country_iso3	string
country_name	string
region	string
income_group	string
year	string
gdp_per_capita_usd	string
gdp_total_usd	string
population	string
life_expectancy_years	string
death_rate_per_1000	string
birth_rate_per_1000	string
unemployment_pct	string
inflation_annual_pct	string
internet_users_pct	string
electric_consumption_kwh_per_capita	string
adult_literacy_rate_pct	string
health_expenditure_per_capita_usd	string
gini_index	string
fdi_net_inflows_usd	string

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