Codebook for Dataset pwltsp.por

James Gerber, San Diego State University

© The Author, 1998; Last Modified 16 August 1998

The data in pwltsp.por is drawn from the Penn World Table (Mark 5.6). An earlier version of the table (Mark 5) was described in "The Penn World Table (Mark 5): An Expanded Set of International Comparisons, 1950-1988" by Robert Summers and Alan Heston, Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 1991. The Penn World Table is distributed by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The Penn World Table is the most complete set of international comparisons of basic economic data available. All variables are measured on a "purchasing power parity" basis, which means that differences in price levels in each country have been taken into account. As a result, GDP and its major components are directly comparable across nations.

In the subset of the PWT 5.6 which comprises pwltsp.por, each variable has a 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1990 value. Variable names have the same root in each of the three years followed by 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90, depending on the year. For example, the variable POP50 is country population in 1950, POP60 is country population in 1960, POP70 is country population in 1970, and so on. Country, CODE, and CCODE appear once in the dataset. In the following variable list, every variable except Country, CODE, and CCODE is listed by its root and "xx" to designate the year.

Name	Variable label

Country and location

1. Country	Each country's name
2. CODE	Each country is numbered (1-152)
3. CCODE	Continent code (1 = Africa, 2 = North and Central America, 3 = South America, 4 = Asia, 5 = Europe, and 6 = Oceania)

Population and GDP

4. POPxx	Population in 000's
5. RGDPxx	Real GDP per capita in constant dollars (Chain Index), in international prices, base 1985
6. CGDPxx	Real GDP per capita, current international prices
7. Yxx	CGDP relative to U.S. (U.S.=100), in percents, current international prices
8. RGNPxx	Real Gross National Product, percent of CGDP

Macroeconomic aggregates

9. CCxx	Real Consumption share of GDP, in percents, current international prices
10. CIxx	Real Investment share of GDP, in percents, current international prices
11. CGxx	Real Government share of GDP, in percents, current international prices

Exchange rate and trade

12. XRxx	Exchange Rate with U.S. dollar
13. OPENxx	Openness (Exports+Imports)/Nominal GDP

Capital and investment

14. KPWxx	Non-residential Capital Stock per Worker, 1985 international prices
15. KDURxx	Producer Durables, percent of KAPW, 1985 international prices
16. KNRxx	Nonresidential construction, percent of KAPW, 1985 international prices
17. KOxx	Other Construction, percent of KAPW, 1985 international prices
18. KRxx	Residential construction, percent of KAPW, 1985 international prices
19. KTxx	Transportation Equipment, percent of KAPW, 1985 international prices
20. IPRIxx	Gross Domestic Private Investment, percent of Gross Domestic Investment, current international prices

Other variables

21. RGAxx	Real GDP per Equivalent Adult, 1985 international prices
22. RGWxx	Real GDP per Worker, 1985 international prices
23. SLIxx	Standard of Living Index (consumption plus government consumption minus military expenditure, % of GDP)