| Variables | Applied Abbreviation | Database/ Code (if any) | Short Definition adopted by Organizations | Mean | St.Dev. | |
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| Out of Pocket expenditure as percentage (% ) of total CHE | OOP/ CHE | WHO (Global Health Expenditure Database) | Out of pocket (OOP) expenditure consists of any direct outlay by households and individuals to health providers and suppliers for the healthcare services provision (utilization of health services). It represents a part of private health expenditure. Here OOP expenditure is expressed as a share (%) of total Current Health Expenditure (CHE). | 21.94 | 11.14 | |
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| Military expenditure as percentage (%) of GDP | Milex/ GDP | SIPRI Military Expenditure Database and World Bank (WDI Database) (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS) | The proxy/indicator military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) reflects the portion of national resources of an economy driven for military and defence activities. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces. | 1.65 | 0.71 | |
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| Out of Pocket healthcare expenditure per capita in current USD | OOPpc | WHO (Global Health Expenditure Database) | Health expenditure derived from out-of-pocket payments (OOP) per capita in current USD. | 423.83 | 298.78 | |
| Military expenditure as percentage (%) of GGE | Milex/ GGE | SIPRI Military Expenditure Database and World Bank (WDI Database Archives) (MS.MIL.XPND.ZS) | Military expenditure as a proportion (%) of general government expenditure or consumption (GGE). GGE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). GGE also encompasses most of the expenditures on national defence and security. It excludes government military expenditure that is a part of government capital formation. | 3.974 | 1.99 | |
| Military Expenditure as percentage (%) of GDP, annual (%) growth rate | ag_Milex/GDP | SIPRI Military Expenditure Database and World Bank (WDI Database Archives) (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS) | Annual percentage growth rate of Military Expenditure as percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). | 0.004 | 0.14 | |
| Military expenditure per capita in current USD | milexpc | SIPRI Military Expenditure Database | Military expenditure per capita in current USD expresses the monetary amount spent by a nation on its military activities per capita in a given year. | 30,849.81 | 114,063.90 | |