Variables

Description

Data

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Economic Growth

The quantity of the gross national product of all individual producers

in the country is quantified as GDP per capita (current US Dollars).

WDI

Trade

The degree to which a country allows international trade. It’s computed

by dividing the total sum of exports and imports by GDP.

WDI

Imports

Imports are the total value of all products and services acquired from

outside the country.

WDI

Exports

Exports are the total value of all commodities and other market services

transferred to other countries.

WDI

Gross fixed capital formation

The costs of additions to all the economy’s fixed assets are known as gross

fixed capital formation (previously gross domestic fixed investment).

WDI

Labor force

It consists of people aged 15 and up who provide labor to generate goods

and services for a set length of time.

WDI

Exchange rate

It refers to the rate set by national authorities or the rate set in a legally

regulated exchange market.

WDI

Financial development

Domestic credit supplied by banks to the private sector refers to financial

resources provided by financial firms to the private sector.

WDI

Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment refers to a country’s willingness to accept foreign

capital into its economy.

WDI

Consumer price index

The consumer price index (CPI) measures the annual percentage change in the

cost of acquiring a basket of goods and services for the average consumer,

which can be fixed or altered at regular intervals, such as annually.

WDI