THE WORLD, IN CONTEXT
Understand the numbers.
Five core indicators. Definitions, context and comparable historical data.
ANNUAL DATA · WORLD BANK
Real GDP growth
Annual change in economic output, adjusted for price changes.
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Consumer price inflation
Annual change in the consumer price index, representing changes in the cost of a basket of consumer goods and services.
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Unemployment · modeled ILO estimate
The share of the labor force that is unemployed, using the modeled ILO estimate distributed through World Bank.
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Total population
The total population estimate for the reporting year. It provides a scale reference for an economy.
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GDP · current US dollars
The value of economic production expressed in current US dollars. This is a nominal measure of economic size.
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