walace-datascientist / gdp

Country, regional and world GDP in current US Dollars ($)

Country, regional and world GDP in current US Dollars ($). Regional means collections of countries e.g. Europe & Central Asia.

Data

The data is sourced from the World Bank (specifically this dataset) which in turn lists as sources: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Note that there are a variety of different GDP indicators on offer from the World Bank including:

• GDP in current USD
• GDP in constant USD (2000)
• GDP, PPP (constant 2005 international $)
• GDP (constant LCU)

Preparation

Process is recorded and automated in python script:

scripts/process.py

Automation

Up-to-date (auto-updates every year) gdp dataset could be found on the datahub.io: https://datahub.io/core/gdp

License

This Data Package is made available under the Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0 whose full text can be found at: http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/