World tables of economic and social indicators, 1950-1981

These two data sets contain country level economic and social measures for 183 countries. The first file (World Tables) contains, where available: population: national accounts and price data for 1950, 1955, 1960 through 1977: data on external trade for 1962, 1965, 1970, and 1977: data on balance of payments, debt, central government finance and trade indices for 1970-1977: and social data for 1960, 1970, and (estimated) 1977. More specifically, the groupings include GDP by industrial origin and expenditures in constant local prices and current local prices, population, exchange rates and indices, balance of payments and external debt ($US), central government finance in local currency, social indicators and external trade. The second file (World Tables 1982 Update) contains data on national accounts, prices, exchange rates and population for 1960-1981. The groupings include GDP by industrial origin as well as expenditure in current local prices and constant local prices, area, population, exchange rates, and indices and savings. Each record contains time series data for one country and one indicator. Note: ICPSR obtained these data from the World Bank under the terms of a contract