International Macroeconomic Data Set

Suggested citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. International Macroeconomic Data Set (data set).


Questions concerning the development, use, or interpretation of these
data should be addressed to:

	Wendy Zeng and William Johnson
 	USDA/Economic Research Service

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Machine readable .csv files containing general documentation on the following data products:
        International Macroeconomic Data Set (current release)
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International Macroeconomic Data Set (current release)

Machine readable comma-separated value (.csv) data International Macroeconomic Data Set file notes:

The International Macroeconomic Data Set (current release) provides annual historical and projected data for 181 countries that account for more than 99 percent of the global economy. These data and projections are assembled explicitly to serve as underlying assumptions for the annual USDA agricultural supply and demand projections, which provide a 10-year outlook on U.S. and global agriculture. This data product includes 7 csv files and is updated annually. The "current".csv data file contains one data point per row. This file outlines the scope and general information for the International Macroeconomic Data Set outputs: real GDP, real GDP per capita, real GDP shares, GDP deflators, CPI, exchange rates, and population.  

General File Notes:
 - High income countries, High income countries less USA, Upper-middle income countries, Lower-middle income countries, and Low income countries are categorized according to the World Bank country classifications by income level.
 - BRIICs are Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China; Former centrally planned economies are Cyprus, Malta, Recently acceded countries, Other Central Europe, Former Soviet Union; USMCA includes the United States, Mexico, and Canada; Europe and Central Asia are Europe, Former Soviet Union.
 - Other Southeast Asia Outlook are Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; and Other South America Outlook are Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay.
 - Variable names are contained in the first row of each file:
	Observation…… (Country or region/group)
	Year……………………… (Calendar year associated with the value)
	Unit……………………… (Measurement unit)
	Value…………………… (value of the data point)

RealGDP File Notes:
 - Historical and projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and growth rates of GDP for baseline countries/regions (in billions of 2017 dollars) 1970-2035.
 - Source: USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) based on data from World Bank World Development Indicators, Oxford Economics Forecasting, as well as estimated and projected values developed by USDA, ERS all converted to a 2017 base year.

RealPerCapitaGDP File Notes:
 - Historical and projected real GDP per capita and growth rates for baseline countries/regions (in billions of 2017 dollars) 1970-2035.
 - Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, Macroeconomic Data Set, GDP table and Population table.

GDPDeflator File Notes:
 - Historical and projected GDP deflator and growth rates of GDP deflator for baseline countries/regions (in billions of 2017 dollars) 1970-2035.
 - Source: USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) based on data from World Bank World Development Indicators, Oxford Economics Forecasting, as well as estimated and projected values developed by USDA, ERS, all converted to a 2017 base year.

RealGDPShares File Notes:
 - Historical and projected real GDP shares and growth rates for baseline countries/regions (in billions of 2017 dollars) 1970-2035.
 - Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, Macroeconomic Data Set, GDP table.

RealExchangeRate File Notes:
 - Historical and projected real exchange rate and growth rates for baseline countries/regions (in billions of 2017 dollars) 1970-2035.
 - Source: USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS), Macroeconomic Data Set, CPI table, and Nominal XR and Trade Weights tables.

CPI File Notes:
 - Historical and projected consumer price indices (CPI) for baseline countries/regions 1970-2035.
 - Source: USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) based on data from International Financial Statistics International Monetary Fund, Oxford Economics Forecasting, as well as estimated and projected values developed by USDA, ERS, all converted to a 2017 base year.

Population File Notes:
 - Historical and projected population and growth rates for baseline countries/regions 1970-2035.
 - Source: USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census and USDA, ERS, International Data Base.