Advanton’s global data explorer and country pages show 39 indicators for 217 economies, plus World Bank averages for the world, regions and income groups. This page explains where the figures come from and how to read them.
Source and license
All figures come from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI), which brings together official statistics from national statistics offices, central banks and international agencies such as the IMF and the International Labour Organization. The World Bank publishes the data under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license, so you are free to reuse it with credit to the World Bank.
We use the World Bank’s figures exactly as published, without adjusting them. Our current snapshot was retrieved in November 2026 through the Datahub mirror of the World Bank’s data service, which copies the official figures every month. We spot-check samples against widely published figures.
How often the data changes
The World Bank updates most indicators a few times a year, and countries often revise past figures. Recent years are the most likely to change. Each country page shows the date of the snapshot it uses, so you can see how current the figures are.
Which year you are seeing
Countries publish data on different schedules, so the newest year varies by country and indicator. Every figure on our pages shows its year. In the explorer’s Ranking and Map views, "Latest available" uses each country’s most recent figure from the last three years of that series; older figures are left out so countries are compared fairly.
How rankings work
Ranks compare countries from highest (1st) to lowest value, among countries with data from the last three years of each series. A high rank is not always good news: a high rank for inflation or unemployment means a high rate. World Bank averages for regions and income groups are not ranked.
World and regional averages
Figures labeled World, regions (such as Sub-Saharan Africa) and income groups (such as Upper middle income) are calculated by the World Bank, usually weighted by the size of each economy or population. Country pages group neighbors using United Nations geographic regions, which can differ from World Bank regions.
Limits of the data
- Gaps: smaller countries and territories often have missing years or indicators. We never fill gaps with estimates of our own.
- Survey-based figures, such as the Gini index, come from household surveys that some countries run only every few years.
- Informal work is common in many countries, so unemployment and business registration figures can understate real activity.
- Exchange rates affect every figure in US dollars, so dollar figures can rise or fall without real change in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) figures adjust for this.
- Discontinued data: the World Bank stopped its Doing Business rankings in 2021, so we do not show them. Its replacement, Business Ready (B-READY), covers fewer countries so far.
Country names and maps
We use the country names and coverage of the World Bank, in plain English (for example, "South Korea" rather than "Korea, Rep."). The World Bank does not publish data for some places, such as Taiwan. Map boundaries come from Natural Earth (public domain). Boundaries and names shown on our maps do not imply endorsement or acceptance by Advanton.
The indicators
Economy and growth
| Indicator | What it measures | Newest year | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (current US$) | The total value of goods and services produced in a year, converted to US dollars at official exchange rates. | 2025 | 214 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | The yearly change in the value of goods and services produced, adjusted for inflation. | 2025 | 214 |
| GDP per person (current US$) | GDP divided by population, in US dollars at official exchange rates. | 2025 | 214 |
| GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) | GDP per person adjusted for differences in what money buys in each country (purchasing power parity). | 2024 | 203 |
| Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) | Gross national income per person, converted with the World Bank Atlas method, which smooths exchange rate swings. | 2025 | 207 |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | The yearly change in the cost of a typical basket of goods and services bought by households. | 2025 | 193 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) | The share of GDP produced by agriculture, forestry and fishing. | 2025 | 205 |
| Industry, including construction (% of GDP) | The share of GDP produced by mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water and gas. | 2025 | 207 |
Money and finance
| Indicator | What it measures | Newest year | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lending interest rate (%) | The rate banks charge on loans to their best (prime) customers. Definitions differ between countries. | 2025 | 147 |
| Real interest rate (%) | The lending interest rate adjusted for inflation, using the GDP deflator. | 2025 | 147 |
| Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) | How many units of the local currency one US dollar bought, on average, during the year. | 2025 | 213 |
| Credit to the private sector (% of GDP) | Loans and other credit provided to businesses and households, as a share of GDP. | 2025 | 186 |
| Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) | The number of commercial bank branches for every 100,000 adults. | 2024 | 187 |
| ATMs (per 100,000 adults) | The number of automated teller machines for every 100,000 adults. | 2024 | 191 |
Trade and investment
| Indicator | What it measures | Newest year | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) | The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. | 2025 | 193 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) | The value of goods and services bought from other countries, as a share of GDP. | 2025 | 193 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (US$) | New investment by foreign companies and investors into businesses in the country, minus withdrawals. | 2024 | 203 |
| Personal remittances received (US$) | Money sent home by people working abroad, plus other personal transfers into the country. | 2024 | 194 |
People and customers
| Indicator | What it measures | Newest year | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | The total number of people living in the country, whatever their legal status or citizenship. | 2025 | 217 |
| Population growth (annual %) | The yearly change in the total population. | 2025 | 217 |
| Urban population (% of total) | The share of people living in areas defined as urban by each country. | 2025 | 217 |
| Population density (people per sq. km) | The number of people per square kilometer of land area. | 2023 | 216 |
| Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total) | The share of the population aged 14 or younger. | 2025 | 217 |
| Population aged 15 to 64 (% of total) | The share of the population aged 15 to 64, the usual working ages. | 2025 | 217 |
| Population aged 65 and over (% of total) | The share of the population aged 65 or older. | 2025 | 217 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | How many years a newborn would be expected to live if current death rates stayed the same. | 2024 | 217 |
| Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) | Enrollment in universities, colleges and other tertiary education, as a share of the population of the usual age for it. Can exceed 100%. | 2025 | 195 |
| Income inequality (Gini index) | A measure of how unequally income or consumption is shared, from 0 (equal) to 100 (one person has everything). Based on household surveys, which some countries run only every few years. | 2025 | 168 |
Digital and infrastructure
| Indicator | What it measures | Newest year | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile phone subscriptions (per 100 people) | Mobile phone subscriptions for every 100 people. Can exceed 100 because many people have more than one SIM card. | 2024 | 214 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) | Home and business broadband internet subscriptions, such as cable, fiber and DSL, for every 100 people. | 2024 | 208 |
| Secure internet servers (per million people) | Internet servers using encryption technology for online transactions, per million people. | 2024 | 215 |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | The share of people with access to electricity. | 2023 | 215 |
| Logistics performance index (1 = low to 5 = high) | A World Bank survey score for how easy it is to move goods: customs, infrastructure, shipping, tracking and timeliness. Published every few years. | 2022 | 169 |
Work and jobs
| Indicator | What it measures | Newest year | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment (% of labor force) | The share of people who are available for and looking for work but have none. Modeled estimates from the International Labour Organization. | 2025 | 187 |
| Labor force (people) | The number of people aged 15 and over who are working or looking for work. | 2025 | 187 |
| Employment to population ratio (% of people 15+) | The share of people aged 15 and over who have a job. Modeled estimates from the International Labour Organization. | 2025 | 187 |
| Women in the labor force (% of women 15+) | The share of women aged 15 and over who are working or looking for work. Modeled estimates from the International Labour Organization. | 2025 | 187 |
Business and government
| Indicator | What it measures | Newest year | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|
| New businesses registered (number) | The number of new limited liability companies registered during the year, from the World Bank Entrepreneurship Database. Sole traders and informal businesses are not counted. | 2024 | 183 |
| Tax revenue (% of GDP) | Taxes collected by central government, as a share of GDP. Regional and local taxes are usually not included. | 2024 | 155 |
Citing this data
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Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
- World Bank, Data access and licensing (CC BY 4.0)
- Natural Earth, free vector map data (public domain)
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