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CodeTermData Availability
217abortion, induced legal1 series
457access to essential drugs0 series
1age groups and sex32 series
160agricultural commodities2 series
3agricultural production index2 series
451agriculture support0 series
2agriculture, forestry, hunting, related services2 series
483AIDS cases reported1 series
460AIDS orphans (one or both parents)1 series
218AIDS/HIV cases and infections5 series
425AIDS/HIV estimates6 series
461AIDS/HIV prevalence rate (percentage) in selected populations3 series
489air pollution indoors1 series
4aluminum1 series
495antenatal care0 series
476anti-malaria drugs1 series
6area3 series
12assets, fixed1 series
211automobiles1 series
7balance of payments16 series
260balance of payments capital account3 series
422balance of payments financial accounts3 series
401balance of payments, goods and services0 series
345balance of payments, income3 series
219balance of payments, net errors/omissions1 series
220bank service charges indirectly measured2 series
33banks, deposit money0 series
8base period12 series
9bauxite0 series
212beer1 series
417bilateral, multilateral agencies9 series
488biomass fuels1 series
221birth8 series
26birth rate, crude1 series
10bonds1 series
161book production titles by subject (UDC)1 series
11building0 series
162bunkers0 series
322c.i.f. (cost, insurance, freight)2 series
226capital formation, gross4 series
64capital formation, gross fixed7 series
225capital, consumption of fixed2 series
15carbon dioxide emissions4 series
227cellular mobile telephone subscribers4 series
13cement1 series
315central bank1 series
478CFCs consumption1 series
163children2 series
213cigarettes1 series
230cinema attendance1 series
232cinema gross receipts0 series
233cinema seats1 series
229cinemas3 series
234circulation of newspapers, periodicals0 series
203city1 series
14civil aviation traffic4 series
16coal0 series
91coal, brown, lignite0 series
447cohort reaching grade 51 series
18commercial energy0 series
164commodities based on ISIC/Rev. 20 series
497condom use, knowledge as effective prevention1 series
496condom use, last high-risk sex1 series
19constant prices36 series
20construction0 series
22consumer goods0 series
21consumer price indices3 series
405consumption2 series
165consumption expenditure, final15 series
23contraception2 series
24copper, copper ore, refined copper0 series
25cotton0 series
166countries or areas, geographical and economic groupings0 series
236credit, domestic0 series
29currency77 series
30current account, balance of payments5 series
385current expenditure0 series
238current prices54 series
239current transfers3 series
500current transfers, balance of payments3 series
399current transfers, external, n.i.e.3 series
241death10 series
27death rate, crude1 series
167death, causes and underlying causes2 series
355death, foetal1 series
448debt forgiveness4 series
242debt service, external4 series
502debt service, total external0 series
243debt stocks, external2 series
389deposit money banks0 series
491developed, developing countries0 series
169development assistance, official14 series
377development grant expenditures1 series
34discount rate1 series
247divorce1 series
494DOTS detection rate1 series
466DOTS treatment success2 series
35earnings (wages and salaries)1 series
367earnings index (IMF)1 series
426economic activity rate, specific, crude0 series
36economically active/not economically active population3 series
249education attainment0 series
250education enrolment7 series
384education enrolment ratios1 series
62education expenditures, public2 series
173education level9 series
252electric energy exports and imports0 series
38electricity0 series
39employed, employment2 series
356employment compensation1 series
388employment, paid, employee1 series
443energy consumption, commercial3 series
446energy marine-aviation bunkers1 series
42energy production, primary and commercial3 series
467energy supply (apparent consumption)1 series
174energy type3 series
317energy units1 series
505Euro area38 series
45exchange rate6 series
254exchange rate index0 series
420exchange rate type0 series
46export industries0 series
509Exports4 series
47exports and exports value of goods (merchandise)16 series
390exports of goods, services (SNA)14 series
48exports prices indices0 series
318exports volume (quantum) and unit value indices (IMF)4 series
49external trade conversion factors0 series
321f.o.b. (free on board)6 series
50fabrics1 series
309facsimile machines0 series
256factor income2 series
320family0 series
257female population by children ever born1 series
258female population by children living1 series
51ferro-alloys0 series
142fertility rate, total2 series
259fertilizer2 series
52fibres and filaments0 series
175fields of study1 series
176fiscal year0 series
261fish production1 series
53flax0 series
54floor area0 series
406food2 series
263food production index2 series
56foreign-born0 series
57forest2 series
265forestry production2 series
58fuel0 series
59gasolene0 series
397goods13 series
79goods loaded and unloaded in int'l maritime transport0 series
269government deficit or surplus1 series
267government disbursements (final outlays)6 series
180government functions1 series
409government property income payable2 series
268government sector7 series
410government subsidies0 series
63gross domestic product (GDP)23 series
415gross domestic product aggregates in US dollars3 series
358gross domestic product by expenditure2 series
271gross domestic product deflator3 series
177gross national product (GNP)4 series
65growth rate0 series
181head of household1 series
454heavily indebted poor countries0 series
453Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative0 series
66hemp0 series
67homicide purposely inflicted (assault)0 series
68hours of work0 series
327household1 series
328household composition0 series
182household consumption expenditure4 series
407household consumption expenditure, purpose (SNA)1 series
411household current receipts2 series
353household disposable income3 series
273household income4 series
359household operating surplus, gross1 series
360household property income1 series
183household size1 series
424housing, persons per room1 series
369IMF5 series
237IMF credits and loans, use of2 series
276IMF loan repayments0 series
325IMF national currency holdings purchased and repurchased0 series
324IMF purchases of national currencies0 series
334IMF quota1 series
441immunization1 series
277import duties2 series
510Imports4 series
69imports and imports value of goods (merchandise)18 series
391imports of goods, services (SNA)11 series
392imports prices indices (IMF)1 series
331imports volume (quantum) and unit value indices (IMF)4 series
87index number, Laspeyres20 series
75industrial production1 series
70industrial production index1 series
71industry1 series
184industry branches (ISIC)3 series
185industry branches (SNA)2 series
186industry groups4 series
159infant deaths and age group of2 series
279infant mortality rate3 series
73inhabitants1 series
298interest rate, banks prime lending1 series
77interest rate, discount6 series
371interest rate, government bond yield1 series
403interest rate, SDRs1 series
129interest rate, short-term2 series
372interest rate, six-month deposit, London offer rate1 series
312interest rate, treasury bills1 series
78intermediate products0 series
281international official net transfers1 series
462Internet2 series
308inventories5 series
423investment, foreign direct, all transactions (BOP)2 series
400investment, foreign direct, for acquisitions (BOP)3 series
349investment, gross domestic0 series
282investment, international portfolio equity2 series
82iron, pig iron and crude steel1 series
83jute0 series
84kerosene and jet fuel0 series
498knowledge of HIV risk in healthy-looking persons1 series
85labour force sample survey0 series
86land and water area3 series
436land area, agricultural1 series
482landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)0 series
88latitude-longitude0 series
89lead and lead ore0 series
481least developed countries (LDCs)2 series
90life expectancy3 series
187literacy/illiteracy4 series
188livestock0 series
333machine tools1 series
469malaria2 series
474malaria prevention1 series
475malaria treatment1 series
94manufacturing14 series
189marital status4 series
332maritime transport, international1 series
284market prices8 series
28marriage rate, crude0 series
285marriages4 series
286maternal death2 series
465maternal mortality ratio (MMR) range of uncertainty1 series
511MDG74 series
442measles1 series
335meat1 series
368merchandise trade6 series
287merchant shipping fleets0 series
95merchant vessels0 series
96metals0 series
336migrant, international3 series
288migration rate, international, net3 series
434mining and quarrying0 series
196monetary authorities0 series
337money, quasi-money1 series
396motor cars1 series
98motor vehicles1 series
439n.i.e. (balance of payments)1 series
290national disposable income1 series
326national income, gross (GNI)2 series
373national income, net0 series
99natural gas0 series
455net present value of debt0 series
190newspapers and periodicals3 series
100newspapers and periodicals circulation, daily2 series
101newsprint0 series
102non-agricultural activities0 series
103non-ferrous base metals0 series
430nutrition, dietary energy supply, kcal./person/day2 series
432nutrition, minimum energy requirement, kcal/person/day2 series
437nutrition, moderately or severely underweight, aged under 50 series
192occupation0 series
479ODP tons1 series
471OECD/Development Assistance Committee0 series
449official devel. assistance to basic social services (OECD)2 series
468official development assistance3 series
450official development assistance, untied (OECD)2 series
444oil equivalent, metric ton7 series
499orphans1 series
477ozone1 series
214paper and paper products1 series
104parliament2 series
294patents3 series
295payments abroad, net income (BOP)2 series
296per capita10 series
378percentage distribution3 series
363period3 series
402period average5 series
374period average, geometric2 series
297periodicals0 series
463personal computer2 series
106petroleum, crude petroleum0 series
445poorest fifth of population, perc. share of income0 series
193population census3 series
32population density1 series
379population estimates and projections (UN)17 series
503population growth rate1 series
194population projections variants (UN)1 series
119population rate change0 series
107population total19 series
344population, official mid-year estimates1 series
438poverty gap index, percentage0 series
440poverty line0 series
429poverty, consumption exp. less than international $1 (PPP) per day (WB)0 series
109precipitation0 series
470prevalence2 series
111primary commodities0 series
501primary completion rate1 series
112primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio0 series
350private sector0 series
394producers price index2 series
404production10 series
456protected land and water area2 series
413purchasing power parities (PPPs)5 series
115quantum index0 series
506radio receivers2 series
116railways traffic1 series
117ramie0 series
118rate of change6 series
5rate of growth0 series
458ratio4 series
299re-exports0 series
215refrigerators1 series
120refugees1 series
121region (geographical)1 series
195reproduction rates3 series
300research and development2 series
416research and development expenditure0 series
507researchers1 series
123reserve money0 series
376reserve position in IMF0 series
365reserve transactions in balance of payments0 series
395reserves of deposit money banks0 series
264reserves, foreign assets and liabilities2 series
179reserves, international, foreign exchange1 series
81reserves, total international0 series
124residential building0 series
364rest of the world (national accounting)2 series
126rubber (natural or synthetic)0 series
127rural population2 series
341sample survey0 series
305sanitation, improved1 series
306saving4 series
198school attendance1 series
307scientists, engineers, technicians2 series
486secure tenure2 series
398services8 series
128sex ratio0 series
76share prices index1 series
464skilled health personnel0 series
504slum household2 series
487slum population2 series
473small island developing states (SIDS)2 series
197SNA series number0 series
130special drawing rights (SDRs)4 series
272statistical discrepancy2 series
132steel0 series
216sulphuric acid1 series
512SYB62 series
490tariffs average0 series
508technicians (and equivalent staff)1 series
134telephone lines (main telephone lines)4 series
135television receivers3 series
136temperature, average0 series
137terms of trade index0 series
492textiles and clothing0 series
138third-level students (enrolment)0 series
140tin, tin concentrates0 series
141tires (tyres)1 series
310tourist expenditures and receipts2 series
143tourist, international3 series
311trade balance, goods2 series
418trade classification, goods0 series
493trade related and technical assistance capacity building expanditure (TRTA/CB)1 series
145trade systems0 series
419trade time series basis (UNSD)6 series
144trade, international0 series
105trading partner countries2 series
342trucks1 series
472tuberculosis4 series
431undernourished food deficit1 series
433undernourished persons2 series
147unemployment5 series
207unemployment data coverage4 series
149unit value index2 series
380United Nations funds and programmes1 series
150urban agglomeration0 series
151urban population15 series
435urban-rural population ests., projections5 series
313value added3 series
314value added at basic prices4 series
366value added tax2 series
152vehicles0 series
386vital event0 series
200vital event, date0 series
153volume index2 series
170wages, earnings2 series
248water, access to improved drinking supply1 series
154wholesale prices index0 series
343wood, rough2 series
155wool0 series
352World Bank development finance series9 series
156yarns0 series
157zinc and zinc ore0 series