TABLE H.1 Basic Characteristics of Countries Included in the Book
Source: World Development Indicators.
Note: The inventory includes the list of countries for which administrative and/or household data on social protection and labor programs are available and used in this book. GNI per capita, GDP per capita, and population values were collected from the World Development Indicators for 2016. For the cases in which data are not available, they are replaced by the most recent available data. Specifically, Djibouti 2015; Iran, Islamic Rep. 2015; Kuwait 2015; Papua New Guinea 2014; South Sudan 2015; Timor-Leste 2015; and Venezuela, RB 2013 are used to replace the missing GNI per capita cells. Djibouti 2005; Iran, Islamic Rep. 2014; Kuwait 2015; Myanmar 2015; Papua New Guinea 2014; Qatar 2015; South Sudan 2015; Timor-Leste 2015; Vanuatu 2014; and Venezuela, RB 2013 are used to replace missing GDP per capita cells. Blank cells (for example, Syria) mean no information is available. GDP per capita is in current international dollars. ASPIRE = Atlas of Social Protection: Indicators of Resilience and Equity; ECA = Europe and Central Asia; EAP = East Asia and Pacific; GNI = gross national income; HIC = high-income country; LAC = Latin America and the Caribbean; LIC = low-income country; LMIC = lower-middle-income country; MENA = Middle East and North Africa; OECD = Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development; PPP = purchasing power parity; SSA = Sub-Saharan Africa; UMIC = upper-middle-income country; — = not available.