World Bank staff assessments of country performance in economic management, structural policies, and public sector institutions for the poorest countries. The dataset also includes government revenue and expense indicators from the IMF and tax policy data from various sources. It was last updated on 2026-04-27 and is provided under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking public sector management performance based on World Bank staff assessments.
- Analyzing government fiscal health based on IMF Government Finance Statistics on revenues and expenses.
- Comparing tax policies across countries using indicators compiled from various sources.
- Assessing policies for social inclusion and equity in economic development contexts.
Strengths
- Data originates from authoritative sources like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
- Includes multi-faceted assessments covering economic management, structural policies, and social inclusion.
- License is permissive (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse and redistribution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from World Bank staff assessments, IMF Government Finance Statistics, and other sources.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 21:15:08.859589; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Bahamas, The