World Bank staff assessments of country performance in economic management, structural policies, social inclusion, and public sector management 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 2026-04-28 and is provided under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking government performance based on World Bank staff assessments mentioned in the description
- Analyzing fiscal health based on IMF Government Finance Statistics indicators for revenues and expenses
- Studying tax policy frameworks using data aggregated from various sources
- Assessing public sector management and institutional strength for economic development
Strengths
- Includes assessments across four key policy areas: economic management, structural policies, social inclusion, and public sector management
- Combines data from multiple authoritative sources, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
- License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, facilitating open use
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic or institutional bias inherent to the source organizations
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Staff assessments and aggregated international statistics
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 02:26:56.145532; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Gibraltar, with a focus on poorest countries