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's Government Finance Statistics and tax policy data from various sources. It is provided by the World Bank Group under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking public sector management performance based on World Bank staff assessments.
- Analyzing government revenue and expenditure patterns based on IMF Government Finance Statistics.
- Studying tax policy effectiveness 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 multiple assessment dimensions: economic management, structural policies, social inclusion, and public sector institutions.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The 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 2026-04-28 10:06:06.552258; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Netherlands