Penn World Table Data Dictionary: PWT Version 10

A data dictionary for version 10 of the Penn World Table, a dataset of macroeconomic observations. It was uploaded by author Marcus Araujo on April 22, 2026. The associated research description references integrating over 500,000 macroeconomic observations from this source with trade data for a 25-year analysis across 183 countries.

Use Cases

• Training graph neural networks for economic resilience prediction based on integrated trade and macroeconomic data.
• Analyzing cross-border economic interactions and structural indicators mentioned in the description.
• Conducting reproducible global-scale economic analysis using an official World Bank resilience metric.

Strengths

• Data dictionary is provided for Penn World Table version 10, a well-known economic dataset.
• Associated research framework integrated over 500,000 macroeconomic observations from this source.

Limitations

• The uploaded file is a 13.5 KB data dictionary (XLS), not the primary dataset itself, indicating a very limited scope.
• Column-level documentation for the actual PWT data is absent in this upload; field semantics must be inferred from the external PWT documentation.
• Row count for the referenced macroeconomic data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific tasks.

Provenance

Source

Penn World Table

Collection Method

Likely a structured compilation of variable definitions and metadata for the PWT dataset.

Time Range

The associated research description references a 25-year analysis, but the specific temporal coverage of PWT 10 is not stated in the input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:44:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The associated research description references 183 countries, suggesting global coverage.