World Bank 2021 Per Capita GNI with Country Rankings and Classifications

2021 data on Gross National Income per capita for countries worldwide, sourced from the World Bank. The dataset includes country rankings and development classifications, compiled by author Liang Zhao from data downloaded on December 22, 2022. Some countries have missing data points from the original source.

Use Cases

• Ranking countries by economic output based on per capita GNI figures.
• Analyzing global income distribution and development disparities using World Bank classifications.
• Studying the relationship between population size and national income for different countries.
• Comparing economic performance across different World Bank development categories.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Bank, a primary source for economic statistics.
• Includes a temporal anchor with a specific download date of December 22, 2022.
• Provides multiple analytical dimensions: raw GNI, per capita calculations, rankings, and classifications.

Limitations

• Row count and file format are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes that some countries have missing data, indicating incomplete coverage.

Provenance

Source

World Bank

Collection Method

Downloaded from the World Bank by the author.

Time Range

2021

Geography

Worldwide (country-level)