PRIMPREX

% of Primary Commodities in Exports. (Taken from pages 146-147. U.N. Trade Data System.) Period covered is different for each country, ranging between 1974 and 1979

Mean

62.768

Kurtosis

-1.235

Skewness

-0.424

Minimum

2.8

Maximum

99.7

Valid observations

105

Missing

6

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHINA, GUINEA, NEPAL, SOUTH YEMEN, SWEDEN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALOFTRA

Total Balance of Trade, in U.S. Dollars. (Taken from page 138. U.N., Yearbook of International Trade Statistics) . Period covered is different for each country, ranging between 1976 and 1979

Mean

-919.121

Kurtosis

27.307

Skewness

-2.804

Minimum

-39086

Maximum

20292

Valid observations

107

Missing

4

CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHINA, GUINEA, NEPAL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPORTPC

Exports per capita, in U.S. Dollars. (Taken from page 139. U.N., Yearbook of International Trade Statistics) . Period covered is different for each country, ranging between 1970 and 1979

Mean

905.679

Kurtosis

7.776

Skewness

2.666

Minimum

7

Maximum

8689

Valid observations

106

Missing

5

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHINA, GUINEA, NEPAL, NIGER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTPC

Imports per capita, in U.S. Dollars. (Taken from page 140. Yearbook of International Trade Statistics.) Period covered is different for each country, ranging between 1970 and 1979

Mean

914.86

Kurtosis

6.43

Skewness

2.465

Minimum

10

Maximum

7472

Valid observations

107

Missing

4

CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHINA, GUINEA, NEPAL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGRSHGDP

Agriculture's % Share of the GDP. (Taken from pages 154-155. World Bank, World Development Tables) . Period covered is 1980. NOTE: Coded -l if unknown

Mean

21.891

Kurtosis

0.444

Skewness

0.947

Minimum

1

Maximum

76

Valid observations

92

Missing

19

AFGHANISTAN, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CUBA, DENMARK, GUATEMALA, HAITI, IRAN, IRELAND, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS, PANAMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDSHGDP

Industry's % Share of the GDP. (Taken from page 200. World Bank.) Period covered is 1980. NOTE: Coded -1 if unknown

Mean

34.903

Kurtosis

0.646

Skewness

0.802

Minimum

5

Maximum

79

Valid observations

93

Missing

18

AFGHANISTAN, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CUBA, DENMARK, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HAITI, IRAN, IRELAND, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS, PANAMA, SOUTH YEMEN, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERSHGDP

Services' % Share of the GDP. (Taken from page 259. World Bank, World Development Report). Period covered is 1982. NOTE: Coded -1 if unknown

Mean

43.247

Kurtosis

-0.511

Skewness

-0.489

Minimum

13

Maximum

65

Valid observations

93

Missing

18

AFGHANISTAN, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CUBA, DENMARC, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HAITI, IRAN, IRELAND, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS, PANAMA, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, WEST GERMANY.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOURIREC

Total Tourist Receipts in million $. (Taken from pages 281-282. World Tourism Organization, Madrid.) Period covered is 1980

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mean

902.745

Kurtosis

9.228

Skewness

3.127

Minimum

3

Maximum

10087

Valid observations

106

Missing

5

GUINEA, LUXEMBOURG, MAURITANIA, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOTELBED

Number of Beds in Hotels, in thousands. (Taken from pages 286-287. World Tourism Statistics) Period covered is 1981

Mean

142.276

Kurtosis

51.099

Skewness

6.592

Minimum

1

Maximum

4000

Valid observations

98

Missing

13

AUSTRIA, BURMA, CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHINA, FINLAND, GUINEA, LEBANON, MAURITANIA, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SOUTH YEMEN, SOVIET UNION.