World Bank Public Data – Available Through Google
17 World Development Indicators from World Bank public data are now available through Google Search. Here is a small how-to on how to use it.
World Bank Public Data: 17 World Development Indicators
Why World Bank? The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides leveraged loan to poorer countries for capital programs. The World Bank has a stated goal of reducing poverty. The organisation collects and analyses a vast amount of statistics which with time becomes publicly available. The good news (or should I say, the “Google news”) is that all this data is now available publicly through Google search.
Here is the full list of World Bank indicators that are available through Google:
CO2 emissions per capita
What is it?
Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “co2 emissions of Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world:
Electricity consumption per capita
What is it?
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. Source: International Energy Agency, Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries and Energy Statistics of OECD Countries.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “electricity consumption of Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Click on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page.
- Clicking on the result will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
Energy use per capita
What is it?
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. Source: International Energy Agency.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “energy use of Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other countries.
Exports as percentage of GDP
What is it?
orts of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “export GDP of Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
Fertility rate
What is it?
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates. Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: the 2008 Revision and 2006 Revision, Eurostat, national statistical offices, and World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, national statistical offices, World Population Prospects, and household surveys conducted by national agencies and Macro International.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “fertility rate Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
GDP deflator change
What is it?
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “GDP deflator change Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
GDP growth rate
What is it?
Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “GDP growth Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
GNI per capita in PPP dollars
What is it?
GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars. Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “GNI per capita in PPP dollars Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
Gross Domestic Product
What is it?
GDP at purchaser’s prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “GDP Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
Gross National Income in PPP dollars
What is it?
PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars. Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “GNI Australia“ (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world.
Imports as percentage of GDP
What is it?
Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “import GDP Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Clicking on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions.
Internet users as percentage of population
What is it?
Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network. Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Note: Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “internet usage Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Click on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page.
- Clicking on the result will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world:
Life expectancy
What is it?
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Source: World Bank staff estimates using data from United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: the 2008 Revision and 2006 Revision, Eurostat, national statistical offices, census reports, and household surveys conducted by national agencies and Macro International.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “life expectancy Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Click on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page.
- Clicking on the result will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world:
Military expenditure as percentage of GDP
What is it?
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Note: Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “military expenditure Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Click on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page.
- Clicking on the result will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world:
Mortality rate, under 5
What is it?
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. Source: the Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation based mainly on household surveys, censuses, and vital registration, supplemented by World Bank estimates based on household surveys and vital registration.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “mortality rate, under 5 Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Click on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page.
- Clicking on the result will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world:
Population
What is it?
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship–except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: the 2008 Revision and 2006 Revision, Eurostat, national statistical offices, and World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, national statistical offices, World Population Prospects, and household surveys conducted by national agencies and Macro International.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “population of Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Click on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page.
- Clicking on the result will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world:
Population growth
What is it?
Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship–except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin. Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: the 2008 Revision and 2006 Revision, Eurostat, national statistical offices, and World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, national statistical offices, World Population Prospects, and household surveys conducted by national agencies and Macro International.
How to search for it
- Go to your normal Google page and search for “population growth Australia” (substitute Australia with any other country).
- Click on the little chart that you’ll see at the top of the results page.
- Clicking on the result will bring you to an interactive chart where you can compare the Australia with other regions around the world:
Original Source
- World Development Indicators
- Google announcement
- CO2 emissions per capita
- Electricity consumption per capita
- Energy use per capita
- Exports as percentage of GDP
- Fertility rate
- GDP deflator change
- GDP growth rate
- GNI per capita in PPP dollars
- Gross Domestic Product
- Gross National Income in PPP dollars
- Imports as percentage of GDP
- Internet users as percentage of population
- Life expectancy
- Military expenditure as percentage of GDP
- Mortality rate, under 5
- Population
- Population growth rate
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The review "World Bank Public Data – Available Through Google" was last updated on 15/11/09.
This is good. This information was very useful for my MBA sustainability unit – this information on GDP growth and CO2 is very good – coming directly from the world bank!