ECON. 214: INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC
THEORY
ASSIGNMENT 3: Cross-Country
Comparison using World Bank Data.
This assignment needs to be typed.
This assignment introduces you to some of the data available at the World Bank.
- Use the World
Bank Data Portal. to collect data for the variables shown in the table below.
- Some of the data can be collected by 'Browse by Economy'.
The rest of the data can be collected by using the search box (right
next to the name of the country after you choose a country from
'Browse by Economy').
1. Choose
two countries whose names starts with the first letter of your last name. For each country, collect the data to fill in the table below.
(If there is missing data for some the variables, choose another country. If you run out of countries using
the 1st letter of your last name, move on to the 2nd letter.)
2. Collect
the same data for the U.S.
COMPARISON
TABLE using data for 2024 (or the latest year for which data is available)
Variable
Country 1
Country 2
US __
GDP per capita*
Investment (% of GDP) **
Population Growth
Individuals
using the internet
(% of population)
GDP growth (annual %)
Agriculture
(% of GDP) ***
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* Use 'GDP per capita, PPP (current
international $)'
** Investment is referred to as 'Gross capital
formation'
*** Agriculture, forestry & fishing value added