Data source: Kristian S. Gleditsch
The dataset by Kristian Gleditsch provides estimates of trade flows between independent states (1948-2000) and GDP per capita of independent states (1950-2011). Version 6. In order to fill in gaps in the Penn World Table's mark 5.6 and 6.2 data (see: Heston, Summers \& Aten), Gleditsch has imputed missing data by using an alternative source of data (the CIA World Fact Book), and through extrapolation beyond available time-series.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(gle0?)
(Gleditsch, 2002)
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gle_exp
This amounts to the total export of a country, in millions of current year US dollars, estimated as the sum of all dyadic export figures to that country using the imputation technique described above.
gle_gdp
Real GDP (2005). This is Gleditsch's estimate of GDP per Capita in US dollars at current year international prices.
gle_imp
This amounts to the total import of a country, in millions of current year US dollars, estimated as the sum of all dyadic import figures to that country using the imputation technique described above.
gle_pop
Size of the population in the years 1000's.
gle_rgdpc
This is the estimate of real GDP per Capita in constant US dollars at base year 2000, based on the imputation technique described above.
gle_trade
This amounts to the sum of import and export of a country, in millions of current year US dollars, estimated as the sum of all dyadic import and export figures of that country using the imputation tec ...