Variable: The region of the country

QoG Code: (wdi_region)


Dataset: World Development Indicators

Description:

Groupings of countries are primarily based on regions used for administrative purposes by the World Bank. Countries are classified by region:

  1. East Asia and Pacific
  2. Europe and Central Asia
  3. Latin America and the Caribbean
  4. Middle East and North Africa
  5. North America
  6. South Asia
  7. Sub-Saharan Africa.

See further information on https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-19
Last updated by source: 2025-12-19


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 2026 OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 192
Basic time-series: 192
Standard cross-section: 192
Standard time-series: 192
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1960-2024
Basic time-series: 1960-2024
OECD time-series: 1960-2024

This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1960 to the year 2024