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Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
FB.CBK.BRWR.P3	International Monetary Fund, Financial Access Survey.
Description	Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks. For many countries data cover the total number of loan accounts due to lack of information on loan account holders.
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Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TM.TAX.MRCH.BR.ZS	World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from World Trade Organization.
Description	Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.
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Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TM.TAX.MANF.BR.ZS	World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from World Trade Organization.
Description	Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.
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Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TM.TAX.TCOM.BR.ZS	World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from World Trade Organization.
Description	Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).
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Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
IC.FRM.BRIB.ZS	World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
Description	Bribery incidence is the percentage of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request across 6 public transactions dealing with utilities access, permits, licenses, and taxes.
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Broad money (% of GDP)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS	International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
Description	Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
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Broad money (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
FM.LBL.BMNY.CN	International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
Description	Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
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Broad money growth (annual %)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
FM.LBL.BMNY.ZG	International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
Description	Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
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Broad money to total reserves ratio
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
FM.LBL.BMNY.IR.ZS	International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
Description	Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
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Burden of customs procedure, WEF (1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
IQ.WEF.CUST.XQ	World Economic Forum, Global Competiveness Report and data files.
Description	Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient.
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Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
IC.BUS.DISC.XQ	World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme
Description	Disclosure index measures the extent to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating more disclosure.
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Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
ER.FSH.CAPT.MT	Food and Agriculture Organization.
Description	Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.
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Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SH.DTH.COMM.ZS	Derived based on the data from Global Health Estimates 2020: Deaths by Cause, Age, Sex, by Country and by Region, 2000-2019. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2020. Link: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death
Description	Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.
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Cause of death, by injury (% of total)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SH.DTH.INJR.ZS	Derived based on the data from Global Health Estimates 2020: Deaths by Cause, Age, Sex, by Country and by Region, 2000-2019. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2020. Link: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death
Description	Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.
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Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SH.DTH.NCOM.ZS	Derived based on the data from Global Health Estimates 2020: Deaths by Cause, Age, Sex, by Country and by Region, 2000-2019. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2020. Link: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death
Description	Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.
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Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS	International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
Description	Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
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Central government debt, total (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
GC.DOD.TOTL.CN	International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
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Cereal production (metric tons)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
AG.PRD.CREL.MT	Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Description	Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
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Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
AG.YLD.CREL.KG	Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Description	Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
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Changes in inventories (constant LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.GDI.STKB.KN	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in constant local currency.
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Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.GDI.STKB.CN	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current local currency.
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Changes in inventories (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.GDI.STKB.CD	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BM.GSR.ROYL.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.ROYL.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NV.MNF.CHEM.ZS.UN	United Nations Industrial Development Organization, International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics.
Description	Value added in manufacturing is the sum of gross output less the value of intermediate inputs used in production for industries classified in ISIC major division D. Chemicals correspond to ISIC division 24.
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Child employment in agriculture (% of economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.AGR.0714.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2), categories A and B (ISIC revision 3), or category A (ISIC revision 4) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in agriculture, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.AGR.0714.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2), categories A and B (ISIC revision 3), or category A (ISIC revision 4) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in agriculture, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.AGR.0714.MA.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2), categories A and B (ISIC revision 3), or category A (ISIC revision 4) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in manufacturing (% of economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.MNF.0714.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Manufacturing corresponds to division 3 (ISIC revision 2), category D (ISIC revision 3), or category C (ISIC revision 4). Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in manufacturing, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.MNF.0714.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Manufacturing corresponds to division 3 (ISIC revision 2), category D (ISIC revision 3), or category C (ISIC revision 4). Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in manufacturing, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.MNF.0714.MA.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Manufacturing corresponds to division 3 (ISIC revision 2), category D (ISIC revision 3), or category C (ISIC revision 4). Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in services (% of economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.SRV.0714.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2), categories G-P (ISIC revision 3), or categories G-U (ISIC revision 4). Services include wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, financial intermediation, real estate, public administration, education, health and social work, other community services, and private household activity. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in services, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.SRV.0714.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2), categories G-P (ISIC revision 3), or categories G-U (ISIC revision 4). Services include wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, financial intermediation, real estate, public administration, education, health and social work, other community services, and private household activity. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Child employment in services, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.SRV.0714.MA.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2), categories G-P (ISIC revision 3), or categories G-U (ISIC revision 4). Services include wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, financial intermediation, real estate, public administration, education, health and social work, other community services, and private household activity. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Children (0-14) living with HIV
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SH.HIV.0014	UNAIDS estimates.
Description	Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.
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Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SH.HIV.INCD.14	UNAIDS estimates.
Description	Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.
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Children in employment, female (% of female children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.TLF.0714.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Children in employment, male (% of male children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.TLF.0714.MA.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Children in employment, self-employed (% of children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.SLF.0714.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Self-employed workers are people whose remuneration depends directly on the profits derived from the goods and services they produce, with or without other employees, and include employers, own-account workers, and members of producers cooperatives.
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Children in employment, self-employed, female (% of female children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.SLF.0714.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Self-employed workers are people whose remuneration depends directly on the profits derived from the goods and services they produce, with or without other employees, and include employers, own-account workers, and members of producers cooperatives.
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Children in employment, self-employed, male (% of male children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.SLF.0714.MA.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Self-employed workers are people whose remuneration depends directly on the profits derived from the goods and services they produce, with or without other employees, and include employers, own-account workers, and members of producers cooperatives.
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Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.TLF.0714.SW.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
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Children in employment, study and work, female (% of female children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.TLF.0714.SW.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
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Children in employment, study and work, male (% of male children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.TLF.0714.SW.MA.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
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Children in employment, total (% of children ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.TLF.0714.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
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Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.FAM.0714.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Unpaid family workers are people who work without pay in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
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Children in employment, unpaid family workers, female (% of female children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.FAM.0714.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Unpaid family workers are people who work without pay in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
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Children in employment, unpaid family workers, male (% of male children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.FAM.0714.MA.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Unpaid family workers are people who work without pay in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
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Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.WAG.0714.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Wage workers (also known as employees) are people who hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that provide basic remuneration that does not depend directly on the revenue of the unit for which they work.
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Children in employment, wage workers, female (% of female children in employment, ages 7-14)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
SL.WAG.0714.FE.ZS	Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Description	Wage workers (also known as employees) are people who hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that provide basic remuneration that does not depend directly on the revenue of the unit for which they work.
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