CountryData_DSD_v_1_0 true Data Structure Definition for CountryData 2012-01-30T15:38:19.917Z UNSD Contact person in SENDER agency Department of SENDER agency Role of contact person in SENDER agency Telephone number of contact person in SENDER agency Fax number of contact person in SENDER agency Email address of contact person in SENDER agency Test

Frequency code list Annual Two-year average Three-year average Half-yearly, semester Quarterly Monthly Location code list Total (national level) Urban Rural Nature code list Country Data Country Adjusted Estimated Modeled Global monitoring data Non-relevant Not Available Reference area code list Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Channel Islands Chile China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Macao Special Administrative Region of China Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faeroe Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Republic of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway State of Palestine Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Korea Réunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint-Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin (French part) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe MDG_World MDG_Developed regions MDG_DEVELOPED_REGION_COUNTRIES Andorra,Greenland,Portugal,Australia,Hungary,Romania,Austria,Iceland,San Marino,Belgium,Ireland,Slovakia,Bermuda,Isle of Man,Slovenia,Bulgaria,Israel,Spain,Canada,Italy,Sweden,Channel Islands,Japan,Switzerland,Croatia,Latvia,United Kingdom,Cyprus,Liechtenstein,United States,Czech Republic, Lithuania, Albania, Denmark, Luxembourg, Belarus, Estonia,Malta,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Faeroe Islands,Monaco,Montenegro,Finland,Netherlands,Republic of Moldova,France,New Zealand,Russian Federation,Germany,Norway,Serbia,Greece,Poland,TFYR of Macedonia,Ukraine MDG_Developing regions MDG_DEVELOPING_REGIONS Northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Carribean, Caucas and Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, South-eastern Asia, Western Asia MDG_Caucasus and Central Asia MDG_Caucasus and Central Asia_COUNTRIES Armenia,Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan,Azerbaijan,Kyrgyzstan,Uzbekistan,Georgia,Tajikistan MDG_Northern Africa MDG_NORTHERN AFRICA_COUNTRIES Algeria,Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,Tunisia,Egypt,Morocco,Western Sahara MDG_Sub-Saharan Africa MDG_Sub-Saharan Africa_COUNTRIES Angola,Gabon,Nigeria,Benin,Gambia,Réunion,Botswana,Ghana,Rwanda,Burkina Faso,Guinea,Sao Tome and Principe,Burundi,Guinea-Bissau,Senegal,Cameroon,Kenya,Seychelles,Cape Verde,Lesotho,Sierra Leone,Central African Rep,Liberia,Somalia,Chad,Madagascar,South Africa,Comoros,Malawi,Sudan,South Sudan,Congo,Mali,Swaziland,Cote d'Ivoire,Mauritania,Togo,Dem Rep of the Congo,Mauritius,Uganda,Djibouti,Mayotte,U. Rep of Tanzania,Equatorial Guinea,Mozambique,Zambia,Eritrea,Namibia,Zimbabwe,Ethiopia,Niger MDG_Latin America and the Caribbean MDG_Latin America MDG_Latin America Argentina,El Salvador,Panama,Belize,Falkland Is (Malvinas),Paraguay,Bolivia,French Guiana,Peru,Brazil,Guatemala,Suriname,Chile,Guyana,Uruguay,Colombia,Honduras,Venezuela R.B.,Costa Rica,Mexico,Ecuador,Nicaragua MDG_Caribbean MDG_Caribbean_COUNTRIES Anguilla,Dominica,Netherlands Antilles,Antigua and Barbuda,Dominican Republic,Puerto Rico,Aruba,Grenada,Saint Kitts and Nevis,Bahamas,Guadeloupe,Saint Lucia,Barbados,Haiti,St Vincent and the Grenadines,British Virgin Islands,Jamaica,Trinidad and Tobago,Cayman Islands,Martinique,Turks and Caicos Islands,Cuba,Montserrat,US Virgin Islands MDG_Eastern Asia MDG_Eastern Asia_COUNTRIES China,Macao SAR of China,Korea, Rep of,Hong Kong SAR of China,Korea, Dem People's Rep of,Mongolia MDG_Eastern Asia excluding China MDG_Southern Asia MDG_Southern Asia_COUNTRIES Afghanistan,India,Nepal,Bangladesh,Iran(Islamic_Republic_of),Pakistan,Bhutan,Maldives,Sri_Lanka MDG_Southern Asia excluding India MDG_South-eastern Asia MDG_South-eastern Asia_COUNTRIES Brunei Darussalam,Malaysia,Thailand,Cambodia,Myanmar,Timor-Leste,Indonesia,Philippines,Viet Nam,Lao People's Dem Republic,Singapore MDG_Western Asia MDG_Western Asia_COUNTRIES Bahrain,State of Palestine,Turkey,Iraq,Oman,United Arab Emirates, Jordan,Qatar,Yemen, Kuwait,Saudi Arabia,Lebanon,Syrian Arab Republic MDG_Landlocked developing countries MDG_Landlocked developing countries Afghanistan,Kazakhstan, Rwanda,Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Swaziland,Azerbaijan,Lao People's Democratic Republic,Tajikistan,Bhutan, Lesotho, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,Bolivia (Plurinational State of),Malawi, Turkmenistan,Botswana, Mali, Uganda,Burkina Faso ,Mongolia, Uzbekistan,Burundi, Nepal, Zambia,Central African Republic, Niger, Zimbabwe,Chad, Paraguay, Ethiopia, Republic of Moldova MDG_Oceania MDG_Ocenia American Samoa,Micronesia (Fed States of),Samoa,Cook Islands,Nauru,Solomon Islands,Fiji,Niue,Tokelau,French Polynesia,New Caledonia,Tonga,Guam,Northern Mariana Is,Tuvalu,Kiribati,Palau,Vanuatu,Marshall Islands,Papua New Guinea MDG_Small island developing States MDG_Small island developing States American Samoa,Guam,Papua New Guinea,Anguilla,Guinea-Bissau,Puerto Rico,Antigua and Barbuda,Guyana,Saint Kitts and Nevis, Aruba,Haiti,Saint Lucia, Bahamas,Jamaica,Samoa, Barbados,Kiribati,Sao Tome and Principe, Belize,Maldives,Seychelles, British Virgin Islands,Marshall Islands,Singapore,Cape Verde,Mauritius,Solomon Islands,Comoros,Micronesia (Federated States of),Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,Cook Islands,Montserrat,Suriname,Cuba,Nauru,Timor-Leste,Dominica,Netherland Antilles,Tonga,Dominican Republic, New Caledonia,Trinidad and Tobago,Fiji,Niue,Tuvalu,French Polynesia,Northern Mariana Islands,United States Virgin Islands,Grenada,Palau,Vanuatu MDG_Least developed countries MDG_Least developed countries Afghanistan,Gambia,Rwanda,Angola,Guinea,Samoa,Bangladesh,Guinea Bissau,Sao Tome and Principe,Benin,Haiti,Senegal,Bhutan,Kiribati,Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso,Lao People's Dem Republic,Solomon Islands,Burundi,Lesotho,Somalia,Cambodia,Liberia,Sudan,South Sudan,Central African Republic, Madagascar,Timor-Leste,Chad,Malawi,Togo,Comoros,Mali,Tuvalu,D. R of the Congo, Mauritania,Uganda,Djibouti,Mozambique,United Republic of Tanzania,Equatorial Guinea, Myanmar,Vanuatu,Eritrea,Nepal,Yemen,Ethiopia,Niger,Zambia WB_World WB_East Asia and Pacific WB_Europe and Central Asia WB_Latin America and the Caribbean WB_Middle East and North Africa WB_South Asia WB_Sub-Saharan Africa WB_Low income WB_Lower middle income WB_Upper middle income WB_Low and middle income economies WB_High income Sex code list Not applicable Female Male Both sexes Source Type Code List Household based surveys Administrative records Census Other Not available Units multipliers code list Units Tens Hundreds Thousands Tens of thousands Millions Billions Trillions Age group code list Not applicable All age ranges under 5 year olds under 1 year olds under 18 year olds under 15 year olds 10-14 year olds 15-19 year olds 15-24 year olds 15-29 year olds 15-49 year olds under 6 year olds 6-59 months old 6-14 year olds 5-17 year olds under 6 month olds 15-64 year olds 65 year olds or over Series code list Population below USD 1 (PPP) per day Population below national poverty line Purchasing power parities (PPP) conversion factor Poverty gap ratio at USD 1 a day (PPP) Poorest quintile's share in national income or consumption Growth rate of GDP per person employed Employment-to-population ratio Employed people living below USD 1 (PPP) per day Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment Youth unemployment rate Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate Share of youth unemployed in total unemployed Share of youth unemployed in youth population Children moderately or severely underweight Children severely underweight Population undernourished Total net enrolment ratio in primary education Pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary Primary completion rate Literacy rate Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment Gender Parity Index in secondary level enrolment Gender Parity Index in tertiary level enrolment Share women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector Seats in national parliament Under-five mortality rate Infant mortality rate Children immunized against measles Maternal mortality ratio Births attended by skilled health personnel Contraceptive use among married women, any method Contraceptive use among married women, modern methods Contraceptive use among married women, condom Condom use to overall contraceptive use among currently married women Adolescent birth rate Antenatal care coverage, at least one visit Antenatal care coverage, at least four visits Unmet need for family planning Unmet need for family planning, spacing Unmet need for family planning, limiting HIV prevalence rate (superseded by SH_HIV_TOTL) People living with HIV (lower bound) People living with HIV People living with HIV (upper bound) HIV incidence rate (lower bound) HIV incidence rate HIV incidence rate (upper bound) AIDS deaths (lower bound) AIDS deaths AIDS deaths (upper bound) Condom use at last high-risk sex Population with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non-orphans School attendance rate of orphans School attendance rate of children both of whose parents are alive and who live with at least one parent AIDS orphans Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people with advanced HIV infection (lower bound) Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people with advanced HIV infection Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people with advanced HIV infection (upper bound) HIV-infected pregnant women who received antiretroviral drugs to reduce the risk for mother-to-child transmission (lower bound) HIV-infected pregnant women who received antiretroviral drugs to reduce the risk for mother-to-child transmission HIV-infected pregnant women who received antiretroviral drugs to reduce the risk for mother-to-child transmission (upper bound) Notified cases of malaria Malaria death rate Children sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets Children with fever being treated with anti-malarial drugs Tuberculosis incidence rate (lower bound) Tuberculosis incidence rate Tuberculosis incidence rate (upper bound) Tuberculosis prevalence rate (lower bound) Tuberculosis prevalence rate Tuberculosis prevalence rate (upper bound) Tuberculosis death rate (lower bound) Tuberculosis death rate Tuberculosis death rate (upper bound) Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS (lower bound) Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS (upper bound) Tuberculosis treatment success rate under DOTS Land area covered by forest Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (CDIAC) Carbon dioxide emissions per capita Carbon dioxide emissions (CDIAC) Carbon dioxide emissions Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs Consumption of all ozone-depleting substances Energy use Population using solid fuels Fish stocks within safe biological limits Total water resources used Terrestrial areas protected Marine areas protected Terrestrial and marine areas protected Species threatened with extinction Population using improved drinking water sources Population using improved sanitation facilities Urban population living in slums Net ODA Net ODA as a percentage of OECD/DAC donors' GNI Net ODA to LDCs Net ODA to LDCs as a percentage of OECD/DAC donors' GNI ODA to basic social services ODA to basic social services as a percentage of sector-allocable ODA ODA that is untied ODA received in landlocked developing countries ODA received in landlocked developing countries as a percentage of their GNI ODA received in small island developing states ODA received in small island developing states as a percentage of their GNI Developed country imports from developing countries, admitted duty free Developed country imports from the LDCs, admitted duty free Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products from developing countries Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothings from developing countries Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on textiles from developing countries Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as a percentage of their GDP ODA provided to help build trade capacity Countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and countries that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative) Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative, cumulative Debt relief delivered in full under MDRI initiative, cumulative Debt service as percentage of exports of goods and services and net income Population with access to essential drugs Telephone lines Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions Internet users Personal computers Land and property conflicts Land use plans, commune Social land concessions to low income families Agricultural land cultivated for paddy Agricultural land covered by all crops Agricultural land cultivated for rubber Land use plans, district authorities Forestry communities Forest area, boundary demarcation Land titles to indigenous communities Agricultural irrigated land Land use plans, metropolitian areas Rice paddy yield Land dispute resolution (of all land disputes) Reforestation Agricultural land titled to farmers Dried rubber production Fish production Cattle production Trade in goods as a percentage of GDP Current account balance as a percentage of GDP Foreign direct investment, as a percentage of GDP Use of country system, as a percentage of ODA Use of Programme-based Approach, as a percentage of ODA Electricity production Electricity imported Electric power consumption Fuel wood dependency ratio Community protected areas Terrestrial areas protected, ramsar sites Terrestrial areas protected, demarcation and mapping Terrestrial areas protected, rangers employed Terrestrial areas protected, zones Fishery communities Fishing lots to local communities Preservation of historical ruins and archaeological sites Deposits with commercial banks Savings and investment as a percentage of GDP Total reserves minus gold Consumer Price Inflation (annual change) Domestic credit to private sector Current budget surplus/deficit as a percentage of GDP Total budget surplus/deficit as a percentage of GDP Beneficiaries of the social security fund Retirees and invalid people who are former civil servants Total government revenues as a percentage of GDP Veterans receiving pensions Total government expenditure as a percentage of GDP New businesses registered, all New businesses registered, foreign subsidiary New businesses registered, sole proprietorship New businesses registration, services Air transport, domestic flights Air transport, domestic freight Air transport, domestic passengers carried Air transport, international flights Air transport, international freight Air transport, international passengers carried Air transport, overflight receipts Roads, constructed and rehabilitated Roads, paved Rail lines, constructed and repaired Fixed and Mobile telephone subscriptions Access to print media Access to television and radio Export of goods as a percentage of GDP Import of goods as a percentage of GDP Trade as a percentage of GDP Agriculture, value added (as a percentage of GDP) Construction, value added (annual percentage growth) Manufacturing, value added (annual percentage growth) Industry, value added (as a percentage of GDP) Services, value added (as a percentage of GDP) GDP (current prices) GDP growth (annual percentage) GDP (constant prices) GDP per capita (current prices) Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) Lower secondary completion rate Enrolment in lower secondary education Gender Parity Index in lower secondary level enrolment Pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of lower secondary school Repeaters, lower secondary level Net admissions, primary level Repeaters, primary level (percentage of total enrolment) Children out of school, primary Gender Parity Index in upper secondary level enrolment Female employment in civil service Seats held by women in commune councils Female deputy provincial governors Female members of Board of Governors of districts Female members of District Councils Ministries & institutions with Gender Mainstreaming Action Groups Ministries & institutions with the Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan implemented Female members of the Royal Government Seats held by women in Senate Female members of Board of Governors of provinces Female members of Provincial Councils Female ministers Female provincial governors Female secretaries of state Female under secretaries of state Pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia Anaemia prevalence rate Condom use among commercial sex workers during last commercial sexual intercourse Deaths associated with dengue fever HIV prevalence among pregnant women visiting antenatal care clinics Children immunized against DPT Malaria death rate amoung cases reported by public health facilities High risk population sleeping under insecticide-treated bednets Antenatal care coverage, at least two visits Exclusive breastfeeding (percentage of children) Children moderately or severely stunted Children moderately or severely wasted Population below food poverty line Workers employed abroad Share women in wage employment in agriculture sector Share women in wage employment in industry sector Share women in wage employment in service sector Employment rate in agriculture sector Employment rate in industry sector Employment rate in service sector Economically active children, total (percentage of children) Wages of unskilled workers per day Consumption of iodized salt, as percentage of households Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate Total fertility rate, births per woman Hotels and guest houses, accommodation (rooms) International tourism arrivals Employment in tourism sector International tourism, receipts Incidence of serious crime Crime reported to an other authority to total reported crime Perception of safety from crime and violence Crime reported to the police to total reported crime Crime reported to the village leader to total reported crime Awareness that violence against women is a crime Domestic violence victims who receive counseling Incidence of domestic violence Protection orders issued by courts Suspected mined areas cleared Civilian casualties from mines/UXO Incidence of violence Livestock Self-sufficiency ratio of crops Net current transfers Access to electricity Population density Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture as a percentage of total freshwater withdrawn Total budget surplus/deficit Household final consumption expenditure Gross capital formation of new businesses registered, foreign subsidiary Gross capital formation of new businesses registered, local Gross Domestic Product Gross Domestic Product per capita Gross National Income Gross National Income per capita Pupils attending evening classes Cultural establishments Museum visitors Public library visitors Population who read for pleasure Children with special needs enrolment in education Pupil-class ratio, primary level education Pupil-computer ratio at primary level education Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level education Gross enrolment ratio in primary education Gross intake rate in grade 1 as a precentage of relevant age group Schools with internet at primary level education Schools with a counselor Pupil-computer ratio at secondary level education Total net enrolment ratio in secondary education Progression to secondary school Schools with internet at secondary level education People with an associate diploma Graduates in arts Prevalence of disability Population with a long-lasting health condition Number of hospital beds Number of nurses and midwives Number of physicians Population per primary health center Low-birthweight babies Out-of-pocket health expenditure as a percentage of private expenditure on health Health expenditure per capita Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP Informal employment rate Employment rate in agriculture Labor participation rate Employment rate Employment rate of employers Employment rate with primary education Employment rate with secondary education Employment rate of self-employed Employment rate with tertiary education Employment rate of wage and salaried workers Employment rate of contributing family workers Employment rate in industry Labor force with primary education Labor force with secondary education Employment rate in services Labor force with tertiary education Unemployment rate Unemployment rate with primary education Unemployment rate with secondary education Unemployment rate with tertiary education Average daily wage Crude birth rate Crude death rate Crude divorce rate Crude marriage rate Registered divorces Life expectancy at birth Registered marriages Average household size Total dependency ratio (ratio of population aged 0-14 and 65+ per 100 population 15-64) Population growth rate Population median age Population sex ratio Population as a share of total Prevalence of crime Number of courts Number of judges Units code list Not applicable Local currency USD Number Ratio Percent Local currency per USD (PPP) USD in end-2006 net present value terms USD in end-2009 net present value terms kg CO2 equivalent per USD1 constant 2005 PPP GDP kg oil equivalent per USD1,000 constant 2005 PPP GDP Square kilometers Metric Tons Per 1 USD GDP (PPP) Per 100 live births Per 100 population Per 1,000 live births Per 1,000 population Per 100,000 live births Per 100,000 population Population (deprecated) Women (deprecated) Live births (deprecated) Per Square Kilometer Percentage growth (annual) Years (Person) Hectare Metric tons per hectare Kilowatt-hour Kilometer Local currency, constant 2000 prices Local currency, constant prices (see metadata for base year) Price index Data Concepts for MDG Indicators Age group Age - or age range - of the individuals the observation refers to. Footnotes Additional information on specific aspects of each observation, such as how the observation was computed/estimated or details that could affect the comparability of this data point with others in a time series. Frequency Indicates rate of recurrence at which observations occur (e.g. monthly, yearly, biannually, etc.). Location Refers to a disaggregation within the Reference Area the data alludes; normally National (total), Urban or Rural - although additional disaggregations are possible within an area (e.g. subUrban). Nature of data points Information on the production and dissemination of the data (e.g.: if the figure has been produced and disseminated by the country, estimated by international agencies, etc.) Reference Area Reference Area: Specific areas (e.g. Country, Regional Grouping, etc) the observed values refer to. Reference areas can be determined according to different criteria (e.g.: geographical, economic, etc.). Series The phenomenon or phenomena to be measured in the data set. The word SERIES is used for consistency with the term used in the MDG Database. SERIES are all the official MDG series and background series currently in the MDG Database. Sex Gender condition: male or female. This dimension applies only if data can be dissaggregated by sex. Source details Information on the name and specific details of each observation's data source. Both the sources for the numerator and denominator could be specified here. Source type Type of data source: survey, administrative records, census or other. Details about the source, if available, could be provided in the free-text attribute SOURCE_DETAIL. Time period details When TIME_PERIOD refers to a date range, this attribute is used to provide METADATA on the actual range the observation refers to (e.g. for period '2001-2003' TIME_PERIOD would be 2002 but the actual dates --2001-2003-- would be expressed here). Time period Reference date - or date range - the observed value refers to (usually different from the dates of data production or dissemination). For MDG data exchange it is usually expressed as a four-digit year (e.g.: 1995) so, if the observation refers to a period of time (range), details about such period should be specified in the attribute TIME_DETAIL Units of measurement Dimension by which the series are described (e.g.: percentage, USD, etc.) Unit multiplier Exponent in base 10 that multiplied by the observation numeric value gives the result expressed in the unit of measure. Observation Value Observation value Metadata Structure Definition for CountryData Indicators Country-supplied Indicator Code of the CountryData indicator for which metadata is provided Dimension Code of Reference Area for which metadata is provided Dimension Contact Report SDMX-CountryData