Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990-2015.

ABSTRACT: An increasing amount of high-resolution global spatial data are available, and used for various assessments. However, key economic and human development indicators are still mainly provided only at national level, and downscaled by users for gridded spatial analyses. Instead, it would be beneficial to adopt data for sub-national administrative units where available, supplemented by national data where necessary. To this end, we present gap-filled multiannual datasets in gridded form for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Human Development Index (HDI). To provide a consistent product over time and space, the sub-national data were only used indirectly, scaling the reported national value and thus, remaining representative of the official statistics. This resulted in annual gridded datasets fo

SUBMITTER: Kummu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5800392 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature