In response, we have archived the predecessors (112 concepts, 2004 to 2017) by marking metadata as "discontinued" and by segregating in the catalog. The replacements (55 concepts, 2005 to 2016) start as early as 2005. Geo coverage is 210 areas including 190 individual countries and 20 metro areas in 10 countries. Units vary widely by concept. Most, but not all, concept-geo combinations exist.
We recommend that, before selecting and using series from Data Buffet, you familiarize yourself with the dataset via the written documentation provided by the World Bank; see the Reference links below.
The active series reside in the historical catalog (Cross-Country Datasets » World Bank » Doing Business » Active, from 2005) and the predecessors under the associated "discontinued" node. They include, for example:
- WBDBECPRNA.IPRT = [DISCONTINUED] Enforcing Contracts - Procedures, (#) - for Portugal
- WBDICBUSDISCXQUA.ICHN_MBEI = Extent of disclosure index, (Index 0 to 10) - for Beijing, China
- WBDICEXPCOSTEXPDOCUA.IBEL = Cost to export - Documentary compliance, (USD) - for Belgium
- WBDICWRHPROCUA.IARM = Procedures required to build a warehouse, (#) - for Armenia
Because catalog locations are subject to change, the upper-right search box on DataBuffet.com provides a "find in catalog" mode, which takes a mnemonic.
Please be aware that:
- The set of concepts has been reduced by the source from 112 to 55.
- For the replacements, we have changed the concept code pattern to embed the source's alphabetic identifier. For example, WBDICWRHPROCUA.IARM is our copy of IC.WRH.FROC for Armenia. This is self-documenting but has inflated the mnemonics.
References:
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