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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Attribution and Fair Use
• Updates and New Releases
• Tips for Using the Database
• Data selection
• Data downloading
• Database: Downloading detailed data
• NTA Data Visualization: Compare countries, regions, and income groups
• Database Contents

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Overview

National Transfer Accounts data quantify how people at each age acquire and use economic resources to meet their current material needs, to share with others, and to provide for the future. When they are young and again when they are old, people consume more than they produce through their labor. This life cycle pattern is possible only because social institutions and economic mechanisms reallocate resources across age. Children and the elderly can rely on transfers, either through governments or families, primarily from working-age adults. And adults also rely on assets, including debt, to fund consumption.

The basic NTA data consist of economic flows for one or more recent years measured in nominal terms in the currency of each country. The accounts are constructed to be consistent, to the extent possible, with National Accounts data.

The NTA database provides access to the most up-to-date, detailed and comprehensive estimates. In addition:

• Country reports are available for select countries. The reports are useful for understanding the structure of NTA.
• Time-series indicators have been constructed using population estimates and projections in conjunction with NTA data to support better analysis of the effects of changing population age structure.
• Cross-sectional indicators are based exclusively on NTA data and are useful for analyzing the cross-sectional relationship between population, development, and economic interactions.
• Applications provide some innovative presentations of NTA data.

Attribution and Fair Use

Researchers based in universities, private research institutions, and government agencies have generously devoted an enormous amount of their valuable time to constructing NTA for their countries. Please take care to acknowledge their efforts by citing their work whenever possible. Documentation in the database provides information about appropriate citations. This is especially important for research that emphasizes one or only a few countries. When NTA data is being used in comparative analysis and acknowledging individual countries is not practical, an alternative is:

Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason, lead authors and editors (2011) Population Aging and the Generational Economy: A Global Perspective Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

In addition, the NTA website: www.ntaccounts.org and the date of accession should be indicated as well.

We would appreciate receiving a copy of any research that makes use of NTA (send email).

Updates and New Releases

The NTA database contains the most detailed and up-to-date NTA data that have been submitted by the NTA country teams. All NTA data are in the local currency unit and nominal. The database is updated continuously as new data becomes available.

Tips for Using the Database

NTA data is downloaded in a two-step process: 1) data selection; and 2) data downloading.

Data selection

First, the menu displayed below is used to select countries, variables, variable types, and years.

Second, a download screen will appear that allows you to download data or documentation. If no selection is made, all data are downloaded.

Country: Select one or more countries.

Variables: The variable menu is nested and expandable with more detailed variables accessed by clicking on the "arrow head" to the left of the parent variable.

• Lifecycle: Consumption and labor income variables
• Reallocations: Transfer and asset-based reallocation variables
• Demographics: Go to Indicators to access and download selected conventional demographic indicators.
• Indicators: Go to Indicators to access and download NTA indicators.

Variable type:

• NTA: Aggregate data by age
• Mean: Per capita, unsmoothed values (usually education variables are not smoothed.
• Smooth Mean: Per capita, smoothed values.

Attributes Used to distinguish sub-groups of national populations. Currently estimates are available separately by sex for selected number of countries.

Country descriptors: Data downloads include country descriptors:

• Region from UN Population Division
• Income group from the World Bank based on 2016 income data
• OECD countries
• 2-digit ISO country codes
• 3-digit ISO country codes

Country descriptors are found in the far-right-hand-side columns. Not available in the transposed downloads.

Data downloading

Data can be downloaded in one of two formats. "Download" produces the data in wide form with each age displayed in its own column. "Download (transposed)" produces the data in long form with each variable assigned to a separate column and each age assigned to its own row.

Database: Downloading detailed data

Select Countries:
Choose countries from drop-down box. Empty selection picks all countries. ArgentinaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBeninBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBurkina FasoCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCongo, Democratic RepublicCosta RicaCote d’IvoireEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGermanyGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKenyaKosovoKyrgyz RepublicLaosLuxembourgMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMozambiqueNamibiaNetherlandsNigerNigeriaPakistanParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRussiaSao TomeSenegalSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSwazilandSwedenTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteTogoTurkeyUnited KingdomUruguayUSVietnam
Select Variables:
LifeCycle Deficit Consumption Public Consumption Public Consumption, Education Public Consumption, Health Public Consumption, Other than health and education Private Consumption Private Consumption, Education Private Consumption, Health Private Consumption, Other than health and education Private Consumption, Housing Private Consumption, Other than Housing Labor Income Earnings Self-employment labor income Reallocations Asset-based Reallocations Asset Income Capital Income Property Income Property Income, Inflows Property Income, Outflows Interest Interest, Inflows Interest, Outflows Other Property Income Other Property Income, Inflows Other Property Income, Outflows Saving Private Asset-based Reallocations Private Asset Income Private Capital Income Private Capital Income, owner-occupied housing Private Capital Income, business & non-profits Private Property Income Private Property Income, Inflows Private Property Income, Outflows Private Interest Private Interest Inflows Private Interest Outflows Other Property Income, Private Other Property Income, Private, Inflows Other Property Income, Private, Outflows Private Saving Public Asset-based Reallocations Public Asset Income Public Capital Income Public Property Income Public Property Income, Inflows Public Property Income, Outflows Public Interest Public Interest, Inflows Public Interest, Outflows Other Property Income, Public Other Property Income, Public, Inflows Other Property Income, Public, Outflows Public Saving Transfers Public Transfers Public Transfers, Inflows Public Transfers, Outflows Public Transfers, Education Public Transfers, Education, Inflows Public Transfers, Education, Outflows Public Transfers, Health Public Transfers, Health, Inflows Public Transfers, Health, Outflows Public Transfers, Pensions Public Transfers, Pensions, Inflows Public Transfers, Pensions, Outflows Public Transfers, Other In-Kind Public Transfers, Other In-Kind, Inflows Public Transfers, Other In-Kind, Outflows Public Transfers, Other Cash Public Transfers, Other Cash, Inflows Public Transfers, Other Cash, Outflows Public Transfers to ROW, Net Public Transfers, Social protection other than pensions Public Transfers, Social protection other than pensions, Inflows Public Transfers, Social protection other than pensions, Outflows Social Protection, Sickness and disability Social Protection, Sickness and disability, Inflows Social Protection, Sickness and disability, Outflows Social Protection, Survivors Social Protection, Survivors, Inflows Social Protection, Survivors, Outflows Social Protection, Family and children Social Protection, Family and Children, Inflows Social Protection, Family and Children, Outflows Social Protection, Unemployment Social Protection, Unemployment, Inflows Social Protection, Unemployment, Outflows Social Protection, Housing Social Protection, Housing, Inflows Social Protection, Housing, Outflows Social Protection, Miscellaneous Social Protection, Miscellaneous, Inflows Social Protection, Miscellaneous, Outflows Collective Goods and Services Collective Goods and Services, Inflows Collective Goods and Services, Outflows Collective Goods and Services, Non-congestible Collective Goods and Services, Congestible Taxes Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains Taxes on payroll and workforce Taxes on property Taxes on goods and services Taxes on international trade and transactions Other taxes Social Contributions Social security contributions Other social contributions Grants Grants from foreign governments Grants from international organizations Grants from other general government units Public Transfer Deficit Private Transfers Private Transfers, Inflows Private Transfers, Outflows Interhousehold Transfers Interhousehold Transfers, Inflows Interhousehold Transfers, Domestic Inflows Interhousehold Transfers, Inflows from ROW Interhousehold Transfers, Outflows Interhousehold Transfers, Domestic Outflows Interhousehold Transfers, Outflows to ROW Intrahousehold Transfers Intrahousehold Transfers, Inflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Outflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Consumption Intrahousehold Transfers, Consumption, Inflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Consumption, Outflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Education Intrahousehold Transfers, Education, Inflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Education, Outflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Health Intrahousehold Transfers, Health, Inflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Health, Outflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Consumption other than health and education Intrahousehold Transfers, Consumption other than health and education, Inflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Consumption other than health and education, Outflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Saving Intrahousehold Transfers, Saving, Inflows Intrahousehold Transfers, Saving, Outflows Private Capital Transfers Private Capital Transfers, Bequests Bequests, Inflows Bequests, Outflows Private Capital Transfers, Other Wealth Assets Private Assets, Net Private Assets, Pensions Private Assets, Financial Private Assets, Property Private Assets, Non-property Private Assets, Other Public Assets, Net Public Debt, Gross Transfer Wealth Public Transfer Wealth Public Transfer Wealth, Non Market Public Transfer Wealth, Collective Services Public Transfer Wealth, Public Goods and Services Public Transfer Wealth, Congestible Goods and Services Public Transfer Wealth, Health Public Transfer Wealth, Education Public Transfer Wealth, Social Protection Public Transfer Wealth, Sickness and disability Public Transfer Wealth, Old age Public Transfer Wealth, Survivors Public Transfer Wealth, Family and children Public Transfer Wealth, Unemployment Public Transfer Wealth, Housing Public Transfer Wealth, Other Social Protection Public Transfer Wealth, National Debt Private Transfer Wealth Private Transfer Wealth, Non-market Intra-household Transfer Wealth Intra-household Transfer Wealth, Education Intra-household Transfer Wealth, Health Intra-household Transfer Wealth, Other Inter-household Transfer Wealth Inter-household Transfer Wealth, Inter-vivos transfers Inter-household Transfer Wealth, Bequests Inter-household Transfer Wealth, Household Transitions Inter-household Transfer Wealth, Charitable and religious organizations Private Transfer Wealth, Market Private Transfer Wealth, Consumer credit Private Transfer Wealth, Land Demographics Population, Total Population, Male Population, Female Population growth rate Survival Rate Survival Rate, Male Survival Rate, Female Migration Rate Migration Rate, Male Migration Rate, Female Headship Rate UN Population, Total UN Population, Male UN Population, Female UN Life expectancy at birth UN Total Fertility Rate Indicators Consumer Price Index GDP Deflator GDP per capita (current USD) GDP per capita (current USD, PPP) Exchange Rate, Official Exchange Rate PPP Interest Rate, Real Support Ratio Fiscal Support Ratio Currency Selected variables:
Select Variable Types:
NTAMeanSmooth Mean	You can choose multiple variable types. All types are searched when none is selected.
Select Year Range:
From: To: OR The latest year on or before:
Select Attribute(s):
Leave it empty to select records without attribtes. Examples: sex=male : Select records with specific attribute value. sex=* : Select records with specific attribute, regardless of the value. *=* : Select records that has any attributes. * : Select all records, with and without attributes. sex=female;residence=urban : You can specify multiple criteria by concatenating them with semicolons.

NTA Data Visualization: Compare countries, regions, and income groups

NTA data visualization

Interactive visual presentation of selected NTA data.

Database Contents

Database Contents displays a grid indicating the data that are available in the database. Selecting a country displays all variables for that country. Selecting a variable displays that variable for all countries in the database.

Note: A "0" indicates that the data is available; a "-" indicates that it is not.

By Country

ArgentinaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBeninBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBurkina FasoCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCongo, Democratic RepublicCosta RicaCote d’IvoireEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGermanyGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKenyaKosovoKyrgyz RepublicLaosLuxembourgMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMozambiqueNamibiaNetherlandsNigerNigeriaPakistanParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRussiaSao TomeSenegalSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSwazilandSwedenTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteTogoTurkeyUnited KingdomUruguayUSVietnam

By Variable

LifeCycle DeficitConsumptionPublic ConsumptionPublic Consumption, EducationPublic Consumption, HealthPublic Consumption, Other than health and educationPrivate ConsumptionPrivate Consumption, EducationPrivate Consumption, HealthPrivate Consumption, Other than health and educationPrivate Consumption, HousingPrivate Consumption, Other than HousingLabor IncomeEarningsSelf-employment labor incomeReallocationsAsset-based ReallocationsAsset IncomeCapital IncomeProperty IncomeProperty Income, InflowsProperty Income, OutflowsInterestInterest, InflowsInterest, OutflowsOther Property IncomeOther Property Income, InflowsOther Property Income, OutflowsSavingPrivate Asset-based ReallocationsPrivate Asset IncomePrivate Capital IncomePrivate Capital Income, owner-occupied housingPrivate Capital Income, business & non-profitsPrivate Property IncomePrivate Property Income, InflowsPrivate Property Income, OutflowsPrivate InterestPrivate Interest InflowsPrivate Interest OutflowsOther Property Income, PrivateOther Property Income, Private, InflowsOther Property Income, Private, OutflowsPrivate SavingPublic Asset-based ReallocationsPublic Asset IncomePublic Capital IncomePublic Property IncomePublic Property Income, InflowsPublic Property Income, OutflowsPublic InterestPublic Interest, InflowsPublic Interest, OutflowsOther Property Income, PublicOther Property Income, Public, InflowsOther Property Income, Public, OutflowsPublic SavingTransfersPublic TransfersPublic Transfers, InflowsPublic Transfers, OutflowsPublic Transfers, EducationPublic Transfers, Education, InflowsPublic Transfers, Education, OutflowsPublic Transfers, HealthPublic Transfers, Health, InflowsPublic Transfers, Health, OutflowsPublic Transfers, PensionsPublic Transfers, Pensions, InflowsPublic Transfers, Pensions, OutflowsPublic Transfers, Other In-KindPublic Transfers, Other In-Kind, InflowsPublic Transfers, Other In-Kind, OutflowsPublic Transfers, Other CashPublic Transfers, Other Cash, InflowsPublic Transfers, Other Cash, OutflowsPublic Transfers to ROW, NetPublic Transfers, Social protection other than pensionsPublic Transfers, Social protection other than pensions, InflowsPublic Transfers, Social protection other than pensions, OutflowsSocial Protection, Sickness and disabilitySocial Protection, Sickness and disability, InflowsSocial Protection, Sickness and disability, OutflowsSocial Protection, SurvivorsSocial Protection, Survivors, InflowsSocial Protection, Survivors, OutflowsSocial Protection, Family and childrenSocial Protection, Family and Children, InflowsSocial Protection, Family and Children, OutflowsSocial Protection, UnemploymentSocial Protection, Unemployment, InflowsSocial Protection, Unemployment, OutflowsSocial Protection, HousingSocial Protection, Housing, InflowsSocial Protection, Housing, OutflowsSocial Protection, MiscellaneousSocial Protection, Miscellaneous, InflowsSocial Protection, Miscellaneous, OutflowsCollective Goods and ServicesCollective Goods and Services, InflowsCollective Goods and Services, OutflowsCollective Goods and Services, Non-congestibleCollective Goods and Services, CongestibleTaxesTaxes on income, profits, and capital gainsTaxes on payroll and workforceTaxes on propertyTaxes on goods and servicesTaxes on international trade and transactionsOther taxesSocial ContributionsSocial security contributionsOther social contributionsGrantsGrants from foreign governmentsGrants from international organizationsGrants from other general government unitsPublic Transfer DeficitPrivate TransfersPrivate Transfers, InflowsPrivate Transfers, OutflowsInterhousehold TransfersInterhousehold Transfers, InflowsInterhousehold Transfers, Domestic InflowsInterhousehold Transfers, Inflows from ROWInterhousehold Transfers, OutflowsInterhousehold Transfers, Domestic OutflowsInterhousehold Transfers, Outflows to ROWIntrahousehold TransfersIntrahousehold Transfers, InflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, OutflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, ConsumptionIntrahousehold Transfers, Consumption, InflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, Consumption, OutflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, EducationIntrahousehold Transfers, Education, InflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, Education, OutflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, HealthIntrahousehold Transfers, Health, InflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, Health, OutflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, Consumption other than health and educationIntrahousehold Transfers, Consumption other than health and education, InflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, Consumption other than health and education, OutflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, SavingIntrahousehold Transfers, Saving, InflowsIntrahousehold Transfers, Saving, OutflowsPrivate Capital TransfersPrivate Capital Transfers, BequestsBequests, InflowsBequests, OutflowsPrivate Capital Transfers, OtherWealthAssetsPrivate Assets, NetPrivate Assets, PensionsPrivate Assets, FinancialPrivate Assets, PropertyPrivate Assets, Non-propertyPrivate Assets, OtherPublic Assets, NetPublic Debt, GrossTransfer WealthPublic Transfer WealthPublic Transfer Wealth, Non MarketPublic Transfer Wealth, Collective ServicesPublic Transfer Wealth, Public Goods and ServicesPublic Transfer Wealth, Congestible Goods and ServicesPublic Transfer Wealth, HealthPublic Transfer Wealth, EducationPublic Transfer Wealth, Social ProtectionPublic Transfer Wealth, Sickness and disabilityPublic Transfer Wealth, Old agePublic Transfer Wealth, SurvivorsPublic Transfer Wealth, Family and childrenPublic Transfer Wealth, UnemploymentPublic Transfer Wealth, HousingPublic Transfer Wealth, Other Social ProtectionPublic Transfer Wealth, National DebtPrivate Transfer WealthPrivate Transfer Wealth, Non-marketIntra-household Transfer WealthIntra-household Transfer Wealth, EducationIntra-household Transfer Wealth, HealthIntra-household Transfer Wealth, OtherInter-household Transfer WealthInter-household Transfer Wealth, Inter-vivos transfersInter-household Transfer Wealth, BequestsInter-household Transfer Wealth, Household TransitionsInter-household Transfer Wealth, Charitable and religious organizationsPrivate Transfer Wealth, MarketPrivate Transfer Wealth, Consumer creditPrivate Transfer Wealth, LandDemographicsPopulation, TotalPopulation, MalePopulation, FemalePopulation growth rateSurvival RateSurvival Rate, MaleSurvival Rate, FemaleMigration RateMigration Rate, MaleMigration Rate, FemaleHeadship RateUN Population, TotalUN Population, MaleUN Population, FemaleUN Life expectancy at birthUN Total Fertility RateIndicatorsConsumer Price IndexGDP DeflatorGDP per capita (current USD)GDP per capita (current USD, PPP)Exchange Rate, OfficialExchange Rate PPPInterest Rate, RealSupport RatioFiscal Support RatioCurrency