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This R script performs ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) operations on GDP data sourced from the UN Statistics Division. It handles preprocessing, data aggregation for regions/groups and creates comparison plots. The pipeline process can be broken down into 3 steps:

Data is extracted from UNSD and Taiwan NSO using their API.
Afterwards, the data is transformed such that is meets UNCTAD requirements.
Lastly, the data is loaded into a csv file which can be uploaded to UNCTADstat Data centre.

Gross Domestic Product

GDP at current prices (or nominal GDP) measures the value of goods and services produced in an economy using the prices of the same year, so it includes the effects of inflation. In contrast, GDP at constant prices (or real GDP) adjusts for inflation by using prices from a base year (2015), reflecting only the actual change in the quantity of goods and services produced. This makes real GDP a better measure of economic growth over time.

Libraries

The R scripts and this bookdown document require the following packages:

library(tidyverse)
library(readxl) 
library(httr)
library(plotly)
library(htmltools)
library(gridExtra)

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