wbincomethresh: World Bank Income Classification function

In DivyanshiWadhwa/wbincomeclass: What the Package Does (One Line, Title Case)

Description

This function allows you to get World Bank's historical income classifications

Usage

wbincomethresh(startyear = "first", endyear = "last", group = "all")

Arguments

startyear	To specify a range of years, you'll use startyear to specify the first year from which you want the income thresholds. Defaults to "first". "first" gives the first available year for income thresholds. The first year of available income thresholds is 1987.
endyear	To specify a range of years, you'll use endyear to specify the latest year till which you want the income thresholds. Defaults to "last". "last" gives the most recent year available for income thresholds. Before July 1, the most recent thresholds available will be 2 years prior to today. After July 1, the most recent income thresholds available will be 1 year prior to today.
group	Select income group by specifying names of income groups "High income", "Upper middle income", "Lower middle income" and "Low income". For example, to get all countries in the "High income" category, type group = "High income". If you'd like multiple groups, type all income groups in c() function. Defaults to "all". "all" will give income thresholds for all four income groups.

Examples

dataiwant <- wbincomethresh(startyear = 1995, endyear = 2012)
dataiwillneed <- wbincomethresh(group = "Low income", startyear = 1995, endyear = 1995)
wbincomethresh()

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