A Dataset of Lost Opportunities The Case of 63 Developed And Emerging Countries Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The dataset provides the statistics on digital competitiveness, sustainable development, and the COVID-19 cases for 63 developed and developing countries. The dataset calculates digital competitiveness and sustainable development under the adverse impact of the pandemic in 2020. Unlike the stark change compared with 2019, it clears the estimated growth of the other factors’ influence and characterizes the effect of the pandemic and the COVID-19 crisis. Practical significance also comprises evaluating wasted opportunities in 2020 and increasing digital competitiveness and sustainable development, which reflect the difference between simple growth indicators in 2020 and 2019 and growth under the pandemic’s influence. Another advantage of this paper is the forecasting advantage and the alternativeness of the considered scenarios, which allows implementing the estimates in a broad range of scientific studies. The case of Australia and the world economy's forecast for 2021 are elaborated on in the paper.