Table 1 Variable definitions and sources.

From: Green growth dynamics: unraveling the complex role of financial development and natural resources in shaping renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Code

Definition

Source

RE

Renewable energy consumption (% total of final energy consumption)

World Bank—World Development Indicators (WDI)

NR

Total natural resources (%GDP)

World Bank—World Development Indicators (WDI)

FD

Bank return on assets (%, after tax)

World Bank—Global Financial Development Index

(Trade/GDP)

Trade (%GDP)

World Bank—World Development Indicators (WDI)

GDPPC

GDP per capita, ppp (constant 2017)

World Bank—World Development Indicators (WDI)

(Urbanization/population)

Urban population (% of total population)

World Bank—World Development Indicators (WDI)