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  • Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • Budget surplus > + or deficit > -: This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit). Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits.
  • Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP: Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).

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  • Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • GDP: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross National Income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop).
  • Inflation rate > Consumer prices: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.
  • Public debt: This entry records the cumulatiive total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.
  • Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Exports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Distribution of family income > Gini index: This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The index is calculated from the Lorenz curve, in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the ric
  • Human Development Index: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
  • Tourist arrivals > Per capita: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar). The ratio of the PPP conversion factor to the official exchange rate (also referred to as the national price level) makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.
  • Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
  • Inequality > GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality."
  • Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross National Income per capita: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals.
  • Technology index: The technology index denotes the country's technological readiness. This index is created with such indicators as companies spending on R&D, the creativity of its scientific community, personal computer and internet penetration rates.
  • Development > Human Development Index: Human Development Index trends, 1980-2012.
  • Big Mac Index: Price of a McDonald's Big Mac in US Dollars at current exchange rates. January 12th, 2006.
  • GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Exports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued exported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% of the population to the average income of the poorest 20% of the population.
  • Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.
  • Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita: This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
  • Tourist arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival."
  • Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Tax > Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Exports > Main exports: Country main exports.
  • Budget > Revenues per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Debt > External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
  • Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Debt > External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Tax > GDP > Constant LCU: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals per capita: International tourism, number of arrivals. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Consumer spending: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. This item also includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources."
  • Consumer price index: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
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  • GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the agricultural sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Industries: A rank ordering of industries starting with the largest by value of annual output.
  • GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
    household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
    government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
    investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
    investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
    exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
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  • New businesses registered > Number > Per capita: New businesses registered are the number of new firms, defined as firms registered in the current year of reporting." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GDP per capita > Constant LCU: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Labor force: This entry contains the total labor force figure.
  • Trade > With US > US imports of bauxite and aluminum: US imports of bauxite and aluminum, USD Thousands, 2004
  • GDP > Real growth rate: GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent.
  • Debt > Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP: Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).

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  • Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • International tourism > Number of arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited.
  • Economic growth > Per capita: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on constant local currency. GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant U.S. dollars.
  • GDP in 1970: Gross domestic product GDP by exchange rate billion US dollar in 1970.
  • Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number > Per capita: Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises are business that may be defined by the number of employees. There is no international standard definition of firm size; however, many institutions that collect information use the following size categories: micro enterprises have 0-9 employees, small enterprises have 10-49 employees, and medium-size enterprises have 50-249 employees. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic freedom: Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.
  • GDP > Official exchange rate per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at offical exchange rates (OER) is the home-currency-denominated annual GDP figure divided by the bilateral average US exchange rate with that country in that year. The measure is simple to compute and gives a precise measure of the value of output. Many economists prefer this measure when gauging the economic power an economy maintains vis-a-vis its neighbors, judging that an exchange rate captures the purchasing power a nation enjoys in the international marketplace. Official exchange rates, however, can be artifically fixed and/or subject to manipulation - resulting in claims of the country having an under- or over-valued currency - and are not necessarily the equivalent of a market-determined exchange rate. Moreover, even if the official exchange rate is market-determined, market exchange rates are frequently established by a relatively small set of goods and services (the ones the country trades) and may not capture the value of the larger set of goods the country produces. Furthermore, OER-converted GDP is not well suited to comparing domestic GDP over time, since appreciation/depreciation from one year to the next will make the OER GDP value rise/fall regardless of whether home-currency-denominated GDP changed. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Stock of direct foreign investment > At home: This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in the home country made directly by residents - primarily companies - of other countries as of the end of the time period indicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares.
  • Current account balance: This entry records a country's net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings from rents, interest, profits, and dividends, and net transfer payments (such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from the rest of the world during the period specified. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Trade > Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Currency: The national medium of exchange and its basic sub-unit.
  • Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita: Country GNI per capita.
  • GDP > Purchasing power parity > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Companies > Listed domestic companies, total: Listed domestic companies, total. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. This indicator does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles.
  • Trade > Exports per capita: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Business > Companies > Corporate governance (overall rating): Overall rating of each country's adherence to the corporate governance guidelines set forth in three prominent economical essays. The ratings are out of 10, with 10 meaning full adherence.
  • Current account balance per capita: This entry records a country's net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings from rents, interest, profits, and dividends, and net transfer payments (such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from the rest of the world during the period specified. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition of money supply is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS). Data are in current local currency.
  • Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals: International tourism, number of arrivals. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.
  • Gross national saving: Gross national saving is derived by deducting final consumption expenditure (household plus government) from Gross national disposable income, and consists of personal saving, plus business saving (the sum of the capital consumption allowance and retained business profits), plus government saving (the excess of tax revenues over expenditures), but excludes foreign saving (the excess of imports of goods and services over exports). The figures are presented as a percent of GDP. A negative number indicates that the economy as a whole is spending more income than it produces, thus drawing down national wealth (dissaving).
  • Tax > GDP > Constant LCU per capita: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita: Market capitalization of listed companies (current US$). Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Budget > Expenditures per capita: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Exchange rates: The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.
  • Debt > External per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Size of economy > Share of world GDP : Percent of world GDP (exchange rates).

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  • Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Exports > Partners: This entry provides a rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • GDP > Official exchange rate: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at offical exchange rates (OER) is the home-currency-denominated annual GDP figure divided by the bilateral average US exchange rate with that country in that year. The measure is simple to compute and gives a precise measure of the value of output. Many economists prefer this measure when gauging the economic power an economy maintains vis-a-vis its neighbors, judging that an exchange rate captures the purchasing power a nation enjoys in the international marketplace. Official exchange rates, however, can be artifically fixed and/or subject to manipulation - resulting in claims of the country having an under- or over-valued currency - and are not necessarily the equivalent of a market-determined exchange rate. Moreover, even if the official exchange rate is market-determined, market exchange rates are frequently established by a relatively small set of goods and services (the ones the country trades) and may not capture the value of the larger set of goods the country produces. Furthermore, OER-converted GDP is not well suited to comparing domestic GDP over time, since appreciation/depreciation from one year to the next will make the OER GDP value rise/fall regardless of whether home-currency-denominated GDP changed.
  • GDP per capita > PPP > Constant 2000 international $: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars.
  • Investment > Gross fixed: This entry records total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes invesment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.
  • Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.
  • Income receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is excluded from income and recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio: Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions.
  • Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate: Highest marginal tax rate (corporate rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of corporations.
  • GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Industry: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Debt > Net domestic credit > Current LCU: Net domestic credit (current LCU). Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32). Data are in current local currency.
  • Government spending: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows in the reporting economy. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Current LCU: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • High-technology > Exports > Current US$ > Per capita: High-technology exports are products with high research and development intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Agriculture: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross domestic savings (current US$). Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net barter terms of trade: Net barter terms of trade are the ratio of the export price index to the corresponding import price index measured relative to the base year 2000.
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  • Tax > Tax payments > Number: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent.
  • Tax > Components of taxation > Personal income tax: Personal Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Real interest rate: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.
  • Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as films and manuscripts). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Gross domestic savings: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Inflation: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used."
  • Investment > External financial assets per capita: Financial assets in 2013 EUR billions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Outbound tourist spending: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Current international $: GNI per capita, PPP (current international $). GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ per capita: GNI, PPP (current international $). PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Inequality > Gini coefficient > Level: Income is defined as household disposable income in a particular year. It consists of earnings, self-employment and capital income and public cash transfers; income taxes and social security contributions paid by households are deducted. The income of the household is attributed to each of its members, with an adjustment to reflect differences in needs for households of different sizes (i.e. the needs of a household composed of four people are assumed to be twice as large as those of a person living alone).

    Income inequality among individuals is measured here by five indicators. The Gini Coefficient is based on the comparison of cumulative proportions of the population against cumulative proportions of income they receive, and it ranges between 0 in the case of perfect equality and 1 in the case of perfect inequality. The mean log deviation is the average value of the logarithm of the ratio of mean income to the income of each decile. The squared coefficient of variation is the variance of average income of each decile, divided by the square of the average income of the entire population. The P90/P10 ratio is the ratio of the upper bound value of the ninth decile (i.e. the 10% of people with highest income) to that of the first. The P50/P10 ratio is the ratio of median income to the upper bound value of the first decile. The mean log deviation and inter-decile ratios have a lower value of 1 and no upper bound, while the squared coefficient of variation has a lower bound of 0 and upper bound of infinity.
  • Poverty > Poverty by individual and household characteristics > Poverty rate > Children: Group-specific poverty rates are headcounts of how many people of a population group fall below the poverty line, in percentage of the total number in that population group. The poverty line used here is 50% of the median household disposable income, adjusted for household size. Children are persons with less than 18 years of age, working-age people are persons between age 18 and 65 and adults are persons aged 18 and over. A worker is an adult with a non-zero annual earning or self-employment income. In addition to poverty rates, indicators show here include the poverty risk (i.e. the age-specific poverty rate divided by the poverty rate for the entire population, times 100) and the share of various population groups that are counted as poor.

    Income is defined as household disposable income in a particular year. It consists of earnings, self-employment and capital income and public cash transfers; income taxes and social security contributions paid by households are deducted. The income of the household is attributed to each of its members, with an adjustment to reflect differences in needs for households of different sizes (i.e. the needs of a household composed of four people are assumed to be twice as large as those of a person living alone).
  • Tax > Total tax wedge > Single worker: The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a single worker without children, earning 100 % of the average wage. Data for 2001, and only for selected OECD countries.
  • GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure per capita: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund.
  • Big Mac Index > Per $ GDP: Price of a McDonald's Big Mac in US Dollars at current exchange rates. January 12th, 2006. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Size of economy > GDP > GDP growth: GDP growth (annual %).
  • GDP > Constant 2000 US$: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals. This series presents the income levels for individuals above which the highest marginal tax rates levied at the national level apply.
  • Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States.
  • Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number: Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises are business that may be defined by the number of employees. There is no international standard definition of firm size; however, many institutions that collect information use the following size categories: micro enterprises have 0-9 employees, small enterprises have 10-49 employees, and medium-size enterprises have 50-249 employees.
  • GDP > Composition, by end use > Household consumption: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
    household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
    government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
    investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
    investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
    exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
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  • Poverty and inequality > Income inequality 1993-2011: Income inequality 1993-2011 (latest available).
  • Current transfers > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Current transfers (receipts) are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Innovation > Patent applications, residents per million: Patent applications, residents. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Debt > Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU: Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency.
  • Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
  • Saving rate: ""Saving rate"" or gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers."
  • GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • International tourism > Number of departures: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited.
  • Economic aid > Donor: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows.
  • Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure: Total amount of money spent by nation's consumers, or households. Amount includes, but is not limited to, goods, rent, and government fees such as fines and permits. Also included are taxes and money spent by citizens while abroad. 
  • Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net income > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Net income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Poverty and inequality > Poorest's share in national income or consumption: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 5% of its citizens.
  • Investment > External financial assets: Gross financial assets privately owned by residents of the country, mainly in the form of bank deposits, insurances and securities, in EUR.
  • Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tax > GDP > Current LCU: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • Taxes > Total tax revenue > Total tax revenue: Taxes are defined as compulsory, unrequited payments to general government. They are unrequited in the sense that benefits provided by government to taxpayers are not normally in proportion to their payments.

    Taxes on incomes and profits cover taxes levied on the net income or profits (gross income minus allowable tax reliefs) of individuals and enterprises. They also cover taxes levied on the capital gains of individuals and enterprises, and gains from gambling.

    Taxes on goods and services cover all taxes levied on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing or delivery of goods, and the rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or to perform activities. They consist mainly of value added and sales taxes.

    Note that the sum of taxes on goods and services and taxes on income and profits is less than the figure for total tax revenues, which also includes payments by employers and employees made under compulsory social security schemes as well as payroll taxes, taxes related to the ownership and transfer of property, and other taxes.
  • GDP > PPP per capita: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP in 1970 per million: Gross domestic product GDP by exchange rate billion US dollar in 1970. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • GNI: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GDP > PPP: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.
  • Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Companies > Listed domestic companies, total per million: Listed domestic companies, total. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. This indicator does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Tax > GDP > Current US$ per capita: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Trade > Exports to US: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
  • Industrial production growth rate: This entry gives the annual percentage increase in industrial production (includes manufacturing, mining, and construction).
  • Purchasing power parity > GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
  • World trade > Exports: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
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    • Gibraltar: negligible (2013)
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
  • Companies > Stock market > Stocks traded, total value > Current US$ per capita: Stocks traded, total value (current US$). Stocks traded refers to the total value of shares traded during the period. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Lending interest rate: Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.
  • Industrial > Production growth rate: The annual percentage increase in industrial production (includes manufacturing, mining, and construction).
  • Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Spending > Household final consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$: Household final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2000 US$). Household final consumption expenditure per capita (private consumption per capita) is calculated using private consumption in constant 2005 prices and World Bank population estimates. Household final consumption expenditure is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Tax > GDP per capita > Constant LCU: GDP per capita (constant LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Current international $: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Debt > Interest rates > Central bank discount rate: Compares the annualized interest rate set by centrals banks over loans requested by commercial banks to meet temporary shortages of funds. Through these loans, central banks can influence the commercial banks' interest rates as a tool of monetary policy. Usually their interest rates are lower than the ones offered by commercial banks, which lend it at a higher rate to make their profit.
  • Technological achievement: Technology Achievement Index
    Units: Score
  • Currency > Real effective exchange rate index > 2005 = 100: Real effective exchange rate index (2005 = 100). Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.
  • Net domestic credit > Current LCU: Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the nonfinancial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.
  • Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
  • Household spending per capita: Household final consumption expenditure per capita (private consumption per capita) is calculated using private consumption in constant 2000 prices and World Bank population estimates. Household final consumption expenditure is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$: Market capitalization of listed companies (current US$). Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Current account balance > BoP > Current US$: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Trade > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Currency > Real effective exchange rate index: Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.
    2000 = 100
  • Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average: Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
  • GDP > CIA Factbook per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Oil > Exports: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
    Additional details:
    • Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,570 bbl/day (2007)
    • Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,610 bbl/day (2009)
  • GDP > Composition, by end use > Exports of goods and services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
    household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
    government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
    investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
    investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
    exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
    imports of goods and ...
    Full definition
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  • Purchasing power parity > GNI per capita > PPP > Current international $: GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Income > Health expenditure per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: Health expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in international dollars converted using 2005 purchasing power parity (PPP) rates.
  • Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure per capita: Total amount of money spent by nation's consumers, or households. Amount includes, but is not limited to, goods, rent, and government fees such as fines and permits. Also included are taxes and money spent by citizens while abroad. . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tax > GDP > Current LCU per capita: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (current US$). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Debt > Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million: Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 10=strong). Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Oil > Production: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Economy growth: Measures growth in the economy or ""economy growth"". Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources."
  • Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
  • Purchasing power parity > Gross domestic product per capita > PPP: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
  • Trade > Export value index: Export values are from UNCTAD's value indexes or from current values of merchandise exports.
    2000 = 100
  • Debt > Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments (current LCU). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
  • Innovation: Innovation
    Units: Unitless Scale
  • Electricity > Consumption per capita: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • GDP > CIA Factbook > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Household spending: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2005 international $). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are converted to constant 2005 international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Composition, by end use > Government consumption: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
    household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
    government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
    investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
    investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
    exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
    imports of goods and ...
    Full definition
  • GDP > Per $ GDP: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Spending > Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > Current US$: Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (current US$). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. This item also includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Index ranking: Doing Business records all generic procedures that are officially required for an entrepreneur to start up and operate an industrial or commercial business. These include obtaining all necessary licenses and permits and completing any required notifications, verifications or inscriptions with relevant authorities. After a study of laws, regulations and publicly available information on business entry, a detailed list of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirements is developed. Subsequently, local incorporation lawyers and government officials complete and verify the data on applicable procedures, the time and cost of complying with each procedure under normal circumstances and the paid-in minimum capital. On average 4 law firms participate in each country. Information is also collected on the sequence in which procedures are to be completed and whether procedures may be carried out simultaneously. It is assumed that any required information is readily available and that all government and nongovernment agencies involved in the start-up process function efficiently and without corruption. If answers by local experts differ, inquiries continue until the data are reconciled. NOTE: This is a ranking derived from several indicators, 1 being the best (ranked first). The higher the number on this graph, the lower their overall ranking. Invert this graph by clicking on 'Amount' at the top. Consult source for details on methodology.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross domestic savings > Current US$: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > GDP per capita: What does gross domestic product mean? "Gross" signifies that no deduction has been made for the depreciation of machinery, buildings and other capital products used in production. "Domestic" means that it is production by the resident institutional units of the country. As many products are used to produce other products it is necessary to define production in terms of value added.

    GDP can be measured in three different ways: as output less intermediate consumption (i.e. value added) plus taxes less subsidies on products (such as VAT); as the income earned from production by summing employee compensation, the gross operating surplus of enterprises and government, the gross mixed income of unincorporated enterprises and net taxes on production and imports (VAT, payroll tax, import duties, etc, less subsidies); or as the expenditure on the goods and services produced by summing final consumption expenditures, gross fixed capital formation, changes in inventories and exports less imports.
  • Trade > Exports: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis.
  • Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Current international $: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Public expenditure > Social expenditure > Public social expenditure: Public social expenditure comprises cash benefits, direct "in-kind” provision of goods and services, and tax breaks with social purposes. To be considered "social”, benefits have to address one or more social goals. Benefits may be targeted at low-income households, but they may also be for the elderly, disabled, sick, unemployed, or young persons. Programmes regulating the provision of social benefits have to involve: a) redistribution of resources across households, or b) compulsory participation. Social benefits are regarded as public when general government (that is central, state, and local governments, including social security funds) controls relevant financial flows. The expenditures shown here refer only to public social benefits and exclude similar benefits provided by private charities.
  • Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Gross national expenditure (formerly domestic absorption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption), general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption), and gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment). Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Entrepreneurship > Hiring and Firing > Index ranking: Every economy has established a complex system of laws and institutions intended to protect the interests of workers and to guarantee a minimum standard of living for its population. The OECD Job Study and the International Encyclopedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations identify 4 areas subject to statutory regulation in all countries: employment, social security, industrial relations and occupational health and safety. Doing Business focuses on the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This year data on social security payments by the employer and pension benefits, including the mandatory retirement age, have been added. The data on hiring and firing workers are based on a detailed survey of employment and social security regulations. The survey is completed by local law firms. The employment laws of most countries are available online in the NATLEX database, published by the International Labour Organization. In all cases both actual laws and secondary sources are used to ensure accuracy. Conflicting answers are further checked against 2 additional sources, including a local legal treatise on employment regulation. NOTE: This is a ranking derived from several indicators, 1 being the best (ranked first). The higher the number on this graph, the lower their overall ranking. Invert this graph by clicking on 'Amount' at the top. Consult source for details on methodology.
  • Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ per capita: GDP, PPP (current international $). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Total > Reserves in months of imports: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services which could be paid for.
  • Imports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued imported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • Debt > Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults: Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults). Automated teller machines are computerized telecommunications devices that provide clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public place.
  • Government > Revenue > Tax > Overall tax burden: Burden.

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  • Inflation > Consumer price index > 2005 = 100: Consumer price index (2005 = 100). Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • GDP > Constant LCU: GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Gross domestic savings > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Trade > Export growth: Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments."
  • Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU). Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.
  • Labor force per thousand people: This entry contains the total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Business efficiency: Based upon a business efficiency index where '100' represents the highest level of business efficiency.
  • Trade > Imports > Imports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
  • GDP > Median household income (PPP): Median Household Income $PPP.
  • Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP per million people: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Household final > Consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$: Household final consumption expenditure per capita (private consumption per capita) is calculated using private consumption in constant 2000 prices and World Bank population estimates. Household final consumption expenditure is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Public institution index: Public institution index indicates the state of the country's public institutions.
  • GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ per capita: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro Zone, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $: GNI, PPP (current international $). PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: Household final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2005 international $). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are converted to constant 2005 international dollars using purchasing power parity rates.
  • Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $: GDP, PPP (current international $). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Currency > Monetary unit: Country currency.
  • Budget > Expenditures > Per $ GDP: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Aid > Untied given per million people: ODA that is untied, million US$. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Taxes and other revenues: This entry records total taxes and other revenues received by the national government during the time period indicated, expressed as a percent of GDP. Taxes include personal and corporate income taxes, value added taxes, excise taxes, and tariffs. Other revenues include social contributions - such as payments for social security and hospital insurance - grants, and net revenues from public enterprises. Normalizing the data, by dividing total revenues by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries, and provides an average rate at which all income (GDP) is paid to the national level government for the supply of public goods and services.
  • Patents granted: Patents granted to residents per million people 1998.
  • Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports > Goods and services > Current U: Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Current account balance > Current US$: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves: Changes in net reserves is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. These include changes in holdings of monetary gold, SDRs, foreign exchange assets, reserve position in the International Monetary Fund, and other claims on nonresidents that are available to the central authority. The measure is net of liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves, and counterpart items for valuation changes and exceptional financing items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Foreign direct investment > FDI > FDI flows and stocks > Inward FDI stocks: Foreign direct investment is defined as investment by a resident entity in one economy with the objective of obtaining a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy. The lasting interest means the existence of a long-term relationship between the direct investor and the enterprise and a significant degree of influence by the direct investor on the management of the direct investment enterprise. The ownership of at least 10% of the voting power, representing the influence by the investor, is the basic criterion used. Hence, control by the foreign investor is not required.

    Inward stocks are the direct investments held by non-residents in the reporting economy; outward stocks are the investments of the reporting economy held abroad.

    The stock tables also show the distribution of stocks according to broad sectors of the industry, namely manufacturing and services.

    Negative flows may generally indicate disinvestments or the impact of substantial reimbursements of inter-company loans.
  • Government > Sovereign wealth funds > Assets: Assets (US$Billion).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Oil > Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
  • Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations: Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations). Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 189, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators.
  • Natural gas > Production: This entry is the total natural gas produced in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors.
  • GDP deflator: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.
  • New businesses registered > Number: New businesses registered are the number of new firms, defined as firms registered in the current year of reporting."
  • Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Tourism > International tourism, receipts > Current US$: International tourism, receipts (current US$). International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Electricity > Consumption: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2000 US$). Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption). Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tax > GDP > Current US$: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • Currency > GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: GDP (constant 2000 US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net trade in goods and services > BoP > Current US$: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Portfolio investment > Excluding LCFAR > BoP > Current US$: Portfolio investment excluding liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Net capital account > BoP > Current US$: Net capital account includes government debt forgiveness, investment grants in cash or in kind by a government entity, and taxes on capital transfers. Also included are migrants' capital transfers and debt forgiveness and investment grants by nongovernmental entities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Budget > Expenditures > Per capita: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Economic growth > Evolution of GDP > Real GDP growth: In order to calculate the growth rate of GDP free of the direct effects of inflation, data at fixed, or constant, prices should be used. Price relativities change over time, and the 1993 System of National Accounts recommends that the fixed prices used should be representative of the periods for which the growth rates are calculated, which means that new fixed prices should be introduced frequently, typically every year. The growth rates of GDP between successive periods are linked together to form chain volume indices. All OECD countries derive their "volume" estimates in this way, except for Korea, and Mexico.. These two like many non-OECD countries, only revise their fixed weights every five or ten years. Such practices tend to lead to biased growth rates, usually upward.

    The growth rates for OECD total are averages of the growth rates of individual countries weighted by the relative size of each country’s GDP in US dollars. Conversion to US dollars is done using purchasing power parities so that each country is weighted by the relative size of its real GDP.
  • GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in inventories: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
    household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
    government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
    investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
    investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
    exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
    imports of goods and ...
    Full definition
  • Trade > Exports > By good > Chocolate cocoa preparations: Exports of Chocolate/cocoa preparations, by country, in thousands USD
  • Taxes > Taxes on the average worker > Taxes on the average worker: The taxes included in the measure are personal income taxes, employees’ social security contributions and employers’ social security contributions. For the few countries that have them, it also includes payroll taxes. The amount of these taxes paid in relation to the employment of one average worker is expressed as a percentage of their labour cost (gross wage plus employers’ social security contributions and payroll tax).

    An average worker is defined as somebody who earns the average income of full-time workers of the country concerned in sectors C-K of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). The average worker is single, meaning that he or she does not receive any tax relief in respect of a spouse, unmarried partner or child.
  • Purchasing power parity > GNI > PPP > Current international $: PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Debt > External > Per $ GDP: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Trade > Exports > By good > Passenger cars etc: Exports of Passenger cars etc, by country, in thousands USD
  • Government > Revenue > Tax > Maximum tax rate for individuals: Individual (max).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

    Mexico had range specified: 29%-3%

  • GNI > PPP > Current international $: PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
  • Investment > Foreign investment > Commitment to Development Index (investment): This is a sub-index of the Commitment to Development Index (CDI), which ranks rich countries’ policies is terms of how beneficial they are to the world’s five billion poorest people. The investment sub-index ranks the support each country provides for foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries, such as insurance schemes, guarantees and tax treaties. For further information, please refer to cgdev.org/cdi
  • Trade > With US > US imports of bauxite and aluminum per 1000: US imports of bauxite and aluminum, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High-technology > Exports > Current US$: High-technology exports are products with high research and development intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Oil > Exports per thousand people: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
    Additional details:
    • Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,570 bbl/day (2007)
    • Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,610 bbl/day (2009)
    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Overall productivity > PPP: Estimates: GDP (PPP) per person employed, US$
  • Final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Current US$: Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Gross National Income > Constant LCU: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GDP > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Deposit interest rate: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.
  • National accounts > US$ at constant 2000 prices > Aggregate indicators > GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant U.S. dollars.
  • Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $). GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
  • Scientific and technical journals > Articles published: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences."
  • Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Net income > BoP > Current US$: Net income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Goods imports > BoP > Current US$: Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GDP per unit of energy use: GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2000 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • Oil > Consumption per thousand people: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Budget > Revenues > Per $ GDP: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Natural gas > Production per capita: This entry is the total natural gas produced in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • International tourism > Expenditures for travel items > Current US$: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Researchers in RandD > Per million people: Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Tax > Taxes on international trade > Current LCU: Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
  • Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU per capita: Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Tax > Components of taxation > Property tax: Property tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2000.
  • Intellectual property > Patents granted: No. of Patents Granted.
  • Currency > DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
  • Stocks traded > Total value > Current US$: Stocks traded refers to the total value of shares traded during the period.
  • GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in fixed capital: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
    household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
    government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
    investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
    investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
    exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
    imports of goods and ...
    Full definition
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  • Trade > Exports > Goods and services: Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
  • Trade > Imports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$: Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as films and manuscripts). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Stock of direct foreign investment > At home per capita: This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in the home country made directly by residents - primarily companies - of other countries as of the end of the time period indicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economic aid > Donor per capita: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Reserves > Total reserves minus gold > Current US$: Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2000 US$). Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption). Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (constant 2000 US$). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$: Gross domestic savings (current US$). Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • World Bank exchange rate: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar."
  • Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Net trade in goods > US$: Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Trade > Exports > Goods: Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Financial sector > Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.
  • Electricity > Production: This entry is the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Electricity > Imports per capita: This entry is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP growth > Duration 1980-2000: Gross domestic product GDP growth rate from 1980 to 2000
  • Gross national expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Gross national expenditure (formerly domestic absorption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption), general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption), and gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ per capita: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Household final > Consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Patent applications > Residents: Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years."
  • GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ > Per capita: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro Zone, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $). GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
  • Income > GDP, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita: GDP, PPP (constant 2005 international $). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Income > GNI, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: GNI, PPP (constant 2005 international $). PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
  • Terms of trade: Terms of trade (1980 = 100) 1999. The ratio of the export price index to the import price index measured relative to the base year 1980. A value of more than 100 implies that the price of exports has risen relative to the price of imports.
  • Oil > Production per thousand people: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Gross savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents per million: Patent applications, nonresidents. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Innovation > Patent applications, residents: Patent applications, residents. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.
  • Trade > Exports > Export growth in USD: Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics."
  • Trade > Imports > By good > Silver platinum etc: Imports of Silver/platinum etc, by country, in thousands USD
  • Innovation > Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles. Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • GDP > PPP > Current international $ per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU per capita: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU). Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number per 1000: Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises are business that may be defined by the number of employees. There is no international standard definition of firm size; however, many institutions that collect information use the following size categories: micro enterprises have 0-9 employees, small enterprises have 10-49 employees, and medium-size enterprises have 50-249 employees. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Transnational corporations > Affiliates: Number of foreign affiliates to transnational corporations
  • Tax > Customs and other import duties > Current LCU: Customs and other import duties are all levies collected on goods that are entering the country or services delivered by nonresidents to residents. They include levies imposed for revenue or protection purposes and determined on a specific or ad valorem basis as long as they are restricted to imported goods or services.
  • Tax > Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Tax > Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution: Tax on employee's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Oil > Imports per thousand people: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Oil > Imports: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
  • Imports > Partners: This entry provides a rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • Electricity > Production per capita: This entry is the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product per million: What does gross domestic product mean? "Gross" signifies that no deduction has been made for the depreciation of machinery, buildings and other capital products used in production. "Domestic" means that it is production by the resident institutional units of the country. As many products are used to produce other products it is necessary to define production in terms of value added.

    GDP can be measured in three different ways: as output less intermediate consumption (i.e. value added) plus taxes less subsidies on products (such as VAT); as the income earned from production by summing employee compensation, the gross operating surplus of enterprises and government, the gross mixed income of unincorporated enterprises and net taxes on production and imports (VAT, payroll tax, import duties, etc, less subsidies); or as the expenditure on the goods and services produced by summing final consumption expenditures, gross fixed capital formation, changes in inventories and exports less imports. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • GDP growth > Duration 1975-2000: GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) from 1975 to 2000
  • Trade > Imports > By good > Passenger cars etc: Imports of Passenger cars etc, by country, in thousands USD
  • Trade balance with US: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
  • Household final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. This item also includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Trade > Exports > Goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$: Gross national expenditure (formerly domestic absorption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption), general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption), and gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment). Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Services > Etc. > Value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Merchandise > Exports > Current US$: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollars. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Research and development spending: Research and development (R&D) expenditures for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000.
  • Aid > Untied given: ODA that is untied, million US$.
  • Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions."
  • Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Net errors and omissions > Adjusted > BoP > Current US$: Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that all debit and credit entries in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. In the International Financial Statistics presentation, this is equal to the difference between reserves and related items and the sum of the balances of the current, capital, and financial accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Financial sector > Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition of money supply is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS). Data are in current local currency."
  • Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports of goods > Services > Income and wo: Exports of goods and services are the total value of goods and services exported as well as income and workers' remittances received. Workers' remittances include compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Commercial service imports > Current US$: Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies.
  • Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as films and manuscripts). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Trade > Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net income > BoP > Current US$ per million: Net income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Commercial service imports > Current US$ > Per capita: Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Natural gas > Proved reserves per capita: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Natural gas > Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
  • Natural gas > Consumption: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors.
  • Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Per 1,000 people: Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises are business that may be defined by the number of employees. There is no international standard definition of firm size; however, many institutions that collect information use the following size categories: micro enterprises have 0-9 employees, small enterprises have 10-49 employees, and medium-size enterprises have 50-249 employees.
  • Tourism > International tourism, number of departures: International tourism, number of departures. International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.
  • Tourism > International tourism, receipts for travel items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tourism > International tourism, expenditures > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures (current US$). International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Public expenditure > Health expenditure > Total expenditure on health: Total expenditure on health measures the final consumption of health goods and services (i.e. current health expenditure) plus capital investment in health care infrastructure. This includes spending by both public and private sources (including households) on medical services and goods, public health and prevention programmes and administration. Excluded are health-related expenditures such as training, research and environmental health.
  • Economic growth > Inflation > GDP deflator: The GDP deflator is an implicit, not an explicit deflator. It is derived by dividing an index of GDP measured in current prices by a chain volume index of GDP (see Evolution of GDP), both, typically. derived using the expenditure approach (see Size of GDP). It is therefore a weighted average of the price indices of:

    goods and services consumed by households;

    expenditure by government on goods, services and salaries;

    fixed capital assets;

    changes in inventories;

    exports of goods and services;

    imports of goods and services (minus).

    While the CPI measures the price changes of goods and services consumed by households, the GDP deflator measures the price changes of goods and services produced by a country, including exports, and also includes a component to reflect price changes in imports. Hence, the treatment of exports and imports merits special attention. The GDP deflator will go up, indicating more inflation, if the prices of exports rise but although higher inflation is usually thought of as a bad thing, it may actually be beneficial to a country if the prices of its exports rise, since it is non-residents who pay the higher prices; although this may be coupled with a fall in the value of the country’s currency. Conversely, price rises in imports will reduce the GDP deflator, although, following the same reasoning this may not necessarily be a good thing for residents.
  • Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product: What does gross domestic product mean? "Gross" signifies that no deduction has been made for the depreciation of machinery, buildings and other capital products used in production. "Domestic" means that it is production by the resident institutional units of the country. As many products are used to produce other products it is necessary to define production in terms of value added.

    GDP can be measured in three different ways: as output less intermediate consumption (i.e. value added) plus taxes less subsidies on products (such as VAT); as the income earned from production by summing employee compensation, the gross operating surplus of enterprises and government, the gross mixed income of unincorporated enterprises and net taxes on production and imports (VAT, payroll tax, import duties, etc, less subsidies); or as the expenditure on the goods and services produced by summing final consumption expenditures, gross fixed capital formation, changes in inventories and exports less imports.
  • Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations per million: Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations). Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 189, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • International tourism > Receipts for travel items > Current US$: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Tourism receipts > International > Per $ GDP: Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 gross domestic product
  • Trade > Tariffs > Binding coverage > All products: Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.
  • GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ > Per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • GDP > PPP > Current international $ > Per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Financial sector > Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits."
  • Trade > Exports > Per $ GDP: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Tax > Tax payments > Number per million: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Purchasing power parity > PPP conversion factor > Private > Consumption > LCU per international $: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. This conversion factor is for private consumption (i.e., household final consumption expenditure)."
  • Trade > Exports > Export growth: Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used."
  • Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Constant 2005 international $: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
  • Trade > Exports > By good > Perfume toilet cosmetics: Exports of Perfume/toilet/cosmetics, by country, in thousands USD
STAT Australia New Zealand HISTORY
Budget > Revenues $504.70 billion
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$69.92 billion
Ranked 43th.

Budget surplus > + or deficit > - -3.4% of GDP
Ranked 109th.
-3.8% of GDP
Ranked 118th. 12% more than Australia

Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP 29.3 CIA
Ranked 117th.
41.8 CIA
Ranked 87th. 43% more than Australia
Overview The Australian economy has experienced continuous growth and features low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system. By 2012, Australia had experienced more than 20 years of continued economic growth, averaging 3.5% a year. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports. The high Australian dollar has hurt the manufacturing sector, while the services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, stemming from rising global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia has bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, has a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand, is negotiating agreements with China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, as well as with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam. Over the past 20 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy dependent on concessionary British market access to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. Per capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, helping fuel a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for economic managers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08; international capital inflows attracted to the high rates further strengthened the currency and housing market, however, aggravating the current account deficit. The economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy posted a 2% decline in 2009, but pulled out of recession late in the year, and achieved roughly 2% per year growth in 2010-12. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand. The government plans to raise productivity growth and develop infrastructure, while reining in government spending.
Exports $257.90 billion
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than New Zealand
$37.87 billion
Ranked 61st.

GDP $1.52 trillion
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than New Zealand
$167.35 billion
Ranked 52nd.

GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 68.9%
Ranked 55th.
69.7%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Australia
GDP > Per capita $37,828.78 per capita
Ranked 15th. 39% more than New Zealand
$27,309.58 per capita
Ranked 34th.

GDP > Per capita > PPP $42,000.00
Ranked 10th. 42% more than New Zealand
$29,500.00
Ranked 31st.

GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $40,316.70
Ranked 11th. 48% more than New Zealand
$27,290.63
Ranked 33th.

GDP per capita $67,035.57
Ranked 5th. 78% more than New Zealand
$37,749.44
Ranked 22nd.

Gross National Income $386.00 billion
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than New Zealand
$51.00 billion
Ranked 42nd.
Inflation rate > Consumer prices 1.8%
Ranked 168th. 64% more than New Zealand
1.1%
Ranked 187th.

Public debt 32.4% of GDP
Ranked 107th.
38.1% of GDP
Ranked 91st. 18% more than Australia

Unemployment rate 5.2%
Ranked 88th.
6.9%
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Australia

Exports per capita $11,369.45
Ranked 28th. 33% more than New Zealand
$8,542.55
Ranked 36th.

Distribution of family income > Gini index 30.3
Ranked 29th.
36.2
Ranked 12th. 19% more than Australia

Human Development Index 0.955
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than New Zealand
0.933
Ranked 19th.
Tourist arrivals > Per capita 265.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
577.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Australia

GDP > Purchasing power parity $961.00 billion
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$130.90 billion
Ranked 62nd.

Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio 1.13
Ranked 14th. 6% more than New Zealand
1.07
Ranked 20th.

Fiscal year 1 1
GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 26.6%
Ranked 108th. 8% more than New Zealand
24.6%
Ranked 121st.

Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average $0.97
Ranked 155th.
$1.23
Ranked 146th. 28% more than Australia

Inequality > GINI index 35.19
Ranked 15th.
36.17
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Australia
Imports per capita $11,594.28
Ranked 29th. 39% more than New Zealand
$8,355.33
Ranked 43th.

Gross National Income per capita $19,883.58
Ranked 19th. 51% more than New Zealand
$13,142.66
Ranked 24th.
Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate 45%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than New Zealand
38%
Ranked 27th.

GDP per capita in 1950 $7,218.00
Ranked 5th.
$8,495.00
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Australia
Technology index 4.93
Ranked 16th. 4% more than New Zealand
4.76
Ranked 23th.
Development > Human Development Index 0.938
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than New Zealand
0.919
Ranked 6th.

Big Mac Index $2.44
Ranked 28th.
$3.08
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Australia
GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $1.85
Ranked 81st.
$6.65
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Australia

Exports > Commodities coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio 7
Ranked 1st. 3% more than New Zealand
6.8
Ranked 5th.
Imports $263.00 billion
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$37.04 billion
Ranked 60th.

Budget > Expenditures $556.10 billion
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$76.37 billion
Ranked 44th.

GINI index 35.19
Ranked 11th.
36.17
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Australia
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita $1,280.46
Ranked 44th.
$4,079.65
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Australia

Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU -335,508,786,761.999
Ranked 165th. 4 times more than New Zealand
-86,819,982,122.343
Ranked 169th.

Tourist arrivals 5.59 million
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than New Zealand
2.41 million
Ranked 53th.

Budget > Revenues > Per capita $15,753.02 per capita
Ranked 19th. 11% more than New Zealand
$14,167.45 per capita
Ranked 22nd.

Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $28.47 billion
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than New Zealand
$5.03 billion
Ranked 42nd.

Tax > Tax rates 26.43
Ranked 49th.
37.11
Ranked 26th. 40% more than Australia

GDP per person 42,278.74
Ranked 15th. 44% more than New Zealand
29,352.44
Ranked 26th.

Exports > Main exports Ores and metals; wool, food and live animals; fuels, transport machinery and equipment Wool, food and dairy products, wood and paper products
Budget > Revenues per capita $17,951.26
Ranked 11th. 39% more than New Zealand
$12,876.05
Ranked 18th.

Debt > External $1.50 trillion
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than New Zealand
$85.18 billion
Ranked 50th.

Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita 7,443.47$
Ranked 19th. 31% more than New Zealand
5,670.73$
Ranked 24th.

Central bank discount rate 3%
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than New Zealand
2.5%
Ranked 78th.

Debt > External > Per capita $40,368.64 per capita
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$12,498.27 per capita
Ranked 29th.

GDP > Composition by sector > Services 69.4%
Ranked 48th.
70.6%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Australia

Tax > GDP > Constant LCU 1.45 trillion
Ranked 59th. 8 times more than New Zealand
174.81 billion
Ranked 107th.

Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals per capita 0.263
Ranked 95th.
0.584
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Australia

Consumer spending 57.33
Ranked 100th.
59.71
Ranked 82nd. 4% more than Australia

Consumer price index 116.1%
Ranked 90th. 3% more than New Zealand
113.01%
Ranked 108th.

GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture 4%
Ranked 139th.
4.8%
Ranked 129th. 20% more than Australia

GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $ 31,794.13 PPP $
Ranked 17th. 27% more than New Zealand
24,996.42 PPP $
Ranked 27th.

Industries mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining
GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services -22%
Ranked 13th.
-29%
Ranked 32nd. 32% more than Australia
GDP per capita in 1973 $12,485.00
Ranked 10th.
$12,575.00
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Australia
New businesses registered > Number > Per capita 4.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
18.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia

GDP per capita > Constant LCU 39738.41 33671.87
Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US $22.57 billion
Ranked 15th. 133 times more than New Zealand
$170.03 million
Ranked 120th.

Labor force 12
Ranked 115th. 6 times more than New Zealand
2
Ranked 194th.

GDP per capita in 1900 $4,299.00
Ranked 2nd.
$4,320.00
Ranked 1st. About the same as Australia
Trade > With US > US imports of bauxite and aluminum 137,156
Ranked 8th. 99% more than New Zealand
69,080
Ranked 12th.
GDP > Real growth rate 3.7%
Ranked 87th. 37% more than New Zealand
2.7%
Ranked 108th.

Debt > Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP 27.16 IMF
Ranked 136th.
38.15 IMF
Ranked 101st. 40% more than Australia
Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU 430.18 billion
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than New Zealand
129.04 billion
Ranked 39th.

International tourism > Number of arrivals 5.5 million
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than New Zealand
2.37 million
Ranked 49th.

Economic growth > Per capita -0.76
Ranked 74th.
-2.33
Ranked 166th. 3 times more than Australia

Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ per capita 42.74 BoP $
Ranked 73th.
747.39 BoP $
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Australia

GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$ 23,039.43 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 20th. 51% more than New Zealand
15,297.75 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 27th.

GDP in 1970 $42.90
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$6.50
Ranked 23th.
Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number > Per capita 63.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
82.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Australia
Economic freedom 82.6
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than New Zealand
81.4
Ranked 4th.

GDP > Official exchange rate per capita $55,290.43
Ranked 6th. 75% more than New Zealand
$31,594.85
Ranked 24th.

Stock of direct foreign investment > At home $610.80 billion
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than New Zealand
$81.36 billion
Ranked 42nd.

Current account balance $-57,140,000,000.00
Ranked 175th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$-8,508,000,000.00
Ranked 160th.

Agriculture > Products wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry dairy products, lamb and mutton; wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish
Trade > Imports per capita $9,082.13
Ranked 24th. 31% more than New Zealand
$6,923.39
Ranked 35th.

Currency Australian dollar New Zealand dollar
Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ per capita -2,073.392 BoP $
Ranked 129th.
-2,327.481 BoP $
Ranked 132nd. 12% more than Australia

GNI per capita $49,790.00
Ranked 1st. 71% more than New Zealand
$29,140.00
Ranked 28th.
GDP > Purchasing power parity > Per capita $37,828.78 per capita
Ranked 15th. 39% more than New Zealand
$27,309.58 per capita
Ranked 34th.

Companies > Listed domestic companies, total 1,959
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than New Zealand
142
Ranked 50th.

Trade > Exports per capita $9,548.93
Ranked 25th. 25% more than New Zealand
$7,610.24
Ranked 32nd.

Business > Companies > Corporate governance (overall rating) 6.65
Ranked 6th.
6.7
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Australia
Current account balance per capita 0.0
Ranked 128th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU 728971000000 146892000000
Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals 5.88 million
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than New Zealand
2.57 million
Ranked 65th.

Gross national saving 25.2% of GDP
Ranked 45th. 74% more than New Zealand
14.5% of GDP
Ranked 106th.

Tax > GDP > Constant LCU per capita 63,992.84
Ranked 74th. 62% more than New Zealand
39,433.33
Ranked 85th.

Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels 171.09 billion
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than New Zealand
19.33 billion
Ranked 53th.

Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita $56,712.24
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$18,001.42
Ranked 26th.

Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita 39,425.43$
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than New Zealand
9,825.95$
Ranked 36th.

Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita 19,092.64$
Ranked 12th. 35% more than New Zealand
14,193.79$
Ranked 22nd.

Budget > Expenditures per capita $19,328.99
Ranked 11th. 36% more than New Zealand
$14,236.00
Ranked 18th.

Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$ $49.14 billion
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$17.58 billion
Ranked 56th.

Stock of broad money None None
Exchange rates Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -<br />0.97 (2012 est.)<br />0.97 (2011 est.)<br />1.09 (2010)<br />1.28 (2009)<br />1.21 (2008) New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar -<br />1.23 (2012 est.)<br />1.26 (2011 est.)<br />1.39 (2010 est.)<br />1.6 (2009)<br />1.42 (2008)
Debt > External per capita $39,251.23
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$12,165.65
Ranked 29th.

Size of economy > Share of world GDP 1.21%
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than New Zealand
0.16%
Ranked 50th.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.255$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 36th. 9% more than New Zealand
0.235$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 59th.

Exports > Partners China 29.5%, Japan 19.3%, South Korea 8%, India 4.9% Australia 21.1%, China 15%, US 9.2%, Japan 7%
GDP > Official exchange rate $1.52 trillion
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than New Zealand
$167.50 billion
Ranked 56th.

GDP per capita > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ 28,285.86 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 17th. 27% more than New Zealand
22,238.23 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 27th.

Investment > Gross fixed 28.2% of GDP
Ranked 27th. 45% more than New Zealand
19.5% of GDP
Ranked 103th.

Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate 5.35%
Ranked 89th. 10% more than New Zealand
4.85%
Ranked 93th.

Income receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 797.45 BoP $
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than New Zealand
351.04 BoP $
Ranked 38th.

Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio 0.79
Ranked 158th. 46% more than New Zealand
0.54
Ranked 163th.

Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate 30%
Ranked 38th. The same as New Zealand
30%
Ranked 33th.

Stock of narrow money None None
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Industry 27.2%
Ranked 103th. 8% more than New Zealand
25.3%
Ranked 119th.
Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,863.15
Ranked 31st.
$8,288.38
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Australia

Debt > Net domestic credit > Current LCU 2.27 trillion
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than New Zealand
306.54 billion
Ranked 88th.

Government spending 93.92 billion
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than New Zealand
12.46 billion
Ranked 39th.

Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU -389562400 471071800
Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita -1,687.696 BoP $
Ranked 165th.
478.82 BoP $
Ranked 30th.

GDP > Current LCU 959207700000 155226600000
High-technology > Exports > Current US$ > Per capita $197,747.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 34% more than New Zealand
$147,634.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Agriculture 3.9%
Ranked 137th.
5%
Ranked 127th. 28% more than Australia
Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita $19,058.32
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$7,514.50
Ranked 22nd.

Net barter terms of trade 131.08%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than New Zealand
111.52%
Ranked 3rd.

Tax > Tax payments > Number 11
Ranked 142nd. 38% more than New Zealand
8
Ranked 159th.

Tax > Components of taxation > Personal income tax 38.5%
Ranked 4th.
42.3%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Australia
Real interest rate 4.2%
Ranked 75th.
8.77%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Australia

Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 693.7 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 32nd.
928.56 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 28th. 34% more than Australia

Gross domestic savings 267.07 billion
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than New Zealand
25.09 billion
Ranked 45th.

Inflation 112.58
Ranked 121st. About the same as New Zealand
112.34
Ranked 122nd.

Investment > External financial assets per capita €119,079.16
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than New Zealand
€34,363.37
Ranked 24th.

Outbound tourist spending 24.9 billion
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than New Zealand
2.99 billion
Ranked 46th.

Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Current international $ $43,300.00
Ranked 11th. 44% more than New Zealand
$30,030.00
Ranked 29th.

Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ per capita $43,298.36
Ranked 11th. 44% more than New Zealand
$30,029.09
Ranked 28th.

Inequality > Gini coefficient > Level 0.301 Different summary measure
Ranked 15th.
0.335 Different summary measure
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Australia
Poverty > Poverty by individual and household characteristics > Poverty rate > Children 11.79%
Ranked 15th.
15%
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Australia
Tax > Total tax wedge > Single worker 23.1%
Ranked 27th. 18% more than New Zealand
19.6%
Ranked 28th.
GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure per capita 38,080.65
Ranked 6th. 63% more than New Zealand
23,300.06
Ranked 19th.

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold $49.15 billion
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$17.58 billion
Ranked 59th.

Big Mac Index > Per $ GDP $0.06 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 55th.
$0.44 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Australia
Size of economy > GDP > GDP growth 3.4%
Ranked 89th. 14% more than New Zealand
2.97%
Ranked 96th.

GDP > Constant 2000 US$ 468.37 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than New Zealand
62.7 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 49th.

Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$ $133,560.00
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$40,498.00
Ranked 41st.

Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $ 1.48 1.52
Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number 1.27 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than New Zealand
334,031
Ranked 11th.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Household consumption 54.9%
Ranked 142nd.
60.3%
Ranked 113th. 10% more than Australia
Poverty and inequality > Income inequality 1993-2011 35.19 latest available
Ranked 11th.
36.17 latest available
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Australia
Current transfers > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 3.26 billion BoP $
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than New Zealand
1.24 billion BoP $
Ranked 68th.

Innovation > Patent applications, residents per million 106.75
Ranked 27th.
340.73
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Australia

Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU 204.92 billion
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than New Zealand
33.03 billion
Ranked 60th.

Debt > Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU -1,430,131,088.566
Ranked 121st. 4 times more than New Zealand
-329,062,000
Ranked 112th.

Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP 11.64 IMF
Ranked 74th.
26.42 IMF
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Australia
Saving rate 21.47
Ranked 61st. 35% more than New Zealand
15.92
Ranked 71st.

GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ per capita 28,194.6 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 17th. 28% more than New Zealand
22,049.95 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 27th.

International tourism > Number of departures 4.75 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than New Zealand
1.87 million
Ranked 35th.

Economic aid > Donor $2.12 billion
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than New Zealand
$259.00 million
Ranked 23th.
Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure 738.41 billion USD
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than New Zealand
104.98 billion USD
Ranked 35th.

Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita 19,269.88
Ranked 33th.
29,292.88
Ranked 25th. 52% more than Australia

Net income > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita -1,362,110.286 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
-1,860,449.389 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th. 37% more than Australia

GDP > CIA Factbook $571.40 billion
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$85.34 billion
Ranked 57th.

Poverty and inequality > Poorest's share in national income or consumption 5.9%
Ranked 9th.
6.45%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Australia
Investment > External financial assets €2.65 trillion
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than New Zealand
€150 billion
Ranked 39th.

Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita -14,790.809
Ranked 164th.
-19,877.28
Ranked 172nd. 34% more than Australia

Tax > GDP > Current LCU 1.47 trillion
Ranked 78th. 7 times more than New Zealand
206.52 billion
Ranked 116th.

Taxes > Total tax revenue > Total tax revenue 30.6%
Ranked 23th.
36%
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Australia
GDP > PPP per capita $30,105.33
Ranked 14th. 32% more than New Zealand
$22,763.79
Ranked 24th.
GDP in 1970 per million $3.43
Ranked 6th. 48% more than New Zealand
$2.31
Ranked 15th.
GNI 900.68 billion
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than New Zealand
121.44 billion
Ranked 46th.

GDP > PPP $605.94 billion
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$93.05 billion
Ranked 56th.
Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ 804.07 billion$
Ranked 10th. 20 times more than New Zealand
40.62 billion$
Ranked 46th.

Companies > Listed domestic companies, total per million 86.36
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than New Zealand
32.03
Ranked 28th.

Tax > GDP > Current US$ per capita $67,555.76
Ranked 6th. 79% more than New Zealand
$37,749.44
Ranked 23th.

Trade > Exports to US $1.43 billion
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than New Zealand
$545.40 million
Ranked 54th.
Industrial production growth rate 3.5%
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than New Zealand
1.7%
Ranked 104th.

Purchasing power parity > GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $ $39,230.73
Ranked 10th. 35% more than New Zealand
$29,072.21
Ranked 27th.

World trade > Exports 205.67 billion
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than New Zealand
35.73 billion
Ranked 50th.

Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 3.6%
Ranked 155th.
7%
Ranked 134th. 94% more than Australia

Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe 1.33 million
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than New Zealand
521,267
Ranked 61st.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 75%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than New Zealand
74%
Ranked 3rd.
Companies > Stock market > Stocks traded, total value > Current US$ per capita $46,361.51
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than New Zealand
$5,639.02
Ranked 26th.

Lending interest rate 9.06%
Ranked 94th.
11.53%
Ranked 64th. 27% more than Australia

Industrial > Production growth rate 3%
Ranked 105th. 50% more than New Zealand
2%
Ranked 120th.

Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita 9,179.53
Ranked 35th. 22% more than New Zealand
7,498.57
Ranked 38th.

Spending > Household final consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $21,651.27
Ranked 10th. 26% more than New Zealand
$17,238.72
Ranked 20th.

Tax > GDP per capita > Constant LCU 63,992.84
Ranked 74th. 62% more than New Zealand
39,433.33
Ranked 85th.

Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Current international $ $44,597.83
Ranked 10th. 38% more than New Zealand
$32,219.46
Ranked 27th.

Debt > Interest rates > Central bank discount rate 2.5%
Ranked 82nd. The same as New Zealand
2.5%
Ranked 81st.
Technological achievement 0.59
Ranked 9th. 7% more than New Zealand
0.55
Ranked 13th.
Currency > Real effective exchange rate index > 2005 = 100 126.05
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than New Zealand
102.4
Ranked 46th.

Net domestic credit > Current LCU 1053199000000 206170100000
Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels per capita 7,542.37
Ranked 16th. 73% more than New Zealand
4,360.23
Ranked 37th.

GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure 863.81 billion
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than New Zealand
103.29 billion
Ranked 47th.

Household spending per capita 14,937.88
Ranked 11th. 61% more than New Zealand
9,249.67
Ranked 21st.

Commercial bank prime lending rate 6.98%
Ranked 124th. 20% more than New Zealand
5.82%
Ranked 138th.

Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ $1.29 trillion
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than New Zealand
$79.80 billion
Ranked 43th.

Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ -42,286,420,000 BoP $
Ranked 134th. 4 times more than New Zealand
-9,621,574,000 BoP $
Ranked 128th.

Trade > Imports $200.40 billion
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$30.24 billion
Ranked 57th.

Currency > Real effective exchange rate index 125.9%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than New Zealand
114.41%
Ranked 22nd.

Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average 1.33 1.54
GDP > CIA Factbook per capita $28,720.21
Ranked 13th. 36% more than New Zealand
$21,190.90
Ranked 24th.

Oil > Exports 312,600 bbl/day
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than New Zealand
47,200 bbl/day
Ranked 78th.

GDP > Composition, by end use > Exports of goods and services 20.1%
Ranked 164th.
29.1%
Ranked 126th. 45% more than Australia
Purchasing power parity > GNI per capita > PPP > Current international $ $38,210.00
Ranked 8th. 37% more than New Zealand
$27,870.00
Ranked 24th.

Income > Health expenditure per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $3,691.55
Ranked 14th. 22% more than New Zealand
$3,032.66
Ranked 23th.

Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure per capita 33,076.97 USD
Ranked 6th. 39% more than New Zealand
23,831.14 USD
Ranked 17th.

Tax > GDP > Current LCU per capita 65,008.55
Ranked 89th. 40% more than New Zealand
46,586.59
Ranked 101st.

Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita $36,154.56
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than New Zealand
$23,302.98
Ranked 15th.

Debt > Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million 0.441
Ranked 108th.
2.26
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Australia

Oil > Production 549,200 bbl/day
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than New Zealand
60,480 bbl/day
Ranked 56th.

Economy growth 1.29
Ranked 68th.
-1.39
Ranked 170th.

Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services 311.29 billion
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than New Zealand
49.04 billion
Ranked 60th.

Purchasing power parity > Gross domestic product per capita > PPP 34,259.08
Ranked 12th. 37% more than New Zealand
25,087.64
Ranked 31st.

Trade > Export value index 138.27%
Ranked 17th. 32% more than New Zealand
105.02%
Ranked 30th.

Debt > Interest payments > Current LCU 16.99 billion
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than New Zealand
2.71 billion
Ranked 69th.

Innovation 26.9
Ranked 8th. 22% more than New Zealand
22.1
Ranked 22nd.
Electricity > Consumption per capita 10,540.39 kWh
Ranked 9th. 15% more than New Zealand
9,140.53 kWh
Ranked 15th.

Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1,097.71$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than New Zealand
371.66$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 53th.

GDP > CIA Factbook > Per capita $28,752.58 per capita
Ranked 13th. 35% more than New Zealand
$21,286.04 per capita
Ranked 25th.

Household spending 320.15 billion
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than New Zealand
39.92 billion
Ranked 41st.

Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita $19,670.48
Ranked 9th. 28% more than New Zealand
$15,312.49
Ranked 20th.

GDP > Composition, by end use > Government consumption 18.2%
Ranked 63th.
20.1%
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Australia
GDP > Per $ GDP $37,828.78 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 39% more than New Zealand
$27,309.58 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th.

Spending > Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > Current US$ $827.42 billion
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than New Zealand
$99.70 billion
Ranked 47th.

Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Index ranking 2
Ranked 153th.
4
Ranked 151st. Twice as much as Australia
GNI > Current US$ per capita 34,559.4$
Ranked 15th. 28% more than New Zealand
26,918.87$
Ranked 21st.

GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 22,965.1 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 20th. 51% more than New Zealand
15,168.23 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 27th.

Gross domestic savings > Current US$ 149.82 billion$
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than New Zealand
23.18 billion$
Ranked 45th.

Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > GDP per capita $37,564.68 US dollars, current price
Ranked 8th. 37% more than New Zealand
$27,431.14 US dollars, current price
Ranked 22nd.
Trade > Exports $210.70 billion
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than New Zealand
$33.24 billion
Ranked 60th.

Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Current international $ $858.17 billion
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$125.47 billion
Ranked 56th.

Public expenditure > Social expenditure > Public social expenditure 17.1%
Ranked 22nd.
18.5%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Australia
Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 24,495.85 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 8th. 54% more than New Zealand
15,920.58 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 17th.

Entrepreneurship > Hiring and Firing > Index ranking 14
Ranked 140th. 4 times more than New Zealand
4
Ranked 150th.
Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ per capita $44,597.83
Ranked 10th. 38% more than New Zealand
$32,219.46
Ranked 27th.

Total > Reserves in months of imports 2.68
Ranked 82nd. 6% more than New Zealand
2.54
Ranked 89th.

Imports > Commodities machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products machinery and equipment, vehicles, aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics
Debt > Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults 165.95
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than New Zealand
74.84
Ranked 25th.

Government > Revenue > Tax > Overall tax burden 30.7%
Ranked 23th.
39%
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Australia
Inflation > Consumer price index > 2005 = 100 121.81
Ranked 133th. 1% more than New Zealand
121.08
Ranked 137th.

GDP > Constant LCU 807842200000 138017600000
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 228.51$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 63th.
235.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Australia

Trade > Export growth 4.07
Ranked 45th. 31% more than New Zealand
3.1
Ranked 90th.

Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU 321.27 billion
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than New Zealand
72.15 billion
Ranked 68th.

Labor force per thousand people 0.000539
Ranked 100th. 18% more than New Zealand
0.000458
Ranked 132nd.

Business efficiency 81.97
Ranked 9th. 9% more than New Zealand
75.46
Ranked 16th.
Trade > Imports > Imports of goods and services 322.15 billion
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than New Zealand
49.72 billion
Ranked 56th.

GDP > Median household income (PPP) $56,797.00
Ranked 5th. 31% more than New Zealand
$43,386.00
Ranked 12th.
Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP per million people 0.523 IMF
Ranked 73th.
6.05 IMF
Ranked 40th. 12 times more than Australia
Household final > Consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$ 13,916.95 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 12th. 50% more than New Zealand
9,301.4 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 23th.

Public institution index 6.1
Ranked 12th.
6.41
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Australia
GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ per capita 33,008.29$
Ranked 17th. 28% more than New Zealand
25,702.32$
Ranked 22nd.

Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ $982.16 billion
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$132.28 billion
Ranked 59th.

Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $446.20 billion
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$67.88 billion
Ranked 55th.

Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ $1.01 trillion
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$142.83 billion
Ranked 59th.

Currency > Monetary unit 1 Australian dollar = 100 cents 1 New Zealand dollar ($NZ) = 100 cents
Budget > Expenditures > Per $ GDP $0.34 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 54th.
$0.40 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 33th. 18% more than Australia

Aid > Untied given per million people $85.38 million
Ranked 11th. 24% more than New Zealand
$69.12 million
Ranked 15th.

Taxes and other revenues 33.2% of GDP
Ranked 67th.
41.7% of GDP
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Australia

Patents granted 75 per million people
Ranked 19th.
103 per million people
Ranked 16th. 37% more than Australia
Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports > Goods and services > Current U $234.30 billion
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than New Zealand
$32.94 billion
Ranked 52nd.

Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Current account balance > Current US$ $-47,786,269,398.64
Ranked 150th. 13 times more than New Zealand
$-3,577,704,799.99
Ranked 117th.

Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves -1,402,666,992.08
Ranked 125th.
-3,561,301,513.67
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Australia

Foreign direct investment > FDI > FDI flows and stocks > Inward FDI stocks $249,867.00 Million US dollars
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than New Zealand
$63,358.00 Million US dollars
Ranked 26th.
Government > Sovereign wealth funds > Assets 89 billion USD
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than New Zealand
19.3 billion USD
Ranked 23th.
Oil > Proved reserves 3.32 billion bbl
Ranked 27th. 29 times more than New Zealand
112.5 million bbl
Ranked 65th.

Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations 11
Ranked 178th. 4 times more than New Zealand
3
Ranked 186th.

Natural gas > Production 45.11 billion cu m
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than New Zealand
4.48 billion cu m
Ranked 27th.

GDP deflator 118.74
Ranked 132nd. 6% more than New Zealand
112.47
Ranked 145th.

New businesses registered > Number 89,960
Ranked 7th. 21% more than New Zealand
74,247
Ranked 9th.

Oil > Consumption 960,800 bbl/day
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than New Zealand
149,700 bbl/day
Ranked 66th.

Tourism > International tourism, receipts > Current US$ $34.17 billion
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than New Zealand
$5.49 billion
Ranked 46th.

Electricity > Consumption 225.4 billion kWh
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than New Zealand
39.02 billion kWh
Ranked 37th.

Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $28,284.11
Ranked 16th. 25% more than New Zealand
$22,689.89
Ranked 20th.

Tax > GDP > Current US$ $1.53 trillion
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than New Zealand
$167.35 billion
Ranked 52nd.

Currency > GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $37,304.64
Ranked 17th. 33% more than New Zealand
$27,951.60
Ranked 26th.

Net trade in goods and services > BoP > Current US$ -14,233,030,000 BoP $
Ranked 130th. 6 times more than New Zealand
-2,454,358,000 BoP $
Ranked 111th.

Portfolio investment > Excluding LCFAR > BoP > Current US$ -78,511,390,000 BoP $
Ranked 110th. 72 times more than New Zealand
-1,088,502,000 BoP $
Ranked 64th.

Net capital account > BoP > Current US$ 886.26 million BoP $
Ranked 12th.
-194,732,600 BoP $
Ranked 105th.

Budget > Expenditures > Per capita $15,454.50 per capita
Ranked 18th. 19% more than New Zealand
$12,998.78 per capita
Ranked 21st.

Economic growth > Evolution of GDP > Real GDP growth 4.44%
Ranked 9th. 50% more than New Zealand
2.97%
Ranked 19th.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in inventories 0.4%
Ranked 90th.
0.5%
Ranked 83th. 25% more than Australia
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa 70,876
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than New Zealand
19,709
Ranked 64th.

Trade > Exports > By good > Chocolate cocoa preparations 144,081
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than New Zealand
43,341
Ranked 27th.
Taxes > Taxes on the average worker > Taxes on the average worker 27.72%
Ranked 26th. 29% more than New Zealand
21.54%
Ranked 28th.
Purchasing power parity > GNI > PPP > Current international $ $835.74 billion
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$120.28 billion
Ranked 53th.

Debt > External > Per $ GDP $817.65 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 25th. 85% more than New Zealand
$441.02 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 57th.

Trade > Exports > By good > Passenger cars etc 1.79 million
Ranked 20th. 3522 times more than New Zealand
509
Ranked 68th.
Government > Revenue > Tax > Maximum tax rate for individuals 0.0
Ranked 1st.
15%
Ranked 8th.
GNI > PPP > Current international $ 621.86 billion PPP $
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than New Zealand
104.32 billion PPP $
Ranked 56th.

Investment > Foreign investment > Commitment to Development Index (investment) 6.1
Ranked 7th. 42% more than New Zealand
4.3
Ranked 20th.
Trade > With US > US imports of bauxite and aluminum per 1000 6.81
Ranked 10th.
16.9
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia
High-technology > Exports > Current US$ $4.15 billion
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than New Zealand
$616.15 million
Ranked 51st.

Stock of direct foreign investment > Abroad $426.00 billion
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$59.08 billion
Ranked 31st.

Oil > Exports per thousand people 14.35 bbl/day
Ranked 39th. 31% more than New Zealand
10.94 bbl/day
Ranked 45th.

Overall productivity > PPP $55,166.70
Ranked 12th. 36% more than New Zealand
$40,549.80
Ranked 26th.
Final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Current US$ 505.81 billion$
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than New Zealand
75.29 billion$
Ranked 42nd.

Gross National Income > Constant LCU 793542500000 131737000000
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 23,039.43 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 20th. 51% more than New Zealand
15,297.75 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 27th.

Deposit interest rate 3.7%
Ranked 78th.
6.68%
Ranked 43th. 81% more than Australia

National accounts > US$ at constant 2000 prices > Aggregate indicators > GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $25,056.15
Ranked 18th. 68% more than New Zealand
$14,938.87
Ranked 34th.

Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $35,668.77
Ranked 15th. 38% more than New Zealand
$25,857.49
Ranked 33th.

Scientific and technical journals > Articles published 17,830.6
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than New Zealand
3,172.7
Ranked 32nd.

Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 42,879.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
753,773.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Australia

Net income > BoP > Current US$ -27,690,340,000 BoP $
Ranked 136th. 4 times more than New Zealand
-7,625,796,000 BoP $
Ranked 126th.

Goods imports > BoP > Current US$ 120.39 billion BoP $
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than New Zealand
24.68 billion BoP $
Ranked 44th.

GDP per unit of energy use 4.84 PPP 2000 $/kg of oil eq.
Ranked 60th.
5.06 PPP 2000 $/kg of oil eq.
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Australia

Oil > Consumption per thousand people 43.54 bbl/day
Ranked 36th. 27% more than New Zealand
34.27 bbl/day
Ranked 47th.

Budget > Revenues > Per $ GDP $0.35 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 52nd.
$0.43 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 28th. 24% more than Australia

Natural gas > Production per capita 2,044.39 cu m
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as New Zealand
1,025.92 cu m
Ranked 14th.

International tourism > Expenditures for travel items > Current US$ $18.73 billion
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than New Zealand
$2.99 billion
Ranked 44th.

Researchers in RandD > Per million people 3,758.92 per million people
Ranked 6th.
3,945.32 per million people
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Australia

Tax > Taxes on international trade > Current LCU 5.84 billion
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than New Zealand
2 billion
Ranked 55th.

Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU per capita 11,623.37
Ranked 38th. 72% more than New Zealand
6,756.79
Ranked 51st.

Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 259.48 billion
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than New Zealand
29.77 billion
Ranked 67th.

Tax > Components of taxation > Property tax 8.9%
Ranked 5th. 65% more than New Zealand
5.4%
Ranked 9th.
Intellectual property > Patents granted 17,877
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than New Zealand
4,710
Ranked 19th.
Currency > DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$ 1.31 1.42
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 21.1%
Ranked 66th. 11% more than New Zealand
19%
Ranked 91st.

Stocks traded > Total value > Current US$ 616.12 billion$
Ranked 13th. 35 times more than New Zealand
17.43 billion$
Ranked 46th.

GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in fixed capital 28.5%
Ranked 43th. 51% more than New Zealand
18.9%
Ranked 132nd.
Trade > Exports > Goods and services 20%
Ranked 126th.
32%
Ranked 91st. 60% more than Australia
Trade > Imports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.204 BoP $ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 124th.
0.301 BoP $ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 107th. 48% more than Australia

Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ 871.7 million BoP $
Ranked 46th.
3.09 billion BoP $
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Australia

Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ 1.64 billion BoP $
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than New Zealand
554.9 million BoP $
Ranked 28th.

Stock of direct foreign investment > At home per capita $26,926.94
Ranked 11th. 47% more than New Zealand
$18,352.85
Ranked 17th.

Economic aid > Donor per capita $99.28
Ranked 15th. 64% more than New Zealand
$60.67
Ranked 19th.
Reserves > Total reserves minus gold > Current US$ $44.87 billion
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than New Zealand
$17.58 billion
Ranked 53th.

Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ $641.59 billion
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than New Zealand
$100.59 billion
Ranked 45th.

Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $21,651.27
Ranked 10th. 26% more than New Zealand
$17,238.72
Ranked 20th.

Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ $432.31 billion
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than New Zealand
$33.31 billion
Ranked 50th.

World Bank exchange rate 1.36
Ranked 136th.
1.48
Ranked 131st. 9% more than Australia

Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Net trade in goods > US$ $-4,914,841,830.81
Ranked 119th.
$1.40 billion
Ranked 37th.

Trade > Exports > Goods 193.97 billion
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than New Zealand
23.95 billion
Ranked 51st.

Financial sector > Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country 104.94
Ranked 161st.
127.77
Ranked 136th. 22% more than Australia

Electricity > Production 232 billion kWh
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than New Zealand
42 billion kWh
Ranked 42nd.

Electricity > Imports per capita 0.0
Ranked 131st.
0.0
Ranked 106th.

Stock of money $298.50 billion
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than New Zealand
$24.20 billion
Ranked 38th.
Gender income ratio 0.69%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than New Zealand
0.67%
Ranked 6th.
GDP growth > Duration 1980-2000 52%
Ranked 28th. 79% more than New Zealand
29%
Ranked 48th.
Gross national expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1.03$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 90th. 2% more than New Zealand
1.01$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 97th.

Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ per capita 8,290.69$
Ranked 8th. 46% more than New Zealand
5,662.97$
Ranked 24th.

Household final > Consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 13,892.47 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 13th. 50% more than New Zealand
9,242.01 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 23th.

Patent applications > Residents 2,718
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than New Zealand
1,256
Ranked 20th.

GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ > Per capita 33,115.13$ per capita
Ranked 16th. 28% more than New Zealand
25,921.78$ per capita
Ranked 22nd.

Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $34,522.23
Ranked 12th. 44% more than New Zealand
$23,940.48
Ranked 29th.

Income > GDP, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita $35,668.77
Ranked 15th. 38% more than New Zealand
$25,857.49
Ranked 33th.

Income > GNI, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $783.09 billion
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$105.46 billion
Ranked 55th.

Terms of trade 79
Ranked 57th.
109
Ranked 26th. 38% more than Australia
Oil > Production per thousand people 24.89 bbl/day
Ranked 31st. 80% more than New Zealand
13.85 bbl/day
Ranked 41st.

Gross savings > Current US$ per capita 6,365.21$
Ranked 13th. 54% more than New Zealand
4,134.97$
Ranked 21st.

Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents per million 1,036.69
Ranked 4th.
1,068.74
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Australia

Innovation > Patent applications, residents 2,383
Ranked 18th. 59% more than New Zealand
1,501
Ranked 25th.

Trade > Exports > Export growth in USD 356.04
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than New Zealand
176.6
Ranked 99th.

Trade > Imports > By good > Silver platinum etc 78,753
Ranked 18th. 25 times more than New Zealand
3,124
Ranked 39th.
Innovation > Scientific and technical journal articles 18,923.3
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than New Zealand
3,187.8
Ranked 34th.

GDP > PPP > Current international $ per capita 31,691.55 PPP $
Ranked 17th. 28% more than New Zealand
24,784.78 PPP $
Ranked 27th.

Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU per capita 14,391.53
Ranked 47th.
16,378.14
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Australia

Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number per 1000 63.05
Ranked 6th.
81.72
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Australia
Transnational corporations > Affiliates 2,539
Ranked 29th. 31 times more than New Zealand
81
Ranked 87th.
Tax > Customs and other import duties > Current LCU 6.07 billion
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than New Zealand
1.84 billion
Ranked 50th.

Tax > Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU 208.58 billion
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than New Zealand
37.32 billion
Ranked 53th.

Tax > Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution 0.0
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 29th.
Oil > Imports per thousand people 33.58 bbl/day
Ranked 35th. 5% more than New Zealand
31.98 bbl/day
Ranked 41st.

Oil > Imports 731,400 bbl/day
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than New Zealand
138,000 bbl/day
Ranked 55th.

Imports > Partners China 18.4%, US 11.7%, Japan 7.9%, Singapore 6%, Germany 4.6%, Thailand 4.2%, South Korea 4.1% China 16.4%, Australia 15.2%, US 9.3%, Japan 6.5%, Singapore 4.8%, Germany 4.4%
Electricity > Production per capita 10,652.56 kWh
Ranked 10th. 9% more than New Zealand
9,731.68 kWh
Ranked 13th.

Market value of publicly traded shares $1.40 trillion
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than New Zealand
$71.66 billion
Ranked 42nd.

Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product per million $36.49 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 9th. 37% more than New Zealand
$26.60 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 22nd.
GDP growth > Duration 1975-2000 1.9%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than New Zealand
0.8%
Ranked 77th.
Trade > Imports > By good > Passenger cars etc 6.98 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than New Zealand
1.95 million
Ranked 25th.
Trade balance with US $1.43 billion
Ranked 2nd.
$-157,500,000.00
Ranked 172nd.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 14,143.51 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 8th. 51% more than New Zealand
9,381.59 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 17th.

Trade > Exports > Goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ 91.98 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than New Zealand
21.94 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 50th.

Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 19,126.28$ per capita
Ranked 13th. 34% more than New Zealand
14,285$ per capita
Ranked 21st.

Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ 493.04 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than New Zealand
65.08 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 37th.

Services > Etc. > Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 293.62 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than New Zealand
38.3 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 43th.

Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ 384.29 billion$
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than New Zealand
58.02 billion$
Ranked 42nd.

Merchandise > Exports > Current US$ 105.83 billion$
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than New Zealand
21.73 billion$
Ranked 56th.

Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ 166.87 billion$
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than New Zealand
23.15 billion$
Ranked 39th.

Research and development spending 1.7%
Ranked 18th. 42% more than New Zealand
1.2%
Ranked 24th.
Aid > Untied given $1,906.03 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than New Zealand
$304.47 million
Ranked 19th.

Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours 107
Ranked 152nd.
192
Ranked 111th. 79% more than Australia

Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Net errors and omissions > Adjusted > BoP > Current US$ $370.15 million
Ranked 32nd.
$-846,233,975.81
Ranked 110th.

Financial sector > Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU 1.25 trillion
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than New Zealand
174.01 billion
Ranked 29th.

Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports of goods > Services > Income and wo $271.62 billion
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than New Zealand
$34.27 billion
Ranked 53th.

Commercial service imports > Current US$ 28.75 billion$
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than New Zealand
8.13 billion$
Ranked 41st.

Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ per capita 80.64 BoP $
Ranked 18th.
134.23 BoP $
Ranked 10th. 66% more than Australia

Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1.19 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 100th.
28.27 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 55th. 24 times more than Australia

Trade > Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita 9,497.14 BoP $
Ranked 29th.
10,159.37 BoP $
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Australia

Net income > BoP > Current US$ per million -1,357,715,692.235 BoP $
Ranked 130th.
-1,844,697,743.051 BoP $
Ranked 131st. 36% more than Australia

Commercial service imports > Current US$ > Per capita 1,414.4$ per capita
Ranked 37th.
1,984.62$ per capita
Ranked 28th. 40% more than Australia

Natural gas > Proved reserves per capita 139,536.55 cu m
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than New Zealand
7,804.41 cu m
Ranked 41st.

Natural gas > Proved reserves 3.12 trillion cu m
Ranked 11th. 91 times more than New Zealand
34.38 billion cu m
Ranked 65th.

Natural gas > Consumption 26.41 billion cu m
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than New Zealand
4.48 billion cu m
Ranked 40th.

External debt > Date of information 30 June 2006 est. 2006 est.
Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Per 1,000 people 63.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
82.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Australia
Tourism > International tourism, number of departures 7.79 million
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than New Zealand
2.1 million
Ranked 48th.

Tourism > International tourism, receipts for travel items > Current US$ per capita $1,409.07
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than New Zealand
$1,246.94
Ranked 28th.

Tourism > International tourism, expenditures > Current US$ $33.55 billion
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than New Zealand
$3.46 billion
Ranked 46th.

Public expenditure > Health expenditure > Total expenditure on health 8.7%
Ranked 17th.
9.3%
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Australia
Economic growth > Inflation > GDP deflator 4.43%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than New Zealand
4.26%
Ranked 6th.
Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product $794.61 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$114.80 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 27th.
Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations per million 0.441
Ranked 175th.
0.677
Ranked 169th. 54% more than Australia
International tourism > Receipts for travel items > Current US$ $25.06 billion
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than New Zealand
$5.03 billion
Ranked 39th.

Tourism receipts > International > Per $ GDP $28.16 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 85th.
$45.60 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 63th. 62% more than Australia

Trade > Tariffs > Binding coverage > All products 97.07%
Ranked 17th.
99.94%
Ranked 45th. 3% more than Australia

GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ > Per capita 28,285.86 PPP 2000 $ per capita
Ranked 17th. 27% more than New Zealand
22,238.23 PPP 2000 $ per capita
Ranked 27th.

GDP > PPP > Current international $ > Per capita 31,794.13 PPP $ per capita
Ranked 17th. 27% more than New Zealand
24,996.41 PPP $ per capita
Ranked 27th.

Financial sector > Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate 3.74%
Ranked 79th.
4.66%
Ranked 70th. 25% more than Australia

Trade > Exports > Per $ GDP $0.16 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 130th.
$0.22 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 109th. 34% more than Australia

Tax > Tax payments > Number per million 0.485
Ranked 150th.
1.8
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than Australia

Purchasing power parity > PPP conversion factor > Private > Consumption > LCU per international $ $1.57
Ranked 114th.
$1.61
Ranked 113th. 3% more than Australia

Trade > Exports > Export growth 168.22
Ranked 49th. 26% more than New Zealand
133.96
Ranked 72nd.

Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $749.41 billion
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$107.10 billion
Ranked 57th.

Tourism expenditures > International $13.00 billion
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than New Zealand
$1.77 billion
Ranked 26th.

Trade > Exports > By good > Perfume toilet cosmetics 168,967
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than New Zealand
35,928
Ranked 43th.

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