Transport Stats: compare key data on India & United Kingdom

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Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Commute > Distance: Distance. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Distance".
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Road > Expressway length: Expressway length (km).
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Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
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Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars (per 1,000 people). Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver).
Ports and terminals: This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks."
Airports > Per capita: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Inefficiency index: Each country's inefficiency rating in regards to traffic. Long commute times, poor traffic laws and other factors are taken into consideration.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Air transport > Passengers carried: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Railways > Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Traffic index: Traffic Index is a composite index of time consumed in traffic due to job commute, estimation of time consumption dissatisfaction, CO2 consumption estimation in traffic and overall inefficiencies in the traffic system.
Airports > With paved runways > Total: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Container port traffic: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people). Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available.
Highways > Paved > Per capita: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roadways > Total: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards: Quality of port infrastructure, WEF (1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards). The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible).
Heliports: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
Pipelines: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products
Roads > Time index: Time Index is an average one way time needed to transport, in minutes.
Container port traffic per 1000: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports per million: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > Total: Overall. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Overall".
Commute > Time spent > Driving: Driving Car. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Driving Car".
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Highways > Paved: total length of the paved parts of the highway system
Roads > Roads, total network > Km: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Highways > Total: total length of the highway system
Road > Length of motorways per capita: Kilometers of motorways per million residents.
Railways > Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Waterways per million: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
Commute > Time spent > On the train: Train Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Train Ride".
Rail > Passengers: Million passengers.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Vehicle abundance: Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Ports and harbors: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Rail > Electrified railway length: Electrified length (km).
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Roads > Total network > Km: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Commute > Time spent > Cycling: Bike. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Bike".
Commute > Time spent > Walking: Walking. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Walking".
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year: Billion passenger-km.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > Waiting: Waiting. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Waiting".
Merchant marine > Ships by type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
Airports > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Highways > Unpaved: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Gas price > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Aircraft departures: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles (per km of road). Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010).
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export value index (2000 = 100). 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of diesel fuel. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container: Cost to export (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Refined products: Total length of refined products pipelines
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). 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, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Roadways > Total per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > On the bus: Bus Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Bus Ride".
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas: Total length of liquid petroleum gas pipelines
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Commute > Time spent > Motorcycling: Motor Bike. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Motor Bike".
Railways > Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Heliports > Per capita: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > By type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units."
Space > Space agency: Name of each country's space agency.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pipelines > All types: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
Pipelines > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Aircraft departures per 1000: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Railways > Broad gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Heliports per million: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i: The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible)."
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Pipelines > Condensate/gas per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Pipelines, which gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Pipelines > Condensate-gas: This entry is derived from Transport > Pipelines, which gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). 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, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Oil per million: Total length of oil pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online."
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). 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.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports: Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Time to import > Days: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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 local currency.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP: Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports: Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Transport services (% of commercial service exports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services."
Travel > % of all service > Exports: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Roads > Paved > % of total roads: Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length."
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$: 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use: Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 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.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million: 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 they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)]. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Pipelines, which gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export volume index (2000 = 100). 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 UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container: Cost to import (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads: Roads, paved (% of total roads). Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Heliports > Per $ GDP: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). 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, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP: Current account balance (% of GDP). Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas per million: Total length of liquid petroleum gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Refined products per million: Total length of refined products pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100: Export value index (2000 = 100). 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.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). 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 local currency.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: 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 they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Pipelines > Oil: Total length of oil pipelines
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Ores and metals comprise commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). 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, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Road > Radar detector legality: Legality.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient."
Transport services > % of all service imports: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). 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, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water: This entry is derived from Transport > Pipelines, which gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of registered cases). Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
Transport services > % of all service > Exports: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). 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 UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values 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.
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption."
Travel > % of all service imports: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP). Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.

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STAT	India	United Kingdom
Airports	346 Ranked 21st.	460 Ranked 18th. 33% more than India
Commute > Distance	5.39 km Ranked 17th. 70% more than United Kingdom	3.17 km Ranked 26th.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	120.54 billion Ranked 11th.	178.53 billion Ranked 5th. 48% more than India
Highways > Total > Per capita	3.32 km per 1,000 people Ranked 58th.	6.33 km per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 91% more than India
Motor vehicles	12 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 55th.	426 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 1st. 36 times more than India
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	12 Ranked 70th.	526.61 Ranked 26th. 44 times more than India
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	8 Ranked 82nd.	462.74 Ranked 21st. 58 times more than India
Rail > Railway length	65,000 km Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom	16,321 km Ranked 17th.
Road > Expressway length	21,181 km Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom	3,519 km Ranked 13th.
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	18 Ranked 158th.	519 Ranked 34th. 29 times more than India
Road > Motorway length	1,208 km Ranked 38th.	6,016 km Ranked 11th. 5 times more than India
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	111.55 Ranked 17th.	172.41 Ranked 10th. 55% more than India
Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road	3 Ranked 52nd.	76.48 Ranked 7th. 25 times more than India
Waterways	14,500 km Ranked 4th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	3,200 km Ranked 6th.
Road > Motorway density	1 m of motorway per square km Ranked 92nd.	97.03 m of motorway per square km Ranked 37th. 97 times more than India
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	11.84 Ranked 97th.	456.7 Ranked 25th. 39 times more than India
Ports and terminals	Chennai, Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam	Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England); Forth Ports (Scotland); Milford Haven (Wales)<br /><strong>oil terminals:</strong> Fawley Marine terminal, Liverpool Bay terminal (England); Braefoot Bay terminal, Finnart oil terminal, Hound Point terminal (Scotland)
Rail lines > Total route-km	63,327 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	16,321 Ranked 16th.
Airports > Per capita	0.306 per 1 million people Ranked 219th.	7.39 per 1 million people Ranked 119th. 24 times more than India
Inefficiency index	233.01 Ranked 5th. 15% more than United Kingdom	202.05 Ranked 8th.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	97.47 Ranked 163th.	2,823.56 Ranked 28th. 29 times more than India
Air transport > Passengers carried	49.88 million Ranked 12th.	104.71 million Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Railways > Total > Per capita	0.057 km per 1,000 people Ranked 108th.	0.27 km per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 5 times more than India
Roads > Traffic index	214.43 Ranked 4th. 57% more than United Kingdom	136.82 Ranked 17th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total	253 Ranked 10th.	271 Ranked 9th. 7% more than India
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	773.22 million tons/km Ranked 29th.	5,998.43 million tons/km Ranked 8th. 8 times more than India
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km	769,956 Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than United Kingdom	51,759 Ranked 8th.
Container port traffic	4.94 million TEU Ranked 17th.	8.6 million TEU Ranked 12th. 74% more than India
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	18.35 Ranked 94th.	518.55 Ranked 30th. 28 times more than India
Highways > Paved > Per capita	1.52 km per 1,000 people Ranked 46th.	6.33 km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 4 times more than India
Roadways > Total	4.69 million km Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than United Kingdom	394,428 km Ranked 16th.
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards	4 Ranked 80th.	5.8 Ranked 13th. 45% more than India
Heliports	45 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	9 Ranked 24th.
Pipelines	condensate/gas 2 km; gas 7,542 km; liquid petroleum gas 2,163 km; oil 7,659 km; refined products 7,201 km	condensate 43 km; gas 7,992 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 699 km; refined products 4,417 km
Roads > Time index	47.99 Ranked 4th. 32% more than United Kingdom	36.44 Ranked 17th.
Container port traffic per 1000	4.38 TEU Ranked 58th.	142.78 TEU Ranked 24th. 33 times more than India
Airports per million	0.292 Ranked 195th.	8.11 Ranked 88th. 28 times more than India
Commute > Time spent > Total	36.5 min Ranked 10th. 2% more than United Kingdom	35.8 min Ranked 12th.
Commute > Time spent > Driving	0.83 min Ranked 18th.	3.6 min Ranked 12th. 4 times more than India
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita	0.001 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	2.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 2762 times more than India
Highways > Paved	1.52 million km Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom	371,913 km Ranked 5th.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	4.11 million Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than United Kingdom	419,628 Ranked 9th.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.00249 Ranked 154th.	0.0617 Ranked 127th. 25 times more than India
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	3.14 Ranked 38th.	3.93 Ranked 11th. 25% more than India
Highways > Total	3.32 million km Ranked 1st. 9 times more than United Kingdom	371,913 km Ranked 7th.
Road > Length of motorways per capita	0.37 mm Ranked 80th.	24.65 mm Ranked 25th. 67 times more than India
Railways > Total	63,974 km Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	16,454 km Ranked 17th.
Waterways per million	12.34 km Ranked 9th.	51.77 km Ranked 10th. 4 times more than India
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km	63,974 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	31,471 Ranked 9th.
Commute > Time spent > On the train	2.11 min Ranked 10th. 21 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 19th.
Rail > Passengers	8.9 billion Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United Kingdom	1.5 billion Ranked 2nd.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	978,508 Ranked 1st. 16 times more than United Kingdom	62,729 Ranked 7th.
Vehicle abundance	2.5 per square km Ranked 85th.	101.4 per square km Ranked 9th. 41 times more than India
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million	801.3 Ranked 14th.	999.63 Ranked 9th. 25% more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	93 Ranked 37th.	189 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	38 Ranked 29th. 46% more than United Kingdom	26 Ranked 43th.
Ports and harbors	Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam	Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	43.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd.	1,718.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 40 times more than India
Rail > Electrified railway length	23,541 km Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom	5,328 km Ranked 12th.
Roads > Total network > Km	3.32 million Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United Kingdom	420,009 Ranked 10th.
Commute > Time spent > Cycling	2.89 min Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 11th.
Commute > Time spent > Walking	27.5 min Ranked 9th.	31.6 min Ranked 5th. 15% more than India
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	1,233.94 Ranked 19th.	6,283.83 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than India
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.00254 Ranked 154th.	0.0622 Ranked 127th. 24 times more than India
Highways > Total per 1000	3.24 km Ranked 59th.	6.34 km Ranked 27th. 96% more than India
Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year	1,046 billion km Ranked 1st. 18 times more than United Kingdom	58.3 billion km Ranked 3rd.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m	22 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	7 Ranked 36th.
Merchant marine > Total	340 Ranked 29th.	504 Ranked 22nd. 48% more than India
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	14.34 million Dwt Ranked 13th. 16% more than United Kingdom	12.32 million Dwt Ranked 17th.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$	$2.00 million Ranked 35th.	$863.00 million Ranked 8th. 432 times more than India
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	70.5 million Ranked 11th.	115.01 million Ranked 4th. 63% more than India
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million	0.0334 Ranked 155th.	1.33 Ranked 95th. 40 times more than India
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	3.5 Ranked 58th.	6.74 Ranked 37th. 93% more than India
Commute > Time spent > Waiting	0.94 min Ranked 20th. 9 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 28th.
Merchant marine > Ships by type	bulk 100, cargo 82, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 2, container 10, liquefied gas 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 1	bulk 14, cargo 43, chemical tanker 19, combination ore/oil 1, container 95, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 1, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 1
Airports > Per $ GDP	0.376 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 142nd. 87% more than United Kingdom	0.201 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 154th.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	10,327 Ranked 15th.	17,591 Ranked 8th. 70% more than India
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.03 Ranked 118th.	0.66 Ranked 28th. 22 times more than India
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million	52.39 Ranked 76th.	501.51 Ranked 28th. 10 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.0672 Ranked 139th.	1.26 Ranked 53th. 19 times more than India
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km	871 Ranked 39th.	166,728 Ranked 9th. 191 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	0.221 per 1 million people Ranked 214th.	5.1 per 1 million people Ranked 81st. 23 times more than India
Highways > Unpaved	1.8 million km Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 108th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.018 Ranked 156th.	0.11 Ranked 123th. 6 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	76 Ranked 10th.	89 Ranked 8th. 17% more than India
Gas price > US$ per liter	$1.09 Ranked 84th.	$1.44 Ranked 25th. 32% more than India
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km	521,371 Ranked 4th. 42 times more than United Kingdom	12,512 Ranked 26th.
Aircraft departures	214,300 Ranked 19th.	985,300 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	57.01 Ranked 113th.	1,819.01 Ranked 22nd. 32 times more than India
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	5 Ranked 68th.	76.9 Ranked 9th. 15 times more than India
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	3.08 Ranked 46th.	3.9 Ranked 10th. 27% more than India
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	0.726 Ranked 195th.	2.92 Ranked 187th. 4 times more than India
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km	625,723 Ranked 4th. 33 times more than United Kingdom	19,230 Ranked 19th.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	886.45 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	183.31 Ranked 174th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	0.574 Ranked 196th.	2.65 Ranked 187th. 5 times more than India
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter	$0.70 Ranked 128th.	$1.65 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	14 Ranked 27th.	66 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than India
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$1,170.00 Ranked 94th. 16% more than United Kingdom	$1,005.00 Ranked 120th.
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita	1.8 km per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	0.0 Ranked 104th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita	$2.11 Ranked 138th.	$215.48 Ranked 15th. 102 times more than India
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$	$2.48 billion Ranked 16th.	$13.52 billion Ranked 4th. 5 times more than India
Pipelines > Refined products	11,069 km Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom	4,919 km Ranked 7th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$145.52 billion Ranked 7th.	$291.96 billion Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as India
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$443.85 billion Ranked 15th.	$766.58 billion Ranked 7th. 73% more than India
Roadways > Total per 1000	2.79 km Ranked 12th.	6.38 km Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India
Commute > Time spent > On the bus	1.39 min Ranked 11th. 14 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 19th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.000819 Ranked 25th.	0.0159 Ranked 17th. 19 times more than India
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas	2,054 km Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than United Kingdom	59 km Ranked 20th.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000	8.18 Ranked 116th.	145.03 Ranked 53th. 18 times more than India
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	9.98 million Ranked 15th. 10% more than United Kingdom	9.1 million Ranked 16th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	592,292 Ranked 11th.	1.06 million Ranked 6th. 78% more than India
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	37,004 Ranked 12th.	40,371 Ranked 10th. 9% more than India
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.01 Ranked 116th.	0.29 Ranked 30th. 29 times more than India
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP	69.76 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 55th. 10 times more than United Kingdom	7.07 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 111th.
Commute > Time spent > Motorcycling	0.83 min Ranked 5th. 8 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 7th.
Railways > Total per million	53.79 km Ranked 11th.	268.01 km Ranked 40th. 5 times more than India
Highways > Paved per 1000	1.48 km Ranked 47th.	6.34 km Ranked 11th. 4 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	82 Ranked 8th. 2% more than United Kingdom	80 Ranked 9th.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million	0.00243 Ranked 112th.	0.0791 Ranked 82nd. 33 times more than India
Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Year	2005	2005
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita	0.436 per 1 million people Ranked 132nd.	8.5 per 1 million people Ranked 68th. 19 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.046 per 1 million people Ranked 149th.	0.543 per 1 million people Ranked 77th. 12 times more than India
Heliports > Per capita	0.027 per 1 million people Ranked 88th.	0.181 per 1 million people Ranked 58th. 7 times more than India
Merchant marine > By type	bulk carrier 94, cargo 78, chemical tanker 23, container 15, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 87	bulk carrier 30, cargo 70, carrier 3, chemical tanker 71, container 190, liquefied gas 10, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 67, petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 29, vehicle carrier 24
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units	6.62 million Ranked 16th.	7.08 million Ranked 13th. 7% more than India
Space > Space agency	ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)	UKSA (UK Space Agency)
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	0.268 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 138th. 89% more than United Kingdom	0.142 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 153th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	52.96 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 137th. 11% more than United Kingdom	47.76 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 139th.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	1.76 km Ranked 54th.	0.0 Ranked 105th.
Pipelines > All types	gas 6,171 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,195 km; oil 5,613 km; refined products 5,567 km (2004)	condensate 370 km; gas 21,446 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 6,420 km; oil/gas/water 63 km; refined products 4,474 km (2004)
Pipelines > Total length per million	16.22 km Ranked 108th.	541.82 km Ranked 34th. 33 times more than India
Aircraft departures per 1000	0.19 Ranked 135th.	16.36 Ranked 31st. 86 times more than India
Railways > Broad gauge	None	None
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.0311 Ranked 158th.	0.41 Ranked 114th. 13 times more than India
Merchant marine > A note	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/ch><a href=/country/ch>China</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/tc>United Arab Emirates</a> 10, <a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a> 1 (2002 est.)	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/bd><a href=/country/bd>Bermuda</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/cy>Cyprus</a> 1, <a href=/country/da><a href=/country/da>Denmark</a></a> 21, <a href=/country/gm>Germany</a> 6, <a href=/country/gr><a href=/country/gr>Greece</a></a> 3, <a href=/country/hk>Hong Kong</a> 4, <a href=/country/it><a href=/country/it>Italy</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/mn>Monaco</a> 4, <a href=/country/nl><a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> 9, <a href=/country/rs><a href=/country/rs>Russia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/sf>South Africa</a> 2, <a href=/country/sw><a href=/country/sw>Sweden</a></a> 11, <a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a> 2, <a href=/country/us>United States</a> 5 (2002 est.)
Heliports per million	0.0332 Ranked 85th.	0.177 Ranked 53th. 5 times more than India
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$364.08 Ranked 131st.	$10,222.39 Ranked 28th. 28 times more than India
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	0.555% Ranked 106th. 7% more than United Kingdom	0.517% Ranked 111th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth	6.76% Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	3.07% Ranked 63th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU	-5,839,790,000,000 Ranked 103th. 568 times more than United Kingdom	-10,287,146,595.55 Ranked 61st.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	0.0162 Ranked 187th.	0.0949 Ranked 180th. 6 times more than India
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.00241 Ranked 154th.	0.0574 Ranked 131st. 24 times more than India
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million	-4,722,125,538.256 Ranked 80th. 29 times more than United Kingdom	-162,700,444.669 Ranked 43th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	4.92% Ranked 59th. 32% more than United Kingdom	3.74% Ranked 64th.
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i	3.47 Ranked 87th.	5.22 Ranked 29th. 50% more than India
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.259% Ranked 18th. 11 times more than United Kingdom	0.0246% Ranked 61st.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	1,712.97 Ranked 22nd.	6,251.47 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than India
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days	3 Ranked 36th. The same as United Kingdom	3 Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	2.87 Ranked 56th.	3.95 Ranked 15th. 38% more than India
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	31.54% Ranked 114th.	33.78% Ranked 102nd. 7% more than India
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	42.55% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom	14.06% Ranked 65th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.0398 Ranked 164th.	2.78 Ranked 71st. 70 times more than India
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million	0.00664 Ranked 108th.	4.69 Ranked 40th. 707 times more than India
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$0.00 Ranked 38th.	$13.65 Ranked 15th. 8440 times more than India
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.000109% Ranked 36th.	0.0354% Ranked 14th. 326 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.00491 Ranked 121st.	0.0473 Ranked 102nd. 10 times more than India
Pipelines > Condensate/gas per million people	0.00737 km Ranked 13th.	0.142 km Ranked 12th. 19 times more than India
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion	9.73% Ranked 131st.	26.36% Ranked 77th. 3 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	6 Ranked 47th. Twice as much as United Kingdom	3 Ranked 66th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	80.55 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 109th. 27% more than United Kingdom	63.54 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 113th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.066 per 1 million people Ranked 173th.	2.15 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 33 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.016 per 1 million people Ranked 151st.	0.132 per 1 million people Ranked 111th. 8 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.074 per 1 million people Ranked 137th.	1.3 per 1 million people Ranked 51st. 18 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	45 Ranked 42nd.	160 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	0.085 per 1 million people Ranked 185th.	2.29 per 1 million people Ranked 120th. 27 times more than India
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	24.09% Ranked 78th.	29.7% Ranked 59th. 23% more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.006 per 1 million people Ranked 125th.	0.033 per 1 million people Ranked 116th. 6 times more than India
Pipelines > Condensate-gas	9 km Ranked 11th. The same as United Kingdom	9 km Ranked 12th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.0124 Ranked 112th.	1.03 Ranked 40th. 83 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	0.0854 Ranked 176th.	3.2 Ranked 94th. 37 times more than India
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	24.1% Ranked 115th.	31.48% Ranked 87th. 31% more than India
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	0.207 Ranked 188th.	4.91 Ranked 60th. 24 times more than India
Pipelines > Oil per million	4.6 km Ranked 88th.	102.31 km Ranked 33th. 22 times more than India
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	1.39 Ranked 84th.	98.87 Ranked 20th. 71 times more than India
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	3.64% Ranked 99th.	23.38% Ranked 27th. 6 times more than India
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days	3 Ranked 54th.	5 Ranked 30th. 67% more than India
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	40.97 Ranked 18th.	84.82 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than India
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports	1.84% Ranked 69th.	2.73% Ranked 58th. 48% more than India
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	3.24% Ranked 48th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1.32% Ranked 78th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	23.83% Ranked 118th.	31.56% Ranked 82nd. 32% more than India
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita	761.19 Ranked 37th.	-249.631 Ranked 70th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.019 per 1 million people Ranked 120th.	0.971 per 1 million people Ranked 45th. 51 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	7.72 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 100th. 18 times more than United Kingdom	0.426 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 111th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	1.1 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 33th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	0.426 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 36th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.035 per 1 million people Ranked 163th.	0.378 per 1 million people Ranked 122nd. 11 times more than India
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	10.54% Ranked 51st. 69% more than United Kingdom	6.24% Ranked 65th.
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	31.56% Ranked 70th.	43.61% Ranked 25th. 38% more than India
Pipelines > Gas	13,581 km Ranked 16th.	28,603 km Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita	0.0124 Dwt Ranked 99th.	0.202 Dwt Ranked 41st. 16 times more than India
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$468.92 Ranked 132nd.	$13,092.03 Ranked 28th. 28 times more than India
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	24.45% Ranked 111th.	26.54% Ranked 102nd. 9% more than India
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$241.23 Ranked 125th.	$7,506.47 Ranked 38th. 31 times more than India
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$117.67 Ranked 114th.	$4,617.63 Ranked 23th. 39 times more than India
Maritime > Time to import > Days	20 Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom	6 Ranked 181st.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	41.29 Ranked 31st.	84 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	2.77 Ranked 52nd.	3.73 Ranked 10th. 35% more than India
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	3.09 Ranked 54th.	4 Ranked 10th. 29% more than India
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.00224 Ranked 154th.	0.059 Ranked 124th. 26 times more than India
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	31.6 trillion Ranked 11th. 60 times more than United Kingdom	528.51 billion Ranked 62nd.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	5.23% Ranked 37th.	28.33% Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than India
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$298.32 billion Ranked 19th.	$474.62 billion Ranked 11th. 59% more than India
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP	0.202% Ranked 121st.	0.553% Ranked 36th. 3 times more than India
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	45.82% Ranked 47th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	18.42% Ranked 56th.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	1.95% Ranked 38th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	0.705% Ranked 61st.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports	12.49% Ranked 40th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	3.43% Ranked 72nd.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	3.24% Ranked 34th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	0.983% Ranked 83th.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	12.81% Ranked 106th.	13.19% Ranked 49th. 3% more than India
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	6.38% Ranked 31st. 2 times more than United Kingdom	2.79% Ranked 48th.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports	44.05% Ranked 45th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	17.52% Ranked 130th.
Travel > % of all service > Exports	12.29% Ranked 124th.	13.13% Ranked 121st. 7% more than India
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	47.4% Ranked 31st.	100% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	23,547 Ranked 9th. 12% more than United Kingdom	21,040 Ranked 10th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$450.25 billion Ranked 13th.	$646.34 billion Ranked 6th. 44% more than India
Pipelines > Total length	18,546 km Ranked 16th.	32,832 km Ranked 11th. 77% more than India
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use	27.82% Ranked 67th.	39.3% Ranked 21st. 41% more than India
Merchant marine > Note	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, UAE 10, UK 1	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bermuda 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 21, Germany 6, Greece 3, Hong Kong 4, Italy 1, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, Russia 1, South Africa 2, Sweden 11, Taiwan 2, US 5
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	26.8 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 75th. 75% more than United Kingdom	15.34 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 86th.
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport > In billion/year > Year	2005	2005
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth	2.96% Ranked 49th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	1.04% Ranked 79th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$580.81 billion Ranked 12th.	$834.93 billion Ranked 6th. 44% more than India
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita	0.0072 GRT Ranked 110th.	0.192 GRT Ranked 42nd. 27 times more than India
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million	0.0464 Ranked 98th.	4.42 Ranked 40th. 95 times more than India
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	9 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	4 Ranked 160th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	2.65 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than United Kingdom	165,650 Ranked 39th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	-7,724,180,000,000 Ranked 140th. 223 times more than United Kingdom	-34,642,000,000 Ranked 91st.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU	14.2 trillion Ranked 7th. 37 times more than United Kingdom	387.46 billion Ranked 50th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$443.68 billion Ranked 13th.	$723.17 billion Ranked 5th. 63% more than India
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	11.09% Ranked 128th.	30.23% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than India
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	6.44% Ranked 28th.	27.77% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than India
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million	0.127 Ranked 70th.	1.94 Ranked 59th. 15 times more than India
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries	76 Ranked 33th.	308 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than India
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million	0.00243 Ranked 114th.	0.0474 Ranked 87th. 20 times more than India
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	None	None
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0025 Ranked 154th.	0.0633 Ranked 126th. 25 times more than India
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	2.17 Ranked 123th.	2.64 Ranked 109th. 22% more than India
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita	11,483.05 Ranked 63th. 87% more than United Kingdom	6,127.95 Ranked 76th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$469.65 Ranked 117th.	$13,205.10 Ranked 22nd. 28 times more than India
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$358.76 Ranked 92nd.	$11,437.59 Ranked 20th. 32 times more than India
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	12.35% Ranked 131st.	12.46% Ranked 130th. 1% more than India
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	3.34% Ranked 49th.	3.84% Ranked 38th. 15% more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	59 Ranked 4th. 90% more than United Kingdom	31 Ranked 11th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3,047 m	1 Ranked 11th. The same as United Kingdom	1 Ranked 16th.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.00477 Ranked 145th.	0.0184 Ranked 138th. 4 times more than India
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	0.534 Ranked 128th.	16.38 Ranked 30th. 31 times more than India
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water per million people	0.0164 km Ranked 17th.	2.76 km Ranked 6th. 168 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.0623 Ranked 174th.	1.4 Ranked 62nd. 23 times more than India
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	0.241 Ranked 197th.	1.81 Ranked 184th. 8 times more than India
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	2.98 Ranked 54th.	3.63 Ranked 13th. 22% more than India
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$4.76 billion Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United Kingdom	$598.00 million Ranked 16th.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons	169.87 Ranked 7th. 45% more than United Kingdom	116.77 Ranked 13th.
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	16.83% Ranked 124th. 10% more than United Kingdom	15.33% Ranked 114th.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100	157.54 Ranked 17th. 28% more than United Kingdom	122.93 Ranked 54th.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.00728 Ranked 187th.	0.0633 Ranked 170th. 9 times more than India
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$1,250.00 Ranked 108th. 19% more than United Kingdom	$1,050.00 Ranked 128th.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	0.512 Ranked 34th. 67% more than United Kingdom	0.306 Ranked 42nd.
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	49.5% Ranked 44th.	100% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	660,862 Ranked 9th.	1.04 million Ranked 5th. 57% more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	89.38 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 81st. 2 times more than United Kingdom	36.67 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 106th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.001 per 1 million people Ranked 44th.	0.016 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 16 times more than India
Heliports > Per $ GDP	30.9 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 31st. 7 times more than United Kingdom	4.69 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 58th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	31.54% Ranked 106th.	34.29% Ranked 94th. 9% more than India
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	-6,245,866,313.701 Ranked 104th. 11 times more than United Kingdom	-547,894,282.626 Ranked 61st.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita	7.39 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 115th.	192.9 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 26 times more than India
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita	12.69 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.	202.64 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 16 times more than India
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP	0.349 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 83th. 83% more than United Kingdom	0.191 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 93th.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	941.36 billion Ranked 9th.	-15,783,575,368.625 Ranked 84th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	31.49% Ranked 108th.	33.99% Ranked 99th. 8% more than India
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	7.9% Ranked 77th.	11.99% Ranked 54th. 52% more than India
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	-4.967% Ranked 81st. 30% more than United Kingdom	-3.825% Ranked 77th.
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas per million	0.979 km Ranked 15th. 4% more than United Kingdom	0.94 km Ranked 16th.
Pipelines > Refined products per million	4.56 km Ranked 42nd.	71.3 km Ranked 13th. 16 times more than India
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	18.51% Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	3.55% Ranked 55th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	700.66 Ranked 24th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	166.04 Ranked 167th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	12.81% Ranked 133th.	12.98% Ranked 59th. 1% more than India
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	19,307.57 Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom	7,810.93 Ranked 101st.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	23.88 trillion Ranked 11th. 48 times more than United Kingdom	493.87 billion Ranked 60th.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	5.9 Ranked 37th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	1.17 Ranked 130th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	0.516 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th.	17.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 34 times more than India
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	56.27 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 99th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	14.07 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 123th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	18.76 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 97th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	3.41 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 122nd.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	23.17 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 88th.	24.73 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 86th. 7% more than India
Pipelines > Oil	8,943 km Ranked 4th. 70% more than United Kingdom	5,256 km Ranked 14th.
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	5.97% Ranked 50th.	8.19% Ranked 28th. 37% more than India
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	5.59% Ranked 11th. 35% more than United Kingdom	4.13% Ranked 16th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$358.90 Ranked 129th.	$12,124.10 Ranked 32nd. 34 times more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	46.34 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 125th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	9.81 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 138th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.042 per 1 million people Ranked 173th.	1.86 per 1 million people Ranked 98th. 44 times more than India
Merchant marine > Total per million	0.269 Ranked 127th.	8.46 Ranked 56th. 31 times more than India
Pipelines > Gas per million	5.05 km Ranked 90th.	341.76 km Ranked 32nd. 68 times more than India
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	16.2% Ranked 101st.	19.49% Ranked 91st. 20% more than India
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	108.14 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 136th. 85% more than United Kingdom	58.42 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 148th.
Road > Radar detector legality	Illegal	Legal
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million	0.139 Ranked 119th.	1.86 Ranked 29th. 13 times more than India
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient	3.91 Ranked 66th.	4.63 Ranked 34th. 18% more than India
Transport services > % of all service imports	43.66% Ranked 40th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	16.89% Ranked 129th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$579.91 billion Ranked 10th.	$827.78 billion Ranked 6th. 43% more than India
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water	20 km Ranked 14th.	175 km Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than India
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$3.85 Ranked 58th.	$9.46 Ranked 33th. 2 times more than India
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	8.35 million GRT Ranked 20th.	11.72 million GRT Ranked 14th. 40% more than India
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	26.25% Ranked 100th. 6% more than United Kingdom	24.81% Ranked 105th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	25,553.43 Ranked 69th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	8,358.83 Ranked 110th.
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	88% Ranked 48th. 10% more than United Kingdom	80% Ranked 98th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP	8.58 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 55th. 82% more than United Kingdom	4.71 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 72nd.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP	14.69 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 47th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	5 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 73th.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports	12.1% Ranked 98th.	13.77% Ranked 92nd. 14% more than India
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	135.86 Ranked 57th. 34% more than United Kingdom	101.41 Ranked 108th.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	293.72 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	113.8 Ranked 146th.
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports	2.18% Ranked 43th.	4.98% Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than India
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	63.4% Ranked 94th.	83.04% Ranked 35th. 31% more than India
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	0.111 Ranked 196th.	1.62 Ranked 178th. 15 times more than India
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	27.19% Ranked 39th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	13.22% Ranked 93th.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.02 Ranked 105th.	0.35 Ranked 26th. 18 times more than India
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption	6.22% Ranked 108th.	19.11% Ranked 46th. 3 times more than India
Travel > % of all service imports	11.49% Ranked 118th.	30.83% Ranked 29th. 3 times more than India
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	67.71% Ranked 10th. 43% more than United Kingdom	47.27% Ranked 41st.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	0.0477 Ranked 154th.	0.49 Ranked 85th. 10 times more than India
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	11.53% Ranked 24th. 49% more than United Kingdom	7.74% Ranked 19th.

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