Transport Stats: compare key data on Australia & New Zealand

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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 > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
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.
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).
Road > Road density: Road density (m of road per square km).
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.
Roadways > Unpaved: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
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)
Roadways > Paved: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
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".
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: 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.
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.
Highways > Total: total length of the highway system
Road > Length of motorways per capita: Kilometers of motorways per million residents.
Cars: Cars per 1,000 people (1999).
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.
Road > Public road per capita: Length of public roads per capita (m).
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.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
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 > 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".
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".
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.
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.
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.
Railways > Narrow 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 paved runways > Over 3047 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
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 > 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Pipelines > Refined products: Total length of refined products pipelines
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: 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.
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 > Unpaved 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over 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.
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.
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."
Road > Bicycle helmet laws (date enacted): Countries compared by the date in whcih bicycle helmet laws were enacted. It must be noted that the laws vary greatly from country to country. In some, the helmet is only compulsory for children, while in others the factor taken into account is the type of way in which the bycicle is used. In South Africa, use of the helmet is compulsory for everyone, but the law isn't enforced. In Spain, it's compulsory in interurban ways, except when going uphill or in very hot weather.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
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.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 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.
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.
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 > 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.
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.
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.
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 > 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 paved runways > 2438 to 3047 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 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
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.
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.
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas per million: Total length of liquid petroleum gas 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 > 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.
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)].
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 > 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 > 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).
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.
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.
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$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: 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.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 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.
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 > 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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
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.
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 > 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.
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 > 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.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 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 > 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.
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.
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 > 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 > 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 > 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.
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 > 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$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % 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.
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 > 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 > 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 > Over 3047 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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth: Services, etc., value added (annual % growth). Annual growth rate for value added in services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
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.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
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 > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: 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 > 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.
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 > 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)."
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.
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 > 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.
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.
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 > 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 paved runways > 1524 to 2437 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.
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 > 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 > 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.
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.
Sea > Accommodation of Crews > Supplementary Provisions Convention ratified date: Compares the dates at which these countries ratified the Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970. This treaty was elaborated by the International Labour Organization Convention, and regulates several aspects of commercial sea-going ships, such as sleeping accommodation, mess and recreation rooms, ventilation, heating, lighting, and sanitary facilities
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.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 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.
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
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
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 > 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 > 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.
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 > 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.
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
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
Road > Radar detector legality: Legality.
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 > 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.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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 > 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 > 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 > 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.
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."

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STAT	Australia	New Zealand
Airports	480 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than New Zealand	123 Ranked 48th.
Commute > Distance	4.17 km Ranked 24th. The same as New Zealand	4.17 km Ranked 1st.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	124.98 billion Ranked 10th. 10 times more than New Zealand	12.41 billion Ranked 52nd.
Highways > Total > Per capita	42.88 km per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 80% more than New Zealand	23.86 km per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.
Motor vehicles	619 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 3rd. 11% more than New Zealand	560 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 6th.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	653.32 Ranked 9th.	729.29 Ranked 5th. 12% more than Australia
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	545.44 Ranked 8th.	614.79 Ranked 4th. 13% more than Australia
Rail > Railway length	38,445 km Ranked 6th. 9 times more than New Zealand	4,128 km Ranked 39th.
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	717 Ranked 7th. 1% more than New Zealand	712 Ranked 8th.
Road > Motorway density	89.95 m of motorway per square km Ranked 41st. 141 times more than New Zealand	0.64 m of motorway per square km Ranked 24th.
Road > Motorway length	1,700 km Ranked 30th. 10 times more than New Zealand	171 km Ranked 24th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	11 Ranked 69th.	35.02 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Australia
Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road	17 Ranked 37th.	32.89 Ranked 26th. 93% more than Australia
Waterways	2,000 km Ranked 21st. 24% more than New Zealand	1,609 km Ranked 12th.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	556.19 Ranked 10th.	598.67 Ranked 8th. 8% more than Australia
Road > Road density	105 m of road per square km Ranked 28th.	347 m of road per square km Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Australia
Ports and terminals	Brisbane, Cairns, Dampier, Darwin, Fremantle, Gladstone, Geelong, Hay Point, Hobart, Jervis Bay, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Dalrymple, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Lincoln, Port Walcott, Sydney	Auckland, Lyttelton, Manukau Harbor, Marsden Point, Tauranga, Wellington
Roadways > Unpaved	466,874 km Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than New Zealand	32,143 km Ranked 10th.
Rail lines > Total route-km	9,661 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than New Zealand	3,913 Ranked 29th.
Airports > Per capita	22.56 per 1 million people Ranked 69th.	29.4 per 1 million people Ranked 57th. 30% more than Australia
Inefficiency index	151.17 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than New Zealand	46.53 Ranked 2nd.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	5,509.52 Ranked 8th. 97% more than New Zealand	2,798.82 Ranked 30th.
Air transport > Passengers carried	51.49 million Ranked 11th. 4 times more than New Zealand	12.95 million Ranked 24th.
Railways > Total > Per capita	1.8 km per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 82% more than New Zealand	0.989 km per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.
Roads > Traffic index	137.93 Ranked 16th. 58% more than New Zealand	87.17 Ranked 2nd.
Airports > With paved runways > Total	349 Ranked 6th. 9 times more than New Zealand	39 Ranked 51st.
Roadways > Paved	356,343 km Ranked 7th. 6 times more than New Zealand	62,759 km Ranked 33th.
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	2,444.59 million tons/km Ranked 14th. 3 times more than New Zealand	781.47 million tons/km Ranked 28th.
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km	1,526 Ranked 47th.	0.0 Ranked 71st.
Container port traffic	4.83 million TEU Ranked 18th. 3 times more than New Zealand	1.61 million TEU Ranked 35th.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	694.91 Ranked 7th.	711.55 Ranked 6th. 2% more than Australia
Highways > Paved > Per capita	16.6 km per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 11% more than New Zealand	14.98 km per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.
Roadways > Total	823,217 km Ranked 9th. 9 times more than New Zealand	94,160 km Ranked 47th.
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards	5.1 Ranked 38th.	5.5 Ranked 20th. 8% more than Australia
Heliports	1 Ranked 98th. The same as New Zealand	1 Ranked 46th.
Pipelines	gas 27,105 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 3,258 km; oil/gas/water 1 km	condensate 331 km; gas 1,838 km; liquid petroleum gas 172 km; oil 288 km; refined products 198 km
Roads > Time index	35.56 Ranked 18th. 34% more than New Zealand	26.57 Ranked 2nd.
Container port traffic per 1000	236.84 TEU Ranked 16th.	390.3 TEU Ranked 12th. 65% more than Australia
Airports per million	21.07 Ranked 53th.	27.93 Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Australia
Commute > Time spent > Total	27.07 min Ranked 19th.	42.33 min Ranked 1st. 56% more than Australia
Commute > Time spent > Driving	0.79 min Ranked 20th.	5 min Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia
Highways > Paved	314,090 km Ranked 6th. 5 times more than New Zealand	57,809 km Ranked 21st.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	825,500 Ranked 6th. 9 times more than New Zealand	94,277.3 Ranked 29th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	3.75 Ranked 16th. 15% more than New Zealand	3.25 Ranked 33th.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.164 Ranked 95th.	0.771 Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Australia
Highways > Total	811,603 km Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than New Zealand	92,053 km Ranked 16th.
Road > Length of motorways per capita	0.22 mm Ranked 84th.	0.53 mm Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Australia
Cars	485 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 1% more than New Zealand	481 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.
Railways > Total	38,445 km Ranked 7th. 9 times more than New Zealand	4,128 km Ranked 41st.
Road > Public road per capita	39.16 m Ranked 2nd. 74% more than New Zealand	22.57 m Ranked 6th.
Waterways per million	96.63 km Ranked 25th.	399.53 km Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km	8,615 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than New Zealand	3,913 Ranked 31st.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people	16.01 km Ranked 6th. 11% more than New Zealand	14.38 km Ranked 8th.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	1,829 Ranked 44th.	0.0 Ranked 77th.
Vehicle abundance	47.91 per square km Ranked 17th. 90% more than New Zealand	25.26 per square km Ranked 30th.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million	81.93 Ranked 53th.	0.0 Ranked 77th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	131 Ranked 30th. 56% more than New Zealand	84 Ranked 41st.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	101 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than New Zealand	33 Ranked 36th.
Ports and harbors	Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville	Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Wellington
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	2,450.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th.	3,103.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 27% more than Australia
Roads > Total network > Km	815,074 Ranked 6th. 9 times more than New Zealand	93,748 Ranked 18th.
Commute > Time spent > Walking	21.93 min Ranked 14th.	35 min Ranked 1st. 60% more than Australia
Commute > Time spent > Cycling	0.57 min Ranked 8th.	2.33 min Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	2,212.44 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than New Zealand	920.85 Ranked 23th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.165 Ranked 95th.	0.733 Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Australia
Highways > Total per 1000	42.88 km Ranked 1st. 80% more than New Zealand	23.86 km Ranked 7th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m	11 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than New Zealand	2 Ranked 87th.
Merchant marine > Total	41 Ranked 74th. 3 times more than New Zealand	15 Ranked 99th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	1.5 million Dwt Ranked 46th. 17 times more than New Zealand	89,458 Dwt Ranked 103th.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$	$75.00 million Ranked 23th. The same as New Zealand	$75.00 million Ranked 22nd.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	65.16 million Ranked 12th. 5 times more than New Zealand	14.15 million Ranked 35th.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million	1.27 Ranked 96th.	4.37 Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Australia
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	37.41 Ranked 4th. 73% more than New Zealand	21.58 Ranked 8th.
Merchant marine > Ships by type	bulk 20, cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6	bulk 3, cargo 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
Airports > Per $ GDP	0.592 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 136th.	1.14 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 118th. 92% more than Australia
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	13,948 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than New Zealand	2,359 Ranked 36th.
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	1.1 Ranked 11th. 4% more than New Zealand	1.06 Ranked 13th.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million	385.91 Ranked 36th.	1,020.31 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	6.96 Ranked 22nd. 32% more than New Zealand	5.27 Ranked 29th.
Railways > Narrow gauge	None	None
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	10 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than New Zealand	2 Ranked 59th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	15.51 per 1 million people Ranked 46th. 56% more than New Zealand	9.96 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.
Highways > Unpaved	497,513 km Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than New Zealand	34,244 km Ranked 19th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.494 Ranked 53th. 8% more than New Zealand	0.458 Ranked 57th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	155 Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than New Zealand	12 Ranked 48th.
Gas price > US$ per liter	$0.74 Ranked 135th.	$1.09 Ranked 85th. 47% more than Australia
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km	61,019 Ranked 12th. 15 times more than New Zealand	4,077.7 Ranked 37th.
Aircraft departures	388,700 Ranked 10th. 46% more than New Zealand	266,200 Ranked 16th.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	2,872.49 Ranked 13th.	3,191.07 Ranked 11th. 11% more than Australia
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	18.77 Ranked 48th.	32.97 Ranked 35th. 76% more than Australia
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	3.73 Ranked 18th. 9% more than New Zealand	3.42 Ranked 31st.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	19.05 Ranked 142nd.	61.62 Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Australia
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	340.7 Ranked 98th. 31% more than New Zealand	260.68 Ranked 134th.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km	59,649 Ranked 12th. 15 times more than New Zealand	4,077.7 Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	15.26 Ranked 150th.	59.18 Ranked 93th. 4 times more than Australia
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter	$0.94 Ranked 90th. 11% more than New Zealand	$0.85 Ranked 108th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	14 Ranked 28th. 14 times more than New Zealand	1 Ranked 105th.
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$1,150.00 Ranked 96th. 32% more than New Zealand	$870.00 Ranked 140th.
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita	26.29 km per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 3 times more than New Zealand	8.88 km per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.
Pipelines > Refined products	72 km Ranked 59th.	198 km Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Australia
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km	195,000 Ranked 9th. 11 times more than New Zealand	17,477 Ranked 32nd.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$52.67 billion Ranked 24th. 5 times more than New Zealand	$11.14 billion Ranked 50th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$310.43 billion Ranked 21st. 6 times more than New Zealand	$49.01 billion Ranked 61st.
Roadways > Unpaved per 1000	23.43 km Ranked 4th. 3 times more than New Zealand	7.42 km Ranked 4th.
Roadways > Total per 1000	40.39 km Ranked 4th. 86% more than New Zealand	21.76 km Ranked 4th.
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas	240 km Ranked 12th. 40% more than New Zealand	172 km Ranked 13th.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000	271.42 Ranked 30th.	572.4 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Australia
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	6.06 million Ranked 24th. 2 times more than New Zealand	2.52 million Ranked 38th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	393,363 Ranked 13th. 78% more than New Zealand	220,375 Ranked 18th.
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	23,182 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than New Zealand	4,490 Ranked 43th.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.66 Ranked 8th. 18% more than New Zealand	0.56 Ranked 12th.
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP	50.18 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 68th. 26% more than New Zealand	39.74 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 74th.
Railways > Total per million	1,770.22 km Ranked 1st. 83% more than New Zealand	966.99 km Ranked 8th.
Highways > Paved per 1000	16.6 km Ranked 1st. 11% more than New Zealand	14.99 km Ranked 7th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	155 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than New Zealand	23 Ranked 26th.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million	0.132 Ranked 74th.	0.677 Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.587 per 1 million people Ranked 71st. 2 times more than New Zealand	0.243 per 1 million people Ranked 115th.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita	2.38 per 1 million people Ranked 100th.	3.12 per 1 million people Ranked 94th. 31% more than Australia
Merchant marine > By type	bulk carrier 10, cargo 8, liquefied gas 4, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 5	bulk carrier 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 2
Heliports > Per capita	0.049 per 1 million people Ranked 82nd.	0.254 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Australia
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units	6.14 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than New Zealand	2.3 million Ranked 33th.
Road > Bicycle helmet laws (date enacted)	1,989 Ranked 17th.	1,993 Ranked 16th. About the same as Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	131 Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than New Zealand	11 Ranked 39th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	0.405 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 119th.	0.433 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 115th. 7% more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	19.53 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 146th.	385.08 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 93th. 20 times more than Australia
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	26.29 km Ranked 1st. 3 times more than New Zealand	8.88 km Ranked 7th.
Pipelines > All types	condensate/gas 492 km; gas 28,680 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 4,773 km; oil/gas/water 110 km (2004)	gas 2,213 km; liquid petroleum gas 79 km; oil 160 km; refined products 304 km (2004)
Pipelines > Total length per million	1,656.93 km Ranked 10th. 3 times more than New Zealand	658.61 km Ranked 26th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million	0.834 Ranked 31st. 72% more than New Zealand	0.484 Ranked 47th.
Aircraft departures per 1000	19.06 Ranked 27th.	64.39 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	3.83 Ranked 18th. 12% more than New Zealand	3.42 Ranked 28th.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	17.3% Ranked 51st.	17.83% Ranked 45th. 3% more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.544 Ranked 130th.	10.76 Ranked 34th. 20 times more than Australia
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million	0.906 Ranked 64th.	1.6 Ranked 52nd. 77% more than Australia
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$3.31 Ranked 24th.	$16.92 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Australia
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.00493% Ranked 29th.	0.0448% Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.719 Ranked 38th. 5% more than New Zealand	0.687 Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	3.4 Ranked 25th. 4% more than New Zealand	3.27 Ranked 33th.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$889.00 million Ranked 10th. 23 times more than New Zealand	$39.00 million Ranked 67th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	186.16 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 54th.	259.93 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 45th. 40% more than Australia
Heliports > Per $ GDP	1.3 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 66th.	16.52 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 49th. 13 times more than Australia
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	15.87% Ranked 100th.	23.09% Ranked 83th. 46% more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m per million	0.588 Ranked 55th. 2 times more than New Zealand	0.242 Ranked 88th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.634 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than New Zealand	0.229 Ranked 72nd.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	6.3 Ranked 68th.	18.77 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Australia
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	20.41% Ranked 122nd.	29.29% Ranked 98th. 43% more than Australia
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	-3.722% Ranked 74th.	-5.084% Ranked 82nd. 37% more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	14.77 Ranked 27th. 61% more than New Zealand	9.16 Ranked 44th.
Pipelines > Oil per million	213.81 km Ranked 18th. 6 times more than New Zealand	36.32 km Ranked 62nd.
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas per million	10.75 km Ranked 8th.	17.93 km Ranked 7th. 67% more than Australia
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	120.4 Ranked 17th.	209.13 Ranked 11th. 74% more than Australia
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	19% Ranked 44th.	23.7% Ranked 26th. 25% more than Australia
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days	3 Ranked 61st. The same as New Zealand	3 Ranked 55th.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	28.8 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than New Zealand	10.59 Ranked 72nd.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports	0.291% Ranked 120th.	0.528% Ranked 108th. 81% more than Australia
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	1.24% Ranked 81st.	2.91% Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Australia
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita	59.25 Ranked 48th.	440.33 Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Australia
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	1.44 Ranked 124th.	3.43 Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.636 per 1 million people Ranked 55th. 3 times more than New Zealand	0.243 per 1 million people Ranked 77th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	23.43 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 92nd. 22% more than New Zealand	19.25 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 93th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	5.33 per 1 million people Ranked 44th.	7.53 per 1 million people Ranked 34th. 41% more than Australia
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	9.82% Ranked 21st. 22% more than New Zealand	8.03% Ranked 30th.
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	1.54% Ranked 61st.	1.63% Ranked 56th. 6% more than Australia
Pipelines > Gas	30,054 km Ranked 4th. 16 times more than New Zealand	1,936 km Ranked 57th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita	0.0715 Dwt Ranked 61st. 3 times more than New Zealand	0.0212 Dwt Ranked 87th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	187.46 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 129th.	702.78 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Australia
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$11,363.03 Ranked 25th. 33% more than New Zealand	$8,541.77 Ranked 34th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$2,322.03 Ranked 42nd.	$2,513.40 Ranked 37th. 8% more than Australia
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million	3.85 Ranked 6th. 26% more than New Zealand	3.06 Ranked 10th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$327.35 billion Ranked 20th. 7 times more than New Zealand	$49.06 billion Ranked 56th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million	5.49 Ranked 30th.	7.02 Ranked 24th. 28% more than Australia
Maritime > Time to import > Days	8 Ranked 171st.	9 Ranked 163th. 13% more than Australia
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	28.81 Ranked 44th. 49% more than New Zealand	19.35 Ranked 60th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	3.6 Ranked 16th. 4% more than New Zealand	3.47 Ranked 20th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	3.79 Ranked 19th. 6% more than New Zealand	3.58 Ranked 26th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	312.17 billion Ranked 76th. 5 times more than New Zealand	61.37 billion Ranked 103th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	1.32 million GRT Ranked 45th. 12 times more than New Zealand	108,667 GRT Ranked 97th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	3.95% Ranked 51st.	4.45% Ranked 44th. 13% more than Australia
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$257.75 billion Ranked 21st. 7 times more than New Zealand	$37.87 billion Ranked 59th.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	200.7 Ranked 21st. 51% more than New Zealand	132.61 Ranked 62nd.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	129.75 Ranked 125th. 10% more than New Zealand	118.22 Ranked 140th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports	36.26% Ranked 8th. 63% more than New Zealand	22.23% Ranked 20th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	0.629% Ranked 101st.	3.06% Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Australia
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	12.68% Ranked 108th.	17.93% Ranked 83th. 41% more than Australia
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	1.15% Ranked 88th.	1.97% Ranked 68th. 71% more than Australia
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	38.7% Ranked 73th.	65.41% Ranked 22nd. 69% more than Australia
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	6,630 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than New Zealand	1,903 Ranked 51st.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth	4.66% Ranked 33th. 81% more than New Zealand	2.57% Ranked 58th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$321.91 billion Ranked 19th. 6 times more than New Zealand	$49.73 billion Ranked 51st.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	112 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than New Zealand	29 Ranked 34th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	4.54 Ranked 37th.	7.56 Ranked 28th. 67% more than Australia
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	2.64% Ranked 126th.	6.55% Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Australia
Heliports per million	0.0453 Ranked 81st.	0.253 Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Australia
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	5 Ranked 139th. 25% more than New Zealand	4 Ranked 156th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	57,050 Ranked 68th. 7 times more than New Zealand	8,550 Ranked 137th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	3.77 billion Ranked 42nd.	-842,000,000 Ranked 65th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth	11.87% Ranked 20th. 6 times more than New Zealand	2.13% Ranked 75th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU	2.38 billion Ranked 33th.	-2,705,028,247.502 Ranked 51st.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million	5.26 Ranked 44th.	28.59 Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Australia
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.15 Ranked 99th.	0.738 Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Australia
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita	13,717.66 Ranked 58th. 17% more than New Zealand	11,769.5 Ranked 62nd.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$14,191.21 Ranked 18th. 27% more than New Zealand	$11,217.19 Ranked 26th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$10,635.48 Ranked 23th. 22% more than New Zealand	$8,718.09 Ranked 29th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	59.89% Ranked 36th. 22% more than New Zealand	49.06% Ranked 54th.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.0585% Ranked 45th. 3 times more than New Zealand	0.0233% Ranked 62nd.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	2,731.13 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than New Zealand	927.12 Ranked 31st.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days	4 Ranked 28th. Twice as much as New Zealand	2 Ranked 71st.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.31 Ranked 31st.	0.45 Ranked 14th. 45% more than Australia
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption	18.68% Ranked 49th.	26.77% Ranked 11th. 43% more than Australia
Travel > % of all service imports	38.74% Ranked 13th. 19% more than New Zealand	32.67% Ranked 21st.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$262.97 billion Ranked 20th. 7 times more than New Zealand	$37.04 billion Ranked 58th.
Pipelines > Total length	34,295 km Ranked 6th. 12 times more than New Zealand	2,756 km Ranked 57th.
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use	-135.406% Ranked 33th.	14.27% Ranked 28th.
Merchant marine > Note	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 2, UK 2, US 14	includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	54.33 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 62nd. 97% more than New Zealand	27.65 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 74th.
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	24.02% Ranked 100th.	28.34% Ranked 81st. 18% more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m per million	0.49 Ranked 39th. 1% more than New Zealand	0.484 Ranked 40th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita	0.0629 GRT Ranked 61st. 2 times more than New Zealand	0.0257 GRT Ranked 82nd.
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth	3.33% Ranked 71st. 22% more than New Zealand	2.73% Ranked 64th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	0.573 Ranked 74th. 3 times more than New Zealand	0.226 Ranked 125th.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	the 1999 maritime delimitation established partial maritime boundaries with <a href=/country/tt>East Timor</a> over part of the Timor Gap but temporary resource-sharing agreements over an unreconciled area grant <a href=/country/as>Australia</a> 90% share of exploited gas reserves and hamper creation of a southern maritime boundary with <a href=/country/id>Indonesia</a> (see <a href=/country/at>Ashmore and Cartier Islands</a> disputes); <a href=/country/as>Australia</a> asserts a territorial claim to <a href=/country/ay>Antarctica</a> and to its continental shelf (see <a href=/country/ay>Antarctica</a>)	territorial claim in <a href=/country/ay>Antarctica</a> (Ross Dependency)
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m	139 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than New Zealand	27 Ranked 15th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	12 Ranked 28th. 12 times more than New Zealand	1 Ranked 102nd.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million	1.31 Ranked 60th.	1.37 Ranked 58th. 5% more than Australia
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$11,592.78 Ranked 24th. 39% more than New Zealand	$8,355.84 Ranked 35th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	0.481% Ranked 118th. 34% more than New Zealand	0.36% Ranked 133th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU	311.17 billion Ranked 54th. 6 times more than New Zealand	52.18 billion Ranked 84th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$241.25 billion Ranked 19th. 6 times more than New Zealand	$38.65 billion Ranked 50th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	44.48% Ranked 8th. 51% more than New Zealand	29.49% Ranked 39th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	3.51% Ranked 52nd.	4.27% Ranked 45th. 22% more than Australia
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	0.353 Ranked 162nd.	2.03 Ranked 110th. 6 times more than Australia
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries	25 Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than New Zealand	5 Ranked 79th.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million	0.176 Ranked 61st.	0.451 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Australia
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	None	None
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.167 Ranked 94th.	0.808 Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Australia
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	2.56 Ranked 114th. 32% more than New Zealand	1.94 Ranked 133th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million	105.14 million Ranked 34th.	-610,188,862.76 Ranked 53th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	0.995% Ranked 100th.	2.62% Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Australia
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i	4.65 Ranked 48th.	5.47 Ranked 20th. 18% more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	16 Ranked 24th. 5 times more than New Zealand	3 Ranked 65th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	21.01% Ranked 136th.	29.71% Ranked 121st. 41% more than Australia
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	34.27% Ranked 5th. 9 times more than New Zealand	3.61% Ranked 44th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	13 Ranked 34th. 13 times more than New Zealand	1 Ranked 138th.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.0637 Ranked 123th.	0.773 Ranked 58th. 12 times more than Australia
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	26.96 Ranked 22nd.	47.74 Ranked 12th. 77% more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	6.96 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than New Zealand	2.75 Ranked 41st.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	5.81 Ranked 149th.	26.84 Ranked 94th. 5 times more than Australia
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion	21.68% Ranked 92nd.	44.54% Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million	6.42 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than New Zealand	2.66 Ranked 23th.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons	86.02 Ranked 18th. 6 times more than New Zealand	13.5 Ranked 52nd.
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	53.85% Ranked 51st.	59.28% Ranked 40th. 10% more than Australia
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100	119.39 Ranked 59th.	126.74 Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Australia
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.22 Ranked 146th.	0.902 Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Australia
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$1,170.00 Ranked 118th. 42% more than New Zealand	$825.00 Ranked 153th.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	2.67 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than New Zealand	1.06 Ranked 21st.
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	43.5% Ranked 46th.	66.2% Ranked 38th. 52% more than Australia
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	611,472 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than New Zealand	211,624 Ranked 27th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	173.14 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 78th. 63% more than New Zealand	105.9 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 100th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	6.75 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than New Zealand	2.67 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.538 per 1 million people Ranked 45th. 11% more than New Zealand	0.486 per 1 million people Ranked 48th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	7 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 11% more than New Zealand	6.32 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	14 Ranked 88th.	48 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	7.05 per 1 million people Ranked 76th.	19.44 per 1 million people Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Australia
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	21.17% Ranked 131st.	29.71% Ranked 116th. 40% more than Australia
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	166.2 million Ranked 46th.	-189,934,808.599 Ranked 53th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita	64.72 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 66th. 2 times more than New Zealand	26.4 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita	73.5 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 65th. 3 times more than New Zealand	21.73 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 92nd.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP	0.069 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 113th.	0.125 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 103th. 81% more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.93 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 28% more than New Zealand	0.729 per 1 million people Ranked 44th.
Sea > Accommodation of Crews > Supplementary Provisions Convention ratified date	June 11, 1992	May 31, 1977
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	1.34 billion Ranked 45th.	1.95 billion Ranked 44th. 45% more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million	6.82 Ranked 13th. 4% more than New Zealand	6.53 Ranked 14th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	21.53% Ranked 130th.	29.31% Ranked 119th. 36% more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	17 Ranked 18th. 9 times more than New Zealand	2 Ranked 70th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	3.46% Ranked 111th.	6.66% Ranked 91st. 92% more than Australia
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	2.71% Ranked 66th.	5.95% Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Australia
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	425.35 Ranked 74th. 57% more than New Zealand	271.46 Ranked 120th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	61.97% Ranked 38th. 24% more than New Zealand	50.13% Ranked 54th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	13,928.3 Ranked 83th. 2% more than New Zealand	13,653.2 Ranked 86th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	315.94 billion Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than New Zealand	60.53 billion Ranked 98th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	21.26% Ranked 121st.	29.31% Ranked 95th. 38% more than Australia
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	18.73 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	52.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	15.62 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 121st. 62% more than New Zealand	9.63 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 128th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	13.02 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 109th.	19.25 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 96th. 48% more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	16.92 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 96th.	38.51 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Australia
Pipelines > Oil	3,609 km Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than New Zealand	288 km Ranked 68th.
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	12.78% Ranked 44th.	56.57% Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	26.69% Ranked 83th.	38.08% Ranked 53th. 43% more than Australia
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$13,685.06 Ranked 30th. 24% more than New Zealand	$11,055.17 Ranked 37th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	144.5 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 105th.	298.44 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Australia
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.783 per 1 million people Ranked 126th.	11.18 per 1 million people Ranked 41st. 14 times more than Australia
Merchant marine > Total per million	2.04 Ranked 96th.	3.21 Ranked 86th. 57% more than Australia
Pipelines > Gas per million	22.04 km Ranked 76th.	502.36 km Ranked 23th. 23 times more than Australia
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	16.95% Ranked 97th.	22.63% Ranked 79th. 33% more than Australia
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$14,431.34 Ranked 24th. 30% more than New Zealand	$11,065.79 Ranked 35th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	17.29% Ranked 129th.	22.14% Ranked 118th. 28% more than Australia
Road > Radar detector legality	Illegal in all states besides Western Australia	Legal
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient	4.93 Ranked 22nd.	5.88 Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Australia
Transport services > % of all service imports	30.66% Ranked 106th. 8% more than New Zealand	28.45% Ranked 92nd.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$39.19 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than New Zealand	$8.80 Ranked 36th.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	8.84 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than New Zealand	4 Ranked 18th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.159 Ranked 93th.	0.783 Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Australia
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	22.3% Ranked 117th.	26.79% Ranked 98th. 20% more than Australia
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	13,762.1 Ranked 92nd.	13,843.13 Ranked 90th. 1% more than Australia
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	77% Ranked 122nd. 38% more than New Zealand	56% Ranked 173th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP	1.77 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 94th. 35% more than New Zealand	1.31 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 99th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP	2 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 95th. 66% more than New Zealand	1.2 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 100th.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports	17.51% Ranked 86th.	19.43% Ranked 67th. 11% more than Australia
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	26.2% Ranked 108th. 1% more than New Zealand	25.87% Ranked 112th.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	2.92% Ranked 21st.	11.05% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports	0.832% Ranked 63th.	1.18% Ranked 59th. 42% more than Australia
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	53.12% Ranked 131st.	63.42% Ranked 93th. 19% more than Australia
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	8.99 Ranked 128th.	30.1 Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Australia
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	45.89% Ranked 16th. 35% more than New Zealand	33.97% Ranked 27th.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports	31.13% Ranked 110th. 8% more than New Zealand	28.92% Ranked 94th.
Travel > % of all service > Exports	55.4% Ranked 51st.	57.94% Ranked 38th. 5% more than Australia

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