Transport Stats: compare key data on Greece & United States

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Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Commute > Distance: Distance. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Distance".
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Road > Expressway length: Expressway length (km).
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Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
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Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars (per 1,000 people). Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver).
Ports and terminals: This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
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 > 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".
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".
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Highways > Paved: total length of the paved parts of the highway system
Roads > Roads, total network > Km: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: 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.
Railways > Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Waterways per million: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
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.
Commute > Time spent > On the train: Train Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Train Ride".
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 > Cycling: Bike. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Bike".
Commute > Time spent > Walking: Walking. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Walking".
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > Waiting: Waiting. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Waiting".
Merchant marine > Ships by type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
Airports > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Road sector 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."
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."
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Highways > Unpaved: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Gas price > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Aircraft departures: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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).
Railways > Standard 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.
Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge
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.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of diesel fuel. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container: Cost to export (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita: Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: 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.
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.
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.
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.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.
Railways > Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Heliports > Per capita: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > By type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units."
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 > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million 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"
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 > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > 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)."
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > 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 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
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).
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.
Waterways > Note: This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Railways > Standard gauge 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.
Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge. 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.
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.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online."
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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).
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 > Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: 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.
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 > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP: Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$: 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.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports: Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Transport services (% of commercial service exports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services."
Travel > % of all service > Exports: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Roads > Paved > % of total roads: Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length."
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use: Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Heliports per million: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Maritime > 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 > 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.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > 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 > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Airports > With 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 > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > 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 > 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.
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
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 paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 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 > 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
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.
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 > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
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.
Waterways > A note: The individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
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.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
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 > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports: Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
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.
Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
Railways > Standard gauge > 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.
Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Road > Radar detector legality: Legality.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient."
Transport services > % of all service imports: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > 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.
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.
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
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption."
Travel > % of all service imports: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."

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STAT	Greece	United States
Airports	77 Ranked 69th.	13,513 Ranked 1st. 175 times more than Greece
Commute > Distance	3.27 km Ranked 12th.	8.79 km Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Greece
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	17.49 billion Ranked 43th.	929.19 billion Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Greece
Highways > Total > Per capita	10.75 km per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	22.22 km per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Greece
Motor vehicles	329 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 16th.	765 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Greece
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	112.2 Ranked 76th.	819.79 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Greece
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	428.69 Ranked 27th.	450.67 Ranked 23th. 5% more than Greece
Rail > Railway length	2,552 km Ranked 63th.	224,792 km Ranked 1st. 88 times more than Greece
Road > Expressway length	948 km Ranked 31st.	76,334 km Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Greece
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	624 Ranked 13th.	797 Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Greece
Road > Motorway length	2,085 km Ranked 23th.	75,008 km Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Greece
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	89 Ranked 25th. 31% more than United States	68 Ranked 27th.
Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road	47 Ranked 12th. 52% more than United States	31 Ranked 26th.
Waterways	6 km Ranked 30th.	41,009 km Ranked 2nd. 6835 times more than Greece
Road > Motorway density	184.51 m of motorway per square km Ranked 20th. 24 times more than United States	7.79 m of motorway per square km Ranked 18th.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	498.63 Ranked 17th. 18% more than United States	423 Ranked 30th.
Ports and terminals	<strong>major seaport(s): </strong>Aspropyrgos, Pachi, Piraeus, Thessaloniki<br /><strong>oil/gas terminal(s):</strong> Agioi Theodoroi	<strong>cargo ports (tonnage): </strong>Baton Rouge, Corpus Christi, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Plaquemines, Tampa, Texas City<br /><strong>container ports (TEUs):</strong> Los Angeles (7,849,985), Long Beach (6,350,125), New York/New Jersey (5,265,058), Savannah (2,616,126), Oakland (2,236,244), Hampton Roads (2,083,278) (2008)<br /><strong>cruise departure ports (passengers):</strong> Miami (2,032,000), Port Everglades (1,277,000), Port Canaveral (1,189,000), Seattle (430,000), Long Beach (415,000) (2009)<br /><strong>oil terminals:</strong> LOOP terminal, Haymark terminal
Roadways > Unpaved	75,603 km Ranked 6th.	2.28 million km Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Greece
Rail lines > Total route-km	2,552 Ranked 54th.	227,058 Ranked 1st. 89 times more than Greece
Airports > Per capita	7.57 per 1 million people Ranked 118th.	49.63 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Greece
Inefficiency index	142.31 Ranked 7th.	184.51 Ranked 12th. 30% more than Greece
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	1,550.35 Ranked 52nd.	2,960.02 Ranked 25th. 91% more than Greece
Air transport > Passengers carried	9.44 million Ranked 29th.	701.78 million Ranked 1st. 74 times more than Greece
Railways > Total > Per capita	0.238 km per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	0.752 km per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece
Roads > Traffic index	140.2 Ranked 8th.	163.55 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Total	68 Ranked 34th.	5,054 Ranked 1st. 74 times more than Greece
Roadways > Paved	41,357 km Ranked 40th.	4.3 million km Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Greece
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	64.07 million tons/km Ranked 67th.	37,357.64 million tons/km Ranked 1st. 583 times more than Greece
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km	2,003 Ranked 42nd.	9,935 Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Greece
Container port traffic	1.78 million TEU Ranked 32nd.	38.52 million TEU Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Greece
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	624.11 Ranked 11th.	797 Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Greece
Highways > Paved > Per capita	9.87 km per 1,000 people Ranked 4th.	14.39 km per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Greece
Roadways > Total	116,960 km Ranked 37th.	6.59 million km Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Greece
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards	4.2 Ranked 67th.	5.6 Ranked 17th. 33% more than Greece
Heliports	9 Ranked 23th.	5,287 Ranked 1st. 587 times more than Greece
Pipelines	gas 1,197 km; oil 75 km	petroleum products 244,620 km; natural gas 548,665 km
Roads > Time index	36.27 Ranked 9th.	36.85 Ranked 15th. 2% more than Greece
Container port traffic per 1000	160.22 TEU Ranked 23th. 23% more than United States	130.34 TEU Ranked 27th.
Airports per million	7.16 Ranked 96th.	48.75 Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Greece
Commute > Time spent > Driving	2.25 min Ranked 9th.	6.02 min Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Greece
Commute > Time spent > Total	25.67 min Ranked 12th.	34.57 min Ranked 13th. 35% more than Greece
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita	1.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	6.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greece
Highways > Paved	107,406 km Ranked 12th.	4.15 million km Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Greece
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	116,960 Ranked 24th.	6.55 million Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Greece
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	2.76 Ranked 73th.	3.96 Ranked 10th. 43% more than Greece
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.251 Ranked 81st. 20 times more than United States	0.0125 Ranked 150th.
Highways > Total	117,000 km Ranked 18th.	6.41 million km Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Greece
Road > Length of motorways per capita	15.8 mm Ranked 29th. 55% more than United States	10.21 mm Ranked 36th.
Railways > Total	2,548 km Ranked 65th.	224,792 km Ranked 1st. 88 times more than Greece
Waterways per million	0.531 km Ranked 62nd.	134.86 km Ranked 4th. 254 times more than Greece
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km	2,552 Ranked 51st.	228,513 Ranked 2nd. 90 times more than Greece
Roadways > Paved per thousand people	3.84 km Ranked 49th.	13.59 km Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Greece
Commute > Time spent > On the train	1.67 min Ranked 7th.	2.82 min Ranked 5th. 69% more than Greece
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	1,413 Ranked 49th.	9,518 Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Greece
Vehicle abundance	28.5 per square km Ranked 29th.	46.56 per square km Ranked 18th. 63% more than Greece
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million	125.04 Ranked 44th. 4 times more than United States	30.55 Ranked 63th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	9 Ranked 138th.	8,459 Ranked 1st. 940 times more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	2 Ranked 139th.	1,552 Ranked 2nd. 776 times more than Greece
Ports and harbors	Alexandroupolis, Elefsis, Irakleion (Crete), Kavala, Kerkyra, Chalkis, Igoumenitsa, Lavrion, Patrai, Peiraiefs (Piraeus), Thessaloniki, Volos	Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Port Canaveral, Portland (Oregon), Prudhoe Bay, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tampa, Toledo
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	880.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.	2,309.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece
Roads > Total network > Km	117,533 Ranked 19th.	6.54 million Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Greece
Commute > Time spent > Cycling	2.67 min Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than United States	0.13 min Ranked 10th.
Commute > Time spent > Walking	18.67 min Ranked 12th.	22.86 min Ranked 13th. 22% more than Greece
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	78.11 Ranked 44th.	39,313.6 Ranked 1st. 503 times more than Greece
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.245 Ranked 81st. 19 times more than United States	0.0126 Ranked 150th.
Highways > Total per 1000	10.75 km Ranked 10th.	22.27 km Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m	6 Ranked 39th.	189 Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Total	860 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States	393 Ranked 26th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	57.9 million Dwt Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States	12.62 million Dwt Ranked 16th.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$	$23.00 million Ranked 30th.	$8.76 billion Ranked 1st. 381 times more than Greece
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	7.94 million Ranked 43th.	736.62 million Ranked 1st. 93 times more than Greece
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million	4.03 Ranked 66th. 14 times more than United States	0.292 Ranked 138th.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	10.34 Ranked 24th.	21.16 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Greece
Commute > Time spent > Waiting	0.42 min Ranked 8th.	1.1 min Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Ships by type	bulk 289, cargo 59, chemical tanker 32, combination bulk 6, combination ore/oil 4, container 47, liquefied gas 7, passenger 14, petroleum tanker 281, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 18, short-sea passenger 49, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2	barge carrier 2, bulk 71, cargo 26, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 79, freighter 15, heavy lift carrier 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 46, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 9
Airports > Per $ GDP	0.335 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 146th.	1.12 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 119th. 3 times more than Greece
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.6 Ranked 32nd.	1.78 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Greece
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	4,108 Ranked 24th.	367,117 Ranked 1st. 89 times more than Greece
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million	225.84 Ranked 50th.	733.38 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	1.67 Ranked 43th.	7.1 Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Greece
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km	18,360 Ranked 15th.	1.89 million Ranked 1st. 103 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	6.17 per 1 million people Ranked 73th.	17.08 per 1 million people Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Greece
Highways > Unpaved	9,594 km Ranked 53th.	2.26 million km Ranked 1st. 235 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.557 Ranked 46th.	0.597 Ranked 41st. 7% more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	19 Ranked 29th.	1,478 Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Greece
Gas price > US$ per liter	$1.23 Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than United States	$0.56 Ranked 144th.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km	786 Ranked 71st.	2.79 million Ranked 1st. 3547 times more than Greece
Aircraft departures	102,500 Ranked 32nd.	8.53 million Ranked 1st. 83 times more than Greece
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000	10.67 Ranked 16th.	22.08 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Greece
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	703.63 Ranked 49th.	2,346.56 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Greece
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	60.38 Ranked 15th. 60% more than United States	37.69 Ranked 29th.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	2.83 Ranked 71st.	3.93 Ranked 9th. 39% more than Greece
Railways > Standard gauge	1,565 km Ranked 19th.	224,792 km Ranked 1st. 144 times more than Greece
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km	538 Ranked 71st.	2.52 million Ranked 2nd. 4693 times more than Greece
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	15.94 Ranked 148th. 28 times more than United States	0.577 Ranked 196th.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	180.09 Ranked 175th. About the same as United States	179.9 Ranked 177th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	23.53 Ranked 130th. 39 times more than United States	0.608 Ranked 195th.
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter	$1.41 Ranked 28th. 81% more than United States	$0.78 Ranked 118th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	10 Ranked 36th.	903 Ranked 1st. 90 times more than Greece
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$1,040.00 Ranked 113th.	$1,090.00 Ranked 105th. 5% more than Greece
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita	0.882 km per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.	7.83 km per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Greece
Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita	0.541 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.	26.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Greece
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita	$3.36 Ranked 116th.	$99.84 Ranked 30th. 30 times more than Greece
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$	$38.00 million Ranked 104th.	$31.11 billion Ranked 2nd. 819 times more than Greece
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km	29,815 Ranked 24th.	2.13 million Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Greece
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$35.34 billion Ranked 32nd.	$650.56 billion Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Greece
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$63.43 billion Ranked 55th.	$2.21 trillion Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Greece
Roadways > Unpaved per 1000	0.868 km Ranked 21st.	7.01 km Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Greece
Roadways > Total per 1000	10.58 km Ranked 13th.	21.4 km Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Greece
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	1.97 million Ranked 44th.	42.9 million Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Greece
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000	174.68 Ranked 46th. 27% more than United States	137.69 Ranked 56th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	128,287 Ranked 29th.	9.05 million Ranked 1st. 71 times more than Greece
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	6,684 Ranked 36th.	537,853 Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Greece
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.37 Ranked 21st.	1.22 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP	10.5 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 107th.	18.25 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 96th. 74% more than Greece
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	120,700 Ranked 18th.	6.83 million Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Greece
Railways > Total per million	226.75 km Ranked 45th.	751.67 km Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece
Highways > Paved per 1000	9.87 km Ranked 4th.	14.42 km Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	18 Ranked 32nd.	2,249 Ranked 1st. 125 times more than Greece
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million	0.177 Ranked 68th. 28 times more than United States	0.00637 Ranked 109th.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita	81.04 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 58 times more than United States	1.39 per 1 million people Ranked 108th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	1.4 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 88% more than United States	0.744 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.
Heliports > Per capita	0.841 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 73% more than United States	0.485 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Merchant marine > By type	bulk carrier 263, cargo 53, carrier 1, chemical tanker 72, container 34, liquefied gas 13, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 116, petroleum tanker 312, roll on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 1	barge carrier 6, bulk carrier 58, cargo 58, carrier 3, chemical tanker 30, container 87, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 56, petroleum tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 27, vehicle carrier 27
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units	1.77 million Ranked 36th.	40.35 million Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	0.269 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 137th.	0.388 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 123th. 44% more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	53.07 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 136th.	594.39 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 86th. 11 times more than Greece
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	0.882 km Ranked 73th.	7.85 km Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Greece
Pipelines > Total length per million	113.02 km Ranked 70th.	2,658.64 km Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Greece
Pipelines > All types	gas 1,166 km; oil 94 km (2004)	petroleum products 244,620 km; natural gas 548,665 km (2003)
Aircraft departures per 1000	9.23 Ranked 40th.	28.88 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$59.91 billion Ranked 43th.	$2.23 trillion Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Greece
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	14.88% Ranked 54th.	22.58% Ranked 32nd. 52% more than Greece
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	1.94% Ranked 40th.	14.53% Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Greece
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million	12.28 Ranked 35th. 30 times more than United States	0.409 Ranked 69th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.238 Ranked 82nd. 21 times more than United States	0.0113 Ranked 151st.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.264 Ranked 80th. 20 times more than United States	0.0131 Ranked 150th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	13.13 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States	4.88 Ranked 67th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million	-527,589,955.273 Ranked 50th.	-1,232,918,404.74 Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Greece
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	6.72% Ranked 54th. 49 times more than United States	0.137% Ranked 144th.
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i	4.14 Ranked 63th.	5.67 Ranked 12th. 37% more than Greece
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	2.3 Ranked 105th.	39,104.42 Ranked 1st. 17009 times more than Greece
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days	1 Ranked 111th.	2 Ranked 67th. Twice as much as Greece
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	2.88 Ranked 54th.	4.14 Ranked 4th. 44% more than Greece
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	7.31% Ranked 21st. 99% more than United States	3.68% Ranked 42nd.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	1.06 Ranked 103th.	25.77 Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million	5.48 Ranked 37th. 20 times more than United States	0.278 Ranked 79th.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$2.06 Ranked 29th.	$27.91 Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Greece
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.00879% Ranked 37th.	0.0559% Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Greece
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion	23.3% Ranked 87th.	30.98% Ranked 56th. 33% more than Greece
Heliports > Per $ GDP	32.66 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United States	11.29 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 46th.
Waterways > Note	Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2006)	Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2004)
Railways > Standard gauge per million	139.27 km Ranked 22nd.	751.67 km Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Greece
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	25.46% Ranked 110th. 81% more than United States	14.11% Ranked 129th.
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	-2.478% Ranked 61st.	-2.711% Ranked 64th. 9% more than Greece
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	0.204 Ranked 116th.	124.57 Ranked 15th. 611 times more than Greece
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	41.44% Ranked 3rd. 68% more than United States	24.72% Ranked 23th.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	41.91 Ranked 16th.	82.43 Ranked 7th. 97% more than Greece
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports	23.99% Ranked 9th. 16 times more than United States	1.49% Ranked 75th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	0.813% Ranked 95th.	22.8% Ranked 18th. 28 times more than Greece
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	27% Ranked 104th. Twice as much as United States	13.52% Ranked 131st.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita	-143.093 Ranked 64th.	-187.012 Ranked 66th. 31% more than Greece
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	11.96 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.	29.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	65.32 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 93th. 4 times more than United States	16.74 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 119th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	20.41 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 95th. 43% more than United States	14.32 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 105th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	36.74 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 77th.	71.66 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 55th. 95% more than Greece
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	4.99% Ranked 66th.	12.84% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Greece
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	3.17% Ranked 27th. 40% more than United States	2.27% Ranked 46th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	12.25 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 135th.	130.89 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 106th. 11 times more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	1.12 per 1 million people Ranked 110th.	26.27 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 23 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita	5.17 Dwt Ranked 17th. 124 times more than United States	0.0419 Dwt Ranked 74th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$6,154.82 Ranked 52nd.	$8,751.07 Ranked 42nd. 42% more than Greece
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	21.42% Ranked 119th. 46% more than United States	14.68% Ranked 133th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$2,490.04 Ranked 62nd.	$4,975.59 Ranked 44th. Twice as much as Greece
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$3,133.23 Ranked 30th. 51% more than United States	$2,072.43 Ranked 50th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$69.43 billion Ranked 48th.	$2.75 trillion Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Greece
Maritime > Time to import > Days	15 Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than United States	5 Ranked 183th.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	45.5 Ranked 24th.	91.7 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Greece
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	2.38 Ranked 93th.	3.67 Ranked 13th. 54% more than Greece
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$3.10 Ranked 63th.	$4.13 Ranked 54th. 33% more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	62.05 billion Ranked 102nd.	2.74 trillion Ranked 35th. 44 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	33.65 million GRT Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States	10.31 million GRT Ranked 17th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	1.88% Ranked 82nd.	14.22% Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Greece
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$28.09 billion Ranked 62nd.	$1.56 trillion Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Greece
Transport services > % of all service > Exports	49.94% Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States	12.42% Ranked 97th.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	93.93 Ranked 134th.	94.61 Ranked 131st. 1% more than Greece
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	116.73 Ranked 141st.	142.31 Ranked 115th. 22% more than Greece
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports	1.54% Ranked 102nd.	10.1% Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Greece
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	5.6% Ranked 19th. 5 times more than United States	1.23% Ranked 73th.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	49.74% Ranked 6th. 4 times more than United States	13.76% Ranked 47th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	1.03% Ranked 89th.	1.4% Ranked 79th. 36% more than Greece
Transport services > % of commercial service imports	50.54% Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United States	20.21% Ranked 122nd.
Travel > % of all service > Exports	38.85% Ranked 74th. 60% more than United States	24.33% Ranked 96th.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	91.8% Ranked 21st. 40% more than United States	65.34% Ranked 26th.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	2,215 Ranked 46th.	127,002 Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Greece
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$53.37 billion Ranked 48th.	$2.30 trillion Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Greece
Pipelines > Total length	1,260 km Ranked 76th.	793,285 km Ranked 1st. 630 times more than Greece
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use	61.06% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States	15.04% Ranked 27th.
Merchant marine > Note	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Ireland 1, Japan 1, Liberia 1, Norway 1, Panama 2, Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 1, United Kingdom 1	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Canada 4, Denmark 15, France 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 7, Puerto Rico 4, Singapore 11, Sweden 1, United Kingdom 3; also, the US owns 549 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 29,616,347 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Isle of Man, Italy, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Norway, Norway (NIS), Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Tonga, UK, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	6.2 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 105th.	67.99 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 53th. 11 times more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.186 Ranked 138th.	4.9 Ranked 36th. 26 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > A note	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/ei><a href=/country/ei>Ireland</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a> 1, <a href=/country/li><a href=/country/li>Liberia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> 1, <a href=/country/pm><a href=/country/pm>Panama</a></a> 2, <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> 1, <a href=/country/sa><a href=/country/sa>Saudi Arabia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a> 1 (2002 est.)	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/as><a href=/country/as>Australia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/ca>Canada</a> 4, <a href=/country/da><a href=/country/da>Denmark</a></a> 15, <a href=/country/fr>France</a> 1, <a href=/country/gm><a href=/country/gm>Germany</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a> 3, <a href=/country/no><a href=/country/no>Norway</a></a> 7, <a href=/country/rq>Puerto Rico</a> 4, <a href=/country/sn><a href=/country/sn>Singapore</a></a> 11, <a href=/country/sw>Sweden</a> 1, <a href=/country/uk><a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a></a> 3; also, the <a href=/country/us>US</a> owns 549 additional <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> (1,000 <a href=/kp/GRT>GRT</a> or over) totaling 29,616,347 <a href=/kp/DWT>DWT</a> that operate under the registries of <a href=/country/ac>Antigua and Barbuda</a>, <a href=/country/as>Australia</a>, <a href=/country/bf>The Bahamas</a>, <a href=/country/bh>Belize</a>, <a href=/country/bd>Bermuda</a>, <a href=/country/cb>Cambodia</a>, <a href=/country/ca>Canada</a>, <a href=/country/cj>Cayman Islands</a>, <a href=/country/cy>Cyprus</a>, <a href=/country/fi>Finland</a>, <a href=/country/gi><a href=/country/gi>Gibraltar</a></a>, <a href=/country/hk>Hong Kong</a> (<a href=/country/ch>China</a>), <a href=/country/id>Indonesia</a>, <a href=/country/im>Isle of Man</a>, <a href=/country/it>Italy</a>, <a href=/country/li>Liberia</a>, <a href=/country/mt>Malta</a>, <a href=/country/rm>Marshall Islands</a>, <a href=/country/nl><a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a></a>, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a>, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> (<a href=/kp/NIS>NIS</a>), <a href=/country/pm>Panama</a>, <a href=/country/pe>Peru</a>, <a href=/country/rp>Philippines</a>, <a href=/country/vc>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>, <a href=/country/sn><a href=/country/sn>Singapore</a></a>, <a href=/country/tn>Tonga</a>, <a href=/kp/UK>UK</a>, <a href=/country/nh>Vanuatu</a>, and <a href=/country/wf>Wallis and Futuna</a> (2002 est.)
Heliports per million	0.796 Ranked 20th. 95% more than United States	0.407 Ranked 27th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$4,731.24 Ranked 52nd.	$7,335.49 Ranked 39th. 55% more than Greece
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	2.8% Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States	0.956% Ranked 66th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU	42.23 billion Ranked 86th.	1.85 trillion Ranked 23th. 44 times more than Greece
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	12.33% Ranked 127th.	48.16% Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Greece
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth	-2.439% Ranked 99th.	3.54% Ranked 41st.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$79.78 billion Ranked 45th.	$2.74 trillion Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita	3.01 GRT Ranked 19th. 88 times more than United States	0.0342 GRT Ranked 74th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	1.33 Ranked 37th. 78% more than United States	0.749 Ranked 58th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	13.25% Ranked 7th.	17.12% Ranked 5th. 29% more than Greece
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million	211.45 Ranked 3rd. 89 times more than United States	2.37 Ranked 52nd.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	4 Ranked 159th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 179th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	148,350 Ranked 45th.	1.52 million Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Greece
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	-9,744,122,608 Ranked 83th.	-547,200,000,000 Ranked 124th. 56 times more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth	-13.768% Ranked 110th.	2.22% Ranked 73th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU	-5,951,302,803 Ranked 56th.	-387,030,397,422.29 Ranked 89th. 65 times more than Greece
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	1.33 Ranked 122nd. 83 times more than United States	0.0159 Ranked 188th.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries	2,459 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States	794 Ranked 6th.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million	0.0887 Ranked 81st. 14 times more than United States	0.00637 Ranked 112th.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	None	None
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita	3,743.52 Ranked 84th.	5,885.16 Ranked 80th. 57% more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$7,072.65 Ranked 37th.	$8,738.38 Ranked 29th. 24% more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$5,311.53 Ranked 36th.	$7,118.08 Ranked 32nd. 34% more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	32.03% Ranked 108th. 90% more than United States	16.89% Ranked 141st.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	37.68% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States	18.68% Ranked 42nd.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	15 Ranked 32nd.	235 Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Greece
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.101 Ranked 112th. 15 times more than United States	0.00664 Ranked 142nd.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	8.88 Ranked 48th.	31.41 Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	1.76 Ranked 50th.	4.67 Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Greece
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	10.33 Ranked 132nd. 23 times more than United States	0.457 Ranked 196th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	2.69 Ranked 88th.	3.56 Ranked 16th. 32% more than Greece
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$35.00 million Ranked 69th.	$1.30 billion Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Greece
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	37.39% Ranked 70th. 51% more than United States	24.71% Ranked 99th.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons	19.49 Ranked 42nd.	1,638.11 Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Greece
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	39.88% Ranked 77th. 38% more than United States	28.82% Ranked 94th.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100	138.57 Ranked 31st. 8% more than United States	128.44 Ranked 41st.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.355 Ranked 131st. 37 times more than United States	0.00956 Ranked 185th.
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$1,135.00 Ranked 123th.	$1,315.00 Ranked 104th. 16% more than Greece
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	0.0476 Ranked 65th.	8.1 Ranked 4th. 170 times more than Greece
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	35.4% Ranked 53th.	100% Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Greece
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	100,223 Ranked 41st.	9.86 million Ranked 1st. 98 times more than Greece
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.0141% Ranked 75th. 70% more than United States	0.00827% Ranked 80th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	77.57 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 110th.	108.02 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 96th. 39% more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	1.87 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	4.82 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.467 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.	0.634 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 36% more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	1.59 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.	7.71 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	69.4 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 87th.	177.02 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	7 Ranked 110th.	6,760 Ranked 1st. 966 times more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	1.4 per 1 million people Ranked 144th.	32.56 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 23 times more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	32.03% Ranked 103th. 83% more than United States	17.49% Ranked 136th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	24.05% Ranked 79th. 69% more than United States	14.25% Ranked 103th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	-863,827,867.797 Ranked 67th.	-1,743,152,361.073 Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita	3,143.42 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 92 times more than United States	34.23 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita	5,407.92 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 129 times more than United States	41.9 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP	3.33 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 32nd. 95 times more than United States	0.035 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 119th.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	-1,614,117,560.233 Ranked 65th.	-58,705,725,363.353 Ranked 96th. 36 times more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.796 Ranked 45th.	3.15 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	1.24 Ranked 133th.	31.96 Ranked 24th. 26 times more than Greece
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	27.87% Ranked 121st. 59% more than United States	17.51% Ranked 135th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	14.19% Ranked 44th. 3 times more than United States	4.15% Ranked 106th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	5.93 Ranked 51st.	16.79 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Greece
Waterways > A note	system consists of three coastal canals including the <a href=/encyclopedia/Corinth,-Greece><a href=/encyclopedia/Corinth,-Greece>Corinth</a></a> Canal (6 km) which crosses the Isthmus of <a href=/encyclopedia/Corinth,-Greece><a href=/encyclopedia/Corinth,-Greece>Corinth</a></a> connecting the Gulf of <a href=/encyclopedia/Corinth,-Greece><a href=/encyclopedia/Corinth,-Greece>Corinth</a></a> with the Saronic Gulf and shortens the sea voyage from the <a href=/encyclopedia/Adriatic-Sea><a href=/encyclopedia/Adriatic-Sea>Adriatic</a></a> to Peiraiefs (Piraeus) by 325 km; there are also three unconnected rivers	navigable inland channels, exclusive of the Great Lakes
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days	2 Ranked 87th. The same as United States	2 Ranked 79th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	8.48% Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United States	3.79% Ranked 52nd.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	265.9 Ranked 124th. 40% more than United States	189.33 Ranked 153th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	36.89% Ranked 24th. 37% more than United States	26.84% Ranked 34th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	4,637.28 Ranked 117th.	6,995.23 Ranked 107th. 51% more than Greece
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	52.31 billion Ranked 100th.	2.2 trillion Ranked 32nd. 42 times more than Greece
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	1.14 Ranked 131st.	2.08 Ranked 119th. 83% more than Greece
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.841 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.	3.17 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Greece
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.28 per 1 million people Ranked 136th.	5.75 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 21 times more than Greece
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	17.12% Ranked 32nd. 69% more than United States	10.15% Ranked 53th.
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	20.52% Ranked 53th.	38.23% Ranked 35th. 86% more than Greece
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$5,623.27 Ranked 55th.	$7,048.02 Ranked 48th. 25% more than Greece
Pipelines > Gas	1,329 km Ranked 66th.	548,665 km Ranked 1st. 413 times more than Greece
Railways > Standard gauge > Per $ GDP	6.39 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 40th.	18.25 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Greece
Merchant marine > Total per million	78.36 Ranked 25th. 58 times more than United States	1.35 Ranked 103th.
Pipelines > Gas per million	103.19 km Ranked 58th.	1,760.87 km Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Greece
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	11.28% Ranked 114th. 13% more than United States	9.96% Ranked 119th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	65.32 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 146th.	737.7 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 104th. 11 times more than Greece
Road > Radar detector legality	Illegal	Law varies from state to state, but detectors are generally legal in private vehicles under the Communications Act of 1934 and illegal in commercial vehicles by DOT regulation ( 49 CFR 392.71 ). Exceptions:
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million	1.72 Ranked 34th.	5.26 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Greece
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient	4.05 Ranked 59th.	4.58 Ranked 38th. 13% more than Greece
Transport services > % of all service imports	49.32% Ranked 28th. 3 times more than United States	18.3% Ranked 124th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	2.98 Ranked 63th.	4.11 Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Greece
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	2.64 Ranked 25th.	6.93 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Greece
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.211 Ranked 83th. 18 times more than United States	0.0117 Ranked 149th.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	63% Ranked 2nd. 92% more than United States	32.78% Ranked 70th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	5,501.1 Ranked 119th.	8,738.38 Ranked 107th. 59% more than Greece
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP	130.21 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 17th. 162 times more than United States	0.802 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 104th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP	221.85 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 16th. 221 times more than United States	1 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 102nd.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP	0.0131% Ranked 124th.	0.208% Ranked 94th. 16 times more than Greece
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	51.34% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	22.08% Ranked 52nd.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	2.26% Ranked 31st.	2.45% Ranked 26th. 9% more than Greece
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports	2.01% Ranked 48th.	9.5% Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Greece
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	59.98% Ranked 111th.	60.95% Ranked 105th. 2% more than Greece
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	8.31 Ranked 133th. 27 times more than United States	0.304 Ranked 194th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	33.3% Ranked 29th.	38.91% Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Greece
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.2 Ranked 45th.	0.42 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Greece
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption	20.77% Ranked 37th.	22.99% Ranked 27th. 11% more than Greece
Travel > % of all service imports	16.9% Ranked 97th.	21.46% Ranked 78th. 27% more than Greece

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