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Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio	10.1		[84th of 172]
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Big Mac Index	$2.77		[15th of 65]
DEFINITION: Price of a McDonald's Big Mac in US Dollars at current exchange rates. January 12th, 2006.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Central bank Centrale Bank van Aruba
DEFINITION: The nation's central banking institution
SOURCE: The Economist.
Claims on private sector > annual growth as % of M2	8.51 annual growth as % of M2		[100th of 163]
DEFINITION: Claims on private sector (IFS line 32d) include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Money and quasi money (M2) comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.		View time series
SOURCE: CoinsManiaPortal Thanks to John Baibakis
Consumer price index	116.79 %		[88th of 165]
DEFINITION: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. 2000 = 100		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$	49,050,280 BoP $		[125th of 155]
DEFINITION: Current transfers (receipts) are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Deposit interest rate > %	3.94 %		[72nd of 163]
DEFINITION: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Economic aid > Recipient	$11,300,000.00		[45th of 134]
DEFINITION: This entry, which is subject to major problems of definition and statistical coverage, refers to the net inflow of Official Development Finance (ODF) to recipient countries. The figure includes assistance from the World Bank, the IMF, and other international organizations and from individual nation donors. Formal commitments of aid are included in the data. Omitted from the data are grants by private organizations. Aid comes in various forms including outright grants and loans. The entry thus is the difference between new inflows and repayments.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Exports to US	$270,000,000.00		[67th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$	113,687,200 BoP $		[78th of 152]
DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
GDP deflator	124.43		[118th of 188]
DEFINITION: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP growth > annual %	1.57 annual %		[149th of 187]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP per capita > constant LCU	28648.48
DEFINITION: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	4,463,576,000 BoP $		[93rd of 156]
DEFINITION: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$	4,959,609,000 BoP $		[91st of 156]
DEFINITION: Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
International tourism, number of arrivals	733,000		[81st of 190]
DEFINITION: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	273,513,400 $		[136th of 178]
DEFINITION: Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	63,181		[123rd of 195]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Trade balance with US	-$167,800,000.00		[177th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines	217		[101st of 183]
DEFINITION: US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004
SOURCE: US Census Bureau

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