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Asian countries by GDP per capita > GDP Per capita	$800.00		[51st of 54]
Cash surplus/deficit > % of GDP	0.87 %		[25th of 97]
DEFINITION: Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of Asian countries by GDP per capita
Central government debt, total > % of GDP	9.39 %		[36th of 57]
DEFINITION: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Consumer price index	156.66 %		[1st of 165]
DEFINITION: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. 2000 = 100		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$	312,100,000 BoP $		[52nd 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
Economic aid > Recipient	$2,775,000,000.00		[3rd 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	$5,000,000.00		[144th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
GDP deflator	139.38		[107th of 188]
DEFINITION: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.		View time series
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
GDP growth > annual %	14 annual %		[3rd of 187]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Goods imports > BoP, current US$	623,500,000 BoP $		[94th of 156]
DEFINITION: Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Gross national income > constant LCU	260750700000
DEFINITION: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	726,900,000 BoP $		[99th 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$	734,800,000 BoP $		[103rd 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
Income receipts > BoP, current US$	20,100,000 BoP $		[90th of 154]
DEFINITION: Income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is excluded from income and recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Inflation, consumer prices > annual %	56.66 annual %		[17th of 164]
DEFINITION: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Inflation, GDP deflator > annual %	11.9 annual %		[37th of 186]
DEFINITION: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Services, etc., value added > current US$	2,781,232,000 $		[96th of 172]
DEFINITION: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	234,894,900 $		[89th 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
Trade balance with US	$2,800,000.00		[75th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines	16		[143rd of 183]
DEFINITION: US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004
SOURCE: US Census Bureau

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