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Aid as % of GDP	10.9%		[31st of 129]
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio	76.43		[8th of 172]
DEFINITION: Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions.		View time series
SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Claims on private sector > annual growth as % of M2	8.87 annual growth as % of M2		[94th 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: World Development Indicators database
Consumer price index	119.14 %		[75th 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
Debt service	3.31		[114th of 128]
DEFINITION: Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services). Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Exports of goods and services includes income and workers' remittances.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Deposit interest rate > %	4.5 %		[66th of 163]
DEFINITION: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.		View time series
Exports > Goods and services	30%		[100th of 156]
DEFINITION: Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Exports to US	$10,000.00		[214th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
GDP growth > annual %	6.06 annual %		[52nd of 187]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.		View time series
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
Gross fixed capital formation > constant 2000 US$	332,287,600 constant 2000 US$		[114th of 145]
DEFINITION: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Gross National Income	$528,871,000.00		[153rd of 172]
DEFINITION: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop).
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Human Development Index	0.536		[135th of 178]
DEFINITION: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
Imports > Goods and services	60%		[38th of 156]
DEFINITION: Imports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
Inflation > Duration 2000-2003	4.1
DEFINITION: Approximate average inflation rate 200-2003.
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
International tourism, number of arrivals	14,000		[144th 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: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database
Services, etc., value added > constant 2000 US$	224,761,400 constant 2000 US$		[128th of 164]
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 constant 2000 U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	467,426,200 $		[128th 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 > Africa	14		[132nd of 142]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	5,439		[162nd of 195]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Trade balance with US	$90,000.00		[102nd of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization

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