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Aid as % of GDP
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0.1% |
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[129th of 129]
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Big Mac Index
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$2.98 |
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[12th of 65]
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DEFINITION: Price of a McDonald's Big Mac in US Dollars at current exchange rates. January 12th, 2006. |
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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 |
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Business efficiency
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72.184 |
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[18th of 51]
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DEFINITION: Based upon a business efficiency index where '100' represents the highest level of business efficiency. |
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SOURCE: The Economist. |
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Economic freedom
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3 |
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[17th of 156]
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DEFINITION: Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML. |
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SOURCE: IMD International, 2005 |
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GDP > PPP
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$183,286,000,000.00 |
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[42nd of 163]
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DEFINITION: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004. |
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SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation |
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GDP growth > annual %
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6.35 annual %
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[46th of 187]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005. |
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GDP per capita in 1900
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$1,949.00 |
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[16th of 39]
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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GDP per capita in 1950
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$3,827.00 |
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[16th of 52]
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SOURCE: Angus Maddison |
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GDP per capita in 1973
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$5,028.00 |
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[28th of 52]
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SOURCE: Angus Maddison |
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GINI index
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54.92
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[5th of 40]
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DEFINITION: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality. |
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SOURCE: Angus Maddison |
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Gross National Income
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$70,619,200,000.00 |
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[38th of 172]
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DEFINITION: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). 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). |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Human Development Index
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0.854 |
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[37th of 178]
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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. |
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Income category
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Upper middle income |
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DEFINITION: World Bank income categories are used |
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SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme |
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Income distribution > Poorest 10%
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1.3% |
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[97th of 114]
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DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption. |
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SOURCE: |
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Income distribution > Richest 10%
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45.6% |
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[9th of 114]
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DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption. |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC |
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Overall productivity > PPP
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$27,031.40 |
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[36th of 49]
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DEFINITION: Estimates: GDP (PPP) per person employed, US$ |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC |
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Population under $1 a day
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2 |
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[58th of 59]
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DEFINITION: Population below line - proportion receiving less than $1 per day in income (purchasing power parity). Data from most recent available between the period 1983 to 2000. |
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SOURCE: IMD International |
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Poverty > Share of all poor people
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0.03 % of world's poor |
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[61st of 80]
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DEFINITION: The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day. |
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SOURCE: World Bank 2002b via backone.pdf |
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Research and development spending
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0.6% |
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[42nd of 69]
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DEFINITION: Research and development (R&D) expenditures for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000. |
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SOURCE: Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling |
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Technological achievement
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0.36 |
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[33rd of 68]
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DEFINITION: Technology Achievement Index
Units: Score |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank |
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