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Big Mac Index	$2.56		[23rd of 65]
Business efficiency	64.239		[27th of 51]
DEFINITION: Based upon a business efficiency index where '100' represents the highest level of business efficiency.
SOURCE: The Economist.
Economic aid > Donor	$455,300,000.00		[19th of 26]
DEFINITION: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows.
SOURCE: IMD International, 2005
Economic freedom	2.3		[53rd of 156]
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.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Economic importance	7.7		[10th of 25]
DEFINITION: Globalpolicy.org
SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation
Exports to US	$8,404,200,000.00		[8th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: Economic Importance, 1998 (GDP x PC Inc) figures in quadrillion people dollars
GDP > PPP	$980,694,000,000.00		[14th of 163]
DEFINITION: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
GDP growth > annual %	3.96 annual %		[105th 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 Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.
GDP in 1970	$8.80		[21st of 26]
DEFINITION: Gross domestic product GDP by exchange rate billion US dollar in 1970.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP per capita in 1900	$850.00		[28th of 39]
SOURCE: OECD
GDP per capita in 1950	$876.00		[42nd of 52]
SOURCE: Angus Maddison
GDP per capita in 1973	$2,840.00		[37th of 52]
SOURCE: Angus Maddison
GINI index	31.59		[29th of 40]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: Angus Maddison
Human Development Index	0.901		[28th 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.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Income distribution > Poorest 10%	2.9%		[44th of 114]
DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.
SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
Income distribution > Richest 10%	24.3%		[95th of 114]
DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Population under $1 a day	2		[60th of 59]
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.
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Poverty > Share of all poor people	0.09 % of world's poor		[44th of 80]
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.
SOURCE: World Bank 2002b via backone.pdf
Research and development spending	2.7%		[5th of 69]
DEFINITION: Research and development (R&D) expenditures for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000.
SOURCE: Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling
Technological achievement	0.67		[5th of 68]
DEFINITION: Technology Achievement Index Units: Score
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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