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Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio	32.12		[17th of 172]
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Claims on private sector > annual growth as % of M2	8.69 annual growth as % of M2		[98th 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	130.64 %		[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$	50,001,260 BoP $		[104th 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
Debt service	0.55		[128th 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 > %	3.43 %		[95th of 163]
DEFINITION: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.		View time series
Economic aid > Recipient	$236,200,000.00		[60th 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	$20,500,000.00		[122nd of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$	38,499,990 BoP $		[52nd 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	7,603.45		[10th 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 %	5.3 annual %		[70th 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	125.43
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
Gross National Income	$459,128,000.00		[154th of 172]
DEFINITION: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). 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
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	385,899,900 BoP $		[117th 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
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$	574,199,900 BoP $		[110th 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
Inflation > Duration 2000-2003	10
DEFINITION: Approximate average inflation rate 200-2003.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Services, etc., value added > current US$	115,900,000 $		[134th 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: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	25,395,460 $		[173rd 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	-$13,300,000.00		[138th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines	3		[157th of 183]
DEFINITION: US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004
SOURCE: US Census Bureau

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