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Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio	2.76		[135th of 172]
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Consumer price index	99.43 %		[155th 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	14.21		[44th 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
Economic freedom	2.2		[58th 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.
Exports > High technology	4%		[68th of 106]
DEFINITION: High-technology exports as % of manufactured export, 2000.
SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation
Exports to US	$151,000,000.00		[77th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$	671,001,300 BoP $		[53rd 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 > PPP	$35,851,000,000.00		[78th of 163]
DEFINITION: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP growth > annual %	3.13 annual %		[136th 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 per capita, PPP > current international $	15,145.59 PPP $		[38th of 169]
DEFINITION: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. 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 current international dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Gross National Income	$14,895,600,000.00		[67th of 172]
DEFINITION: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). 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	0.781		[71st 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 of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$	12,942,520,000 BoP $		[69th 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: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
Income category	Upper middle income
DEFINITION: World Bank income categories are used
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Services, etc., value added > constant 2000 US$	10,334,970,000 constant 2000 US$		[65th 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
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Stock exchange	Muscat Securities Market
DEFINITION: The nation's major stock exchange.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	4,358,065,000 $		[68th 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: Global Edge
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa	18,307		[66th of 142]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	336,757		[76th of 195]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Trade balance with US	-$91,200,000.00		[164th 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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