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Aid as % of GDP	3.5%		[57th of 129]
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio	29.54		[20th 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
Consumer price index	108.47 %		[137th 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$	61,425,300 BoP $		[123rd 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	4.61		[107th 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 > %	6.5 %		[45th 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	104%		[4th of 156]
DEFINITION: Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Exports to US	$31,000,000.00		[114th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$	9,492,278 BoP $		[105th 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 growth > annual %	-5.19 annual %		[170th 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
Gross fixed capital formation > constant 2000 US$	277,544,400 constant 2000 US$		[117th 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	$561,693,000.00		[151st of 172]
DEFINITION: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). 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	0.745		[96th 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	86%		[10th of 156]
DEFINITION: Imports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	845,680,600 BoP $		[123rd 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
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$	882,724,700 BoP $		[123rd 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
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	186,263,800 $		[144th 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	3,460		[84th of 142]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	306,856		[79th of 195]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Trade balance with US	-$28,700,000.00		[147th 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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