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Asian countries by GDP per capita > GDP Per capita	$29,607.00		[4th of 54]
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio	4.32		[126th 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: Wikipedia: List of Asian countries by GDP per capita
Big Mac Index	$0.68		[65th of 65]
DEFINITION: Price of a McDonald's Big Mac in US Dollars at current exchange rates. January 12th, 2006.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Central bank Qatar Central Bank
DEFINITION: The nation's central banking institution
SOURCE: The Economist.
Claims on private sector > annual growth as % of M2	42.56 annual growth as % of M2		[8th 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: CoinsManiaPortal Thanks to John Baibakis
Consumer price index	120.84 %		[73rd 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
Deposit interest rate > %	6.5 %		[89th of 163]
DEFINITION: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Economic aid > Recipient	$2,180,000.00		[53rd 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
Economic freedom	2.35		[45th 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
Exports to US	$78,700,000.00		[94th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation
GDP deflator	170.36		[90th 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: US Census Bureau
GDP growth > annual %	6.07 annual %		[51st 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	111615.8
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
Human Development Index	0.849		[40th 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
Inflation > Duration 2000-2003	1.9
DEFINITION: Approximate average inflation rate 200-2003.
SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
International tourism, number of arrivals	913,000		[74th of 190]
DEFINITION: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited.		View time series
SOURCE: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	4,542,368,000 $		[66th 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 > Europe	233,315		[86th of 195]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Trade balance with US	$29,600,000.00		[30th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines	222		[100th of 183]
DEFINITION: US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004
SOURCE: US Census Bureau

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