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Aid as % of GDP	75.2%		[1st of 129]
Claims on private sector > annual growth as % of M2	40.16 annual growth as % of M2		[11th 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: 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
Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$	4,852,145 BoP $		[153rd 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	22.94		[28th 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 > %	11.49 %		[18th 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 to US	$100,000.00		[202nd of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$	3,042,000 BoP $		[128th 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 %	3.2 annual %		[117th 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, PPP > current international $	2,178.45 PPP $		[118th 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 fixed capital formation > constant 2000 US$	16,706,400 constant 2000 US$		[145th 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	$42,784,200.00		[170th of 172]
DEFINITION: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). 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
Gross national income > constant LCU	12721960000
DEFINITION: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
Human Development Index	0.604		[127th 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
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	41,439,740 BoP $		[156th 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: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$	46,154,720 BoP $		[156th 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
Services, etc., value added > constant 2000 US$	35,749,420 constant 2000 US$		[134th 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
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	26,702,730 $		[172nd 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	2,014		[92nd of 142]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	7,684		[160th of 195]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Trade balance with US	$100,000.00		[98th 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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