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Big Mac Index
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$2.35 |
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[31st of 65]
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Business efficiency
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78.319 |
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[11th of 51]
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DEFINITION: Based upon a business efficiency index where '100' represents the highest level of business efficiency. |
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SOURCE: The Economist. |
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Currency
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New Taiwan dollar |
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DEFINITION: The national medium of exchange and its basic sub-unit. |
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SOURCE: IMD International, 2005 |
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Economic freedom
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2.7 |
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[27th of 156]
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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. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Economic importance
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3.9 |
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[16th of 25]
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DEFINITION: Globalpolicy.org |
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SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation |
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Exports to US
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$7,408,000,000.00 |
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[9th of 224]
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DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003 |
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SOURCE: Economic Importance, 1998 (GDP x PC Inc) figures in quadrillion people dollars |
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Fiscal year
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calendar year |
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DEFINITION: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY). |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau |
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Foreign investment
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$4,109.00 |
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[8th of 15]
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DEFINITION: The value of all foreign direct investment in 2001, expressed in millions of US dollars. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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GDP growth > Duration 1980-2000
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210% |
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[2nd of 108]
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DEFINITION: Gross domestic product GDP growth rate from 1980 to 2000 |
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SOURCE: World Investment Report 2002, Annex table B.1., 303-306 |
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GDP per capita in 1900
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$759.00 |
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[32nd of 39]
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SOURCE: Per Capita GDP Growth IMF |
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GDP per capita in 1950
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$922.00 |
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[41st of 52]
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SOURCE: Angus Maddison |
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GDP per capita in 1973
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$3,669.00 |
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[34th of 52]
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SOURCE: Angus Maddison |
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Growth competitiveness score
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5.69 |
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[4th of 102]
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DEFINITION: The GCI, or the Growth competitiveness index, is composed of three pillars, all of which are widely accepted as being critical to economic growth: the quality of the macroeconomic environment, the state of a country's public institutions, and, given the increasing importance of technology in the development process, a country's technological readiness. The GCI aims specifically to gauge the ability of the world's economies to achieve sustained economic growth over the medium to long term. |
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SOURCE: Angus Maddison |
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Imports from US
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$3,844,900,000.00 |
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[12th of 224]
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DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003 |
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SOURCE: World economic forum - Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 |
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Imports ratio of GDP
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48 |
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[12th of 43]
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DEFINITION: Imports ratio of GDP, 2000 |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau |
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Overall productivity > PPP
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$54,217.30 |
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[16th of 49]
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DEFINITION: Estimates: GDP (PPP) per person employed, US$ |
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SOURCE: ASEAN Secretariat, Asian Development Bank (for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), OECD |
Stock exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange |
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DEFINITION: The nation's major stock exchange. |
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SOURCE: IMD International |
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Technology index
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6.04 |
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[2nd of 101]
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DEFINITION: The technology index denotes the country's technological readiness. This index is created with such indicators as companies spending on R&D, the creativity of its scientific community, personal computer and internet penetration rates. |
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SOURCE: Global Edge |
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Trade balance with US
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-$3,563,100,000.00 |
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[219th of 224]
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DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003 |
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SOURCE: World economic forum - Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 |
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Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines
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18,092 |
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[17th of 183]
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DEFINITION: US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004 |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau |
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