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Big Mac Index
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$3.32 |
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[7th of 65]
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Business efficiency
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68.518 |
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[20th 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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Child poverty
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19.8 |
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[4th of 23]
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DEFINITION: Child poverty index is defined as the share of the children living in the households with income below 50% of the national median. |
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SOURCE: IMD International, 2005 |
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Commitment to foreign aid
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9% |
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[16th of 18]
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DEFINITION: Relative commitment to aid and military expenditure. Official development assistance compared with military expenditure, 1995 %. |
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SOURCE: UNICEF |
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Economic aid > Donor
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$12,460,000,000.00 |
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[2nd of 26]
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DEFINITION: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows. |
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SOURCE: UNDP, Human Development Report 1998 (Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998) |
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Economic freedom
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3.15 |
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[9th 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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22.2 |
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[4th 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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$10,171,600,000.00 |
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[7th 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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GDP > PPP
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$1,832,252,000,000.00 |
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[6th of 163]
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DEFINITION: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004. |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau |
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GDP growth > annual %
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1.82 annual %
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[148th of 187]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005. |
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GINI index
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35.97
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[14th of 40]
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DEFINITION: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Gross National Income
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$1,480,000,000,000.00 |
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[4th of 172]
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DEFINITION: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). 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). |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Human Development Index
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0.939 |
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[15th of 178]
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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. |
Income category
High income: OECD |
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DEFINITION: World Bank income categories are used |
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SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme |
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Income distribution > Poorest 10%
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2.2% |
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[75th of 114]
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DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption. |
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SOURCE: |
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Income distribution > Richest 10%
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27.7% |
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[74th of 114]
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DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption. |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC |
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Overall productivity > PPP
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$50,825.40 |
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[22nd of 49]
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DEFINITION: Estimates: GDP (PPP) per person employed, US$ |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC |
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Population below median income
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12.5 |
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[8th of 28]
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DEFINITION: Population living below 50% of median income (%) |
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SOURCE: IMD International |
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Research and development spending
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1.8% |
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[15th of 69]
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DEFINITION: Research and development (R&D) expenditures for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000. |
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SOURCE: IMD International |
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Technological achievement
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0.61 |
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[7th of 68]
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DEFINITION: Technology Achievement Index
Units: Score |
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SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank |
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