Transport Stats: compare key data on Afghanistan & Japan

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Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Airports > Per capita: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
Ports and terminals: This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
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Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars (per 1,000 people). Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver).
Roadways > Unpaved: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Air transport > Passengers carried: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Airports > With paved runways > Total: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
Roadways > Paved: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people). Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available.
Roadways > Total: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Heliports: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
Pipelines: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products
Airports per million: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Paved: total length of the paved parts of the highway system
Roads > Roads, total network > Km: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Highways > Total: total length of the highway system
Railways > Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Waterways per million: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Ports and harbors: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Total network > Km: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Highways > Unpaved: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Aircraft departures: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles (per km of road). Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010).
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container: Cost to export (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Roadways > Total per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roadways > Unpaved per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.
Railways > Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Heliports > Per capita: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spaceflight > Total days all astronauts spent in space: Number of days spent in space by astronauts by country of citizenship. Figures are as of 6 November, 2007.
Pipelines > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > All types: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Aircraft departures per 1000: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP: Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports: Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Transport services (% of commercial service exports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). 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, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Ores and metals comprise commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads: Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length."
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP). Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Waterways > A note: The individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth: Services, etc., value added (annual % growth). Annual growth rate for value added in services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. 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.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Maritime > Documents to export > Number: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Time to import > Days: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports: Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP: Current account balance (% of GDP). Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). 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, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of registered cases). Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Heliports > Per $ GDP: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads: Roads, paved (% of total roads). Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
Heliports per million: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container: Cost to import (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)]. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.

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Airports	52 Ranked 91st.	175 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > Per capita	1.69 per 1 million people Ranked 110th. 22% more than Japan	1.38 per 1 million people Ranked 202nd.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	3.88 billion Ranked 84th.	615 billion Ranked 2nd. 158 times more than Afghanistan
Motor vehicles	0.0 Ranked 15th.	543 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 8th.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	22.81 Ranked 112th.	595 Ranked 16th. 26 times more than Afghanistan
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	15.29 Ranked 105th.	324.56 Ranked 38th. 21 times more than Afghanistan
Ports and terminals	Kheyrabad, Shir Khan	Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama
Rail > Railway length	75 km Ranked 133th.	23,474 km Ranked 12th. 313 times more than Afghanistan
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	28 Ranked 146th.	591 Ranked 17th. 21 times more than Afghanistan
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	6.06 Ranked 41st.	316 Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Afghanistan
Road network length > Km
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	20.11 Ranked 81st.	452.59 Ranked 26th. 23 times more than Afghanistan
Roadways > Unpaved	29,800 km Ranked 6th.	237,017 km Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Afghanistan
Vehicles > Per km of road	9 Ranked 54th.	63.51 Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Afghanistan
Waterways	1,200 km Ranked 30th.	1,770 km Ranked 32nd. 48% more than Afghanistan
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	130.23 Ranked 156th.	4,821.22 Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Afghanistan
Air transport > Passengers carried	149,705 Ranked 120th.	97.02 million Ranked 6th. 648 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > Total	23 Ranked 72nd.	142 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Afghanistan
Roadways > Paved	12,350 km Ranked 60th.	973,234 km Ranked 3rd. 79 times more than Afghanistan
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	7.81 million tons/km Ranked 118th.	8,549.24 million tons/km Ranked 2nd. 1095 times more than Afghanistan
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	27.97 Ranked 80th.	590.81 Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Afghanistan
Roadways > Total	42,150 km Ranked 82nd.	1.21 million km Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Afghanistan
Heliports	9 Ranked 26th.	16 Ranked 16th. 78% more than Afghanistan
Pipelines	gas 466 km	gas 3,879 km; oil 167 km; oil/gas/water 53 km
Airports per million	1.87 Ranked 160th. 35% more than Japan	1.38 Ranked 178th.
Highways > Paved	2,793 km Ranked 61st.	534,471 km Ranked 3rd. 191 times more than Afghanistan
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	42,150 Ranked 48th.	336,578.3 Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Afghanistan
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0771 Ranked 119th. 3 times more than Japan	0.0308 Ranked 143th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	2.16 Ranked 138th.	3.97 Ranked 9th. 84% more than Afghanistan
Highways > Total	21,000 km Ranked 52nd.	1.16 million km Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Afghanistan
Railways > Total	24.6 km Ranked 6th.	27,182 km Ranked 11th. 1105 times more than Afghanistan
Waterways per million	44.39 km Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan	13.89 km Ranked 60th.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people	0.397 km Ranked 122nd.	7.65 km Ranked 23th. 19 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	29 Ranked 86th.	33 Ranked 79th. 14% more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	6 Ranked 100th. 20% more than Japan	5 Ranked 104th.
Ports and harbors	Kheyrabad, Shir Khan	Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	15.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 115th.	762.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 49 times more than Afghanistan
Roads > Total network > Km	42,150 Ranked 28th.	1.2 million Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Afghanistan
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	7.81 Ranked 110th.	8,172.81 Ranked 5th. 1046 times more than Afghanistan
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0724 Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Japan	0.0311 Ranked 142nd.
Highways > Total per 1000	1.05 km Ranked 102nd.	9.17 km Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m	4 Ranked 59th.	6 Ranked 38th. 50% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$	$1,000,000.00 Ranked 38th.	$40.00 million Ranked 25th. 40 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	1.74 million Ranked 76th.	98.91 million Ranked 6th. 57 times more than Afghanistan
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	1.64 Ranked 74th.	2.64 Ranked 67th. 61% more than Afghanistan
Airports > Per $ GDP	5.48 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 65th. 137 times more than Japan	0.04 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 168th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.0643 Ranked 141st.	0.22 Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	3 Ranked 45th.	7 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	0.605 per 1 million people Ranked 110th.	1.14 per 1 million people Ranked 167th. 88% more than Afghanistan
Highways > Unpaved	18,207 km Ranked 37th.	627,423 km Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.129 Ranked 118th. 3 times more than Japan	0.0472 Ranked 143th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	11 Ranked 53th.	38 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Aircraft departures	3,400 Ranked 125th.	641,300 Ranked 7th. 189 times more than Afghanistan
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000	0.00806 Ranked 56th.	7.05 Ranked 24th. 874 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	58.27 Ranked 111th.	775.37 Ranked 47th. 13 times more than Afghanistan
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	11 Ranked 61st.	63 Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Afghanistan
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	2.3 Ranked 134th.	3.93 Ranked 8th. 71% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	17.53 Ranked 144th. 10 times more than Japan	1.76 Ranked 192nd.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	8.76 Ranked 165th. 7 times more than Japan	1.34 Ranked 192nd.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	510.25 Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Japan	225.05 Ranked 153th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	2 Ranked 84th.	25 Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$4,645.00 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Japan	$890.00 Ranked 133th.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km	6,575 Ranked 44th.	334,667 Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$3.68 billion Ranked 112th.	$910.83 billion Ranked 5th. 248 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$3.06 billion Ranked 82nd.	$134.19 billion Ranked 9th. 44 times more than Afghanistan
Roadways > Total per 1000	1.64 km Ranked 50th.	9.43 km Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Afghanistan
Roadways > Unpaved per 1000	1.16 km Ranked 22nd.	1.9 km Ranked 12th. 63% more than Afghanistan
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	3,409 Ranked 128th.	655,495 Ranked 8th. 192 times more than Afghanistan
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP	9.99 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 6th. 85% more than Japan	5.41 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 113th.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	229 Ranked 55th.	898,721 Ranked 4th. 3925 times more than Afghanistan
Railways > Total per million	1.15 km Ranked 7th.	207.24 km Ranked 8th. 180 times more than Afghanistan
Highways > Paved per 1000	0.14 km Ranked 98th.	4.22 km Ranked 18th. 30 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	2 Ranked 109th.	28 Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million	0.141 Ranked 72nd. 18 times more than Japan	0.00784 Ranked 108th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.096 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.	0.322 per 1 million people Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Heliports > Per capita	0.35 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Japan	0.11 per 1 million people Ranked 65th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	2 Ranked 100th.	39 Ranked 12th. 20 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	1,071.55 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 71st. 179 times more than Japan	5.99 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 150th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	1.31 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 61st. 40 times more than Japan	0.033 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 166th.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	0.911 km Ranked 71st.	4.95 km Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Afghanistan
Spaceflight > Total days all astronauts spent in space	8.85	432.52
Pipelines > Total length per million	15.1 km Ranked 109th.	23.08 km Ranked 103th. 53% more than Afghanistan
Pipelines > All types	gas 387 km (2004)	gas 2,719 km; oil 170 km; oil/gas/water 60 km (2004)
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m	1 Ranked 14th. The same as Japan	1 Ranked 22nd.
Aircraft departures per 1000	0.137 Ranked 139th.	5.02 Ranked 60th. 37 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	2.33 Ranked 103th.	3.72 Ranked 11th. 60% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$19.31 Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Japan	$1.87 Ranked 75th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	415.42 billion Ranked 68th.	79.16 trillion Ranked 6th. 191 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	8.42% Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Japan	3.16% Ranked 58th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$619.88 million Ranked 128th.	$776.64 billion Ranked 5th. 1253 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	146.33 Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Japan	60.06 Ranked 193th.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	95.18 Ranked 160th.	153.35 Ranked 105th. 61% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports	0.925% Ranked 117th.	31.33% Ranked 11th. 34 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	3.58% Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Japan	0.633% Ranked 100th.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	7.31% Ranked 138th.	28.53% Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	37.21% Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Japan	13.93% Ranked 136th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$390.18 Ranked 136th.	$7,955.48 Ranked 43th. 20 times more than Afghanistan
Pipelines > Gas per million	13.3 km Ranked 82nd.	21.27 km Ranked 78th. 60% more than Afghanistan
Pipelines > Gas	466 km Ranked 83th.	4,456 km Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	0.274% Ranked 138th.	6.67% Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	0.374% Ranked 149th.	10.14% Ranked 20th. 27 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.191 per 1 million people Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Japan	0.031 per 1 million people Ranked 164th.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	29.3% Ranked 28th.	79.29% Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	1,904.98 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 19th. 8072 times more than Japan	0.236 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 19th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.064 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.	0.228 per 1 million people Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$9.39 billion Ranked 91st.	$830.12 billion Ranked 5th. 88 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	3.7% Ranked 1st. 922 times more than Japan	0.00401% Ranked 89th.
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	67.18 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 56th. 105 times more than Japan	0.638 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 112th.
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	78.52% Ranked 4th. 40% more than Japan	56.05% Ranked 29th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	5.52% Ranked 143th.	14.66% Ranked 129th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	0.678% Ranked 101st.	4.67% Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports	11.58% Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Japan	0.881% Ranked 97th.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	17% Ranked 1st. 37% more than Japan	12.44% Ranked 57th.
Waterways > A note	chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 <a href=/kp/DWT>DWT</a> (2001)	seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$8.03 billion Ranked 89th.	$992.05 billion Ranked 5th. 124 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	4 Ranked 102nd. The same as Japan	4 Ranked 93th.
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth	16% Ranked 2nd. 62 times more than Japan	0.257% Ranked 115th.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	3.91 Ranked 67th.	55.16 Ranked 30th. 14 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	0.669 Ranked 162nd.	1.13 Ranked 147th. 69% more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.193 Ranked 137th. 5 times more than Japan	0.0393 Ranked 156th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	21.66% Ranked 133th. 42% more than Japan	15.28% Ranked 127th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	1.2 Ranked 136th. 5 times more than Japan	0.251 Ranked 170th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.0704 Ranked 96th.	0.212 Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	4 Ranked 60th.	37 Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	10 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Japan	3 Ranked 176th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	340,350 Ranked 20th. 31% more than Japan	260,086 Ranked 25th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	-356,872,000,000 Ranked 120th.	-9,422,500,000,000 Ranked 143th. 26 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	10% Ranked 148th.	15.67% Ranked 112th. 57% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	17.44% Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Japan	4.27% Ranked 46th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m per million	0.161 Ranked 94th.	0.29 Ranked 84th. 80% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0781 Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Japan	0.0283 Ranked 143th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0704 Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Japan	0.0316 Ranked 143th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	11.69 Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Japan	2.03 Ranked 129th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.446 per 1 million people Ranked 34th. 56 times more than Japan	0.008 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	13 Ranked 28th. 13 times more than Japan	1 Ranked 93th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	77.47% Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Japan	11.11% Ranked 106th.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	34.77% Ranked 5th. 2% more than Japan	34.11% Ranked 6th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	1.08 per 1 million people Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than Japan	0.243 per 1 million people Ranked 180th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	6 Ranked 117th.	28 Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.031 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Japan	0.008 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.064 per 1 million people Ranked 79th.	0.22 per 1 million people Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.127 per 1 million people Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Japan	0.055 per 1 million people Ranked 136th.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$0.07 Ranked 38th.	$0.31 Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.418 Ranked 55th. 53 times more than Japan	0.00784 Ranked 117th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.255 per 1 million people Ranked 79th.	0.314 per 1 million people Ranked 130th. 23% more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	357.18 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 52nd. 40 times more than Japan	8.99 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 136th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million	0.161 Ranked 117th. 5 times more than Japan	0.0313 Ranked 127th.
Maritime > Time to import > Days	85 Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Japan	11 Ranked 147th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	357.18 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 23th. 221 times more than Japan	1.61 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 127th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	3.82% Ranked 51st. 36% more than Japan	2.82% Ranked 65th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	119.06 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 41st. 17 times more than Japan	6.91 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 102nd.
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	39.15% Ranked 28th. 68 times more than Japan	0.579% Ranked 87th.
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	43.15% Ranked 46th.	50.04% Ranked 17th. 16% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$123.26 Ranked 142nd.	$7,140.29 Ranked 47th. 58 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	476.25 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 78th. 517 times more than Japan	0.922 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 146th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.287 per 1 million people Ranked 95th. 35% more than Japan	0.212 per 1 million people Ranked 162nd.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days	4 Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Japan	1 Ranked 107th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	2.39% Ranked 150th.	13.03% Ranked 107th. 5 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	4,167.14 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 55th. 603 times more than Japan	6.91 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 157th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$20.78 Ranked 149th.	$6,088.36 Ranked 41st. 293 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	-35.546% Ranked 138th.	1.02% Ranked 38th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$102.48 Ranked 122nd.	$1,051.93 Ranked 62nd. 10 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	19.28% Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Japan	2.25% Ranked 126th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	44.36% Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Japan	17.03% Ranked 137th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$11.64 billion Ranked 92nd.	$1.01 trillion Ranked 5th. 87 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	2.1 Ranked 144th.	4.03 Ranked 9th. 92% more than Afghanistan
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	0.232 Ranked 53th.	2.63 Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0781 Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Japan	0.0292 Ranked 141st.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	82% Ranked 1st. 96% more than Japan	41.79% Ranked 42nd.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	13,928.9 Ranked 89th.	620,536.03 Ranked 19th. 45 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	91% Ranked 28th. 75% more than Japan	52% Ranked 179th.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	41.2% Ranked 70th. 45% more than Japan	28.46% Ranked 101st.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	12.88% Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Japan	0.796% Ranked 57th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	21.28% Ranked 176th.	58.83% Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	5.03 Ranked 152nd. 11 times more than Japan	0.47 Ranked 192nd.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	17.11% Ranked 74th.	40.63% Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	0.338% Ranked 123th.	1.3% Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Afghanistan
Pipelines > Total length	387 km Ranked 101st.	2,949 km Ranked 55th. 8 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	-11,965,718,427.271 Ranked 113th.	-73,866,337,511.943 Ranked 131st. 6 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	43.79% Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Japan	16.65% Ranked 137th.
Heliports > Per $ GDP	1,071.55 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 3rd. 310 times more than Japan	3.46 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 59th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m per million	0.121 Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Japan	0.0548 Ranked 98th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	119.06 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 5th. 539 times more than Japan	0.221 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 29th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	119.06 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 65th. 18 times more than Japan	6.45 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 126th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	0.134 Ranked 139th.	0.353 Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	17,775 Ranked 86th.	874,677 Ranked 8th. 49 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	5.65% Ranked 84th.	5.82% Ranked 71st. 3% more than Afghanistan
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	29.3% Ranked 48th.	78.22% Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	despite largely successful <a href=/encyclopedia/United-Nations>UN</a> efforts at voluntary repatriation, 2-3 million <a href=/country/af>Afghan</a> <a href=/graph-T/imm_ref>refugees</a> continue to reside in <a href=/country/ir>Iran</a> and <a href=/country/pk>Pakistan</a>, many at their own choosing; <a href=/country/pk>Pakistan</a> has sent troops into remote tribal areas to control the border and stem organized <a href=/encyclopedia/terrorism>terrorist</a> and other illegal cross-border activites; regular meetings between <a href=/country/pk>Pakistani</a> and coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of boundary encroachments; occasional conflicts over water-sharing arrangements with Amu Darya and Helmand River states	The sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a> as the "Northern Territories" and in <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> as the "Southern Kuril Islands", occupied by the <a href=/country/sr>Soviet Union</a> in 1945, now administered by <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> and claimed by <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a>, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; intensified <a href=/cat/Media>media</a> coverage and protests highlight dispute over the fishing-rich Liancourt <a href=/encyclopedia/Rocks-(album)>Rocks</a> (Tok-do/Take-shima) also claimed by <a href=/country/ks>South Korea</a>; <a href=/country/ch>China</a> and <a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a> have intensified their claims to the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai) administered by <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a>
Heliports per million	0.387 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Japan	0.118 Ranked 64th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$314.92 Ranked 135th.	$6,507.64 Ranked 43th. 21 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$5,180.00 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Japan	$970.00 Ranked 138th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	4.58% Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Japan	0.39% Ranked 128th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$4.86 billion Ranked 102nd.	$662.01 billion Ranked 6th. 136 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	2.58 Ranked 98th. 30 times more than Japan	0.0862 Ranked 182nd.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million	0.168 Ranked 62nd. 21 times more than Japan	0.00784 Ranked 111th.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.335 Ranked 133th. 14 times more than Japan	0.0235 Ranked 183th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$269.14 Ranked 130th.	$7,777.07 Ranked 34th. 29 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$195.53 Ranked 155th.	$5,189.70 Ranked 37th. 27 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	1.08e-11% Ranked 176th.	0.539% Ranked 120th. 50116700315 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	1.83% Ranked 143th.	10.87% Ranked 135th. 6 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	116.66 Ranked 54th.	7,035.88 Ranked 9th. 60 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days	5 Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Japan	1 Ranked 105th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	2 Ranked 142nd.	4.11 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	39.16% Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Japan	16.65% Ranked 142nd.
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	0.306% Ranked 130th.	2.86% Ranked 55th. 9 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	4 Ranked 82nd.	45 Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Afghanistan
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	4.09% Ranked 129th.	11.52% Ranked 124th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m per million	0.0402 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Japan	0.00783 Ranked 22nd.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.317 Ranked 142nd. 44% more than Japan	0.22 Ranked 149th.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.242 Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Japan	0.111 Ranked 109th.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	0.596 Ranked 122nd.	6.86 Ranked 52nd. 12 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.354 Ranked 124th. 18% more than Japan	0.299 Ranked 132nd.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	3.27 Ranked 171st. 3 times more than Japan	1.2 Ranked 188th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	2.33 Ranked 133th.	3.61 Ranked 14th. 55% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$576.00 million Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Japan	$239.00 million Ranked 31st.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million	0.0804 Ranked 117th.	0.305 Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	1,963.18 Ranked 130th.	546,669.69 Ranked 20th. 278 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	1.73% Ranked 166th.	8.18% Ranked 141st. 5 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	58.55 billion Ranked 99th.	69.73 trillion Ranked 6th. 1191 times more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	7.22 Ranked 26th.	14.21 Ranked 8th. 97% more than Afghanistan
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	254.89 Ranked 130th. 49% more than Japan	171.64 Ranked 162nd.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	0.371 per 1,000 people Ranked 117th.	5.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 14 times more than Afghanistan
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	357.18 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 41st. 38 times more than Japan	9.45 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 129th.

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