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  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Hong Kong Japan HISTORY
Expense > Current LCU 369.22 billion
Ranked 47th.
92.71 trillion
Ranked 4th. 251 times more than Hong Kong

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 62.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Japan
8.6 weeks of wages
Ranked 153th.

GNI > Current US$ $268.87 billion
Ranked 34th.
$6.15 trillion
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Hong Kong

GNI > Current US$ per capita $37,579.40
Ranked 20th.
$48,213.08
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Hong Kong

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 280,475.93
Ranked 25th.
4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Hong Kong

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 147th. The same as Japan
40 hours
Ranked 98th.
Labor force 3.7 million
Ranked 77th.
65.7 million
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force > By occupation manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.6%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social services 18.8%; <i>note:</i> above data exclude public sector agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7%
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 58.2%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Japan
56.6%
Ranked 39th.

Labor force per 1000 526.75
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Japan
515.49
Ranked 28th.

Labor force, total 3.73 million
Ranked 94th.
65.28 million
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force, total per 1000 521.42
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Japan
511.76
Ranked 42nd.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $3.98
Ranked 30th.
$5.64
Ranked 17th. 42% more than Hong Kong
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage HK$30 per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong . Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis.
Unemployment rate 4.6%
Ranked 78th.
5.1%
Ranked 74th. 11% more than Hong Kong

Expense > Current LCU per capita 52,212.09
Ranked 31st.
725,354.99
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 65.8%
Ranked 30th.
67.7%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 65.8%
Ranked 30th.
67.7%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Hong Kong

Force > Total > Per capita 0.528 per capita
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Japan
0.521 per capita
Ranked 24th.

Force > Total 3.67 million
Ranked 90th.
66.59 million
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Hong Kong

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 93.3%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Japan
84.7%
Ranked 33th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 22.3%
Ranked 57th.
35.3%
Ranked 20th. 58% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 9.4%
Ranked 60th. 18% more than Japan
8%
Ranked 64th.

GNI > Current LCU 2.09 trillion
Ranked 65th.
490.72 trillion
Ranked 6th. 235 times more than Hong Kong

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 4%
Ranked 45th.
11.4%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 51.8%
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Japan
46.3%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 51.8%
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Japan
46.3%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force > Per capita 521.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
523.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. About the same as Hong Kong

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $5.61 billion
Ranked 13th.
$190.41 billion
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 49.17$
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Japan
10.03$
Ranked 79th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 83.2%
Ranked 16th.
85%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Hong Kong

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 0.4%
Ranked 69th.
4.4%
Ranked 55th. 11 times more than Hong Kong

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 8.9%
Ranked 40th.
9.8%
Ranked 61st. 10% more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 48,245.87$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Japan
10,025.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

GNI > Constant LCU 2.01 trillion
Ranked 35th.
535.32 trillion
Ranked 4th. 267 times more than Hong Kong

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 280,475.93
Ranked 25th.
4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Hong Kong

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $33,427.56
Ranked 20th.
$38,075.13
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Hong Kong

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 1.8%
Ranked 45th. 64% more than Japan
1.1%
Ranked 51st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 0.2%
Ranked 69th.
4.5%
Ranked 34th. 23 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 66.1%
Ranked 120th.
69.9%
Ranked 98th. 6% more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 51.4%
Ranked 63th. 11% more than Japan
46.2%
Ranked 99th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 40.5%
Ranked 63th.
41.4%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 11%
Ranked 56th. 24% more than Japan
8.9%
Ranked 61st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 335 million$
Ranked 43th.
1.28 billion$
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.89$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 94th. 7 times more than Japan
0.283$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 132nd.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 77.3%
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Japan
59.1%
Ranked 23th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 6.8%
Ranked 25th. 89% more than Japan
3.6%
Ranked 51st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 6.6%
Ranked 68th.
17.6%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 225.18 per million people
Ranked 28th.
527.56 per million people
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Hong Kong

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 13.6%
Ranked 31st.
20%
Ranked 11th. 47% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 2.7%
Ranked 82nd.
4%
Ranked 74th. 48% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.8%
Ranked 33th. 39% more than Japan
9.9%
Ranked 47th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 10.7%
Ranked 23th.
32.6%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.14%
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Japan
0.0426%
Ranked 135th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 93.2%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Japan
76.8%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 7.9%
Ranked 63th. 11% more than Japan
7.1%
Ranked 66th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 102.13%
Ranked 27th.
103.2%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Hong Kong

Expense > % of GDP 19.07%
Ranked 80th.
19.7%
Ranked 77th. 3% more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.35$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 138th. 6 times more than Japan
0.238$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 149th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.1%
Ranked 98th.
3.7%
Ranked 52nd. 37 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 35.23$
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than Japan
8.45$
Ranked 125th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 14.1%
Ranked 11th.
30.9%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Hong Kong

Employers, female > % of employment 1.4%
Ranked 50th. 40% more than Japan
1%
Ranked 72nd.

Employers, total > % of employment 3.3%
Ranked 46th. 32% more than Japan
2.5%
Ranked 71st.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 5.6%
Ranked 61st.
10.9%
Ranked 52nd. 95% more than Hong Kong

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 14.4%
Ranked 55th. 14% more than Japan
12.6%
Ranked 74th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 10.2%
Ranked 62nd.
11.9%
Ranked 71st. 17% more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 65.4%
Ranked 113th.
67.2%
Ranked 101st. 3% more than Hong Kong

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 7.4%
Ranked 72nd.
10.5%
Ranked 57th. 42% more than Hong Kong

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 81.06%
Ranked 105th.
84.83%
Ranked 55th. 5% more than Hong Kong

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 89.8%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Japan
87.7%
Ranked 19th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 10.9%
Ranked 58th. 25% more than Japan
8.7%
Ranked 69th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 9.3%
Ranked 66th. 18% more than Japan
7.9%
Ranked 72nd.

Force with primary education > % of total 43.5%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
19.7%
Ranked 35th.

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 11.7%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Japan
10.1%
Ranked 20th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.8%
Ranked 47th. 45% more than Japan
4.7%
Ranked 62nd.

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 2.13%
Ranked 18th.
3.2%
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 38.1%
Ranked 130th.
40.8%
Ranked 122nd. 7% more than Hong Kong

GNI growth > Annual % 0.894%
Ranked 81st.
2.01%
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Hong Kong

GNI per capita > Current LCU 291,480.87
Ranked 55th.
3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 13 times more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.8%
Ranked 67th. 10% more than Japan
7.1%
Ranked 71st.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 7.8%
Ranked 35th. 59% more than Japan
4.9%
Ranked 60th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 37%
Ranked 8th.
49.3%
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.9%
Ranked 42nd. 25% more than Japan
8.7%
Ranked 49th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 46.59%
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Japan
41.08%
Ranked 99th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 10.1%
Ranked 25th.
29.2%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 9.8%
Ranked 20th.
26.5%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $783.58 million
Ranked 11th.
$1.49 billion
Ranked 6th. 90% more than Hong Kong

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 43.48 billion
Ranked 13th.
15.19 trillion
Ranked 1st. 349 times more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 5.6%
Ranked 55th. 27% more than Japan
4.4%
Ranked 63th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 44.3%
Ranked 23th.
57.7%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Hong Kong

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 62.16%
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Japan
60.45%
Ranked 77th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 8%
Ranked 51st. 8% more than Japan
7.4%
Ranked 53th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 36.6%
Ranked 26th.
50.5%
Ranked 25th. 38% more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 34.56$ per capita
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than Japan
8.45$ per capita
Ranked 129th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 6.08 billion
Ranked 9th.
119.1 billion
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Hong Kong

Employers, male > % of employment 5.1%
Ranked 33th. 42% more than Japan
3.6%
Ranked 66th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 4%
Ranked 45th.
11.4%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 240 million$
Ranked 91st.
1.08 billion$
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Hong Kong

One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 9.8%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Japan
9.4%
Ranked 42nd.

One-person and family businesses > Men 8.9%
Ranked 40th.
9.8%
Ranked 61st. 10% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.1 ratio
Ranked 51st. 11% more than Japan
1.9 ratio
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.4
Ranked 47th. The same as Japan
2.4
Ranked 48th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 291,480.87
Ranked 55th.
3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 13 times more than Hong Kong

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 17.21%
Ranked 93th.
71.62%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 33.3%
Ranked 132nd.
38.4%
Ranked 109th. 15% more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 50.2%
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Japan
46.1%
Ranked 99th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 8.9%
Ranked 40th.
9.8%
Ranked 61st. 10% more than Hong Kong

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 70.94%
Ranked 78th.
72.72%
Ranked 62nd. 3% more than Hong Kong

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 0.2%
Ranked 98th.
3.8%
Ranked 69th. 19 times more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 34.2%
Ranked 102nd.
39%
Ranked 88th. 14% more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 57.2%
Ranked 99th. 2% more than Japan
56.3%
Ranked 103th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 4.6%
Ranked 77th.
11.4%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Hong Kong

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 9.9%
Ranked 65th. 1% more than Japan
9.8%
Ranked 66th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 94.4%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Japan
88.7%
Ranked 33th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 85.6%
Ranked 11th.
87.1%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Hong Kong

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.8%
Ranked 46th.
5.6%
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Hong Kong

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.1%
Ranked 58th.
1%
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Hong Kong

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.4%
Ranked 56th.
2.9%
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Hong Kong

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 3.9%
Ranked 61st.
14.7%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Hong Kong

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 18.8%
Ranked 60th.
33.1%
Ranked 26th. 76% more than Hong Kong

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 95.8%
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Japan
80.4%
Ranked 35th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 80.1%
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Japan
61.9%
Ranked 20th.

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 55.5%
Ranked 52nd.
70.8%
Ranked 16th. 28% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 3.8%
Ranked 70th.
4.6%
Ranked 63th. 21% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 3.3%
Ranked 77th.
4.3%
Ranked 69th. 30% more than Hong Kong

Force > Total per 1000 537.95
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Japan
521.18
Ranked 23th.

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