Economy > Trade Stats: compare key data on Iraq & Saudi Arabia
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- Exports: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis.
- Exports > Export growth: 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 UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level 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."
- Exports > Export growth in USD: 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."
- Exports > Exports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
- Exports > Goods: Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
- Exports > Leading export market: Country or customs union which is the main recipient of exports.
- Exports > Per $ GDP: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
- Exports per capita: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- Exports to US: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
- Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
- Imports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
- Imports > Imports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
- Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$: Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- Exports > Exports of goods, services and primary income > BoP, current US$: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Balance of payments > Net primary income > BoP, current US$ per million: Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- Imports from US: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
- Exports > Per capita: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
- Imports from US per capita: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of chemicals-other: US exports of chemicals-other, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of copper: US exports of copper, USD Thousands, 2004
- Exports to US > Per $ GDP: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003 Per $ GDP figures expressed per $100 of Gross Domestic Product.
- Exports to US per capita: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of other household goods: US exports of other household goods, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of other industrial supplies: US exports of other industrial supplies, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of plastic materials: US exports of plastic materials, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of railway transportation equipment: US exports of railway transportation equipment, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of minimum value shipments: US exports of minimum value shipments, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of rugs: US exports of rugs, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of semiconductors: US exports of semiconductors, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of shingles > Molding > Wallboard: US exports of shingles, molding, wallboard, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of rice: US exports of rice, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of synthetic rubber-primary: US exports of synthetic rubber-primary, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of sports apparel and gear: US exports of sports apparel and gear, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of generators > Accessories per 1000: US exports of generators, accessories, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of tapes > Audio and visual: US exports of tapes, audio and visual, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of tobacco > Unmanufactured: US exports of tobacco, unmanufactured, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of telecommunications equipment: US exports of telecommunications equipment, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of toiletries and cosmetics: US exports of toiletries and cosmetics, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of vegetables: US exports of vegetables, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of glass-plate > Sheet > Etc per million: US exports of glass-plate, sheet, etc., USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of manmade cloth per 1000: US exports of manmade cloth, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of logs and lumber per 1000: US exports of logs and lumber, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of nontextile floor tiles per million: US exports of nontextile floor tiles, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of parts-civilian aircraft per 1000: US exports of parts-civilian aircraft, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of books > Printed matter: US exports of books, printed matter, USD Thousands, 2004
- Export to Import ratio: 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."
- Imports > Merchandise imports from high-income economies > % of total merchandise imports: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies as of July 1, 2009. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data."
- Imports > Ores and scrap metal 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)."
- Imports > Services: Services (previously nonfactor services) refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
- Balance of payments > Portfolio Investment, net > BoP, current US$ per million: Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$). Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- With US > US imports of nuts and preparations: US imports of nuts and preparations, USD Thousands, 2004
- Balance of payments > Portfolio equity, net inflows > BoP, current US$: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Balance of payments > Portfolio Investment, net > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$). Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
- Exports > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) 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.
- Exports > Transport services > % of service exports, BoP: Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).
- With US > US > Exports of agricultural machinery > Equipment: US exports of agricultural machinery, equipment, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US imports of parts for civilian aircraft: US imports of parts for civilian aircraft, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US imports of telecommunications equipment: US imports of telecommunications equipment, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of artwork > Antiques > Stamps > Etc: US exports of artwork, antiques, stamps, etc., USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of metalworking machine tools: US exports of metalworking machine tools, USD Thousands, 2004
- Exports > High-technology exports > Current US$: High-technology exports (current US$). High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- With US > US > Exports of petroleum products > Other per 1000: US exports of petroleum products, other, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of specialized mining: US exports of specialized mining, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of furniture > Household goods > Etc per 1000: US exports of furniture, household goods, etc., USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of pharmaceutical preparations: US exports of pharmaceutical preparations, USD Thousands, 2004
- Exports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Exports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of nonferrous metals > Other: US exports of nonferrous metals, other, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of automotive tires and tubes per 1000: US exports of automotive tires and tubes, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of bakery products: US exports of bakery products, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of records > Tapes > And disks per 1000: US exports of records, tapes, and disks, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- Balance of payments > Net financial account > BoP, current US$: Net financial account (BoP, current US$). The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- With US > US > Exports of chemicals-organic per 1000: US exports of chemicals-organic, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of medicinal equipment per 1000: US exports of medicinal equipment, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of military apparel and footwear per million: US exports of military apparel and footwear, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- With US > US imports of apparel and household goods-wool per 1000: US imports of apparel and household goods-wool, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- Balance of payments > Net financial account > BoP, current US$ per capita: Net financial account (BoP, current US$). The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of dairy products and eggs: US exports of dairy products and eggs, USD Thousands, 2004
- With US > US > Exports of finished metal shapes: US exports of finished metal shapes, USD Thousands, 2004
- Exports > Export procedure fees > US$ 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."
- With US > US imports of industrial organic chemicals: US imports of industrial organic chemicals, USD Thousands, 2004
- Balance of payments > Net secondary income > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Net secondary income (BoP, current US$). Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
- Exports > Exports of goods, services and primary income > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
- Imports > Commercial service imports > Current US$: Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies."
- Balance of payments > Secondary income receipts > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
- Balance of payments > Secondary income, other sectors, payments > BoP, current US$: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Balance of payments > Net primary income > BoP, current US$: Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- With US > US > Exports of railway transportation equipment per million: US exports of railway transportation equipment, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- Exports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
- Imports > Per $ GDP: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
- With US > US > Exports of business machines and equipment per 1000: US exports of business machines and equipment, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of toiletries and cosmetics per 1000: US exports of toiletries and cosmetics, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of tvs > Vcrs > Etc per 1000: US exports of tv's, vcr's, etc., USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- Balance of payments > Grants, excluding technical cooperation > BoP, current US$: Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$). Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- With US > US > Exports of drilling & oilfield equipment per 1000: US exports of drilling & oilfield equipment, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of excavating machinery per 1000: US exports of excavating machinery, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US imports of bakery and confectionary products per 1000: US imports of bakery and confectionary products, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- Exports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: 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, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
- With US > US > Exports of marine engines > Parts per million: US exports of marine engines, parts, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of pleasure boats and motors per 1000: US exports of pleasure boats and motors, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
- With US > US > Exports of synthetic rubber-primary per million: US exports of synthetic rubber-primary, USD Thousands, 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
- Exports > Exports of goods and services per capita: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- Exports > Commercial service exports > Current US$: Commercial service exports (current US$). Commercial service exports are total service exports minus exports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies.
- Exports > Merchandise > Exports to third world economies in Latin America and the Caribbean > % of total merchan: Merchandise exports to third world economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to third world economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies as of July 1, 2009. 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."
- 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)."
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