Transport Stats: compare key data on Italy & Spain

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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.
Commute > Distance: Distance. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Distance".
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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)."
Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Road > Expressway length: Expressway length (km).
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Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
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Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
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.
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.
Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
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).
Road > Motorway length per capita: Length of motorways per capita (mm).
Road > Road density: Road density (m of road per square km).
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 lines > Total route-km: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks."
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.
Inefficiency index: Each country's inefficiency rating in regards to traffic. Long commute times, poor traffic laws and other factors are taken into consideration.
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.
Railways > Total > Per capita: 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 capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Traffic index: Traffic Index is a composite index of time consumed in traffic due to job commute, estimation of time consumption dissatisfaction, CO2 consumption estimation in traffic and overall inefficiencies in the traffic system.
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.
Motor vehicle > Production: Production of motor vehicles by country. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches.
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.
Motor vehicle > Production per 1000: Production of motor vehicles by country. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Container port traffic: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
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.
Highways > Paved > Per capita: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roadways > Total: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards: Quality of port infrastructure, WEF (1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards). The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible).
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
Roads > Time index: Time Index is an average one way time needed to transport, in minutes.
Container port traffic per 1000: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Commute > Time spent > Driving: Driving Car. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Driving Car".
Commute > Time spent > Total: Overall. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Overall".
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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
Road > Length of motorways per capita: Kilometers of motorways per million residents.
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.
Road > Public road per capita: Length of public roads per capita (m).
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.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
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.
Commute > Time spent > On the train: Train Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Train Ride".
Rail > High speed railway length: High speed dedicated lines (speed of 200 km/h or over) currently in operation.
Rail > Passengers: Million passengers.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Vehicle abundance: Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population 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.
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.
Rail > Electrified railway length: Electrified length (km).
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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."
Commute > Time spent > Walking: Walking. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Walking".
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.
Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year: Billion passenger-km.
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.
Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
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.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Commute > Time spent > Waiting: Waiting. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Waiting".
Merchant marine > Ships by type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
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.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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."
Railways > Narrow gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
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 > 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.
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.
Gas price > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
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).
Railways > Standard gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge
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.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
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
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of diesel fuel. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
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.
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita: Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Pipelines > Refined products: Total length of refined products pipelines
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: 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.
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.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
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.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > By type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
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.
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units."
Space > Space agency: Name of each country's space agency.
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"
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.
Space > International Space Station visitors:
Nationality of individuals who have been on the International Space Station (ISS). One person who has been to ISS twice is counted twice. Includes space tourists.
Space > International Space Station flights: Number of flights to the International Space Station (ISS) with a national of the listed countries on board.
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.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally 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 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.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (constant 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 constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > 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.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP 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.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
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
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.
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.
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 > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.
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
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 > 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.
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.
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.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online."
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.
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.
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 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 > 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 > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita 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$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: 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 > 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.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.
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 > 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.
Road > Traffic laws > Seatbelt required: Indicates for European countries whether (and on which seats) it is mandatory to wear seatbelts while driving.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on dual carriageways in European countries. A dual carriageway road or divided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are separate, usually divided by a barrier and a strip of grass or other plants.
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.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on motorways, freeways or highways in European countries.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km/ h) on single carriageways in European countries. A single carriageway road or undivided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are not separate, usually divided only by lines.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
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 > 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.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) 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. Service exports 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."
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 > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
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.
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."
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use: Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. 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 > 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 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.
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$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: 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 > 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 > 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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age: Indicates for European countries the age under which driving is not permitted.
Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level: Indicates for European countries the limit of blood alcohol content (in %), above which driving is not permitted.
Road > Traffic laws > Tow rope required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a tow rope to be available in each car.
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 > 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.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. 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 > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU: External balance on goods and services (constant 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 constant local currency.
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.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
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.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (constant 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 constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita 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.
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i: The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible)."
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 > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Road > Traffic laws > First aid required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a first aid kit to be available in each car.
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.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. 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 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 > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
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 > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) in urban areas in European countries.
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 > 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.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
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 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 > 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.
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 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 > 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.
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
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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
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 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 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.
Railways > Standard gauge 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.
Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge. Figures expressed per million population 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 > 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
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.
Pipelines > Oil per million: Total length of oil pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > 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 > 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 > 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)].
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.
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.
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.
Pipelines > Oil: Total length of oil pipelines
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.
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 > 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.
Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
Railways > Standard gauge > 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.
Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % 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
Road > Radar detector legality: Legality.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient."
Transport services > % of all service imports: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) 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, the 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. Services imports 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 International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
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.
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.
Road > Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a fire extinguisher to be available in each car.
Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a spare light bulb to be available in each car.
Road > Traffic laws > Toll roads: Indicates for European countries whether toll roads exist. Toll roads are publically or privately owned roads for which a fee must be paid to be allowed to use them.
Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a triangular safety reflector to be available in each car.
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 > 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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
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 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 > 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.
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."
Travel > % of all service > Exports: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) 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. Service exports 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."
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption."
Travel > % of all service imports: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) 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. Services imports 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 International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
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.
Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines

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STAT	Italy	Spain
Airports	129 Ranked 45th.	150 Ranked 38th. 16% more than Italy
Commute > Distance	5.94 km Ranked 15th.	6.58 km Ranked 13th. 11% more than Italy
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	177.07 billion Ranked 6th. 81% more than Spain	98.04 billion Ranked 14th.
Highways > Total > Per capita	8.43 km per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.	16.63 km per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 97% more than Italy
Motor vehicles	566 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 1st. 20% more than Spain	471 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 11th.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	677.29 Ranked 8th. 13% more than Spain	600.77 Ranked 13th.
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	600.93 Ranked 6th. 24% more than Spain	484.86 Ranked 15th.
Rail > Railway length	24,179 km Ranked 11th. 52% more than Spain	15,947 km Ranked 18th.
Road > Expressway length	6,700 km Ranked 9th.	15,152 km Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Italy
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	679 Ranked 10th. 15% more than Spain	593 Ranked 16th.
Road > Motorway length	6,661 km Ranked 7th.	16,214 km Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	162 Ranked 13th. 23% more than Spain	132 Ranked 22nd.
Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road	81 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Spain	35 Ranked 25th.
Waterways	2,400 km Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Spain	1,000 km Ranked 19th.
Road > Motorway density	21.94 m of motorway per square km Ranked 10th.	32.04 m of motorway per square km Ranked 7th. 46% more than Italy
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	602.44 Ranked 7th. 25% more than Spain	480.72 Ranked 20th.
Road > Motorway length per capita	111.6 mm Ranked 17th.	347.16 mm Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
Road > Road density	1,816 m of road per square km Ranked 6th. 38% more than Spain	1,320 m of road per square km Ranked 11th.
Ports and terminals	Augusta, Cagliari, Genoa, Livorno, Taranto, Trieste, Venice<br /><strong>oil terminals:</strong> Melilli (Santa Panagia) oil terminal, Sarroch oil terminal	Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia (Spain); Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Rail lines > Total route-km	16,862 Ranked 15th. 12% more than Spain	15,046 Ranked 17th.
Airports > Per capita	2.18 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.	3.81 per 1 million people Ranked 157th. 75% more than Italy
Inefficiency index	166.06 Ranked 15th. 11% more than Spain	149.79 Ranked 19th.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	2,906.67 Ranked 27th. 37% more than Spain	2,121.28 Ranked 36th.
Air transport > Passengers carried	30.67 million Ranked 14th.	55.21 million Ranked 9th. 80% more than Italy
Railways > Total > Per capita	0.339 km per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	0.378 km per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 12% more than Italy
Roads > Traffic index	153.3 Ranked 13th. 30% more than Spain	117.6 Ranked 26th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total	98 Ranked 24th.	99 Ranked 23th. 1% more than Italy
Roadways > Paved	487,700 km Ranked 1st.	683,175 km Ranked 5th. 40% more than Italy
Motor vehicle > Production	843,239 Ranked 18th.	2.17 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Italy
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	1,365.13 million tons/km Ranked 19th. 34% more than Spain	1,021.74 million tons/km Ranked 24th.
Motor vehicle > Production per 1000	14.01 Ranked 20th.	47.27 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Italy
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km	46,998 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Spain	23,344 Ranked 11th.
Container port traffic	9.86 million TEU Ranked 8th. 7% more than Spain	9.17 million TEU Ranked 11th.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	679.41 Ranked 9th. 15% more than Spain	592.87 Ranked 13th.
Highways > Paved > Per capita	8.43 km per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.	16.46 km per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 95% more than Italy
Roadways > Total	487,700 km Ranked 14th.	683,175 km Ranked 10th. 40% more than Italy
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards	3.9 Ranked 87th.	5.8 Ranked 12th. 49% more than Italy
Heliports	5 Ranked 37th.	10 Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Italy
Pipelines	gas 17,558 km; oil 1,241 km	gas 7,738 km; oil 560 km; refined products 3,445 km
Roads > Time index	37.97 Ranked 11th. 20% more than Spain	31.55 Ranked 27th.
Container port traffic per 1000	168.16 TEU Ranked 21st.	211.3 TEU Ranked 19th. 26% more than Italy
Airports per million	2.18 Ranked 156th.	3.34 Ranked 139th. 53% more than Italy
Commute > Time spent > Driving	3.89 min Ranked 11th.	5 min Ranked 10th. 29% more than Italy
Commute > Time spent > Total	41 min Ranked 7th.	48.75 min Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Italy
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita	3.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 7% more than Spain	3.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.
Highways > Paved	479,688 km Ranked 4th.	657,157 km Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Italy
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	487,700 Ranked 8th.	667,064 Ranked 8th. 37% more than Italy
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0602 Ranked 128th.	0.0801 Ranked 118th. 33% more than Italy
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	3.65 Ranked 20th.	3.69 Ranked 19th. 1% more than Italy
Highways > Total	479,688 km Ranked 5th.	663,795 km Ranked 4th. 38% more than Italy
Road > Length of motorways per capita	32.28 mm Ranked 15th. 3% more than Spain	31.2 mm Ranked 16th.
Railways > Total	20,255 km Ranked 13th. 32% more than Spain	15,293 km Ranked 19th.
Road > Public road per capita	8.42 m Ranked 19th.	15.15 m Ranked 11th. 80% more than Italy
Waterways per million	39.87 km Ranked 12th. 83% more than Spain	21.78 km Ranked 15th.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km	18,011 Ranked 17th. 18% more than Spain	15,317 Ranked 18th.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people	8.21 km Ranked 2nd.	14.8 km Ranked 6th. 80% more than Italy
Commute > Time spent > On the train	1.67 min Ranked 11th. 11% more than Spain	1.5 min Ranked 12th.
Rail > High speed railway length	926 km Ranked 7th.	3,100 km Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
Rail > Passengers	622 million Ranked 6th. 9% more than Spain	570 million Ranked 7th.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	40,554 Ranked 10th. 79% more than Spain	22,681 Ranked 11th.
Vehicle abundance	115.31 per square km Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Spain	37.42 per square km Ranked 22nd.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million	667.85 Ranked 18th. 36% more than Spain	491.2 Ranked 25th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	31 Ranked 82nd.	51 Ranked 59th. 65% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	10 Ranked 74th.	13 Ranked 60th. 30% more than Italy
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	527.51 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	1,363.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Italy
Rail > Electrified railway length	16,683 km Ranked 7th. 73% more than Spain	9,623 km Ranked 10th.
Roads > Total network > Km	487,700 Ranked 6th.	666,291.5 Ranked 6th. 37% more than Italy
Commute > Time spent > Walking	33.33 min Ranked 3rd.	38 min Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Italy
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	1,279.02 Ranked 18th.	1,306.44 Ranked 17th. 2% more than Italy
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0599 Ranked 129th.	0.0798 Ranked 117th. 33% more than Italy
Highways > Total per 1000	8.43 km Ranked 15th.	16.63 km Ranked 4th. 97% more than Italy
Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year	40.6 billion km Ranked 7th. 79% more than Spain	22.7 billion km Ranked 8th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m	9 Ranked 27th.	18 Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Italy
Merchant marine > Total	681 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Spain	132 Ranked 44th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	13.15 million Dwt Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Spain	2.28 million Dwt Ranked 41st.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$	$847.00 million Ranked 9th. 18% more than Spain	$720.00 million Ranked 11th.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	31.05 million Ranked 23th.	44.79 million Ranked 17th. 44% more than Italy
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million	1.09 Ranked 106th.	1.61 Ranked 89th. 48% more than Italy
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	8.32 Ranked 27th.	14.86 Ranked 15th. 79% more than Italy
Commute > Time spent > Waiting	0.44 min Ranked 24th.	3 min Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Italy
Merchant marine > Ships by type	bulk 43, cargo 39, chemical tanker 98, combination ore/oil 5, container 28, liquefied gas 39, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 14, petroleum tanker 67, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 60, short-sea passenger 32, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 22	bulk 9, cargo 31, chemical tanker 10, container 13, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 33, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 4
Airports > Per $ GDP	0.072 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 163th.	0.128 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 160th. 78% more than Italy
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	11,796 Ranked 13th. 77% more than Spain	6,669 Ranked 19th.
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.66 Ranked 29th.	0.75 Ranked 25th. 14% more than Italy
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million	296.61 Ranked 44th.	331.72 Ranked 40th. 12% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.472 Ranked 85th.	0.507 Ranked 81st. 7% more than Italy
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km	192,700 Ranked 5th. 45% more than Spain	132,868 Ranked 11th.
Railways > Narrow gauge	None	None
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	1.67 per 1 million people Ranked 77th.	2.37 per 1 million people Ranked 128th. 42% more than Italy
Highways > Unpaved	0.0 Ranked 109th.	6,638 km Ranked 61st.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	18 Ranked 30th.	19 Ranked 28th. 6% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.146 Ranked 115th.	0.38 Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Italy
Gas price > US$ per liter	$1.57 Ranked 15th. 28% more than Spain	$1.23 Ranked 61st.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km	19,918 Ranked 18th. 95% more than Spain	10,224 Ranked 31st.
Aircraft departures	394,500 Ranked 9th.	517,500 Ranked 8th. 31% more than Italy
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000	13.29 Ranked 7th. 56% more than Spain	8.52 Ranked 19th.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	509.65 Ranked 55th.	969.13 Ranked 42nd. 90% more than Italy
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	80 Ranked 12th. 95% more than Spain	41 Ranked 29th.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	3.67 Ranked 23th.	3.7 Ranked 19th. 1% more than Italy
Railways > Standard gauge	18,611 km Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Spain	1,392 km Ranked 20th.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	3.85 Ranked 183th.	5.2 Ranked 181st. 35% more than Italy
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	3.59 Ranked 182nd.	5.81 Ranked 177th. 62% more than Italy
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km	11,545 Ranked 27th. 44% more than Spain	8,019 Ranked 33th.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	233.75 Ranked 148th.	239.95 Ranked 146th. 3% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	11 Ranked 31st.	24 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Italy
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter	$1.63 Ranked 5th. 27% more than Spain	$1.28 Ranked 47th.
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$1,195.00 Ranked 90th.	$1,310.00 Ranked 78th. 10% more than Italy
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 105th.	0.166 km per 1,000 people Ranked 98th.
Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita	1.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	9.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Italy
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$	$6.99 billion Ranked 8th. 18% more than Spain	$5.93 billion Ranked 12th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita	$115.18 Ranked 28th.	$128.47 Ranked 26th. 12% more than Italy
Pipelines > Refined products	1,574 km Ranked 20th.	3,461 km Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Italy
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km	175,775 Ranked 11th.	210,068 Ranked 7th. 20% more than Italy
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$103.32 billion Ranked 14th.	$136.58 billion Ranked 8th. 32% more than Italy
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$582.25 billion Ranked 11th. 36% more than Spain	$428.20 billion Ranked 16th.
Roadways > Total per 1000	8.21 km Ranked 11th.	14.96 km Ranked 8th. 82% more than Italy
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000	167.06 Ranked 47th.	285.09 Ranked 29th. 71% more than Italy
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	10.14 million Ranked 14th.	13.16 million Ranked 11th. 30% more than Italy
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	382,590 Ranked 14th.	616,893 Ranked 10th. 61% more than Italy
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	39,141 Ranked 11th. 16% more than Spain	33,615 Ranked 13th.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.2 Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Spain	0.15 Ranked 54th.
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP	10.55 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 106th.	12.23 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 105th. 16% more than Italy
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	803,700 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Spain	392,500 Ranked 9th.
Railways > Total per million	329.74 km Ranked 34th.	335.59 km Ranked 33th. 2% more than Italy
Highways > Paved per 1000	8.43 km Ranked 6th.	16.46 km Ranked 2nd. 95% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	29 Ranked 20th. 21% more than Spain	24 Ranked 25th.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million	0.0657 Ranked 85th. 52% more than Spain	0.0433 Ranked 93th.
Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Year	2005	2005
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.495 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 82% more than Spain	0.272 per 1 million people Ranked 112th.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita	11 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Spain	3.9 per 1 million people Ranked 89th.
Merchant marine > By type	bulk carrier 81, cargo 47, carrier 1, chemical tanker 169, container 22, liquefied gas 25, passenger 23, passenger/cargo 160, petroleum tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 34, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 34	bulk carrier 7, cargo 17, chemical tanker 12, container 8, liquefied gas 13, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 5
Heliports > Per capita	0.099 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.	0.198 per 1 million people Ranked 53th. Twice as much as Italy
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units	10.52 million Ranked 12th.	13.25 million Ranked 8th. 26% more than Italy
Space > Space agency	ASI (Italian Space Agency)	INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial)
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	10.3 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 148th.	35.95 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 143th. 3 times more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	0.053 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 165th.	0.078 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 159th. 47% more than Italy
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	0.0 Ranked 106th.	0.166 km Ranked 99th.
Spaceflight > Total days all astronauts spent in space	87.11	18.88
Pipelines > Total length per million	313.38 km Ranked 50th. 20% more than Spain	261.76 km Ranked 56th.
Pipelines > All types	gas 17,335 km; oil 1,136 km (2004)	gas 7,306 km; oil 730 km; refined products 3,512 km (2004)
Aircraft departures per 1000	6.73 Ranked 52nd.	11.92 Ranked 37th. 77% more than Italy
Space > International Space Station visitors	4 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Spain	1 Ranked 9th.
Space > International Space Station flights	7 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Spain	1 Ranked 11th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	5.59% Ranked 18th. 26% more than Spain	4.44% Ranked 23th.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million	2 Ranked 58th.	2.8 Ranked 52nd. 40% more than Italy
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0579 Ranked 129th.	0.0796 Ranked 119th. 37% more than Italy
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0612 Ranked 127th.	0.0794 Ranked 119th. 30% more than Italy
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	6.05 Ranked 50th. 30% more than Spain	4.67 Ranked 70th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million	664.17 million Ranked 26th. 55% more than Spain	428.74 million Ranked 29th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	39.64% Ranked 66th.	40.74% Ranked 65th. 3% more than Italy
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	795.38 Ranked 33th.	1,141.99 Ranked 28th. 44% more than Italy
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days	3 Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Spain	1 Ranked 110th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	3.74 Ranked 22nd. The same as Spain	3.74 Ranked 21st.
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	2.34% Ranked 84th.	3.69% Ranked 41st. 58% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	31 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Spain	12 Ranked 36th.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$13.90 Ranked 14th.	$15.58 Ranked 11th. 12% more than Italy
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.0421% Ranked 10th.	0.0534% Ranked 7th. 27% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.0163 Ranked 112th.	0.0422 Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Italy
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion	27.54% Ranked 68th.	33.77% Ranked 50th. 23% more than Italy
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.0107% Ranked 76th.	0.019% Ranked 69th. 78% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	16.8 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 118th.	19.61 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 116th. 17% more than Italy
Heliports > Per $ GDP	2.71 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 62nd.	6.54 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Italy
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	23.07% Ranked 84th.	24.95% Ranked 74th. 8% more than Italy
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	-25,985,690,512.892 Ranked 85th. 93% more than Spain	-13,495,827,414.461 Ranked 81st.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	28.92% Ranked 99th.	31.73% Ranked 85th. 10% more than Italy
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	-0.4% Ranked 47th.	-1.145% Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Italy
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	13.06 Ranked 48th.	24.71 Ranked 41st. 89% more than Italy
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	19.21% Ranked 42nd.	27.2% Ranked 17th. 42% more than Italy
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days	4 Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as Spain	2 Ranked 84th.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	69.97 Ranked 10th.	70.22 Ranked 9th. About the same as Italy
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	6.36% Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Spain	5.8% Ranked 38th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	217.77 Ranked 143th.	268.15 Ranked 121st. 23% more than Italy
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	40.14% Ranked 23th.	40.99% Ranked 21st. 2% more than Italy
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	7,772.29 Ranked 102nd. 7% more than Spain	7,270.05 Ranked 104th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	473.47 billion Ranked 61st. 41% more than Spain	336.01 billion Ranked 69th.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita	-426.569 Ranked 73th. 46% more than Spain	-292.004 Ranked 71st.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.214 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.	0.593 per 1 million people Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	1.08 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 109th.	1.63 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 108th. 51% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.181 per 1 million people Ranked 90th.	0.346 per 1 million people Ranked 125th. 91% more than Italy
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	7.72% Ranked 102nd.	15.49% Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Italy
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	43.05% Ranked 26th.	49.85% Ranked 12th. 16% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	7.59 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 141st.	12.26 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 134th. 61% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.313 per 1 million people Ranked 92nd.	1.04 per 1 million people Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Italy
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita	0.221 Dwt Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Spain	0.0509 Dwt Ranked 70th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	18.97 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 154th.	49.84 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 149th. 3 times more than Italy
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,861.92 Ranked 36th. 25% more than Spain	$6,309.66 Ranked 39th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$1,696.08 Ranked 52nd.	$2,955.11 Ranked 34th. 74% more than Italy
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$560.61 billion Ranked 13th. 35% more than Spain	$413.98 billion Ranked 16th.
Maritime > Time to import > Days	18 Ranked 102nd. Twice as much as Spain	9 Ranked 165th.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	66.33 Ranked 13th.	74.44 Ranked 11th. 12% more than Italy
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	3.34 Ranked 26th.	3.4 Ranked 23th. 2% more than Italy
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	3.73 Ranked 20th. 2% more than Spain	3.67 Ranked 22nd.
Road > Traffic laws > Seatbelt required	All	All
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway	110 km/h Ranked 7th.	120 km/h Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Italy
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	455.81 billion Ranked 65th. 39% more than Spain	328.34 billion Ranked 74th.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway	130 km/h Ranked 13th. 8% more than Spain	120 km/h Ranked 20th.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway	90 km/h Ranked 17th. The same as Spain	90 km/h Ranked 7th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	12.53 million GRT Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Spain	2.37 million GRT Ranked 36th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	7,482.34 Ranked 112th. 5% more than Spain	7,104.21 Ranked 114th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	5.53% Ranked 36th. 25% more than Spain	4.41% Ranked 45th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$478.93 billion Ranked 10th. 64% more than Spain	$291.62 billion Ranked 20th.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports	13.23% Ranked 93th.	14.55% Ranked 88th. 10% more than Italy
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	95.62 Ranked 127th.	99 Ranked 118th. 4% more than Italy
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	100.89 Ranked 156th.	164.38 Ranked 93th. 63% more than Italy
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports	2.09% Ranked 46th. 37% more than Spain	1.53% Ranked 55th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	77.72% Ranked 50th.	78.72% Ranked 48th. 1% more than Italy
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.57 Ranked 179th.	2.14 Ranked 174th. 36% more than Italy
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	21.17% Ranked 60th. 20% more than Spain	17.69% Ranked 71st.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	100% Ranked 9th. 1% more than Spain	99% Ranked 19th.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	24,654 Ranked 8th.	25,726 Ranked 5th. 4% more than Italy
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use	79.4% Ranked 6th. 7% more than Spain	74.19% Ranked 8th.
Merchant marine > Note	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Denmark 4, France 1, Greece 3, Man, Isle of 1, Monaco 7, Netherlands 6, Norway 1, Panama 2, Spain 1, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 15, Turkey 1, UK 6, US 12	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Germany 7, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Uruguay 3
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	11.04 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 97th.	11.65 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 95th. 5% more than Italy
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport > In billion/year > Year	2005	2005
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth	1.98% Ranked 65th.	2.11% Ranked 63th. 7% more than Italy
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$586.02 billion Ranked 11th. 39% more than Spain	$422.14 billion Ranked 16th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	0.509 Ranked 81st. 96% more than Spain	0.26 Ranked 119th.
Heliports per million	0.0992 Ranked 71st.	0.195 Ranked 49th. 97% more than Italy
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,444.94 Ranked 38th. 6% more than Spain	$7,000.68 Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	1.45% Ranked 43th. 57% more than Spain	0.927% Ranked 69th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU	413.98 billion Ranked 49th. 42% more than Spain	290.54 billion Ranked 56th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$464.50 billion Ranked 11th. 38% more than Spain	$336.67 billion Ranked 16th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	24.87% Ranked 27th. 46% more than Spain	16.98% Ranked 50th.
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	41% Ranked 51st. 8% more than Spain	37.82% Ranked 59th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita	0.211 GRT Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Spain	0.0527 GRT Ranked 65th.
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth	1.39% Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Spain	0.546% Ranked 130th.
Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age	18 Ranked 18th. The same as Spain	18 Ranked 4th.
Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level	0.05% Ranked 19th. The same as Spain	0.05% Ranked 9th.
Road > Traffic laws > Tow rope required	Yes	Yes
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.163 Ranked 142nd.	0.274 Ranked 125th. 69% more than Italy
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	8.54% Ranked 15th. 5% more than Spain	8.12% Ranked 17th.
Merchant marine > A note	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/hr><a href=/country/hr>Croatia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/da>Denmark</a> 4, <a href=/country/fr><a href=/country/fr>France</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/gr>Greece</a> 3, Man, Isle of 1, <a href=/country/mn><a href=/country/mn>Monaco</a></a> 7, <a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a> 6, <a href=/country/no><a href=/country/no>Norway</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/pm>Panama</a> 2, <a href=/country/sp><a href=/country/sp>Spain</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/sz>Switzerland</a> 1, <a href=/country/tw><a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a></a> 15, <a href=/country/tu>Turkey</a> 1, <a href=/country/uk><a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a></a> 6, <a href=/country/us>United States</a> 12 (2002 est.)	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/hr><a href=/country/hr>Croatia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/cu>Cuba</a> 2, <a href=/country/da><a href=/country/da>Denmark</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/gm>Germany</a> 7, <a href=/country/it><a href=/country/it>Italy</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a> 1, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> 6, <a href=/country/uy>Uruguay</a> 3 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million	3.52 Ranked 45th. 52% more than Spain	2.32 Ranked 53th.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	3 Ranked 181st.	4 Ranked 157th. 33% more than Italy
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	367,550 Ranked 19th. 70% more than Spain	215,700 Ranked 30th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	17.66 billion Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Spain	7.67 billion Ranked 39th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth	-7.408% Ranked 107th. 30% more than Spain	-5.699% Ranked 102nd.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU	40.46 billion Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Spain	19.82 billion Ranked 27th.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	0.295 Ranked 163th. 52% more than Spain	0.195 Ranked 170th.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries	201 Ranked 19th. 95% more than Spain	103 Ranked 28th.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million	0.0492 Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Spain	0.0216 Ranked 103th.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	None	None
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita	6,795.62 Ranked 73th. 8% more than Spain	6,286.21 Ranked 75th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$9,619.88 Ranked 27th. 5% more than Spain	$9,133.72 Ranked 28th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$7,625.04 Ranked 30th. 5% more than Spain	$7,284.32 Ranked 31st.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	1.11% Ranked 95th.	3.58% Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Italy
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i	3.66 Ranked 80th.	5.18 Ranked 31st. 42% more than Italy
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	29.09% Ranked 124th.	31.91% Ranked 110th. 10% more than Italy
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	19.94% Ranked 58th.	24.53% Ranked 18th. 23% more than Italy
Road > Traffic laws > First aid required	Recommended	Recommended
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.314 Ranked 143th.	0.825 Ranked 113th. 3 times more than Italy
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million	1.29 Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Spain	0.564 Ranked 71st.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.0559 Ranked 127th. 2 times more than Spain	0.027 Ranked 134th.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	5.02 Ranked 63th.	9.41 Ranked 44th. 88% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.293 Ranked 133th.	0.401 Ranked 117th. 37% more than Italy
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.66 Ranked 186th.	3.56 Ranked 168th. 2 times more than Italy
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	3.53 Ranked 18th.	3.68 Ranked 10th. 4% more than Italy
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$215.00 million Ranked 34th.	$256.00 million Ranked 30th. 19% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	1 Ranked 108th.	2 Ranked 72nd. Twice as much as Italy
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons	108.22 Ranked 16th. 19% more than Spain	91.28 Ranked 17th.
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	39.76% Ranked 78th.	51.42% Ranked 57th. 29% more than Italy
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100	121.93 Ranked 56th.	129.31 Ranked 38th. 6% more than Italy
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area	50 km/h Ranked 24th. The same as Spain	50 km/h Ranked 10th.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.0492 Ranked 176th.	0.0865 Ranked 165th. 76% more than Italy
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$1,145.00 Ranked 121st.	$1,350.00 Ranked 101st. 18% more than Italy
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	0.19 Ranked 48th. 9% more than Spain	0.174 Ranked 51st.
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	100% Ranked 10th. 1% more than Spain	99% Ranked 19th.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	305,512 Ranked 20th.	435,141 Ranked 16th. 42% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	8.67 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 137th.	16.34 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 133th. 88% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.297 per 1 million people Ranked 72nd.	0.445 per 1 million people Ranked 113th. 50% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.148 per 1 million people Ranked 62nd.	0.445 per 1 million people Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.511 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	0.618 per 1 million people Ranked 76th. 21% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	20 Ranked 71st.	36 Ranked 48th. 80% more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	0.511 per 1 million people Ranked 105th.	1.43 per 1 million people Ranked 143th. 3 times more than Italy
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	29.11% Ranked 118th.	31.28% Ranked 108th. 7% more than Italy
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	289.95 million Ranked 44th. 75% more than Spain	165.84 million Ranked 47th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita	215.47 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Spain	58.48 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita	226.16 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Spain	56.42 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP	0.32 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Spain	0.138 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 99th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.016 per 1 million people Ranked 65th.	0.049 per 1 million people Ranked 109th. 3 times more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.215 Ranked 74th.	0.521 Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Italy
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	0.513 Ranked 160th.	1.24 Ranked 134th. 2 times more than Italy
Railways > Standard gauge per million	306.14 km Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Spain	30.56 km Ranked 39th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	27.85% Ranked 122nd.	30.68% Ranked 111th. 10% more than Italy
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	5.13% Ranked 100th.	10.12% Ranked 66th. 97% more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	1.67 Ranked 120th.	2.11 Ranked 111th. 26% more than Italy
Pipelines > Oil per million	18.71 km Ranked 71st. 18% more than Spain	15.81 km Ranked 75th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports	7.43% Ranked 32nd. 71% more than Spain	4.33% Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	3.25% Ranked 47th.	4.61% Ranked 42nd. 42% more than Italy
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	30.22% Ranked 88th.	32.65% Ranked 78th. 8% more than Italy
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	3.41 Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Spain	1.25 Ranked 128th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	6.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	15.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	16.26 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 120th. Twice as much as Spain	8.17 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 130th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	3.79 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 121st.	13.07 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 108th. 3 times more than Italy
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	7.59 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 100th.	21.24 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Italy
Pipelines > Oil	1,393 km Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Spain	616 km Ranked 56th.
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	5.97% Ranked 51st. 14% more than Spain	5.24% Ranked 63th.
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	5.28% Ranked 21st. 33% more than Spain	3.98% Ranked 17th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$9,557.99 Ranked 40th. 3% more than Spain	$9,264.77 Ranked 41st.
Pipelines > Gas	20,223 km Ranked 9th. 93% more than Spain	10,481 km Ranked 21st.
Railways > Standard gauge > Per $ GDP	9.78 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Spain	0.898 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 49th.
Merchant marine > Total per million	11.03 Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Spain	3 Ranked 87th.
Pipelines > Gas per million	285.47 km Ranked 41st. 80% more than Spain	158.23 km Ranked 48th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	23.79% Ranked 74th. 10% more than Spain	21.61% Ranked 83th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$9,202.73 Ranked 38th. 3% more than Spain	$8,957.11 Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	22.53% Ranked 117th.	23.98% Ranked 113th. 6% more than Italy
Road > Radar detector legality	Illegal	Radar Detectors legal, jammers illegal.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million	1.78 Ranked 31st.	1.98 Ranked 25th. 11% more than Italy
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient	3.99 Ranked 62nd.	4.42 Ranked 46th. 11% more than Italy
Transport services > % of all service imports	19.62% Ranked 119th.	20.31% Ranked 117th. 4% more than Italy
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$3.53 Ranked 59th.	$5.54 Ranked 45th. 57% more than Italy
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	2.91 Ranked 23th.	4.56 Ranked 13th. 57% more than Italy
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0548 Ranked 129th.	0.0736 Ranked 119th. 34% more than Italy
Road > Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required	Recommended	Recommended
Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required	No	No
Road > Traffic laws > Toll roads	Yes	Yes
Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required	Yes	Yes, 2x
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	32.79% Ranked 69th.	36.2% Ranked 58th. 10% more than Italy
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	95% Ranked 10th. 30% more than Spain	73% Ranked 134th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP	6.36 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Spain	1.55 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 98th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP	6.82 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Spain	1.53 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 98th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP	0.319% Ranked 77th.	0.402% Ranked 58th. 26% more than Italy
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	23.54% Ranked 47th.	25.06% Ranked 41st. 6% more than Italy
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	0.731% Ranked 99th.	1.2% Ranked 46th. 64% more than Italy
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports	3.69% Ranked 66th. 72% more than Spain	2.14% Ranked 89th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	4.19% Ranked 27th.	4.55% Ranked 24th. 9% more than Italy
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	14% Ranked 46th.	17.14% Ranked 38th. 22% more than Italy
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	1.34% Ranked 81st.	1.35% Ranked 80th. 1% more than Italy
Transport services > % of commercial service imports	19.98% Ranked 123th.	20.42% Ranked 121st. 2% more than Italy
Travel > % of all service > Exports	39.28% Ranked 72nd.	43.39% Ranked 65th. 10% more than Italy
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.42 Ranked 18th.	0.57 Ranked 9th. 36% more than Italy
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption	21.97% Ranked 34th.	23.35% Ranked 25th. 6% more than Italy
Travel > % of all service imports	23.88% Ranked 65th. 23% more than Spain	19.34% Ranked 85th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$453.53 billion Ranked 12th. 40% more than Spain	$323.56 billion Ranked 17th.
Pipelines > Total length	18,471 km Ranked 17th. 60% more than Spain	11,548 km Ranked 24th.

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