Transport Stats: compare key data on Japan & Laos

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Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Airports > Per capita: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
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.
Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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 > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars (per 1,000 people). Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver).
Roadways > Unpaved: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Air transport > Passengers carried: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Airports > With paved runways > Total: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
Roadways > Paved: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people). Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available.
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.
Pipelines: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products
Airports per million: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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: 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.
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.
Highways > Total: total length of the highway system
Waterways per million: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Ports and harbors: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Total network > Km: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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."
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.
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.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles (per km of road). Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010).
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
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.
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.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: 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 > Unpaved per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
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.
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.
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.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pipelines > All types: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
Pipelines > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million population 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.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Time to import > Days: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP: Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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.
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."
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.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in 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.
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 > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > 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 > 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.
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."
Waterways > A note: The individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
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
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 > 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 > 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 > 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
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.
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 unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
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 > 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.
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.
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$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % 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 > 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 unpaved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: 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 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.
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 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 > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > 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.
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.
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 > 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
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.
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.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % 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
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 > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Maritime > 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 > 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.
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.
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.
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 > Total reserves in months of imports: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Maritime > 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.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > 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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of registered cases). Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
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 high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > 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.
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."
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."
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.
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
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > 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.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
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 > 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.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > 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.
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.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
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.
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 > 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 > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container: Cost to import (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.
Maritime > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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.
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 > 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 > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
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.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Japan	Laos
Airports	175 Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Laos	41 Ranked 103th.
Airports > Per capita	1.38 per 1 million people Ranked 202nd.	6.58 per 1 million people Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Japan
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	615 billion Ranked 2nd. 1553 times more than Laos	396.07 million Ranked 147th.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	4,821.22 Ranked 10th. 81 times more than Laos	59.6 Ranked 179th.
Highways > Total > Per capita	9.17 km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Laos	4.24 km per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	595 Ranked 16th. 29 times more than Laos	20.79 Ranked 114th.
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	324.56 Ranked 38th. 148 times more than Laos	2.19 Ranked 125th.
Rail > Railway length	23,474 km Ranked 12th. 5869 times more than Laos	4 km Ranked 144th.
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	591 Ranked 17th. 30 times more than Laos	20 Ranked 157th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	316 Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Laos	12.59 Ranked 38th.
Road network length > Km
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	452.59 Ranked 26th. 226 times more than Laos	2 Ranked 138th.
Roadways > Unpaved	237,017 km Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Laos	39,038 km Ranked 6th.
Vehicles > Per km of road	63.51 Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Laos	10 Ranked 44th.
Waterways	1,770 km Ranked 32nd.	4,600 km Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan
Air transport > Passengers carried	97.02 million Ranked 6th. 300 times more than Laos	323,401 Ranked 88th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total	142 Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Laos	8 Ranked 126th.
Roadways > Paved	973,234 km Ranked 3rd. 1836 times more than Laos	530 km Ranked 138th.
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	8,549.24 million tons/km Ranked 2nd. 3447 times more than Laos	2.48 million tons/km Ranked 110th.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	590.81 Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Laos	20 Ranked 121st.
Highways > Paved > Per capita	4.22 km per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Laos	1.89 km per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.
Roadways > Total	1.21 million km Ranked 6th. 31 times more than Laos	39,568 km Ranked 86th.
Pipelines	gas 3,879 km; oil 167 km; oil/gas/water 53 km	refined products 540 km
Airports per million	1.38 Ranked 178th.	6.41 Ranked 104th. 5 times more than Japan
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita	2.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 366 times more than Laos	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Highways > Paved	534,471 km Ranked 3rd. 55 times more than Laos	9,664 km Ranked 38th.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	336,578.3 Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Laos	39,568 Ranked 55th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	3.97 Ranked 9th. 59% more than Laos	2.49 Ranked 104th.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0308 Ranked 143th.	0.376 Ranked 64th. 12 times more than Japan
Highways > Total	1.16 million km Ranked 2nd. 54 times more than Laos	21,716 km Ranked 51st.
Waterways per million	13.89 km Ranked 60th.	719.23 km Ranked 7th. 52 times more than Japan
Roadways > Paved per thousand people	7.65 km Ranked 23th. 97 times more than Laos	0.0792 km Ranked 151st.
Vehicle abundance	187.53 per square km Ranked 2nd. 1875 times more than Laos	0.1 per square km Ranked 136th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	33 Ranked 79th. The same as Laos	33 Ranked 80th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	5 Ranked 104th.	9 Ranked 79th. 80% more than Japan
Ports and harbors	Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai	none
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	762.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Laos	48.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th.
Roads > Total network > Km	1.2 million Ranked 4th. 40 times more than Laos	29,810.83 Ranked 35th.
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	8,172.81 Ranked 5th. 3168 times more than Laos	2.58 Ranked 77th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0311 Ranked 142nd.	0.375 Ranked 62nd. 12 times more than Japan
Highways > Total per 1000	9.17 km Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Laos	4.1 km Ranked 40th.
Merchant marine > Total	684 Ranked 16th. 684 times more than Laos	1 Ranked 145th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	11.69 million Dwt Ranked 18th. 3759 times more than Laos	3,110 Dwt Ranked 145th.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	98.91 million Ranked 6th. 113 times more than Laos	877,950 Ranked 97th.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	2.64 Ranked 67th.	6.31 Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Ships by type	bulk 120, cargo 45, chemical tanker 18, combination bulk 28, combination ore/oil 1, container 18, liquefied gas 52, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 179, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 59, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 49	cargo 1
Airports > Per $ GDP	0.04 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 168th.	12.93 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 33th. 323 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.22 Ranked 111th. 47% more than Laos	0.149 Ranked 123th.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km	327,632 Ranked 3rd. 10921 times more than Laos	30 Ranked 45th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	1.14 per 1 million people Ranked 167th.	1.45 per 1 million people Ranked 87th. 27% more than Japan
Highways > Unpaved	627,423 km Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Laos	12,052 km Ranked 42nd.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	38 Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Laos	4 Ranked 91st.
Gas price > US$ per liter	$1.74 Ranked 5th. 89% more than Laos	$0.92 Ranked 101st.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000	7.05 Ranked 24th. 20 times more than Laos	0.351 Ranked 56th.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	775.37 Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Laos	132.11 Ranked 95th.
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	63 Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Laos	3 Ranked 75th.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	3.93 Ranked 8th. 57% more than Laos	2.5 Ranked 108th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.34 Ranked 192nd.	111.42 Ranked 76th. 83 times more than Japan
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	225.05 Ranked 153th.	495.07 Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.76 Ranked 192nd.	75.92 Ranked 81st. 43 times more than Japan
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter	$1.54 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Laos	$0.76 Ranked 121st.
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$890.00 Ranked 133th.	$1,950.00 Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Japan
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita	4.95 km per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Laos	2.35 km per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita	$97.78 Ranked 33th. 58 times more than Laos	$1.69 Ranked 124th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$	$12.50 billion Ranked 5th. 1136 times more than Laos	$11.00 million Ranked 120th.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km	334,667 Ranked 3rd. 1130 times more than Laos	296.2 Ranked 59th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$134.19 billion Ranked 9th. 232 times more than Laos	$577.22 million Ranked 122nd.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$910.83 billion Ranked 5th. 320 times more than Laos	$2.85 billion Ranked 116th.
Roadways > Unpaved per 1000	1.9 km Ranked 12th.	5.32 km Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Roadways > Total per 1000	9.43 km Ranked 15th. 54% more than Laos	6.12 km Ranked 15th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	655,495 Ranked 8th. 66 times more than Laos	10,007 Ranked 79th.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	898,721 Ranked 4th. 409 times more than Laos	2,197.2 Ranked 53th.
Highways > Paved per 1000	4.22 km Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Laos	1.82 km Ranked 43th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	28 Ranked 21st. 28 times more than Laos	1 Ranked 128th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.322 per 1 million people Ranked 106th. About the same as Laos	0.321 per 1 million people Ranked 62nd.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita	5.37 per 1 million people Ranked 78th. 36 times more than Laos	0.15 per 1 million people Ranked 143th.
Merchant marine > By type	bulk carrier 152, cargo 31, carrier 3, chemical tanker 28, container 2, liquefied gas 63, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 120, petroleum tanker 152, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52, vehicle carrier 54	cargo 1
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	39 Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Laos	5 Ranked 57th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	5.99 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 150th.	6,169.81 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 25th. 1030 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	0.033 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 166th.	2.64 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 38th. 80 times more than Japan
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	4.95 km Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Laos	2.27 km Ranked 44th.
Pipelines > All types	gas 2,719 km; oil 170 km; oil/gas/water 60 km (2004)	refined products 540 km (2004)
Pipelines > Total length per million	23.08 km Ranked 103th.	91.59 km Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$1.01 trillion Ranked 5th. 299 times more than Laos	$3.40 billion Ranked 121st.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million	0.0313 Ranked 127th.	2.24 Ranked 47th. 72 times more than Japan
Maritime > Time to import > Days	11 Ranked 147th.	26 Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	3.72 Ranked 11th. 56% more than Laos	2.38 Ranked 92nd.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$1.87 Ranked 75th.	$2.86 Ranked 65th. 53% more than Japan
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	2.63 Ranked 26th. 56 times more than Laos	0.0473 Ranked 58th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0292 Ranked 141st.	0.358 Ranked 62nd. 12 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	79.16 trillion Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Laos	36.41 trillion Ranked 9th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	3.16% Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Laos	0.902% Ranked 114th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$776.64 billion Ranked 5th. 342 times more than Laos	$2.27 billion Ranked 110th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	9.45 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 129th.	587.6 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 27th. 62 times more than Japan
Transport services > % of all service > Exports	24.63% Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Laos	7.74% Ranked 114th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	5.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Laos	1.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	60.06 Ranked 193th.	125 Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	153.35 Ranked 105th.	318.29 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	0.633% Ranked 100th. 144 times more than Laos	0.00441% Ranked 162nd.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	28.53% Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Laos	9.76% Ranked 119th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	1.3% Ranked 83th. 30 times more than Laos	0.0439% Ranked 152nd.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	69.73 trillion Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Laos	27.24 trillion Ranked 9th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	546,669.69 Ranked 20th.	4.1 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Japan
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	8.18% Ranked 141st.	77.28% Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Japan
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	171.64 Ranked 162nd.	726.59 Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	2.82% Ranked 65th. 53 times more than Laos	0.0533% Ranked 166th.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	79.29% Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Laos	13.45% Ranked 35th.
Waterways > A note	seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas	primarily Mekong and <a href=/encyclopedia/tributary>tributaries</a>; 2,897 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$830.12 billion Ranked 5th. 272 times more than Laos	$3.06 billion Ranked 119th.
Pipelines > Total length	2,949 km Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Laos	540 km Ranked 97th.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	55.16 Ranked 30th. 379 times more than Laos	0.145 Ranked 124th.
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	1.02% Ranked 38th.	-4.403% Ranked 79th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	15.28% Ranked 127th.	30.63% Ranked 89th. Twice as much as Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	17.03% Ranked 137th.	36.52% Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	0.251 Ranked 170th.	5 Ranked 78th. 20 times more than Japan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth	-0.132% Ranked 91st.	5.46% Ranked 29th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$992.05 billion Ranked 5th. 217 times more than Laos	$4.56 billion Ranked 109th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	4 Ranked 93th.	13 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.0393 Ranked 156th.	1.34 Ranked 71st. 34 times more than Japan
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	-17,716,074,600,948.801 Ranked 109th.	0.0586 Ranked 55th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.008 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.	0.321 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 40 times more than Japan
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$6,507.64 Ranked 43th. 14 times more than Laos	$459.71 Ranked 130th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	0.39% Ranked 128th.	3.98% Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Japan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU	82 trillion Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Laos	13.31 trillion Ranked 8th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$662.01 billion Ranked 6th. 291 times more than Laos	$2.28 billion Ranked 104th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	11.11% Ranked 106th.	24.49% Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million	70.79 billion Ranked 7th.	-674,266,799,775.704 Ranked 103th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	10.87% Ranked 135th.	78.14% Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	16.65% Ranked 137th.	49.06% Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	2.86% Ranked 55th.	11.85% Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	0.243 per 1 million people Ranked 180th.	5.14 per 1 million people Ranked 51st. 21 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.22 Ranked 149th.	3.28 Ranked 63th. 15 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	28 Ranked 57th. 27% more than Laos	22 Ranked 65th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	6.45 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 126th.	881.4 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 20th. 137 times more than Japan
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.00401% Ranked 89th.	0.204% Ranked 24th. 51 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.00784 Ranked 117th.	0.299 Ranked 61st. 38 times more than Japan
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	874,677 Ranked 8th. 55 times more than Laos	15,836 Ranked 92nd.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	3.61 Ranked 14th. 50% more than Laos	2.4 Ranked 123th.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$239.00 million Ranked 31st. 13 times more than Laos	$19.00 million Ranked 78th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita	0.0915 Dwt Ranked 57th. 177 times more than Laos	0.000517 Dwt Ranked 141st.
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	6.67% Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Laos	1.7% Ranked 59th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,955.48 Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Laos	$511.04 Ranked 130th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	13.93% Ranked 136th.	32.85% Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.212 per 1 million people Ranked 162nd.	3.37 per 1 million people Ranked 40th. 16 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	0.922 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 146th.	3,819.41 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 31st. 4143 times more than Japan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,140.29 Ranked 47th. 17 times more than Laos	$428.52 Ranked 128th.
Merchant marine > Total per million	5.28 Ranked 74th. 32 times more than Laos	0.163 Ranked 138th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	13.03% Ranked 107th.	24.42% Ranked 71st. 87% more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	6.91 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 157th.	10,283.02 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 30th. 1488 times more than Japan
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	50.04% Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Laos	9.73% Ranked 133th.
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	0.579% Ranked 87th.	2.56% Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Japan
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$6,088.36 Ranked 41st. 18 times more than Laos	$341.67 Ranked 122nd.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$1,051.93 Ranked 62nd. 12 times more than Laos	$86.85 Ranked 127th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.031 per 1 million people Ranked 164th.	1.45 per 1 million people Ranked 52nd. 47 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	0.236 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 19th.	293.8 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 43th. 1245 times more than Japan
Transport services > % of all service imports	27.27% Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Laos	11.14% Ranked 137th.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	14.21 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Laos	4.91 Ranked 49th.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita	-138,882.626 Ranked 108th.	8.82e-09 Ranked 55th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	14.66% Ranked 129th.	36.24% Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	4.67% Ranked 41st. 50 times more than Laos	0.093% Ranked 144th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	4.03 Ranked 9th. 62% more than Laos	2.49 Ranked 110th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	10.39 million GRT Ranked 16th. 4383 times more than Laos	2,370 GRT Ranked 148th.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	41.79% Ranked 42nd.	51.4% Ranked 10th. 23% more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	620,536.03 Ranked 19th.	5.48 million Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Japan
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	52% Ranked 179th.	92% Ranked 21st. 77% more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP	2.4 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Laos	0.696 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 105th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP	2.71 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Laos	0.914 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 104th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP	0.212% Ranked 93th. 59% more than Laos	0.134% Ranked 111th.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	28.46% Ranked 101st. 4 times more than Laos	7.01% Ranked 145th.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	0.796% Ranked 57th.	81.46% Ranked 1st. 102 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	58.83% Ranked 116th. 4 times more than Laos	14.77% Ranked 183th.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	0.47 Ranked 192nd.	19.17 Ranked 88th. 41 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	40.63% Ranked 20th. 18 times more than Laos	2.26% Ranked 153th.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	12.44% Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Laos	3.81% Ranked 96th.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports	27.6% Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Laos	11.71% Ranked 138th.
Travel > % of all service > Exports	8.05% Ranked 131st.	68.38% Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Japan
Travel > % of all service imports	16.94% Ranked 95th.	68.67% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	1.13 Ranked 147th.	1.41 Ranked 133th. 25% more than Japan
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	2.25% Ranked 126th.	6.21% Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Japan
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	0.638 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 112th.	223.88 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 16th. 351 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million	0.219 Ranked 81st.	0.518 Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	56.05% Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Laos	11.55% Ranked 128th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m per million	0.29 Ranked 84th. 68% more than Laos	0.173 Ranked 93th.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP	0.157 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 97th.	0.294 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 89th. 87% more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita	91.73 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd. 192 times more than Laos	0.477 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 146th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita	0.0813 GRT Ranked 55th. 206 times more than Laos	0.000394 GRT Ranked 141st.
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth	0.257% Ranked 115th.	7.89% Ranked 17th. 31 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita	81.51 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 225 times more than Laos	0.363 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 146th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	-73,866,337,511.943 Ranked 131st.	-1,380,355,870,484.28 Ranked 145th. 19 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	0.353 Ranked 106th.	0.451 Ranked 91st. 28% more than Japan
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	5.82% Ranked 71st.	10.31% Ranked 30th. 77% more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.22 per 1 million people Ranked 114th.	0.482 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Japan
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	The sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a> as the "Northern Territories" and in <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> as the "Southern Kuril Islands", occupied by the <a href=/country/sr>Soviet Union</a> in 1945, now administered by <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> and claimed by <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a>, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; intensified <a href=/cat/Media>media</a> coverage and protests highlight dispute over the fishing-rich Liancourt <a href=/encyclopedia/Rocks-(album)>Rocks</a> (Tok-do/Take-shima) also claimed by <a href=/country/ks>South Korea</a>; <a href=/country/ch>China</a> and <a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a> have intensified their claims to the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai) administered by <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a>	demarcation of boundaries with <a href=/country/cb>Cambodia</a>, <a href=/country/th>Thailand</a>, and <a href=/country/vm>Vietnam</a> is largely complete, but with <a href=/country/th>Thailand</a> several areas including Mekong River islets remain in dispute; ongoing disputes with <a href=/country/th>Thailand</a> and <a href=/country/vm>Vietnam</a> over squatters; concern among Mekong Commission members that China's construction of dams on the Mekong River will affect water levels
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m	28 Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Laos	3 Ranked 63th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	37 Ranked 6th. 37 times more than Laos	1 Ranked 96th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.314 per 1 million people Ranked 130th.	0.642 per 1 million people Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	8.99 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 136th.	1,175.2 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 24th. 131 times more than Japan
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	3 Ranked 176th.	10 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Japan
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	78.22% Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Laos	13.7% Ranked 69th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	260,086 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Laos	129,100 Ranked 51st.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	-9,422,500,000,000 Ranked 143th. 3% more than Laos	-9,173,606,313,672.9 Ranked 142nd.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth	5.45% Ranked 43th.	21.6% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU	9.03 trillion Ranked 4th.	-4,481,060,503,152.97 Ranked 100th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	15.67% Ranked 112th.	72.96% Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	4.27% Ranked 46th.	4.77% Ranked 38th. 12% more than Japan
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	0.0862 Ranked 182nd.	3.91 Ranked 78th. 45 times more than Japan
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$970.00 Ranked 138th.	$1,910.00 Ranked 53th. 97% more than Japan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0283 Ranked 143th.	0.361 Ranked 64th. 13 times more than Japan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0316 Ranked 143th.	0.375 Ranked 65th. 12 times more than Japan
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	2.03 Ranked 129th.	19.8 Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Japan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita	642,791.96 Ranked 12th.	2 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$7,777.07 Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Laos	$686.48 Ranked 113th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$5,189.70 Ranked 37th. 15 times more than Laos	$342.69 Ranked 93th.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.0235 Ranked 183th.	1.5 Ranked 69th. 64 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	0.539% Ranked 120th.	82.97% Ranked 2nd. 154 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	1 Ranked 93th.	2 Ranked 71st. Twice as much as Japan
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	7,035.88 Ranked 9th. 7280 times more than Laos	0.966 Ranked 118th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	4.11 Ranked 9th. 71% more than Laos	2.4 Ranked 106th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	16.65% Ranked 142nd.	48.44% Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	34.11% Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Laos	11.2% Ranked 66th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	45 Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Laos	3 Ranked 93th.
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	11.52% Ranked 124th.	82.03% Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Japan
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.111 Ranked 109th.	0.753 Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Japan
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	6.86 Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Laos	2.38 Ranked 85th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.299 Ranked 132nd.	0.597 Ranked 99th. Twice as much as Japan
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.2 Ranked 188th.	48.81 Ranked 79th. 41 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million	0.305 Ranked 86th.	0.863 Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Japan

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