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Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
Budget surplus > + or deficit > -: This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit). Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits.
Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP: Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).
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Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
GDP: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross National Income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop).
Inflation rate > Consumer prices: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.
Public debt: This entry records the cumulatiive total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.
Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
Exports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Human Development Index: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
Tourist arrivals > Per capita: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar). The ratio of the PPP conversion factor to the official exchange rate (also referred to as the national price level) makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.
Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross National Income per capita: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Development > Human Development Index: Human Development Index trends, 1980-2012.
GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Exports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued exported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
Tourist arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival."
Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Tax > Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Exports > Main exports: Country main exports.
Budget > Revenues per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Debt > External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Debt > External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
Tax > GDP > Constant LCU: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals per capita: International tourism, number of arrivals. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumer spending: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. This item also includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources."
Consumer price index: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
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GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the agricultural sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
Industries: A rank ordering of industries starting with the largest by value of annual output.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
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GDP per capita > Constant LCU: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Labor force: This entry contains the total labor force figure.
GDP > Real growth rate: GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent.
Debt > Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP: Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
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International tourism > Number of arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited.
Economic growth > Per capita: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on constant local currency. GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant U.S. dollars.
GDP > Official exchange rate per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at offical exchange rates (OER) is the home-currency-denominated annual GDP figure divided by the bilateral average US exchange rate with that country in that year. The measure is simple to compute and gives a precise measure of the value of output. Many economists prefer this measure when gauging the economic power an economy maintains vis-a-vis its neighbors, judging that an exchange rate captures the purchasing power a nation enjoys in the international marketplace. Official exchange rates, however, can be artifically fixed and/or subject to manipulation - resulting in claims of the country having an under- or over-valued currency - and are not necessarily the equivalent of a market-determined exchange rate. Moreover, even if the official exchange rate is market-determined, market exchange rates are frequently established by a relatively small set of goods and services (the ones the country trades) and may not capture the value of the larger set of goods the country produces. Furthermore, OER-converted GDP is not well suited to comparing domestic GDP over time, since appreciation/depreciation from one year to the next will make the OER GDP value rise/fall regardless of whether home-currency-denominated GDP changed. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Current account balance: This entry records a country's net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings from rents, interest, profits, and dividends, and net transfer payments (such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from the rest of the world during the period specified. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Trade > Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Currency: The national medium of exchange and its basic sub-unit.
Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GNI per capita: Country GNI per capita.
GDP > Purchasing power parity > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Companies > Listed domestic companies, total: Listed domestic companies, total. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. This indicator does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles.
Trade > Exports per capita: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Current account balance per capita: This entry records a country's net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings from rents, interest, profits, and dividends, and net transfer payments (such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from the rest of the world during the period specified. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition of money supply is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS). Data are in current local currency.
Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals: International tourism, number of arrivals. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.
Tax > GDP > Constant LCU per capita: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita: Market capitalization of listed companies (current US$). Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Budget > Expenditures per capita: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Exchange rates: The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.
Debt > External per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Exports > Partners: This entry provides a rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
GDP > Official exchange rate: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at offical exchange rates (OER) is the home-currency-denominated annual GDP figure divided by the bilateral average US exchange rate with that country in that year. The measure is simple to compute and gives a precise measure of the value of output. Many economists prefer this measure when gauging the economic power an economy maintains vis-a-vis its neighbors, judging that an exchange rate captures the purchasing power a nation enjoys in the international marketplace. Official exchange rates, however, can be artifically fixed and/or subject to manipulation - resulting in claims of the country having an under- or over-valued currency - and are not necessarily the equivalent of a market-determined exchange rate. Moreover, even if the official exchange rate is market-determined, market exchange rates are frequently established by a relatively small set of goods and services (the ones the country trades) and may not capture the value of the larger set of goods the country produces. Furthermore, OER-converted GDP is not well suited to comparing domestic GDP over time, since appreciation/depreciation from one year to the next will make the OER GDP value rise/fall regardless of whether home-currency-denominated GDP changed.
GDP per capita > PPP > Constant 2000 international $: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars.
Investment > Gross fixed: This entry records total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes invesment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.
Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.
Income receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is excluded from income and recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio: Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions.
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Industry: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Debt > Net domestic credit > Current LCU: Net domestic credit (current LCU). Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32). Data are in current local currency.
Government spending: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency.
Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows in the reporting economy. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP > Current LCU: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
High-technology > Exports > Current US$ > Per capita: High-technology exports are products with high research and development intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Agriculture: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross domestic savings (current US$). Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Tax > Tax payments > Number: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent.
Real interest rate: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.
Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as films and manuscripts). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
Gross domestic savings: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Inflation: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used."
Outbound tourist spending: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Current international $: GNI per capita, PPP (current international $). GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ per capita: GNI, PPP (current international $). PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure per capita: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund.
Size of economy > GDP > GDP growth: GDP growth (annual %).
GDP > Constant 2000 US$: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Household consumption: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
imports of goods and ...
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Current transfers > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Current transfers (receipts) are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
Debt > Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU: Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency.
Saving rate: ""Saving rate"" or gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers."
GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net income > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Net income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Tax > GDP > Current LCU: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
GDP > PPP per capita: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GNI: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
GDP > PPP: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.
Companies > Listed domestic companies, total per million: Listed domestic companies, total. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. This indicator does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Tax > GDP > Current US$ per capita: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Trade > Exports to US: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
Purchasing power parity > GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
World trade > Exports: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Companies > Stock market > Stocks traded, total value > Current US$ per capita: Stocks traded, total value (current US$). Stocks traded refers to the total value of shares traded during the period. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Lending interest rate: Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.
Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Tax > GDP per capita > Constant LCU: GDP per capita (constant LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$: Household final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2000 US$). Household final consumption expenditure per capita (private consumption per capita) is calculated using private consumption in constant 2005 prices and World Bank population estimates. Household final consumption expenditure is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Current international $: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
Currency > Real effective exchange rate index > 2005 = 100: Real effective exchange rate index (2005 = 100). Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.
Net domestic credit > Current LCU: Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the nonfinancial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.
GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Household spending per capita: Household final consumption expenditure per capita (private consumption per capita) is calculated using private consumption in constant 2000 prices and World Bank population estimates. Household final consumption expenditure is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$: Market capitalization of listed companies (current US$). Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Current account balance > BoP > Current US$: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Trade > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Currency > Real effective exchange rate index: Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.
2000 = 100
Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average: Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
Oil > Exports: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
Additional details:
- Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,570 bbl/day (2007)
- Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,610 bbl/day (2009)
GDP > CIA Factbook per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Exports of goods and services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
imports of goods and ...
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Purchasing power parity > GNI per capita > PPP > Current international $: GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
Income > Health expenditure per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: Health expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in international dollars converted using 2005 purchasing power parity (PPP) rates.
Tax > GDP > Current LCU per capita: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (current US$). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Debt > Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million: Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 10=strong). Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Oil > Production: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Economy growth: Measures growth in the economy or ""economy growth"". Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources."
Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
Purchasing power parity > Gross domestic product per capita > PPP: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
Debt > Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments (current LCU). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Electricity > Consumption per capita: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP > CIA Factbook > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Household spending: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2005 international $). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are converted to constant 2005 international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Government consumption: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
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GDP > Per $ GDP: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > Current US$: Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (current US$). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. This item also includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Gross domestic savings > Current US$: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Trade > Exports: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis.
Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Current international $: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Gross national expenditure (formerly domestic absorption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption), general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption), and gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment). Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ per capita: GDP, PPP (current international $). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Total > Reserves in months of imports: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services which could be paid for.
Imports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued imported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
Debt > Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults: Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults). Automated teller machines are computerized telecommunications devices that provide clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public place.
Inflation > Consumer price index > 2005 = 100: Consumer price index (2005 = 100). Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
GDP > Constant LCU: GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
Trade > Export growth: Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 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."
Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU). Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.
Welfare > Social contributions > Current LCU: Social contributions (current LCU). Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
Labor force per thousand people: This entry contains the total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Trade > Imports > Imports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
Household final > Consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$: Household final consumption expenditure per capita (private consumption per capita) is calculated using private consumption in constant 2000 prices and World Bank population estimates. Household final consumption expenditure is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ per capita: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro Zone, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $: GNI, PPP (current international $). PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: Household final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2005 international $). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are converted to constant 2005 international dollars using purchasing power parity rates.
Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $: GDP, PPP (current international $). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.
Currency > Monetary unit: Country currency.
Budget > Expenditures > Per $ GDP: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Taxes and other revenues: This entry records total taxes and other revenues received by the national government during the time period indicated, expressed as a percent of GDP. Taxes include personal and corporate income taxes, value added taxes, excise taxes, and tariffs. Other revenues include social contributions - such as payments for social security and hospital insurance - grants, and net revenues from public enterprises. Normalizing the data, by dividing total revenues by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries, and provides an average rate at which all income (GDP) is paid to the national level government for the supply of public goods and services.
Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves: Changes in net reserves is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. These include changes in holdings of monetary gold, SDRs, foreign exchange assets, reserve position in the International Monetary Fund, and other claims on nonresidents that are available to the central authority. The measure is net of liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves, and counterpart items for valuation changes and exceptional financing items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports > Goods and services > Current U: Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Current account balance > Current US$: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Oil > Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations: Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations). Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 189, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators.
Natural gas > Production: This entry is the total natural gas produced in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors.
GDP deflator: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.
Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Tourism > International tourism, receipts > Current US$: International tourism, receipts (current US$). International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Budget > Expenditures > Capital per capita: This entry includes revenues, expenditures, and capital expenditures. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > Consumption: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2000 US$). Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption). Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Tax > GDP > Current US$: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
Currency > GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: GDP (constant 2000 US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net capital account > BoP > Current US$: Net capital account includes government debt forgiveness, investment grants in cash or in kind by a government entity, and taxes on capital transfers. Also included are migrants' capital transfers and debt forgiveness and investment grants by nongovernmental entities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Portfolio investment > Excluding LCFAR > BoP > Current US$: Portfolio investment excluding liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Net trade in goods and services > BoP > Current US$: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Budget > Expenditures > Per capita: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in inventories: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
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Purchasing power parity > GNI > PPP > Current international $: PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
Debt > External > Per $ GDP: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
GNI > PPP > Current international $: PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars.
High-technology > Exports > Current US$: High-technology exports are products with high research and development intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Oil > Exports per thousand people: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
Additional details:
- Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,570 bbl/day (2007)
- Bahamas, The: transshipments of 41,610 bbl/day (2009)
. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Current US$: Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Deposit interest rate: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gross National Income > Constant LCU: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.
National accounts > US$ at constant 2000 prices > Aggregate indicators > GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant U.S. dollars.
Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $). GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
Scientific and technical journals > Articles published: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences."
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Goods imports > BoP > Current US$: Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Net income > BoP > Current US$: Net income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Oil > Consumption per thousand people: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Budget > Revenues > Per $ GDP: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Natural gas > Production per capita: This entry is the total natural gas produced in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
International tourism > Expenditures for travel items > Current US$: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU per capita: Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
Tax > Taxes on international trade > Current LCU: Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
Currency > DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in fixed capital: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
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Trade > Exports > Goods and services: Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
Budget > Expenditures > Capital: This entry includes revenues, expenditures, and capital expenditures. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Trade > Imports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$: Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as films and manuscripts). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (constant 2000 US$). Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Reserves > Total reserves minus gold > Current US$: Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2000 US$). Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption). Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$: Gross domestic savings (current US$). Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
World Bank exchange rate: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar."
Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Net trade in goods > US$: Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Trade > Exports > Goods: Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. The category includes goods previously included in services: goods received or sent for processing and their subsequent export or import in the form of processed goods, repairs on goods, and goods procured in ports by carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Financial sector > Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.
Electricity > Production: This entry is the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Electricity > Imports per capita: This entry is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ per capita: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross national expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Gross national expenditure (formerly domestic absorption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption), general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption), and gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ > Per capita: GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro Zone, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $). GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
Income > GDP, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita: GDP, PPP (constant 2005 international $). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Income > GNI, PPP > Constant 2005 international $: GNI, PPP (constant 2005 international $). PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP) is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
Oil > Production per thousand people: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Gross savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Trade > Exports > Export growth in USD: Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics."
Innovation > Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles. Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
GDP > PPP > Current international $ per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU per capita: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU). Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Transnational corporations > Affiliates: Number of foreign affiliates to transnational corporations
Tax > Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
Tax > Social security contributions: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments."
Tax > Customs and other import duties > Current LCU: Customs and other import duties are all levies collected on goods that are entering the country or services delivered by nonresidents to residents. They include levies imposed for revenue or protection purposes and determined on a specific or ad valorem basis as long as they are restricted to imported goods or services.
Imports > Partners: This entry provides a rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
Oil > Imports per thousand people: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Oil > Imports: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
Electricity > Production per capita: This entry is the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GDP growth > Duration 1975-2000: GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) from 1975 to 2000
Trade balance with US: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Services > Etc. > Value added > Constant 2000 US$: 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. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. This item also includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Merchandise > Exports > Current US$: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollars. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$: Gross national expenditure (formerly domestic absorption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption), general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption), and gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment). Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions."
Financial sector > Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition of money supply is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS). Data are in current local currency."
Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports of goods > Services > Income and wo: Exports of goods and services are the total value of goods and services exported as well as income and workers' remittances received. Workers' remittances include compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Net errors and omissions > Adjusted > BoP > Current US$: Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that all debit and credit entries in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. In the International Financial Statistics presentation, this is equal to the difference between reserves and related items and the sum of the balances of the current, capital, and financial accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Trade > Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as films and manuscripts). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net income > BoP > Current US$ per million: Net income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Income derived from the use of intangible assets is recorded under business services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Commercial service imports > Current US$ > Per capita: Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Commercial service imports > Current US$: Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies.
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
Natural gas > Proved reserves per capita: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Natural gas > Consumption: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors.
Natural gas > Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
Tourism > International tourism, receipts for travel items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Tourism > International tourism, expenditures > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures (current US$). International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations per million: Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations). Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 189, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
International tourism > Receipts for travel items > Current US$: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Tourism receipts > International > Per $ GDP: Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 gross domestic product
Trade > Tariffs > Binding coverage > All products: Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.
GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ > Per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
GDP > PPP > Current international $ > Per capita: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Financial sector > Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits."
Trade > Exports > Per $ GDP: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Tax > Tax payments > Number per million: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Constant 2005 international $: PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 international dollars.
Trade > Exports > Export growth: Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used."
Purchasing power parity > PPP conversion factor > Private > Consumption > LCU per international $: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. This conversion factor is for private consumption (i.e., household final consumption expenditure)."

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STAT	Japan	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Budget > Revenues	$1.99 trillion Ranked 2nd. 8903 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$223.30 million Ranked 197th.
Budget surplus > + or deficit > -	-10% of GDP Ranked 171st.	3.6% of GDP Ranked 13th.
Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP	214.3 CIA Ranked 1st. 49% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	144 CIA Ranked 4th.
Overview	In the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop a technologically advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-war economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Japan's industrial sector is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on a caloric basis. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been spectacular - a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the after effects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s that required a protracted period of time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession three times since 2008. A sharp downturn in business investment and global demand for Japan's exports in late 2008 pushed Japan into recession. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in late 2009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the two years since the disaster, but reconstruction in the Tohoku region has been uneven. Newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo ABE has declared the economy his government's top priority; he has pledged to reconsider his predecessor's plan to permanently close nuclear power plants and is pursuing an economic revitalization agenda of fiscal stimulus and regulatory reform and has said he will press the Bank of Japan to loosen monetary policy. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2012 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after second-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. The new government will continue a longstanding debate on restructuring the economy and reining in Japan's huge government debt, which exceeds 200% of GDP. Persistent deflation, reliance on exports to drive growth, and an aging and shrinking population are other major long-term challenges for the economy.	The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis depends on tourism; since the 1970s tourism has replaced sugar as the traditional mainstay of the economy. Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry, after several decades of losses. To compensate for lost jobs, the government has embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such as export-oriented manufacturing and offshore banking. Roughly 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009, but reduced tourism arrivals and foreign investment led to an economic contraction in 2009-2012, and the economy has not yet returned to growth. Like other tourist destinations in the Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to damage from natural disasters and shifts in tourism demand. Furthermore, the government is constrained by one of the world's highest public debt burdens - equivalent to roughly 140% of GDP in 2012 - largely attributable to public enterprise losses.
Exports	$776.60 billion Ranked 4th. 11321 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$68.60 million Ranked 176th.
GDP	$5.96 trillion Ranked 4th. 7962 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$748.49 million Ranked 166th.
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services	72.8% Ranked 34th.	74.7% Ranked 28th. 3% more than Japan
GDP > Per capita	$33,523.37 per capita Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$13,836.54 per capita Ranked 28th.
GDP > Per capita > PPP	$35,900.00 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$16,100.00 Ranked 59th.
GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita	$34,036.75 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$13,743.51 Ranked 61st.
GDP per capita	$46,720.36 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$13,968.58 Ranked 46th.
Gross National Income	$4.52 trillion Ranked 2nd. 15128 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$298.79 million Ranked 148th.
Inflation rate > Consumer prices	0.0 Ranked 196th.	1.4% Ranked 176th.
Public debt	219.1% of GDP Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	144% of GDP Ranked 4th.
Unemployment rate	4.4% Ranked 94th.	4.5% Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Japan
Exports per capita	$6,088.04 Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$1,280.23 Ranked 95th.
Human Development Index	0.943 Ranked 11th. 13% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.834 Ranked 49th.
Tourist arrivals > Per capita	65.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.	3,038.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 46 times more than Japan
GDP > Purchasing power parity	$4.58 trillion Ranked 4th. 4969 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$921.00 million Ranked 183th.
Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	1.13 Ranked 13th. 69% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.67 Ranked 45th.
Fiscal year	1	calendar year
GDP > Composition by sector > Industry	27.5% Ranked 98th. 68% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.4% Ranked 179th.
Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	$79.79 Ranked 59th. 30 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$2.70 Ranked 123th.
Imports per capita	$6,507.45 Ranked 52nd. 55% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$4,210.21 Ranked 67th.
Gross National Income per capita	$35,548.84 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$6,465.36 Ranked 38th.
Development > Human Development Index	0.912 Ranked 10th. 22% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.745 Ranked 72nd.
GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people	$0.28 Ranked 126th.	$300.46 Ranked 2nd. 1068 times more than Japan
Exports > Commodities	motor vehicles 13.6%; semiconductors 6.2%; iron and steel products 5.5%; auto parts 4.6%; plastic materials 3.5%; power generating machinery 3.5%	machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco
Imports	$830.10 billion Ranked 4th. 3680 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$225.60 million Ranked 182nd.
Budget > Expenditures	$2.58 trillion Ranked 2nd. 13086 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$197.00 million Ranked 178th.
Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU	94.64 trillion Ranked 4th. 80501 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.18 billion Ranked 141st.
Tourist arrivals	8.35 million Ranked 26th. 69 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	121,000 Ranked 132nd.
Budget > Revenues > Per capita	$11,472.65 per capita Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$5,334.40 per capita Ranked 7th.
Inbound tourism income > Current US$	$13.78 billion Ranked 22nd. 113 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$122.00 million Ranked 130th.
Tax > Tax rates	20.72 Ranked 33th.	29.87 Ranked 46th. 44% more than Japan
GDP per person	39,738.13 Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	10,988.04 Ranked 47th.
Exports > Main exports	Vehicles, computer parts, chemicals, scientific instruments and watches	Foodstuffs, electronics, beverages, tobacco
Budget > Revenues per capita	$12,852.05 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$4,155.74 Ranked 5th.
Debt > External	$3.02 trillion Ranked 5th. 15975 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$189.30 million Ranked 170th.
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita	8,829.9$ Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2,576.94$ Ranked 36th.
Central bank discount rate	0.1% Ranked 51st.	6.5% Ranked 42nd. 65 times more than Japan
Debt > External > Per capita	$11,708.07 per capita Ranked 30th. 75% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$6,683.13 per capita Ranked 4th.
GDP > Composition by sector > Services	71.4% Ranked 36th.	82.1% Ranked 6th. 15% more than Japan
Tax > GDP > Constant LCU	519.33 trillion Ranked 4th. 286170 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.81 billion Ranked 171st.
Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals per capita	0.0487 Ranked 131st.	1.76 Ranked 27th. 36 times more than Japan
Consumer spending	59.59 Ranked 83th.	74.35 Ranked 43th. 25% more than Japan
Consumer price index	97.83% Ranked 156th.	110.98% Ranked 123th. 13% more than Japan
GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture	1.2% Ranked 190th.	1.5% Ranked 186th. 25% more than Japan
GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $	31,266.74 PPP $ Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	12,917.29 PPP $ Ranked 45th.
Industries	among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods	tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services	-16.6% Ranked 3rd.	-45% Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Japan
GDP per capita > Constant LCU	4210971	15488.2
Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US	$11.83 billion Ranked 21st. 89 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$133.57 million Ranked 125th.
Labor force	65 Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	18 Ranked 101st.
GDP > Real growth rate	2% Ranked 119th.	-0.9% Ranked 168th.
Debt > Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP	237.92 IMF Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	82.96 IMF Ranked 23th.
International tourism > Number of arrivals	6.73 million Ranked 28th. 53 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	127,000 Ranked 118th.
Economic growth > Per capita	-5.12 Ranked 133th.	-8.78 Ranked 156th. 71% more than Japan
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ per capita	-330.464 BoP $ Ranked 123th.	958.81 BoP $ Ranked 8th.
GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$	39,075.31 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	7,908.63 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 40th.
GDP > Official exchange rate per capita	$42,298.79 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$10,735.02 Ranked 55th.
Current account balance	$60.80 billion Ranked 11th.	$-70,800,000.00 Ranked 61st.
Agriculture > Products	rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish	sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish
Trade > Imports per capita	$4,996.45 Ranked 43th.	$7,687.21 Ranked 32nd. 54% more than Japan
Currency	yen	East Caribbean dollar
Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ per capita	1,297.48 BoP $ Ranked 16th.	-2,176.668 BoP $ Ranked 130th.
GNI per capita	$44,900.00 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$12,610.00 Ranked 6th.
GDP > Purchasing power parity > Per capita	$33,523.37 per capita Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$13,836.54 per capita Ranked 28th.
Companies > Listed domestic companies, total	3,470 Ranked 5th. 267 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	13 Ranked 100th.
Trade > Exports per capita	$6,003.90 Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$1,685.97 Ranked 73th.
Current account balance per capita	$1,306.39 Ranked 16th.	$-3,229.13 Ranked 172nd.
Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU	1.043785e+015	1666721000
Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals	6.22 million Ranked 41st. 68 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	92,000 Ranked 170th.
Tax > GDP > Constant LCU per capita	4.07 million Ranked 10th. 120 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	33,867.76 Ranked 92nd.
Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels	824.75 billion Ranked 2nd. 10117 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	81.52 million Ranked 193th.
Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita	$28,856.53 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$11,297.45 Ranked 32nd.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita	20,612.45$ Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	4,114.38$ Ranked 47th.
Budget > Expenditures per capita	$16,947.76 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$4,541.19 Ranked 6th.
Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$	$1.27 trillion Ranked 2nd. 4813 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$263.49 million Ranked 159th.
Stock of broad money	None	None
Exchange rates	yen (JPY) per US dollar -<br />79.79 (2012 est.)<br />79.81 (2011 est.)<br />87.78 (2010 est.)<br />93.57 (2009)<br />103.58 (2008)	East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -<br />2.7 (2012 est.)<br />2.7 (2011 est.)<br />2.7 (2010 est.)<br />2.7 (2009)
Debt > External per capita	$11,677.16 Ranked 30th. 80% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$6,484.79 Ranked 3rd.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.229$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 64th.	0.432$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 4th. 89% more than Japan
Exports > Partners	China 18.1%, US 17.8%, South Korea 7.7%, Thailand 5.5%, Hong Kong 5.1%	US 56%, Canada 9.8%, Bangladesh 6.2%
GDP > Official exchange rate	$5.88 trillion Ranked 3rd. 8120 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$724.10 million Ranked 181st.
GDP per capita > PPP > Constant 2000 international $	27,816.66 PPP 2000 $ Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	11,838.6 PPP 2000 $ Ranked 45th.
Investment > Gross fixed	21.1% of GDP Ranked 81st.	37% of GDP Ranked 10th. 75% more than Japan
Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate	1.41% Ranked 132nd.	5.53% Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Japan
Income receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita	1,104 BoP $ Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	172.45 BoP $ Ranked 50th.
Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio	4.09 Ranked 127th.	6.18 Ranked 114th. 51% more than Japan
Stock of narrow money	None	None
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Industry	26.1% Ranked 112th. 12% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	23.4% Ranked 133th.
Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$5,832.01 Ranked 35th. 26% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$4,612.61 Ranked 53th.
Debt > Net domestic credit > Current LCU	1,187.37 trillion Ranked 4th. 543137 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.19 billion Ranked 146th.
Government spending	912.39 billion Ranked 3rd. 12127 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	75.24 million Ranked 126th.
Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU	-658661200000	29338600
Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita	25.15 BoP $ Ranked 106th.	958.81 BoP $ Ranked 20th. 38 times more than Japan
GDP > Current LCU	499733600000000	1223100000
High-technology > Exports > Current US$ > Per capita	$972,065.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$299,610.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Agriculture	1.1% Ranked 192nd.	1.9% Ranked 181st. 73% more than Japan
Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita	$8,698.60 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$2,333.20 Ranked 51st.
Tax > Tax payments > Number	14 Ranked 128th.	36 Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Japan
Real interest rate	3.55% Ranked 82nd.	8.26% Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Japan
Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	3,894 BoP $ per $1 million of Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	294.17 BoP $ per $1 million of Ranked 53th.
Gross domestic savings	1.05 trillion Ranked 4th. 31669 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	33.09 million Ranked 114th.
Inflation	100.31 Ranked 162nd.	117.64 Ranked 97th. 17% more than Japan
Outbound tourist spending	38.98 billion Ranked 7th. 2998 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	13 million Ranked 138th.
Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Current international $	$36,300.00 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$17,630.00 Ranked 47th.
Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ per capita	$36,301.48 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$17,633.46 Ranked 47th.
GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure per capita	28,464.9 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	10,719.82 Ranked 48th.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$1.27 trillion Ranked 2nd. 7507 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$168.90 million Ranked 169th.
Size of economy > GDP > GDP growth	1.95% Ranked 116th.	-1.071% Ranked 161st.
GDP > Constant 2000 US$	4.99 trillion constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 13437 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	371.59 million constant 2000 US$ Ranked 164th.
Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $	125.09	1.8
GDP > Composition, by end use > Household consumption	60.9% Ranked 107th.	72.7% Ranked 66th. 19% more than Japan
Current transfers > Receipts > BoP > Current US$	9.74 billion BoP $ Ranked 14th. 302 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	32.21 million BoP $ Ranked 127th.
Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU	23.34 trillion Ranked 3rd. 478394 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	48.79 million Ranked 102nd.
Debt > Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU	-850,100,000,000 Ranked 146th.	126.91 million Ranked 94th.
Saving rate	23.57 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	7.32 Ranked 103th.
GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ per capita	27,816.88 PPP 2000 $ Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	11,487.47 PPP 2000 $ Ranked 46th.
Net income > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita	809,587.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.	-852,006.25 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 131st.
GDP > CIA Factbook	$3.58 trillion Ranked 3rd. 10566 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$339.00 million Ranked 187th.
Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita	741,946.5 Ranked 18th. 34 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	21,941.03 Ranked 74th.
Tax > GDP > Current LCU	475.53 trillion Ranked 6th. 229624 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.07 billion Ranked 174th.
GDP > PPP per capita	$29,540.20 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$12,370.67 Ranked 45th.
GNI	5.23 trillion Ranked 3rd. 10218 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	511.69 million Ranked 148th.
GDP > PPP	$3.77 trillion Ranked 3rd. 6301 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$599.00 million Ranked 161st.
Companies > Listed domestic companies, total per million	27.2 Ranked 35th.	242.61 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Japan
Tax > GDP > Current US$ per capita	$46,720.36 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$14,313.97 Ranked 45th.
Trade > Exports to US	$28.91 billion Ranked 4th. 2370 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$12.20 million Ranked 128th.
Purchasing power parity > GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $	$32,452.82 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$14,526.71 Ranked 46th.
World trade > Exports	636.14 billion Ranked 5th. 3319 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	191.67 million Ranked 133th.
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	817,092 Ranked 50th. 150 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	5,464 Ranked 170th.
Companies > Stock market > Stocks traded, total value > Current US$ per capita	$28,263.96 Ranked 10th. 130 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$216.59 Ranked 57th.
Lending interest rate	1.68% Ranked 140th.	10.03% Ranked 83th. 6 times more than Japan
Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita	182,622.42 Ranked 11th. 198 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	921.13 Ranked 82nd.
Tax > GDP per capita > Constant LCU	4.07 million Ranked 10th. 120 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	33,867.76 Ranked 92nd.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$	$21,969.35 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$5,986.57 Ranked 45th.
Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Current international $	$35,177.55 Ranked 24th. 91% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$18,383.76 Ranked 55th.
Currency > Real effective exchange rate index > 2005 = 100	103.24 Ranked 44th.	106.96 Ranked 40th. 4% more than Japan
Net domestic credit > Current LCU	1.222755e+015	1662937000
GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure	3.63 trillion Ranked 2nd. 6321 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	574.41 million Ranked 187th.
Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels per capita	6,465.47 Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1,521.4 Ranked 82nd.
Household spending per capita	22,172.86 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,231.44 Ranked 43th.
Commercial bank prime lending rate	1.48% Ranked 178th.	8.73% Ranked 105th. 6 times more than Japan
Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$	$3.68 trillion Ranked 4th. 6151 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$598.44 million Ranked 104th.
Current account balance > BoP > Current US$	165.78 billion BoP $ Ranked 1st.	-106,959,300 BoP $ Ranked 65th.
Trade > Imports	$636.80 billion Ranked 4th. 1663 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$383.00 million Ranked 171st.
Currency > Real effective exchange rate index	79.39% Ranked 85th.	94.94% Ranked 61st. 20% more than Japan
Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average	116.3	2.7
Oil > Exports	366,800 bbl/day Ranked 35th.	0.0 Ranked 154th.
GDP > CIA Factbook per capita	$28,046.16 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$7,222.91 Ranked 71st.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Exports of goods and services	14.7% Ranked 179th.	33.5% Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Japan
Purchasing power parity > GNI per capita > PPP > Current international $	$33,470.00 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$13,640.00 Ranked 47th.
Income > Health expenditure per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$3,120.40 Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$671.06 Ranked 79th.
Tax > GDP > Current LCU per capita	3.73 million Ranked 19th. 96 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	38,647.73 Ranked 105th.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita	$28,466.81 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$10,155.81 Ranked 31st.
Debt > Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million	0.0549 Ranked 169th.	130.64 Ranked 2nd. 2381 times more than Japan
Oil > Production	131,800 bbl/day Ranked 47th.	0.0 Ranked 154th.
Economy growth	-5.23 Ranked 140th.	-8.03 Ranked 156th. 54% more than Japan
Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services	873.96 billion Ranked 3rd. 3518 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	248.45 million Ranked 184th.
Purchasing power parity > Gross domestic product per capita > PPP	29,692.41 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	13,191.17 Ranked 44th.
Debt > Interest payments > Current LCU	8.53 trillion Ranked 4th. 67838 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	125.75 million Ranked 95th.
Electricity > Consumption per capita	7,547.92 kWh Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2,365.49 kWh Ranked 63th.
GDP > CIA Factbook > Per capita	$28,045.72 per capita Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$7,257.55 per capita Ranked 70th.
Household spending	2.83 trillion Ranked 3rd. 18738 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	150.94 million Ranked 130th.
Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita	$16,940.53 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$7,479.00 Ranked 48th.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Government consumption	20.5% Ranked 40th. 93% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	10.6% Ranked 159th.
GDP > Per $ GDP	$33,523.37 per $1 of GDP Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$13,836.54 per $1 of GDP Ranked 28th.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > Current US$	$3.63 trillion Ranked 3rd. 6451 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$562.70 million Ranked 126th.
Gross domestic savings > Current US$	1.13 trillion$ Ranked 2nd. 9041 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	124.78 million$ Ranked 128th.
GNI > Current US$ per capita	36,325.89$ Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	7,971.49$ Ranked 39th.
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	39,075.62 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	7,674.05 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 41st.
Trade > Exports	$765.20 billion Ranked 4th. 9110 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$84.00 million Ranked 177th.
Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Current international $	$4.14 trillion Ranked 4th. 5746 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$720.43 million Ranked 157th.
Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	37,083.92 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	8,113.13 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 22nd.
Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ per capita	$35,177.55 Ranked 24th. 91% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$18,383.76 Ranked 55th.
Total > Reserves in months of imports	15.74 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.57 Ranked 86th.
Imports > Commodities	petroleum 15.5%; liquid natural gas 5.7%; clothing 3.9%; semiconductors 3.5%; coal 3.5%; audio and visual apparatus 2.7%	machinery, manufactures, food, fuels
Debt > Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults	127.78 Ranked 7th. 56% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	82 Ranked 26th.
Inflation > Consumer price index > 2005 = 100	99.27 Ranked 173th.	132.92 Ranked 102nd. 34% more than Japan
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	246.05$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 51st.	308.45$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 28th. 25% more than Japan
GDP > Constant LCU	538052500000000	727710000
Trade > Export growth	9.54 Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.26 Ranked 94th.
Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU	53.45 trillion Ranked 5th. 82237 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	649.98 million Ranked 101st.
Welfare > Social contributions > Current LCU	535.4 billion Ranked 10th. 14145 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	37.85 million Ranked 68th.
Labor force per thousand people	0.000511 Ranked 106th.	0.352 Ranked 68th. 689 times more than Japan
Trade > Imports > Imports of goods and services	992.05 billion Ranked 3rd. 2925 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	339.15 million Ranked 189th.
Household final > Consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$	21,570.77 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,227.35 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 41st.
GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ per capita	38,947.7$ Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	7,611.56$ Ranked 41st.
Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $	$4.63 trillion Ranked 5th. 4901 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$944.87 million Ranked 160th.
Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$2.16 trillion Ranked 5th. 5880 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$367.51 million Ranked 171st.
Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $	$4.49 trillion Ranked 5th. 4555 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$985.08 million Ranked 168th.
Currency > Monetary unit	yen	1 East Caribbean dollar = 100 cents
Budget > Expenditures > Per $ GDP	$0.36 per $1 of GDP Ranked 44th. 4% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$0.35 per $1 of GDP Ranked 55th.
Taxes and other revenues	33.8% of GDP Ranked 63th. 10% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	30.8% of GDP Ranked 74th.
Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves	306.93 billion Ranked 1st.	-22,580,344.53 Ranked 50th.
Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports > Goods and services > Current U	$673.62 billion Ranked 5th. 3569 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$188.73 million Ranked 138th.
Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Current account balance > Current US$	$142.19 billion Ranked 3rd.	$-184,840,682.96 Ranked 60th.
Oil > Proved reserves	44.12 million bbl Ranked 76th.	0.0 Ranked 132nd.
Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations	27 Ranked 163th.	101 Ranked 88th. 4 times more than Japan
Natural gas > Production	3.4 billion cu m Ranked 28th.	0.0 Ranked 119th.
GDP deflator	92.88 Ranked 169th.	150.09 Ranked 101st. 62% more than Japan
Oil > Consumption	4.45 million bbl/day Ranked 3rd. 2226 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2,000 bbl/day Ranked 186th.
Tourism > International tourism, receipts > Current US$	$12.53 billion Ranked 26th. 135 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$93.00 million Ranked 140th.
Budget > Expenditures > Capital per capita	$555.75 Ranked 12th. 36% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$408.99 Ranked 14th.
Electricity > Consumption	963.9 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 7973 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	120.9 million kWh Ranked 144th.
Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$29,160.11 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$7,151.52 Ranked 48th.
Tax > GDP > Current US$	$5.96 trillion Ranked 4th. 7770 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$767.00 million Ranked 168th.
Currency > GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$36,938.01 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$11,187.92 Ranked 49th.
Net capital account > BoP > Current US$	-3,520,968,000 BoP $ Ranked 113th.	14.44 million BoP $ Ranked 76th.
Portfolio investment > Excluding LCFAR > BoP > Current US$	-379,525,700,000 BoP $ Ranked 115th.	11.77 million BoP $ Ranked 16th.
Net trade in goods and services > BoP > Current US$	69.91 billion BoP $ Ranked 5th.	-84,311,110 BoP $ Ranked 51st.
Budget > Expenditures > Per capita	$12,296.61 per capita Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$5,829.17 per capita Ranked 7th.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in inventories	-0.6% Ranked 159th.	0.0 Ranked 119th.
Purchasing power parity > GNI > PPP > Current international $	$4.27 trillion Ranked 4th. 6312 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$676.48 million Ranked 148th.
Debt > External > Per $ GDP	$356.44 per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 72nd.	$776.22 per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
GNI > PPP > Current international $	4.09 trillion PPP $ Ranked 3rd. 7663 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	533.75 million PPP $ Ranked 161st.
High-technology > Exports > Current US$	$123.73 billion Ranked 5th. 10495 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$11.79 million Ranked 90th.
Oil > Exports per thousand people	2.88 bbl/day Ranked 74th.	0.0 Ranked 147th.
Final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Current US$	3.46 trillion$ Ranked 2nd. 12357 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	279.75 million$ Ranked 155th.
Deposit interest rate	0.27% Ranked 150th.	4.51% Ranked 64th. 17 times more than Japan
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita	39,075.31 constant 2000 US$ per c Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	7,908.77 constant 2000 US$ per c Ranked 40th.
Gross National Income > Constant LCU	530022900000000	531489200
National accounts > US$ at constant 2000 prices > Aggregate indicators > GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$	$38,177.33 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$8,022.13 Ranked 35th.
Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$31,425.49 Ranked 23th. 95% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$16,105.65 Ranked 51st.
Scientific and technical journals > Articles published	52,895.7 Ranked 4th. 176319 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.3 Ranked 173th.
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita	-330,461.518 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	981,558.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.
Goods imports > BoP > Current US$	473.61 billion BoP $ Ranked 5th. 2447 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	193.51 million BoP $ Ranked 134th.
Net income > BoP > Current US$	103.44 billion BoP $ Ranked 1st.	-40,896,300 BoP $ Ranked 49th.
Oil > Consumption per thousand people	34.93 bbl/day Ranked 46th.	38.2 bbl/day Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Japan
Budget > Revenues > Per $ GDP	$0.34 per $1 of GDP Ranked 53th. 39% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$0.25 per $1 of GDP Ranked 78th.
Natural gas > Production per capita	26.65 cu m Ranked 32nd.	0.0 Ranked 113th.
International tourism > Expenditures for travel items > Current US$	$27.90 billion Ranked 8th. 2146 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$13.00 million Ranked 134th.
Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU per capita	519,495.5 Ranked 11th. 387 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1,341.96 Ranked 87th.
Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU	66.4 trillion Ranked 3rd. 934103 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	71.08 million Ranked 103th.
Tax > Taxes on international trade > Current LCU	874.2 billion Ranked 11th. 8376 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	104.37 million Ranked 73th.
Currency > DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$	110.22	2.7
GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in fixed capital	21.2% Ranked 104th.	28.3% Ranked 44th. 33% more than Japan
Trade > Exports > Goods and services	10% Ranked 152nd.	52% Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Japan
Budget > Expenditures > Capital	$71.00 billion Ranked 2nd. 3641 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$19.50 million Ranked 59th.
Trade > Imports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.134 BoP $ per $1 of GDP Ranked 129th.	0.63 BoP $ per $1 of GDP Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Japan
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$	-42,224,390,000 BoP $ Ranked 134th.	47.11 million BoP $ Ranked 93th.
Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$	14.65 billion BoP $ Ranked 3rd. 7929 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.85 million BoP $ Ranked 90th.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$21,969.35 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$5,986.57 Ranked 45th.
Reserves > Total reserves minus gold > Current US$	$1.23 trillion Ranked 2nd. 4657 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$263.49 million Ranked 159th.
Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$	$3.72 trillion Ranked 3rd. 10585 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$351.42 million Ranked 167th.
Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$	$1.11 trillion Ranked 4th. 8875 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$125.02 million Ranked 106th.
World Bank exchange rate	93.57 Ranked 50th. 35 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.7 Ranked 117th.
Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Net trade in goods > US$	$43.63 billion Ranked 8th.	$-208,469,987.41 Ranked 54th.
Trade > Exports > Goods	501.65 billion Ranked 6th. 1886 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	266.03 million Ranked 137th.
Financial sector > Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country	90.38 Ranked 162nd.	187.15 Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Japan
Electricity > Production	982.3 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 7556 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	130 million kWh Ranked 113th.
Electricity > Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 86th.	0.0 Ranked 93th.
Stock of money	$4.37 trillion Ranked 1st. 44908 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$97.31 million Ranked 154th.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	21,571.11 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,161.76 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 42nd.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ per capita	8,201.62$ Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,612.53$ Ranked 31st.
Gross national expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.981$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 110th.	1.12$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 45th. 15% more than Japan
GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ > Per capita	38,947.39$ per capita Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	7,844.36$ per capita Ranked 41st.
Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$32,392.91 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$14,685.09 Ranked 50th.
Income > GDP, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita	$31,425.49 Ranked 23th. 95% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$16,105.65 Ranked 51st.
Income > GNI, PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$4.13 trillion Ranked 4th. 5726 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$721.61 million Ranked 173th.
Oil > Production per thousand people	1.03 bbl/day Ranked 79th.	0.0 Ranked 154th.
Gross savings > Current US$ per capita	9,480.45$ Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1,948.78$ Ranked 28th.
Trade > Exports > Export growth in USD	94.29 Ranked 141st.	147.31 Ranked 112th. 56% more than Japan
Innovation > Scientific and technical journal articles	49,627 Ranked 4th. 29192 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.7 Ranked 172nd.
GDP > PPP > Current international $ per capita	31,266.99 PPP $ Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	12,534.16 PPP $ Ranked 46th.
Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU per capita	418,195.42 Ranked 14th. 34 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	12,270.57 Ranked 54th.
Transnational corporations > Affiliates	1,106 Ranked 49th. 221 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	5 Ranked 138th.
Tax > Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU	36.12 trillion Ranked 1st. 557246 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	64.81 million Ranked 97th.
Tax > Social security contributions	26.18% Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	12.87% Ranked 49th.
Tax > Customs and other import duties > Current LCU	963 billion Ranked 2nd. 7018 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	137.21 million Ranked 67th.
Imports > Partners	China 21.3%, US 8.8%, Australia 6.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%, UAE 5%, South Korea 4.6%, Qatar 4%	US 31.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 19.9%, Italy 7%, Germany 6%, Barbados 4.7%
Oil > Imports per thousand people	34.45 bbl/day Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	32.84 bbl/day Ranked 38th.
Oil > Imports	4.39 million bbl/day Ranked 3rd. 2586 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	1,699 bbl/day Ranked 175th.
Electricity > Production per capita	7,700.81 kWh Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2,543.53 kWh Ranked 43th.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$4.01 trillion Ranked 1st. 6703 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$598.40 million Ranked 109th.
GDP growth > Duration 1975-2000	2.7% Ranked 32nd.	5.7% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan
Trade balance with US	$-16,366,600,000.00 Ranked 223th.	$900,000.00 Ranked 83th.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$	2.63 trillion$ Ranked 2nd. 13219 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	199.22 million$ Ranked 156th.
Services > Etc. > Value added > Constant 2000 US$	3.28 trillion constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 15303 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	214.37 million constant 2000 US$ Ranked 142nd.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	21,818.69 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,161.76 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 33th.
Merchandise > Exports > Current US$	594.9 billion$ Ranked 4th. 11898 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	50 million$ Ranked 175th.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$	1.05 trillion$ Ranked 2nd. 5990 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	174.92 million$ Ranked 146th.
Gross national expenditure > Constant 2000 US$	4.74 trillion constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 12248 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	386.83 million constant 2000 US$ Ranked 129th.
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	20,612.13$ per capita Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	4,240.21$ per capita Ranked 46th.
Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours	355 Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	155 Ranked 129th.
Financial sector > Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU	1,050.65 trillion Ranked 3rd. 493953 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.13 billion Ranked 136th.
Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports of goods > Services > Income and wo	$850.26 billion Ranked 6th. 3629 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$234.29 million Ranked 138th.
Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Net errors and omissions > Adjusted > BoP > Current US$	$19.87 billion Ranked 4th. 61 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$326.55 million Ranked 29th.
Trade > Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita	5,051.83 BoP $ Ranked 47th.	6,814.31 BoP $ Ranked 41st. 35% more than Japan
Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ per capita	114.68 BoP $ Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	37.61 BoP $ Ranked 32nd.
Net income > BoP > Current US$ per million	809.59 million BoP $ Ranked 6th.	-832,257,473.697 BoP $ Ranked 129th.
Commercial service imports > Current US$ > Per capita	1,037.77$ per capita Ranked 43th.	1,815.12$ per capita Ranked 31st. 75% more than Japan
Commercial service imports > Current US$	132.6 billion$ Ranked 4th. 1522 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	87.13 million$ Ranked 131st.
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	-9.313 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 114th.	104.01 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 12th.
Natural gas > Proved reserves per capita	163.51 cu m Ranked 89th.	0.0 Ranked 134th.
Natural gas > Consumption	100.3 billion cu m Ranked 5th.	0.0 Ranked 130th.
Natural gas > Proved reserves	20.9 billion cu m Ranked 72nd.	0.0 Ranked 134th.
External debt > Date of information	30 June 2006	2004
Tourism > International tourism, receipts for travel items > Current US$ per capita	$86.06 Ranked 97th.	$1,755.68 Ranked 19th. 20 times more than Japan
Tourism > International tourism, expenditures > Current US$	$39.76 billion Ranked 8th. 2651 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$15.00 million Ranked 145th.
Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations per million	0.18 Ranked 182nd.	1,810.24 Ranked 4th. 10040 times more than Japan
International tourism > Receipts for travel items > Current US$	$10.82 billion Ranked 26th. 89 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$122.00 million Ranked 124th.
Tourism receipts > International > Per $ GDP	$3.43 per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 145th.	$236.20 per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 11th. 69 times more than Japan
Trade > Tariffs > Binding coverage > All products	99.66% Ranked 54th. 2% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	97.91% Ranked 63th.
GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ > Per capita	27,816.66 PPP 2000 $ per capita Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	11,838.81 PPP 2000 $ per capita Ranked 45th.
GDP > PPP > Current international $ > Per capita	31,266.74 PPP $ per capita Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	12,917.52 PPP $ per capita Ranked 45th.
Financial sector > Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate	1.32% Ranked 99th.	4.2% Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Japan
Trade > Exports > Per $ GDP	$0.14 per $1 of GDP Ranked 135th.	$0.17 per $1 of GDP Ranked 126th. 22% more than Japan
Tax > Tax payments > Number per million	0.11 Ranked 179th.	671.84 Ranked 1st. 6122 times more than Japan
Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$3.79 trillion Ranked 4th. 5790 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$654.19 million Ranked 156th.
Trade > Exports > Export growth	94.02 Ranked 111th.	142.92 Ranked 66th. 52% more than Japan
Purchasing power parity > PPP conversion factor > Private > Consumption > LCU per international $	$126.26 Ranked 36th. 55 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$2.31 Ranked 94th.
Tourism expenditures > International	$48.17 billion Ranked 4th. 6022 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis	$8.00 million Ranked 66th.

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