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Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Commute > Distance: Distance. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Distance".
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Road > Expressway length: Expressway length (km).
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Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
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Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars (per 1,000 people). Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver).
Ports and terminals: This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks."
Airports > Per capita: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Inefficiency index: Each country's inefficiency rating in regards to traffic. Long commute times, poor traffic laws and other factors are taken into consideration.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Air transport > Passengers carried: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Railways > Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Traffic index: Traffic Index is a composite index of time consumed in traffic due to job commute, estimation of time consumption dissatisfaction, CO2 consumption estimation in traffic and overall inefficiencies in the traffic system.
Airports > With paved runways > Total: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
Roadways > Paved: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Container port traffic: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people). Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available.
Highways > Paved > Per capita: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roadways > Total: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards: Quality of port infrastructure, WEF (1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards). The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible).
Pipelines: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products
Roads > Time index: Time Index is an average one way time needed to transport, in minutes.
Container port traffic per 1000: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports per million: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > Driving: Driving Car. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Driving Car".
Commute > Time spent > Total: Overall. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Overall".
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Highways > Paved: total length of the paved parts of the highway system
Roads > Roads, total network > Km: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Highways > Total: total length of the highway system
Road > Length of motorways per capita: Kilometers of motorways per million residents.
Railways > Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Waterways per million: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > On the train: Train Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Train Ride".
Rail > Passengers: Million passengers.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Vehicle abundance: Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Ports and harbors: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Rail > Electrified railway length: Electrified length (km).
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Roads > Total network > Km: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Commute > Time spent > Walking: Walking. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Walking".
Commute > Time spent > Cycling: Bike. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Bike".
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > Waiting: Waiting. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Waiting".
Merchant marine > Ships by type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
Airports > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Highways > Unpaved: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Gas price > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Aircraft departures: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles (per km of road). Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010).
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of diesel fuel. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container: Cost to export (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Refined products: Total length of refined products pipelines
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Roadways > Total per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > On the bus: Bus Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Bus Ride".
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.
Commute > Time spent > Motorcycling: Motor Bike. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Motor Bike".
Railways > Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > By type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units."
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pipelines > All types: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
Pipelines > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Aircraft departures per 1000: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level: Indicates for European countries the limit of blood alcohol content (in %), above which driving is not permitted.
Road > Traffic laws > Tow rope required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a tow rope to be available in each car.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Oil per million: Total length of oil pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online."
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Road > Radar detector legality: Legality.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Time to import > Days: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Road > Traffic laws > Seatbelt required: Indicates for European countries whether (and on which seats) it is mandatory to wear seatbelts while driving.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on dual carriageways in European countries. A dual carriageway road or divided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are separate, usually divided by a barrier and a strip of grass or other plants.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on motorways, freeways or highways in European countries.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km/ h) on single carriageways in European countries. A single carriageway road or undivided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are not separate, usually divided only by lines.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of registered cases). Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP: Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports: Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Transport services (% of commercial service exports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services."
Travel > % of all service > Exports: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Roads > Paved > % of total roads: Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length."
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use: Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age: Indicates for European countries the age under which driving is not permitted.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i: The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible)."
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Road > Traffic laws > First aid required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a first aid kit to be available in each car.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)]. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) in urban areas in European countries.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container: Cost to import (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads: Roads, paved (% of total roads). Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP: Current account balance (% of GDP). Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Pipelines > Refined products per million: Total length of refined products pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Pipelines > Oil: Total length of oil pipelines
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports: Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Ores and metals comprise commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient."
Transport services > % of all service imports: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Road > Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a fire extinguisher to be available in each car.
Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a spare light bulb to be available in each car.
Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a triangular safety reflector to be available in each car.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption."
Travel > % of all service imports: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP). Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Railways > Broad gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.

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STAT	Portugal	United Kingdom
Airports	64 Ranked 77th.	460 Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Portugal
Commute > Distance	5.07 km Ranked 18th. 60% more than United Kingdom	3.17 km Ranked 26th.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	16.8 billion Ranked 45th.	178.53 billion Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Portugal
Highways > Total > Per capita	6.72 km per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 6% more than United Kingdom	6.33 km per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Motor vehicles	537 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 2nd. 26% more than United Kingdom	426 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 1st.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	507 Ranked 17th.	526.61 Ranked 26th. 4% more than Portugal
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	471 Ranked 11th. 2% more than United Kingdom	462.74 Ranked 21st.
Rail > Railway length	2,794 km Ranked 58th.	16,321 km Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Portugal
Road > Expressway length	2,613 km Ranked 16th.	3,519 km Ranked 13th. 35% more than Portugal
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	548 Ranked 26th. 6% more than United Kingdom	519 Ranked 34th.
Road > Motorway length	2,647 km Ranked 9th.	6,016 km Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Portugal
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	89.8 Ranked 23th.	172.41 Ranked 10th. 92% more than Portugal
Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road	67 Ranked 12th.	76.48 Ranked 7th. 14% more than Portugal
Waterways	210 km Ranked 45th.	3,200 km Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Portugal
Road > Motorway density	28.65 m of motorway per square km Ranked 9th.	97.03 m of motorway per square km Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Portugal
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	495 Ranked 13th. 8% more than United Kingdom	456.7 Ranked 25th.
Ports and terminals	Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines	Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England); Forth Ports (Scotland); Milford Haven (Wales)<br /><strong>oil terminals:</strong> Fawley Marine terminal, Liverpool Bay terminal (England); Braefoot Bay terminal, Finnart oil terminal, Hound Point terminal (Scotland)
Rail lines > Total route-km	2,842 Ranked 49th.	16,321 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Portugal
Airports > Per capita	6.2 per 1 million people Ranked 131st.	7.39 per 1 million people Ranked 119th. 19% more than Portugal
Inefficiency index	97.74 Ranked 30th.	202.05 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Portugal
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	1,595.93 Ranked 51st.	2,823.56 Ranked 28th. 77% more than Portugal
Air transport > Passengers carried	11.17 million Ranked 26th.	104.71 million Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Portugal
Railways > Total > Per capita	0.261 km per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.	0.27 km per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 3% more than Portugal
Roads > Traffic index	103.43 Ranked 30th.	136.82 Ranked 17th. 32% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Total	43 Ranked 46th.	271 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Portugal
Roadways > Paved	71,294 km Ranked 29th.	394,428 km Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Portugal
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	235.24 million tons/km Ranked 45th.	5,998.43 million tons/km Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Portugal
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km	3,814 Ranked 35th.	51,759 Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Portugal
Container port traffic	904,702 TEU Ranked 49th.	8.6 million TEU Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Portugal
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	509 Ranked 27th.	518.55 Ranked 30th. 2% more than Portugal
Highways > Paved > Per capita	5.78 km per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	6.33 km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 10% more than Portugal
Roadways > Total	82,900 km Ranked 55th.	394,428 km Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Portugal
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards	5 Ranked 43th.	5.8 Ranked 13th. 16% more than Portugal
Pipelines	gas 1,098 km; oil 11 km; refined products 188 km	condensate 43 km; gas 7,992 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 699 km; refined products 4,417 km
Roads > Time index	28.94 Ranked 31st.	36.44 Ranked 17th. 26% more than Portugal
Container port traffic per 1000	85.76 TEU Ranked 31st.	142.78 TEU Ranked 24th. 66% more than Portugal
Airports per million	6.11 Ranked 107th.	8.11 Ranked 88th. 33% more than Portugal
Commute > Time spent > Driving	0.43 min Ranked 22nd.	3.6 min Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Portugal
Commute > Time spent > Total	39.29 min Ranked 8th. 10% more than United Kingdom	35.8 min Ranked 12th.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita	4.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 54% more than United Kingdom	2.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.
Highways > Paved	59,110 km Ranked 20th.	371,913 km Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Portugal
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	21,912 Ranked 58th.	419,628 Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Portugal
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.332 Ranked 70th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	0.0617 Ranked 127th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	3.48 Ranked 26th.	3.93 Ranked 11th. 13% more than Portugal
Highways > Total	68,732 km Ranked 25th.	371,913 km Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Portugal
Road > Length of motorways per capita	32.49 mm Ranked 13th. 32% more than United Kingdom	24.65 mm Ranked 25th.
Railways > Total	3,319 km Ranked 53th.	16,454 km Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Portugal
Waterways per million	19.74 km Ranked 56th.	51.77 km Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Portugal
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km	2,843 Ranked 48th.	31,471 Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Portugal
Roadways > Paved per thousand people	6.6 km Ranked 29th. 3% more than United Kingdom	6.38 km Ranked 4th.
Commute > Time spent > On the train	2.57 min Ranked 7th. 26 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 19th.
Rail > Passengers	132 million Ranked 4th.	1.5 billion Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Portugal
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	3,750 Ranked 36th.	62,729 Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Portugal
Vehicle abundance	37.74 per square km Ranked 21st.	101.4 per square km Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Portugal
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million	355.21 Ranked 31st.	999.63 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Portugal
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	21 Ranked 103th.	189 Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Portugal
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	1 Ranked 159th.	26 Ranked 43th. 26 times more than Portugal
Ports and harbors	Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria (Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo	Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	1,046.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	1,718.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 64% more than Portugal
Rail > Electrified railway length	1,629 km Ranked 25th.	5,328 km Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Portugal
Roads > Total network > Km	82,900 Ranked 26th.	420,009 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Portugal
Commute > Time spent > Walking	27.14 min Ranked 10th.	31.6 min Ranked 5th. 16% more than Portugal
Commute > Time spent > Cycling	0.71 min Ranked 7th. 7 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 11th.
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	347.47 Ranked 31st.	6,283.83 Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Portugal
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.331 Ranked 70th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	0.0622 Ranked 127th.
Highways > Total per 1000	6.72 km Ranked 29th. 6% more than United Kingdom	6.34 km Ranked 27th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m	5 Ranked 49th.	7 Ranked 36th. 40% more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Total	109 Ranked 50th.	504 Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	1.29 million Dwt Ranked 49th.	12.32 million Dwt Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$	$500,000.00 Ranked 38th.	$863.00 million Ranked 8th. 1726 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	11.3 million Ranked 37th.	115.01 million Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million	4.39 Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom	1.33 Ranked 95th.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	2.06 Ranked 73th.	6.74 Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Portugal
Commute > Time spent > Waiting	3.57 min Ranked 4th. 36 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 28th.
Merchant marine > Ships by type	bulk 11, cargo 62, chemical tanker 18, container 7, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea passenger 3, vehicle carrier 2	bulk 14, cargo 43, chemical tanker 19, combination ore/oil 1, container 95, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 1, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 1
Airports > Per $ GDP	0.343 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 145th. 71% more than United Kingdom	0.201 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 154th.
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.58 Ranked 35th.	0.66 Ranked 28th. 14% more than Portugal
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	1,587 Ranked 47th.	17,591 Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Portugal
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million	269.3 Ranked 46th.	501.51 Ranked 28th. 86% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	1.39 Ranked 47th. 10% more than United Kingdom	1.26 Ranked 53th.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km	45,032 Ranked 13th.	166,728 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	4.13 per 1 million people Ranked 95th.	5.1 per 1 million people Ranked 81st. 23% more than Portugal
Highways > Unpaved	9,622 km Ranked 29th.	0.0 Ranked 108th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	8 Ranked 62nd.	89 Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.463 Ranked 55th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	0.11 Ranked 123th.
Gas price > US$ per liter	$1.61 Ranked 13th. 12% more than United Kingdom	$1.44 Ranked 25th.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km	2,550 Ranked 53th.	12,512 Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Portugal
Aircraft departures	96,000 Ranked 34th.	985,300 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Portugal
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000	8.86 Ranked 18th.	11.25 Ranked 15th. 27% more than Portugal
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	1,073.31 Ranked 39th.	1,819.01 Ranked 22nd. 69% more than Portugal
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	67 Ranked 15th.	76.9 Ranked 9th. 15% more than Portugal
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	3.5 Ranked 27th.	3.9 Ranked 10th. 11% more than Portugal
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	22.93 Ranked 132nd. 9 times more than United Kingdom	2.65 Ranked 187th.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	19.05 Ranked 141st. 7 times more than United Kingdom	2.92 Ranked 187th.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km	2,064 Ranked 51st.	19,230 Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	201.13 Ranked 161st. 10% more than United Kingdom	183.31 Ranked 174th.
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter	$1.47 Ranked 18th.	$1.65 Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	8 Ranked 44th.	66 Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$780.00 Ranked 151st.	$1,005.00 Ranked 120th. 29% more than Portugal
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita	0.941 km per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	0.0 Ranked 104th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita	$76.25 Ranked 35th.	$215.48 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Portugal
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$	$805.00 million Ranked 33th.	$13.52 billion Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Portugal
Pipelines > Refined products	188 km Ranked 50th.	4,919 km Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Portugal
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km	34,640 Ranked 21st.	146,685 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$82.73 billion Ranked 50th.	$766.58 billion Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$24.60 billion Ranked 35th.	$291.96 billion Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Portugal
Roadways > Total per 1000	7.8 km Ranked 22nd. 22% more than United Kingdom	6.38 km Ranked 9th.
Commute > Time spent > On the bus	3 min Ranked 8th. 30 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 19th.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	1.51 million Ranked 47th.	9.1 million Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000	143.42 Ranked 55th.	145.03 Ranked 53th. 1% more than Portugal
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	159,135 Ranked 23th.	1.06 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Portugal
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	6,131 Ranked 37th.	40,371 Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Portugal
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.15 Ranked 56th.	0.29 Ranked 30th. 93% more than Portugal
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP	14.47 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 100th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	7.07 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 111th.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	94,300 Ranked 21st.	700,300 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Portugal
Commute > Time spent > Motorcycling	0.43 min Ranked 6th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	0.1 min Ranked 7th.
Railways > Total per million	262.28 km Ranked 41st.	268.01 km Ranked 40th. 2% more than Portugal
Highways > Paved per 1000	5.78 km Ranked 21st.	6.34 km Ranked 11th. 10% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	15 Ranked 35th.	80 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million	0.19 Ranked 65th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	0.0791 Ranked 82nd.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita	10.96 per 1 million people Ranked 56th. 29% more than United Kingdom	8.5 per 1 million people Ranked 68th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.846 per 1 million people Ranked 50th. 56% more than United Kingdom	0.543 per 1 million people Ranked 77th.
Merchant marine > By type	bulk carrier 8, cargo 33, carrier 1, chemical tanker 17, container 8, liquefied gas 9, passenger 13, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 9	bulk carrier 30, cargo 70, carrier 3, chemical tanker 71, container 190, liquefied gas 10, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 67, petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 29, vehicle carrier 24
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units	1.24 million Ranked 45th.	7.08 million Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	0.223 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 142nd. 57% more than United Kingdom	0.142 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 153th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	114.24 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 123th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	47.76 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 139th.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	0.941 km Ranked 34th.	0.0 Ranked 105th.
Pipelines > All types	gas 1,099 km; oil 8 km; refined products 174 km (2004)	condensate 370 km; gas 21,446 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 6,420 km; oil/gas/water 63 km; refined products 4,474 km (2004)
Pipelines > Total length per million	120.27 km Ranked 68th.	541.82 km Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Portugal
Aircraft departures per 1000	9.1 Ranked 42nd.	16.36 Ranked 31st. 80% more than Portugal
Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level	0.05% Ranked 21st.	0.08% Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Portugal
Road > Traffic laws > Tow rope required	Yes	Yes
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.0926 Ranked 148th.	0.41 Ranked 114th. 4 times more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million	1.32 Ranked 59th.	4.42 Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$6,620.93 Ranked 42nd.	$10,222.39 Ranked 28th. 54% more than Portugal
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	1.62% Ranked 37th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	0.517% Ranked 111th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU	55.41 billion Ranked 82nd.	387.46 billion Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$70.75 billion Ranked 39th.	$723.17 billion Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million	11.75 Ranked 36th. 6 times more than United Kingdom	1.94 Ranked 59th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.326 Ranked 71st. 6 times more than United Kingdom	0.0574 Ranked 131st.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million	-140,303,572.754 Ranked 41st.	-162,700,444.669 Ranked 43th. 16% more than Portugal
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	44.71% Ranked 59th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	12.46% Ranked 130th.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	325.04 Ranked 41st.	6,251.47 Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days	2 Ranked 86th.	3 Ranked 40th. 50% more than Portugal
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	3.42 Ranked 29th.	3.95 Ranked 15th. 15% more than Portugal
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	2.89% Ranked 54th.	3.84% Ranked 38th. 33% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	7 Ranked 62nd.	31 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$0.05 Ranked 36th.	$13.65 Ranked 15th. 287 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.000235% Ranked 35th.	0.0354% Ranked 14th. 151 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	3.43 Ranked 24th.	3.63 Ranked 13th. 6% more than Portugal
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$35.00 million Ranked 70th.	$598.00 million Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	39.27% Ranked 88th. 15% more than United Kingdom	34.29% Ranked 94th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	-95,338,492.974 Ranked 50th.	-547,894,282.626 Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita	96.1 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 57th.	192.9 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. Twice as much as Portugal
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita	121.02 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 57th.	202.64 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 67% more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP	0.576 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 76th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	0.191 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 93th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.94 Ranked 41st.	1.03 Ranked 40th. 9% more than Portugal
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	2.07 Ranked 111th.	3.2 Ranked 94th. 55% more than Portugal
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	38.94% Ranked 69th. 24% more than United Kingdom	31.48% Ranked 87th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	4.04 Ranked 73th.	4.91 Ranked 60th. 22% more than Portugal
Pipelines > Oil per million	0.758 km Ranked 93th.	102.31 km Ranked 33th. 135 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	30.88 Ranked 35th.	98.87 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	15.81% Ranked 49th.	23.38% Ranked 27th. 48% more than Portugal
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	32.97 Ranked 23th.	84.82 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports	1.81% Ranked 71st.	2.73% Ranked 58th. 51% more than Portugal
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	3.17% Ranked 49th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1.32% Ranked 78th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	6,068.58 Ranked 110th.	7,810.93 Ranked 101st. 29% more than Portugal
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	63.88 billion Ranked 97th.	493.87 billion Ranked 60th. 8 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	2.69 Ranked 110th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1.17 Ranked 130th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	1.13 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 16% more than United Kingdom	0.971 per 1 million people Ranked 45th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.094 per 1 million people Ranked 157th.	0.378 per 1 million people Ranked 122nd. 4 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	32.72% Ranked 40th.	43.61% Ranked 25th. 33% more than Portugal
Pipelines > Gas	1,344 km Ranked 65th.	28,603 km Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	27.36% Ranked 64th. 40% more than United Kingdom	19.49% Ranked 91st.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	119.44 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 133th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	58.42 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 148th.
Road > Radar detector legality	Illegal to own and/or use in a vehicle	Legal
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million	1.62 Ranked 38th.	1.86 Ranked 29th. 15% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$82.99 billion Ranked 42nd.	$827.78 billion Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Time to import > Days	13 Ranked 143th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	6 Ranked 181st.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	46.23 Ranked 23th.	84 Ranked 9th. 82% more than Portugal
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	3.19 Ranked 31st.	3.73 Ranked 10th. 17% more than Portugal
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$3.32 Ranked 60th.	$9.46 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Portugal
Road > Traffic laws > Seatbelt required	All	All
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway	100 km/h Ranked 13th.	112 km/h Ranked 4th. 12% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	64.89 billion Ranked 100th.	528.51 billion Ranked 62nd. 8 times more than Portugal
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway	120 km/h Ranked 25th. 7% more than United Kingdom	112 km/h Ranked 27th.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway	90 km/h Ranked 10th.	97 km/h Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	1.02 million GRT Ranked 49th.	11.72 million GRT Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	6,163.91 Ranked 116th.	8,358.83 Ranked 110th. 36% more than Portugal
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	80% Ranked 102nd. The same as United Kingdom	80% Ranked 98th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP	5.59 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 67th. 19% more than United Kingdom	4.71 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 72nd.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	1.74% Ranked 88th.	28.33% Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$58.13 billion Ranked 53th.	$474.62 billion Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Portugal
Transport services > % of all service > Exports	25.34% Ranked 45th. 84% more than United Kingdom	13.77% Ranked 92nd.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	86.77 Ranked 151st.	101.41 Ranked 108th. 17% more than Portugal
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	160.35 Ranked 96th. 41% more than United Kingdom	113.8 Ranked 146th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports	1.06% Ranked 112th.	3.43% Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	2.49% Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom	0.983% Ranked 83th.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	28.68% Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United Kingdom	13.19% Ranked 49th.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports	29.69% Ranked 91st. 69% more than United Kingdom	17.52% Ranked 130th.
Travel > % of all service > Exports	42.62% Ranked 66th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	13.13% Ranked 121st.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	86% Ranked 23th.	100% Ranked 5th. 16% more than Portugal
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	4,221 Ranked 29th.	21,040 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use	78.08% Ranked 7th. 99% more than United Kingdom	39.3% Ranked 21st.
Merchant marine > Note	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 6, Germany 20, Greece 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Lebanon 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 2, Norway 5, Panama 5, Spain 22, Switzerland 8, UK 1, Virgin Islands (UK) 1	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bermuda 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 21, Germany 6, Greece 3, Hong Kong 4, Italy 1, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, Russia 1, South Africa 2, Sweden 11, Taiwan 2, US 5
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	7.57 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 103th.	15.34 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Portugal
Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age	18 Ranked 8th. 6% more than United Kingdom	17 Ranked 34th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	6.53% Ranked 23th.	7.74% Ranked 19th. 18% more than Portugal
Merchant marine > A note	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/be><a href=/country/be>Belgium</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/vi><a href=/country/vi>British Virgin Islands</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/cy><a href=/country/cy>Cyprus</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/da>Denmark</a> 6, <a href=/country/gm><a href=/country/gm>Germany</a></a> 20, <a href=/country/gr>Greece</a> 1, <a href=/country/ic><a href=/country/ic>Iceland</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/it>Italy</a> 16, <a href=/country/le><a href=/country/le>Lebanon</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/li>Liberia</a> 1, <a href=/country/mn><a href=/country/mn>Monaco</a></a> 2, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> 5, <a href=/country/pm><a href=/country/pm>Panama</a></a> 5, <a href=/country/sp>Spain</a> 22, <a href=/country/sz><a href=/country/sz>Switzerland</a></a> 8, <a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a> 1, <a href=/kp/Virgin+Islands+(UK><a href=/country/vq>Virgin Islands</a> (UK</a>) 1 (2002 est.)	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/bd><a href=/country/bd>Bermuda</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/cy>Cyprus</a> 1, <a href=/country/da><a href=/country/da>Denmark</a></a> 21, <a href=/country/gm>Germany</a> 6, <a href=/country/gr><a href=/country/gr>Greece</a></a> 3, <a href=/country/hk>Hong Kong</a> 4, <a href=/country/it><a href=/country/it>Italy</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/mn>Monaco</a> 4, <a href=/country/nl><a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> 9, <a href=/country/rs><a href=/country/rs>Russia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/sf>South Africa</a> 2, <a href=/country/sw><a href=/country/sw>Sweden</a></a> 11, <a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a> 2, <a href=/country/us>United States</a> 5 (2002 est.)
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	4 Ranked 168th. The same as United Kingdom	4 Ranked 160th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	90,300 Ranked 58th.	165,650 Ranked 39th. 83% more than Portugal
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	-1,003,600,000 Ranked 67th.	-34,642,000,000 Ranked 91st. 35 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth	-6.61% Ranked 105th.	3.07% Ranked 63th.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU	-1,476,934,040.217 Ranked 44th.	-10,287,146,595.55 Ranked 61st. 7 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	28.77% Ranked 17th.	30.23% Ranked 14th. 5% more than Portugal
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	1.76% Ranked 41st.	27.77% Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	1.04 Ranked 131st. 11 times more than United Kingdom	0.0949 Ranked 180th.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries	15 Ranked 62nd.	308 Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million	0.19 Ranked 56th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	0.0474 Ranked 87th.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	None	None
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.342 Ranked 71st. 5 times more than United Kingdom	0.0633 Ranked 126th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	8.55 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	2.64 Ranked 109th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita	5,264.22 Ranked 82nd.	6,127.95 Ranked 76th. 16% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$7,924.81 Ranked 32nd.	$13,205.10 Ranked 22nd. 67% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$6,721.05 Ranked 33th.	$11,437.59 Ranked 20th. 70% more than Portugal
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	2.72% Ranked 76th.	3.74% Ranked 64th. 37% more than Portugal
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i	4.72 Ranked 44th.	5.22 Ranked 29th. 11% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	39.3% Ranked 90th. 16% more than United Kingdom	33.78% Ranked 102nd.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	20.48% Ranked 36th. 46% more than United Kingdom	14.06% Ranked 65th.
Road > Traffic laws > First aid required	Recommended	Recommended
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	1.97 Ranked 84th.	2.78 Ranked 71st. 41% more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million	7.52 Ranked 31st. 60% more than United Kingdom	4.69 Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.256 Ranked 84th. 14 times more than United Kingdom	0.0184 Ranked 138th.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	14.6 Ranked 33th.	16.38 Ranked 30th. 12% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.741 Ranked 90th.	1.4 Ranked 62nd. 90% more than Portugal
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	15.19 Ranked 119th. 8 times more than United Kingdom	1.81 Ranked 184th.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion	35.63% Ranked 45th. 35% more than United Kingdom	26.36% Ranked 77th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$5,521.81 Ranked 42nd.	$7,506.47 Ranked 38th. 36% more than Portugal
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons	17.13 Ranked 43th.	116.77 Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Portugal
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	52.83% Ranked 53th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	15.33% Ranked 114th.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100	123.72 Ranked 50th. 1% more than United Kingdom	122.93 Ranked 54th.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area	50 km/h Ranked 26th. 4% more than United Kingdom	48 km/h Ranked 41st.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.38 Ranked 126th. 6 times more than United Kingdom	0.0633 Ranked 170th.
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$925.00 Ranked 146th.	$1,050.00 Ranked 128th. 14% more than Portugal
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	0.196 Ranked 47th.	0.306 Ranked 42nd. 57% more than Portugal
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	86% Ranked 25th.	100% Ranked 6th. 16% more than Portugal
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	153,702 Ranked 33th.	1.04 million Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.0165% Ranked 73th.	0.0246% Ranked 61st. 49% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	25.96 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 130th.	63.54 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.47 per 1 million people Ranked 108th.	2.15 per 1 million people Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.47 per 1 million people Ranked 50th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	0.132 per 1 million people Ranked 111th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	1.22 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	1.3 per 1 million people Ranked 51st. 6% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	67.51 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 88th. 84% more than United Kingdom	36.67 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 106th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	20 Ranked 72nd.	160 Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Portugal
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	2.07 per 1 million people Ranked 130th.	2.29 per 1 million people Ranked 120th. 11% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	33.3% Ranked 54th. 12% more than United Kingdom	29.7% Ranked 59th.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	596.98 million Ranked 48th.	-15,783,575,368.625 Ranked 84th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	39.06% Ranked 89th. 15% more than United Kingdom	33.99% Ranked 99th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	11.58% Ranked 59th.	11.99% Ranked 54th. 4% more than Portugal
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	-2.05% Ranked 56th.	-3.825% Ranked 77th. 87% more than Portugal
Pipelines > Refined products per million	16.48 km Ranked 38th.	71.3 km Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days	2 Ranked 95th.	5 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	2.96% Ranked 63th.	3.55% Ranked 55th. 20% more than Portugal
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	242.05 Ranked 136th. 46% more than United Kingdom	166.04 Ranked 167th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	45.33% Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	12.98% Ranked 59th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	38.69% Ranked 67th. 23% more than United Kingdom	31.56% Ranked 82nd.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita	56.71 Ranked 49th.	-249.631 Ranked 70th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	14.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	17.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 16% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	46.74 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 105th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	14.07 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 123th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	25.96 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 92nd. 8 times more than United Kingdom	3.41 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 122nd.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	57.12 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 61st. 2 times more than United Kingdom	24.73 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 86th.
Pipelines > Oil	11 km Ranked 96th.	5,256 km Ranked 14th. 478 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	11.36% Ranked 48th. 82% more than United Kingdom	6.24% Ranked 65th.
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	5.01% Ranked 65th.	8.19% Ranked 28th. 64% more than Portugal
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	2.83% Ranked 31st.	4.13% Ranked 16th. 46% more than Portugal
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,859.12 Ranked 45th.	$12,124.10 Ranked 32nd. 54% more than Portugal
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	5.19 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 142nd.	9.81 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 138th. 89% more than Portugal
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	1.97 per 1 million people Ranked 94th. 6% more than United Kingdom	1.86 per 1 million people Ranked 98th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita	0.121 Dwt Ranked 49th.	0.202 Dwt Ranked 41st. 66% more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Total per million	10.43 Ranked 51st. 23% more than United Kingdom	8.46 Ranked 56th.
Pipelines > Gas per million	104.1 km Ranked 57th.	341.76 km Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,883.43 Ranked 44th.	$13,092.03 Ranked 28th. 66% more than Portugal
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	32.81% Ranked 79th. 24% more than United Kingdom	26.54% Ranked 102nd.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$2,337.31 Ranked 41st.	$4,617.63 Ranked 23th. 98% more than Portugal
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient	4.88 Ranked 23th. 5% more than United Kingdom	4.63 Ranked 34th.
Transport services > % of all service imports	29.34% Ranked 88th. 74% more than United Kingdom	16.89% Ranked 129th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	3.6 Ranked 25th.	4 Ranked 10th. 11% more than Portugal
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	3.26 Ranked 21st. 38% more than United Kingdom	2.36 Ranked 30th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.303 Ranked 69th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	0.059 Ranked 124th.
Road > Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required	Recommended	Recommended
Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required	No	No
Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required	Yes	Recommended
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	31.75% Ranked 73th. 28% more than United Kingdom	24.81% Ranked 105th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP	7.08 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 62nd. 42% more than United Kingdom	5 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 73th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP	0.339% Ranked 74th.	0.553% Ranked 36th. 63% more than Portugal
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	31.98% Ranked 29th. 74% more than United Kingdom	18.42% Ranked 56th.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	2.54% Ranked 23th. 4 times more than United Kingdom	0.705% Ranked 61st.
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports	3.83% Ranked 37th.	4.98% Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Portugal
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	80.69% Ranked 43th.	83.04% Ranked 35th. 3% more than Portugal
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	8.22 Ranked 135th. 5 times more than United Kingdom	1.62 Ranked 178th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	16.59% Ranked 76th. 25% more than United Kingdom	13.22% Ranked 93th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	7.81% Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	2.79% Ranked 48th.
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.4 Ranked 20th. 14% more than United Kingdom	0.35 Ranked 26th.
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption	24.46% Ranked 19th. 28% more than United Kingdom	19.11% Ranked 46th.
Travel > % of all service imports	26.3% Ranked 53th.	30.83% Ranked 29th. 17% more than Portugal
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$69.70 billion Ranked 41st.	$646.34 billion Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Portugal
Pipelines > Total length	1,273 km Ranked 74th.	32,832 km Ranked 11th. 26 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	25.27% Ranked 91st.	47.27% Ranked 41st. 87% more than Portugal
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth	3.17% Ranked 46th. 3 times more than United Kingdom	1.04% Ranked 79th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$83.42 billion Ranked 41st.	$834.93 billion Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Portugal
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita	0.0964 GRT Ranked 51st.	0.192 GRT Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as Portugal
Railways > Broad gauge	None	None
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	0.665 Ranked 66th. 36% more than United Kingdom	0.49 Ranked 85th.

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