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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 > 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 density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people). Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available.
  • Highways > Paved > Per capita: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Roadways > Total: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
  • Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards: Quality of port infrastructure, WEF (1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards). The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible).
  • Heliports: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
  • Pipelines: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products
  • Roads > Time index: Time Index is an average one way time needed to transport, in minutes.
  • 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 > 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)
  • 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".
  • Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year: Billion passenger-km.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
  • Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Gas price > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
  • 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 > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
  • Maritime > 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.
  • 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.
  • Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita: Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ 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.
  • Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
  • Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
  • Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
  • Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
  • Railways > Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways > Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Highways > Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Heliports > Per capita: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Space > Space agency: Name of each country's space agency.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Highways > Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spaceflight > Total days all astronauts spent in space: Number of days spent in space by astronauts by country of citizenship. Figures are as of 6 November, 2007.
  • Pipelines > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pipelines > All types: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
  • Aircraft departures per 1000: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
  • Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
  • Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > 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 > 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 > 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 > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > 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.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Heliports > Per $ GDP: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Waterways > A note: The individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
  • 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.
  • Railways > A note: 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 > Under 914 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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).
  • Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > 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$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Maritime > Time to import > Days: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
  • Maritime > 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.
  • 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 > 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$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Transport services > % of all service > Exports: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
  • Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports: Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Transport services (% of commercial service exports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • 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 > Goods imports > BoP, current US$: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines
  • Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use: Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$: 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.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age: Indicates for European countries the age under which driving is not permitted.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level: Indicates for European countries the limit of blood alcohol content (in %), above which driving is not permitted.
  • Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
    Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
    Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
    Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
    Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Documents to export > Number: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
  • Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
  • Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a spare light bulb to be available in each car.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Toll roads: Indicates for European countries whether toll roads exist. Toll roads are publically or privately owned roads for which a fee must be paid to be allowed to use them.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a triangular safety reflector to be available in each car.
  • Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
  • Maritime > 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.
  • Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
  • Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
  • Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
  • Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services."
  • Travel > % of all service > Exports: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
  • Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption."
  • Travel > % of all service imports: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • 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).
  • Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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 paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
  • Heliports per million: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > 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).
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > 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.
  • Road > Traffic laws > First aid required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a first aid kit to be available in each car.
  • 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 > 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 > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > 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 > 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Cost to import > US$ per container: Cost to import (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.
  • Maritime > 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.
  • Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
  • Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) in urban areas in European countries.
  • Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Maritime > 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.
  • Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient."
  • Transport services > % of all service imports: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • Maritime > 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.
STAT Switzerland Ukraine HISTORY
Airports 63
Ranked 78th.
187
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Switzerland

Commute > Distance 3.18 km
Ranked 13th.
7 km
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 48.74 billion
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine
17.72 billion
Ranked 41st.

Highways > Total > Per capita 9.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine
3.45 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 569.34
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Ukraine
140.44
Ranked 68th.

Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 523.94
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Ukraine
127.71
Ranked 55th.

Rail > Railway length 5,223 km
Ranked 34th.
22,300 km
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Road > Expressway length 1,790 km
Ranked 21st. 119 times more than Ukraine
15 km
Ranked 58th.
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people 566
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Ukraine
173
Ranked 81st.
Road > Motorway density 32.97 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Ukraine
4.35 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 88th.
Road > Motorway length 1,361 km
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Ukraine
200 km
Ranked 68th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 172.85
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Ukraine
28.07
Ranked 30th.

Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road 60.24
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Ukraine
38.55
Ranked 19th.

Waterways 1,292 km
Ranked 42nd.
1,672 km
Ranked 16th. 29% more than Switzerland

Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 520.8
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Ukraine
147.57
Ranked 51st.

Ports and terminals Basel Feodosiya (Theodosia), Illichivsk, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Yuzhnyy
Rail lines > Total route-km 3,499
Ranked 41st.
21,676
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Airports > Per capita 8.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 60th.
9.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 105th. 14% more than Switzerland

Inefficiency index 81.73
Ranked 13th.
195.84
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita 6,094.4
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Ukraine
388.76
Ranked 117th.

Air transport > Passengers carried 14.35 million
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Ukraine
3.46 million
Ranked 42nd.

Railways > Total > Per capita 0.645 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 34% more than Ukraine
0.483 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Roads > Traffic index 86.39
Ranked 15th.
165.21
Ranked 5th. 91% more than Switzerland
Airports > With paved runways > Total 40
Ranked 48th.
108
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Roadways > Paved 71,464 km
Ranked 27th.
166,095 km
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Switzerland

Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km 1,109.64 million tons/km
Ranked 21st. 28 times more than Ukraine
39.29 million tons/km
Ranked 73th.

Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 18,367
Ranked 12th.
53,056
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 566.03
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Ukraine
172.76
Ranked 56th.

Highways > Paved > Per capita 9.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ukraine
3.33 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
Roadways > Total 71,464 km
Ranked 63th.
169,694 km
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Switzerland

Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards 5.2
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Ukraine
4
Ranked 78th.

Heliports 2
Ranked 54th.
9
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Switzerland

Pipelines gas 1,662 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km gas 33,327 km; oil 4,514 km; refined products 4,211 km
Roads > Time index 26.29
Ranked 13th.
41.89
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Switzerland
Airports per million 8.31
Ranked 87th.
9.27
Ranked 83th. 12% more than Switzerland

Commute > Time spent > Total 18.25 min
Ranked 15th.
46.6 min
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita 2.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Ukraine
0.572 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Highways > Paved 71,011 km
Ranked 16th.
163,898 km
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Roads > Roads, total network > Km 71,456
Ranked 38th.
169,496.2
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Switzerland

Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.475
Ranked 54th. 8 times more than Ukraine
0.0625
Ranked 126th.

Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high 3.71
Ranked 18th. 30% more than Ukraine
2.85
Ranked 60th.

Highways > Total 71,011 km
Ranked 24th.
169,491 km
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Road > Length of motorways per capita 42.69 mm
Ranked 9th. 129 times more than Ukraine
0.33 mm
Ranked 82nd.
Railways > Total 4,876 km
Ranked 37th.
21,619 km
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Waterways per million 166.01 km
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Ukraine
46.69 km
Ranked 11th.

Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km 3,543
Ranked 42nd.
21,705
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Roadways > Paved per thousand people 9.03 km
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Ukraine
3.73 km
Ranked 50th.

Commute > Time spent > On the train 2 min
Ranked 6th.
3.6 min
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Switzerland
Rail > Passengers 447 million
Ranked 9th.
494 million
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Switzerland
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 18,021
Ranked 15th.
50,569
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Vehicle abundance 96.52 per square km
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Ukraine
8.17 per square km
Ranked 56th.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 2,277.56
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ukraine
1,106.39
Ranked 6th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 23
Ranked 98th.
79
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Ports and harbors Basel Berdyans'k, Feodosiya, Illichivs'k, Izmayil, Kerch, Kherson, Kiev (Kyyiv), Kiliya, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Reni, Sevastopol', Yalta, Yuzhnyy
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita 1,893.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Ukraine
75.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Rail > Electrified railway length 5,223 km
Ranked 13th.
9,752 km
Ranked 9th. 87% more than Switzerland
Roads > Total network > Km 71,354
Ranked 24th.
169,422
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Switzerland

Commute > Time spent > Walking 11.25 min
Ranked 15th.
38.6 min
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km 1,181.57
Ranked 20th. 19 times more than Ukraine
63.36
Ranked 47th.

Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.464
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Ukraine
0.0625
Ranked 126th.

Highways > Total per 1000 9.88 km
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine
3.45 km
Ranked 46th.
Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year 17.5 billion km
Ranked 4th.
50.6 billion km
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m 3
Ranked 63th.
13
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > Total 38
Ranked 75th.
134
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 918,974 Dwt
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Ukraine
899,859 Dwt
Ranked 62nd.

Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ $210.00 million
Ranked 15th.
$1.34 billion
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried 26.75 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Ukraine
5.67 million
Ranked 49th.

Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000 9.13
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Ukraine
3.7
Ranked 58th.

Commute > Time spent > Waiting 2.5 min
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Ukraine
2 min
Ranked 6th.
Merchant marine > Ships by type bulk 16, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1 bulk 7, cargo 89, container 5, liquefied gas 2, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 10, railcar carrier 2, short-sea passenger 1
Airports > Per $ GDP 0.171 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 157th.
4.7 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 69th. 28 times more than Switzerland

Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent 0.75
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Ukraine
0.17
Ranked 78th.

Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 3,449
Ranked 30th.
5,231
Ranked 21st. 52% more than Switzerland

Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million 447.78
Ranked 31st.
474.88
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Switzerland

Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people 0.75
Ranked 67th. 11 times more than Ukraine
0.0673
Ranked 138th.

Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km 16,337
Ranked 23th.
26,625.1
Ranked 18th. 63% more than Switzerland

Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita 5.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 28% more than Ukraine
4.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 94th.

Highways > Unpaved 0.0
Ranked 57th.
5,593 km
Ranked 37th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people 0.375
Ranked 65th. 29% more than Ukraine
0.292
Ranked 78th.

Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m 12
Ranked 44th.
22
Ranked 27th. 83% more than Switzerland

Gas price > US$ per liter $1.30
Ranked 44th. 48% more than Ukraine
$0.88
Ranked 110th.

Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km 16,227
Ranked 21st.
257,006
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Switzerland

Aircraft departures 284,900
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Ukraine
38,800
Ranked 49th.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000 12.28
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Ukraine
1.12
Ranked 40th.

Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000 3,344.54
Ranked 10th. 27 times more than Ukraine
124.4
Ranked 98th.

Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road 61.99
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Ukraine
46.75
Ranked 19th.

Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high 3.8
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Ukraine
2.85
Ranked 66th.

Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 252.16
Ranked 142nd.
591.92
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million 36.91
Ranked 108th. 4 times more than Ukraine
10.26
Ranked 159th.

Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million 31.87
Ranked 119th. 2 times more than Ukraine
12.95
Ranked 158th.

Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 8,747
Ranked 31st.
243,866
Ranked 7th. 28 times more than Switzerland

Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter $1.52
Ranked 14th. 58% more than Ukraine
$0.96
Ranked 86th.

Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 17
Ranked 23th.
28
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container $1,635.00
Ranked 50th.
$1,930.00
Ranked 36th. 18% more than Switzerland

Highways > Unpaved > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 51st.
0.114 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita 12.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Ukraine
1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita $330.49
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Ukraine
$8.05
Ranked 99th.

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ $2.62 billion
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Ukraine
$368.00 million
Ranked 51st.

Pipelines > Refined products 7 km
Ranked 66th.
4,363 km
Ranked 10th. 623 times more than Switzerland

Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km 16,800
Ranked 33th.
34,391
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ $402.61 billion
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Ukraine
$86.24 billion
Ranked 49th.

Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ $70.48 billion
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine
$22.24 billion
Ranked 40th.

Roadways > Total per 1000 9.22 km
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ukraine
3.68 km
Ranked 10th.

Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000 13.23
Ranked 109th.
15.24
Ranked 107th. 15% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 104,693.74
Ranked 108th.
696,640.7
Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Switzerland

Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide 158,788
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Ukraine
52,509
Ranked 41st.

Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 5,632
Ranked 40th.
8,044
Ranked 29th. 43% more than Switzerland

Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent 0.46
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Ukraine
0.11
Ranked 67th.

Railways > Total > Per $ GDP 12.74 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 103th.
211.79 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Switzerland

Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 96,066
Ranked 20th. 87% more than Ukraine
51,463.3
Ranked 32nd.

Railways > Total per million 639.15 km
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Ukraine
470.28 km
Ranked 5th.

Highways > Paved per 1000 9.88 km
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Ukraine
3.33 km
Ranked 32nd.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m 6
Ranked 52nd. Twice as much as Ukraine
3
Ranked 86th.

Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Year 2005 2005
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million 0.75
Ranked 27th. 17 times more than Ukraine
0.0439
Ranked 92nd.

Merchant marine > Total > Per capita 4.45 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Ukraine
4.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 86th.

Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita 0.381 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
1.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > By type bulk carrier 15, cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, container 4, petroleum tanker 1 bulk carrier 4, cargo 123, chemical tanker 1, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 11, specialized tanker 2
Heliports > Per capita 0.127 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.
0.216 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th. 70% more than Switzerland

Space > Space agency SSO (Swiss Space Office) NSAU (National Space Agency of Ukraine)
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP 60.56 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 135th.
2,582.2 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 45th. 43 times more than Switzerland

Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP 0.111 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 156th.
1.82 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 52nd. 16 times more than Switzerland

Highways > Unpaved per 1000 0.0
Ranked 52nd.
0.114 km
Ranked 47th.
Spaceflight > Total days all astronauts spent in space 42.5 15.69 *
Pipelines > Total length per million 257.22 km
Ranked 57th.
615.08 km
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Pipelines > All types gas 1,831 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2004) gas 20,069 km; oil 4,540 km; refined products 4,169 km (2004)
Aircraft departures per 1000 38.31
Ranked 14th. 47 times more than Ukraine
0.824
Ranked 108th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports 27.28%
Ranked 23th.
34.96%
Ranked 20th. 28% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports 31.47%
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Ukraine
1.72%
Ranked 90th.

Maritime > Time to import > Days per million 1
Ranked 133th. 38% more than Ukraine
0.724
Ranked 144th.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.433
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Ukraine
0.0597
Ranked 128th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita 37,481.02
Ranked 43th. 13 times more than Ukraine
2,947.32
Ranked 88th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita $33,041.42
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Ukraine
$2,292.91
Ranked 76th.

Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP 22.65%
Ranked 103th. 4% more than Ukraine
21.77%
Ranked 106th.

Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km 1,353.11
Ranked 26th. 18 times more than Ukraine
75.54
Ranked 62nd.

Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days 6
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ukraine
2
Ranked 68th.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high 3.98
Ranked 13th. 48% more than Ukraine
2.69
Ranked 70th.

Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports 9.63%
Ranked 77th.
31.08%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million 2.94
Ranked 67th.
4.67
Ranked 61st. 59% more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million 0.267
Ranked 81st. 12 times more than Ukraine
0.0218
Ranked 102nd.

Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000 32.41
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Ukraine
1.6
Ranked 99th.

Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people 1.5
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Ukraine
0.494
Ranked 109th.

Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion 42.3%
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Ukraine
11.43%
Ranked 129th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,560.08
Ranked 8th. 21 times more than Ukraine
$1,167.07
Ranked 71st.

Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP 21.07 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 115th.
47.12 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 101st. 2 times more than Switzerland

Heliports > Per $ GDP 5.27 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 56th.
94.24 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 17th. 18 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million 7.72 billion
Ranked 24th.
-2,589,130,420.478
Ranked 89th.

Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita 76.48 GRT per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Ukraine
16.49 GRT per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita 121.64 Dwt per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Ukraine
19.43 Dwt per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP 0.071 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 112th.
1.9 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 46th. 27 times more than Switzerland

Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita 0.137 per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.
0.238 per 1 million people
Ranked 79th. 74% more than Switzerland

Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million 2.17
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Ukraine
2.11
Ranked 29th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million 2.94
Ranked 96th.
5.14
Ranked 76th. 75% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 63.68%
Ranked 23th. 30% more than Ukraine
48.92%
Ranked 41st.

Airports > With paved runways > Total per million 5.37
Ranked 55th. 30% more than Ukraine
4.12
Ranked 71st.

Pipelines > Oil per million 11.88 km
Ranked 77th.
99.33 km
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million 169.2
Ranked 12th. 102 times more than Ukraine
1.66
Ranked 80th.

Waterways > A note The Rhine carries heavy traffic on the Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee stretches; there are also 12 navigable lakes 1,672 km are on the Pryp'yat' and Dniester (Dnister) (1990)
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults 20.64%
Ranked 39th. 56% more than Ukraine
13.25%
Ranked 52nd.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 2.74
Ranked 142nd.
22.81
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports 2.83%
Ranked 54th.
20.79%
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports 2.59%
Ranked 53th. 58% more than Ukraine
1.64%
Ranked 69th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita 38,704.88
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Ukraine
15,733.61
Ranked 78th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU 309.53 billion
Ranked 73th.
717.35 billion
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Switzerland

Railways > A note <a href=/encyclopedia/Switzerland><a href=/encyclopedia/Switzerland>Swiss</a></a> railways are virtually all <a href=/encyclopedia/electricity>electrified</a> (2001) these data do not include railroads dedicated to serving <a href=/kp/industry><a href=/cat/Industry>industry</a></a> and not in common carrier service (2001)
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita 2.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Ukraine
2.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP 3.62 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 95th.
103.67 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 67th. 29 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports 3.77%
Ranked 74th.
25.99%
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.59%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Ukraine
2.59%
Ranked 115th.

Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports 3.28%
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Ukraine
2.58%
Ranked 41st.

Pipelines > Gas 1,800 km
Ranked 60th.
36,720 km
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita 0.122 Dwt
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Ukraine
0.0193 Dwt
Ranked 91st.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita $43,637.69
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Ukraine
$2,215.94
Ranked 87th.

Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 46.84%
Ranked 47th.
49.25%
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita $41,531.10
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Ukraine
$1,403.78
Ranked 81st.

Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita $8,813.33
Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Ukraine
$487.81
Ranked 81st.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ $348.98 billion
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine
$101.03 billion
Ranked 38th.

Maritime > Time to import > Days 8
Ranked 168th.
28
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high 3.88
Ranked 5th. 61% more than Ukraine
2.41
Ranked 87th.

Road > Traffic laws > Seatbelt required All All
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway 100 km/h
Ranked 14th.
110 km/h
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Switzerland
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU 247.78 billion
Ranked 81st.
835.39 billion
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway 120 km/h
Ranked 22nd.
130 km/h
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Switzerland
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway 80 km/h
Ranked 34th.
90 km/h
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Switzerland
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 577,765 GRT
Ranked 65th.
763,293 GRT
Ranked 57th. 32% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP 31.15%
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Ukraine
1.36%
Ranked 99th.

Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ $332.13 billion
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Ukraine
$64.00 billion
Ranked 49th.

Transport services > % of all service > Exports 7.59%
Ranked 115th.
45.15%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Switzerland

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP 0.397%
Ranked 61st. 76% more than Ukraine
0.225%
Ranked 90th.

Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports 19.2%
Ranked 55th.
29.17%
Ranked 98th. 52% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 0.253%
Ranked 73th.
0.982%
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports 5.62%
Ranked 58th. 15% more than Ukraine
4.9%
Ranked 59th.

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports 1.67%
Ranked 59th.
9.81%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports 9.92%
Ranked 54th.
44.81%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports 0.752%
Ranked 103th.
1.58%
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Switzerland

Roads > Paved > % of total roads 100%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Ukraine
97.75%
Ranked 13th.

Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 1,957
Ranked 49th.
2,429
Ranked 42nd. 24% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ $296.15 billion
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ukraine
$86.83 billion
Ranked 36th.

Pipelines > Total length 1,925 km
Ranked 66th.
28,778 km
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Switzerland
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use 50.44%
Ranked 17th. 56% more than Ukraine
32.39%
Ranked 59th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth 2.46%
Ranked 59th.
-7.7%
Ranked 107th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ $264.24 billion
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Ukraine
$104.54 billion
Ranked 36th.

Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita 0.0765 GRT
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Ukraine
0.0164 GRT
Ranked 93th.

Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age 18
Ranked 14th. The same as Ukraine
18
Ranked 25th.
Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level 0.05%
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 41st.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million 13.93
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Ukraine
4.29
Ranked 41st.

Maritime > Documents to export > Number 3
Ranked 175th.
6
Ranked 88th. Twice as much as Switzerland

Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total 23,100
Ranked 96th.
214,850
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU 61.75 billion
Ranked 25th.
-118,047,000,000
Ranked 109th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth 3.09%
Ranked 62nd. 63% more than Ukraine
1.9%
Ranked 77th.

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU 55.17 billion
Ranked 18th.
-77,827,101,476.551
Ranked 77th.

Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required No No
Road > Traffic laws > Toll roads Yes Yes
Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required Yes Yes
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults 30.54%
Ranked 80th.
50.33%
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Switzerland
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita 30,982.94
Ranked 62nd. 69% more than Ukraine
18,322.74
Ranked 81st.

Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP 1.3 GRT per million $ of GDP
Ranked 100th.
7.37 GRT per million $ of GDP
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP 2.13 Dwt per million $ of GDP
Ranked 93th.
8.59 Dwt per million $ of GDP
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 79.83
Ranked 166th.
123.99
Ranked 71st. 55% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 206.4
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Ukraine
183.07
Ranked 76th.

Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports 1.47%
Ranked 57th. 65% more than Ukraine
0.891%
Ranked 62nd.

Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports 84.82%
Ranked 28th. 48% more than Ukraine
57.15%
Ranked 122nd.

Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million 10.09
Ranked 120th. 4 times more than Ukraine
2.71
Ranked 169th.

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports 15.15%
Ranked 87th.
21.62%
Ranked 55th. 43% more than Switzerland

Transport services > % of commercial service imports 18.98%
Ranked 124th.
32.01%
Ranked 89th. 69% more than Switzerland

Travel > % of all service > Exports 18.66%
Ranked 111th.
25.8%
Ranked 92nd. 38% more than Switzerland

Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent 0.26
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Ukraine
0.05
Ranked 87th.

Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption 21.9%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Ukraine
5.86%
Ranked 112th.

Travel > % of all service imports 27.2%
Ranked 50th.
28.94%
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Switzerland

Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports 24.16%
Ranked 101st.
35.06%
Ranked 86th. 45% more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > Note includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: UK 6, US 1 includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Panama 1, Russia 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP 5.36 km per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 106th.
441.73 km per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 9th. 82 times more than Switzerland
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport > In billion/year > Year 2005 2005
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP 37.33%
Ranked 62nd.
37.73%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Switzerland

Road > Traffic laws > Tow rope required Yes Yes
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people 0.25
Ranked 120th.
1.07
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports 5.98%
Ranked 27th.
8.15%
Ranked 50th. 36% more than Switzerland

Merchant marine > A note includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience:, <a href=/country/uk><a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a></a> 6, <a href=/country/us>United States</a> 1 (2002 est.) includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/cy><a href=/country/cy>Cyprus</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/gr>Greece</a> 1, <a href=/country/pm><a href=/country/pm>Panama</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> 4, <a href=/country/vc>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a> 1 (2002 est.)
Heliports per million 0.128
Ranked 62nd.
0.153
Ranked 57th. 19% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita $37,031.69
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Ukraine
$1,904.53
Ranked 86th.

Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons 16.86
Ranked 44th.
32.63
Ranked 32nd. 94% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.508%
Ranked 113th.
0.922%
Ranked 71st. 82% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU 299.74 billion
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Ukraine
134.38 billion
Ranked 69th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ $196.41 billion
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Ukraine
$53.21 billion
Ranked 46th.

Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million 13
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Ukraine
6.19
Ranked 42nd.

Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 127
Ranked 25th.
197
Ranked 20th. 55% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million 0.75
Ranked 21st. 17 times more than Ukraine
0.0439
Ranked 89th.

Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 2
Ranked 94th.
None

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.479
Ranked 54th. 7 times more than Ukraine
0.0691
Ranked 124th.

Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000 2.92
Ranked 100th.
4.7
Ranked 68th. 61% more than Switzerland

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million 6.9 billion
Ranked 18th.
-1,706,985,488.582
Ranked 71st.

Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports 0.0333%
Ranked 159th.
0.44%
Ranked 124th. 13 times more than Switzerland

Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i 5.4
Ranked 23th. 46% more than Ukraine
3.71
Ranked 77th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP 41.86%
Ranked 85th.
59.29%
Ranked 41st. 42% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports 3.37%
Ranked 47th.
6.84%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Switzerland

Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m 2
Ranked 103th.
49
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Switzerland

Road > Traffic laws > First aid required Recommended Yes
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million 1.77
Ranked 39th. 30 times more than Ukraine
0.0582
Ranked 126th.

Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita $26.26
Ranked 8th.
$29.48
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP 0.0332%
Ranked 17th.
0.762%
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million 26.09
Ranked 95th. 7 times more than Ukraine
4.01
Ranked 162nd.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high 3.46
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than Ukraine
2.72
Ranked 82nd.

Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP 28.97 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 128th.
254.45 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 63th. 9 times more than Switzerland

Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita 1.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Ukraine
0.583 per 1 million people
Ranked 96th.

Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita 0.381 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 36% more than Ukraine
0.281 per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.

Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita 0.636 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Ukraine
0.108 per 1 million people
Ranked 132nd.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 23
Ranked 64th.
69
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita 2.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 60th.
5.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 86th. 80% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP 41.8%
Ranked 85th.
59.29%
Ranked 39th. 42% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 31.07%
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Ukraine
30.18%
Ranked 57th.

Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 259,190
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Ukraine
73,163
Ranked 49th.

Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads 100%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Ukraine
97.9%
Ranked 14th.

Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU 5.78 billion
Ranked 36th.
47.84 billion
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 55.2%
Ranked 52nd.
57.3%
Ranked 49th. 4% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 11.15%
Ranked 61st.
12.61%
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP 10.11%
Ranked 11th.
-8.381%
Ranked 100th.

Pipelines > Refined products per million 0.885 km
Ranked 52nd.
91.21 km
Ranked 6th. 103 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days 6
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Ukraine
2
Ranked 80th.

Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 1.11
Ranked 25th.
5.34
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports 4.02%
Ranked 48th.
10.22%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 292.04
Ranked 110th.
469.16
Ranked 62nd. 61% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports 23.77%
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Ukraine
20.83%
Ranked 116th.

Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container $1,440.00
Ranked 90th.
$2,505.00
Ranked 31st. 74% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP 52.3%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Ukraine
50.92%
Ranked 39th.

Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita 722.64
Ranked 38th.
1,049.3
Ranked 31st. 45% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports 14.16
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Ukraine
2.65
Ranked 111th.

Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita 20.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Ukraine
1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP 10.53 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 127th.
518.33 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 29th. 49 times more than Switzerland

Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP 7.9 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 113th.
122.51 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 48th. 16 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million 0.375
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Ukraine
0.132
Ranked 158th.

Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP 42.13 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 73th.
876.44 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Switzerland

Pipelines > Oil 94 km
Ranked 83th.
4,514 km
Ranked 18th. 48 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 47.53%
Ranked 17th. 72% more than Ukraine
27.71%
Ranked 79th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita $50,344.42
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Ukraine
$1,891.59
Ranked 88th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita 2.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
4.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 69th. 60% more than Switzerland

Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area 50 km/h
Ranked 21st.
60 km/h
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Switzerland
Merchant marine > Total per million 4.47
Ranked 80th. 28% more than Ukraine
3.49
Ranked 85th.

Pipelines > Gas per million 231.41 km
Ranked 42nd.
439.09 km
Ranked 27th. 90% more than Switzerland
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 52.54%
Ranked 19th. 45% more than Ukraine
36.3%
Ranked 44th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP 60.56 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 147th.
2,883.78 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 65th. 48 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 103.97
Ranked 68th.
282.24
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Switzerland

Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million 2.13
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Ukraine
0.714
Ranked 78th.

Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient 5.11
Ranked 18th. 71% more than Ukraine
2.99
Ranked 110th.

Transport services > % of all service imports 18.88%
Ranked 121st.
30.8%
Ranked 87th. 63% more than Switzerland

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high 3.83
Ranked 15th. 22% more than Ukraine
3.15
Ranked 49th.

Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 2.15
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Ukraine
0.75
Ranked 46th.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.485
Ranked 52nd. 9 times more than Ukraine
0.0529
Ranked 131st.

Road > Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required Recommended Yes

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