Industry > Changes in inventories > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 82.75 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1996 | ||
| 2 | Guyana | 34.22 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1990 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 22.5 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1991 | |||
| 3 | Jordan | 21.19 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1991 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 16.94 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1990 | |||
| 4 | Grenada | 16.09 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1995 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 14.7 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1996 | |||
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 8.01 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1991 | ||
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.56 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1996 | ||
| 7 | Somalia | 6 million$ per $1 million of GDP | 1990 | ||
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 922,972.09$ per $1 million of GDP | 1991 | ||
| 9 | Gabon | 647,006.79$ per $1 million of GDP | 1996 | ||
| 10 | Syria | 60,710.5$ per $1 million of GDP | 1974 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 44,068.49$ per $1 million of GDP | 1989 | |||
| 11 | Suriname | 42,689.67$ per $1 million of GDP | 1989 | ||
| 12 | Eritrea | 32,606.21$ per $1 million of GDP | 1992 | ||
| 13 | Federated States of Micronesia | 22,535.21$ per $1 million of GDP | 1983 | ||
| 14 | Argentina | 19,416.4$ per $1 million of GDP | 1979 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 14,904.07$ per $1 million of GDP | 1989 | |||
| 15 | Mauritania | 12,936.33$ per $1 million of GDP | 1984 | ||
| 16 | Mali | 11,636.37$ per $1 million of GDP | 1977 | ||
| 17 | Fiji | 11,369.77$ per $1 million of GDP | 2000 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 11,328.4$ per $1 million of GDP | 1986 | |||
| 18 | Liberia | 10,794.06$ per $1 million of GDP | 1986 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5,975.03$ per $1 million of GDP | 1992 | |||
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,425.79$ per $1 million of GDP | 1984 | ||
| 20 | Kiribati | 5,415.48$ per $1 million of GDP | 1992 | ||
| 21 | Albania | 3,854.18$ per $1 million of GDP | 1989 | ||
| 22 | Rwanda | 741.86$ per $1 million of GDP | 1989 | ||
| 23 | The Bahamas | 736.92$ per $1 million of GDP | 1987 | ||
| 24 | Botswana | 101.3$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Nepal | 99.41$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Costa Rica | 66.46$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Honduras | 65.56$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Algeria | 61.95$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Iran | 58.78$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Moldova | 54.33$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Turkey | 52.12$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Sudan | 48.08$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Latvia | 43.58$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 42.93$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 35 | Bulgaria | 42.29$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.03$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 37 | Guatemala | 38.64$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Mongolia | 37.6$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 39 | The Gambia | 33.36$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Dominica | 33$ per $1 million of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 41 | India | 29.16$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Croatia | 27.43$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Russia | 27.13$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Estonia | 26.89$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Lithuania | 26.76$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Thailand | 26.67$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Venezuela | 26.66$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 26$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Mexico | 24.9$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Slovakia | 24.14$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Ecuador | 23.35$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Vietnam | 23.22$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Brazil | 22.45$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Panama | 21.52$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Cambodia | 21.09$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Mauritius | 19.49$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Qatar | 19.11$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Norway | 19.06$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 18.79$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 18.32$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 18.16$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 60 | Senegal | 18.1$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Paraguay | 17.55$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Belize | 17.42$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Comoros | 17.41$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 17.1$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 64 | Belarus | 16.97$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 16.22$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Slovenia | 16.19$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Pakistan | 15.78$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Malta | 15.05$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Tajikistan | 15$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Belgium | 14.87$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 13.76$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 12.63$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 71 | Chad | 12.5$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 12.26$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Yemen | 11.86$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 11.78$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 11.71$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 74 | Cyprus | 11.51$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 11.47$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 75 | China | 11.45$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Zambia | 11.12$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Luxembourg | 11.09$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 78 | New Zealand | 11.03$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 79 | Bahrain | 11.01$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 80 | South Africa | 10.71$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 10.61$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 81 | Finland | 10.52$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Czech Republic | 10.14$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Bolivia | 9.64$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Nicaragua | 9.6$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.56$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Israel | 9.5$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Chile | 8.6$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Poland | 8.57$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Malawi | 8.29$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Swaziland | 8.15$ per $1 million of GDP | 1997 | ||
| 91 | Tonga | 7.84$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 92 | South Korea | 7.7$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Tunisia | 7.68$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Portugal | 7.31$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Afghanistan | 7.18$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Benin | 6.68$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Cameroon | 6.57$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 6.53$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 98 | Canada | 6.12$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 5.77$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | |||
| 99 | Ireland | 5.31$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 5.21$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | |||
| 100 | Hungary | 4.78$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 101 | United States | 4.76$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 102 | France | 4.75$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Macau | 4.49$ per $1 million of GDP | 2002 | ||
| =104 | Austria | 4.47$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =104 | Congo, Republic of the | 4.47$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 106 | El Salvador | 4.46$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 107 | Morocco | 4.37$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Georgia | 4.31$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Kuwait | 3.82$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 110 | Armenia | 3.75$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Namibia | 3.25$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Italy | 3.22$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Spain | 3.21$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 2.88$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Uruguay | 2.67$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Denmark | 2.64$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Indonesia | 2.63$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Libya | 2.45$ per $1 million of GDP | 2002 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.43$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 119 | Australia | 2.38$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 2.37$ per $1 million of GDP | 1997 | |||
| 120 | Uganda | 2.33$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Burundi | 2.32$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Philippines | 2.31$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Colombia | 2.05$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Niger | 1.89$ per $1 million of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Ukraine | 1.76$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 126 | United Kingdom | 1.69$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Barbados | 1.64$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 128 | Tanzania | 1.36$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Lesotho | 1.19$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Sweden | 0.612$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =131 | Germany | 0.574$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| =131 | Greece | 0.574$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Egypt | 0.559$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Ghana | 0.197$ per $1 million of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 135 | Nigeria | 0.152$ per $1 million of GDP | 1997 | ||
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 0.128$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Jamaica | 0.099$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Guinea | 0.075$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Uzbekistan | -0.24$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Malaysia | -0.404$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Iceland | -0.866$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Central African Republic | -1.219$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 143 | Bhutan | -1.45$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.472$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Seychelles | -1.492$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Vanuatu | -1.698$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 147 | Japan | -1.898$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 148 | Peru | -2.423$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Netherlands | -2.835$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Serbia and Montenegro | -2.866$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Burkina Faso | -3.11$ per $1 million of GDP | 1997 | ||
| 152 | Hong Kong | -3.679$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Romania | -4.095$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Lebanon | -4.322$ per $1 million of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 155 | Switzerland | -5.87$ per $1 million of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 156 | Angola | -16.609$ per $1 million of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 157 | Kenya | -17.886$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Singapore | -32.291$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Zimbabwe | -34.384$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Togo | -37$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -71.319$ per $1 million of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Maldives | -2,022,955.019$ per $1 million of GDP | 1995 | ||
| 163 | Cape Verde | -2,339,894.613$ per $1 million of GDP | 1991 | ||
| 164 | New Caledonia | -15,000,000$ per $1 million of GDP | 1990 | ||
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | -17,297,165.492$ per $1 million of GDP | 1990 | ||
| 166 | Madagascar | -24,123,378.018$ per $1 million of GDP | 1991 |
