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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
448560 |
9.9 |
13.8 |
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Commercial services imports |
70645 |
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14 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added) |
68.1 |
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Transportation |
20267 |
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13 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
13.8 |
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Travel |
16505 |
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13 |
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Other commercial services |
33872 |
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13 |
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Employment in services (thousands, 2006) |
2680 |
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1 |
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Commercial services exports |
75456 |
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13 |
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% of total employment |
62.9 |
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0 |
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Transportation |
24542 |
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9 |
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Travel |
10478 |
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23 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
40436 |
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16 |
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% of GDP |
16.8 |
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Net commercial services trade |
4811 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
18.9 |
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Main destinations |
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FDI in services - Stocks (mill.US$) |
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Inward |
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Outward |
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FATS sales (mill. US$) |
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Total services
sectors with GATS commitments (no.) |
115 |
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Inward (2005) b |
28919 |
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3 |
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Services EIAs notified to the WTO (no.) |
4 |
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Outward (2005) c |
47794 |
28 |
14 |
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Value |
% Change |
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Value |
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2000-07 |
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in world |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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in world |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Gross fixed capital formation (2006) |
8495 |
8 |
-1 |
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Transportation services imports |
20267 |
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2.3% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea |
8378 |
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40 |
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Stocks |
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By air |
4216 |
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11 |
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Flows (2004) |
-688 |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
7674 |
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136 |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
24542 |
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3.3% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
5 |
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0.4% |
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By sea |
12650 |
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64 |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
142 |
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0.5% |
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By air |
3720 |
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70 |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
6982 |
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7 |
0.7% |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
8172 |
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43 |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km) |
3374 |
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-3 |
0.3% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2004) |
150567 |
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Other trade-related indicators |
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International freight |
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Production and Employment |
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By sea (mill. tons, 2006) |
460 |
2 |
... |
6.0% |
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Value added (mill. US$, 2006) |
20663 |
11 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
... |
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% of total value added |
5.8 |
1 |
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By road (mill.ton-km, 2005) |
11479 |
-5 |
-11 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2006) d |
7.5 |
-1 |
1 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2006) |
8672 |
9 |
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2.1% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Bilateral agreements in air transport (no., 2006) |
24 |
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By air |
... |
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By rail |
9932 |
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3 |
0.4% |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By road (2003) |
126680 |
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Outward FDI |
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Freight (mill. ton-km) |
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Stocks |
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By air |
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Flows (2004) |
135 |
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By rail |
8149 |
-1 |
-17 |
0.1% |
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By road (2004) |
54856 |
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| Telecommunications |
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Value |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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2007 |
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2000-07 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation (2006) a |
1836 |
3 |
4 |
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Value added (mill. US$)
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10273 |
10 |
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Total investment (2006) |
1318 |
-2 |
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% of total value added
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2.5 |
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Inward FDI |
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Telecom services revenue (mill. US$, 2006) |
12159 |
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10 |
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Stocks |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2006) |
0.5 |
-5 |
-6 |
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Flows (2004) |
-1887 |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Market indicators |
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Telecommunications services |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
142 |
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3 |
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Imports |
2439 |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
68.7 |
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143 |
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Exports |
3019 |
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Fixed lines 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2006) |
0.26 |
11 |
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Mobile phone 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2006) |
1.1 |
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-19 |
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Other trade-related indicators |
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International fixed tel. traffic (mill. min.) |
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Outgoing (2006) |
1599 |
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-10 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
49.9 |
8 |
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Incoming (2000) |
1700 |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
26.0 |
52 |
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11 |
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International internet bandwidth (bit/s per inhab., 2005) |
11182 |
44 |
-1 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
2041 |
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33 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
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Flows (2004) |
10 |
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| Finance and
insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
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Value |
% Change |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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2007 |
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2000-07 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Gross fixed capital formation (2006) |
2739 |
6 |
3 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
2906 |
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Stocks |
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Exports |
3850 |
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Flows (2004) |
830 |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
93.1 |
3 |
12 |
33 |
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Imports |
748 |
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Interest rate spread (%, 2003) |
5.2 |
6 |
3 |
99 |
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Exports |
1063 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
86.1 |
1 |
-14 |
38 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) e |
4132 |
12 |
20 |
7 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) e |
9.6 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
... |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows (2004) |
644 |
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Value added (mill. US$, 2006) |
19621 |
8 |
-1 |
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% of total value added |
5.5 |
-1 |
-7 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2006) |
3.7 |
... |
-5 |
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a Includes the
postal sector. |
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b Only includes
affiliates directly owned. |
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employment in communications. |
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e Excluding
cross-border business. |
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