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2011 |
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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
217275 |
1 |
6 |
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Commercial services imports |
114336 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added) |
43.9 |
-6 |
-5 |
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Transportation |
2285 |
-1 |
7 |
66 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
16.8 |
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Travel |
7706 |
4 |
0 |
32 |
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Other commercial services |
104345 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
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Employment in services (thousands) |
1280 |
1 |
-1 |
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Commercial services exports |
109398 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
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% of total employment |
70.7 |
2 |
1 |
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Transportation |
5683 |
14 |
19 |
32 |
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Travel |
4637 |
-1 |
14 |
48 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
99078 |
11 |
12 |
5 |
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% of GDP |
50.4 |
9 |
6 |
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Net commercial services trade |
-4938 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
48 |
5 |
2 |
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Main destinations (2010) |
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Share |
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1. European Union (27) |
59505 |
8 |
1 |
61.2% |
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FDI in services - Stocks (mill.US$) |
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2. United States |
6916 |
6 |
17 |
7.1% |
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Inward (2010) |
206700 |
20 |
8 |
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3. China |
2371 |
12 |
11 |
2.4% |
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Outward (2010) |
314510 |
30 |
26 |
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FATS sales (mill. US$) |
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Total services sectors
with GATS commitments (no.) |
115 |
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Inward (2009) b,
c |
60915 |
... |
9 |
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Services EIAs notified to the WTO (no.) |
10 |
- |
- |
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Outward |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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% Change |
Share |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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in world |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
2011 |
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 (2010) |
4962 |
-4 |
-32 |
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Transportation services imports |
2285 |
-1 |
7 |
0.2% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea (2010) |
1246 |
... |
-4 |
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Stocks (2009) |
72 |
... |
... |
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By air (2010) |
738 |
... |
-4 |
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Flows (2009) |
22 |
- |
- |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) (2010) |
158 |
... |
-4 |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
5683 |
14 |
19 |
0.7% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
8 |
... |
... |
0.7% |
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By sea (2010) |
298 |
... |
-4 |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
320 |
... |
... |
1.2% |
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By air (2010) |
4477 |
... |
14 |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
263 |
-3 |
9 |
0.0% |
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By other transport (rail, road, ...) (2010) |
0 |
... |
... |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km) |
1919 |
0 |
0 |
0.2% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2008) |
96424 |
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0 |
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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) |
... |
... |
... |
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Value added (mill. US$)
a |
7700 |
4 |
1 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
113 |
... |
-18 |
0.1% |
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% of total value added
a |
3.8 |
1 |
-6 |
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By road (mill.ton-km, 2008) |
1818 |
6 |
-7 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) a |
5.2 |
2 |
3 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
109789 |
17 |
12 |
3.5% |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2010) |
773 |
-5 |
-5 |
0.1% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By air |
109824 |
... |
12 |
2.2% |
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Outward FDI |
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By rail |
1638 |
-1 |
-2 |
0.1% |
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Stocks (2007) d |
1440 |
... |
... |
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By road |
... |
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Flows (2010) |
-89 |
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Freight (mill. ton-km) |
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By air |
115 |
... |
-17 |
0.1% |
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By rail |
105 |
-16 |
14 |
0.0% |
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By road (2009) |
12787 |
... |
... |
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| Telecommunications |
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Value |
% Change |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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2011 |
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2005-11 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
... |
... |
... |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
4727 |
8 |
43 |
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Inward FDI |
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% of total value added |
2.3 |
6 |
33 |
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Stocks (2010) |
336 |
... |
-82 |
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Flows (2010) |
-224 |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Telecommunications services |
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Market indicators |
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Imports (2010) |
1281 |
13 |
16 |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
154 |
0 |
1 |
51 |
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Exports (2010) |
580 |
6 |
22 |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
70.6 |
1 |
2 |
161 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
76.8 |
11 |
10 |
25 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
22.1 |
19 |
5 |
34 |
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Outward FDI |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
5180 |
23 |
16 |
23 |
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Stocks (2010) |
0 |
... |
... |
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Flows (2007) |
41 |
- |
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insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
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Value |
% Change |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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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 (2010) |
518 |
-10 |
-32 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
6485 |
12 |
8 |
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Stocks (2010) |
140275 |
16 |
15 |
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Exports |
9103 |
7 |
15 |
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Flows (2010) |
28459 |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
225.7 |
6 |
-3 |
5 |
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Imports |
8242 |
2 |
2 |
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Interest rate spread (%, 2005) |
2.6 |
... |
... |
132 |
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Exports |
10640 |
4 |
3 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
16.3 |
-19 |
-1 |
79 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) |
4449 |
-1 |
4 |
9 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) |
9.1 |
-1 |
-1 |
12 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks (2010) |
188741 |
37 |
30 |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows (2010) |
4888 |
- |
- |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
21486 |
3 |
0 |
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% of total value added |
10.7 |
0 |
-7 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) |
5.1 |
3 |
2 |
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a Includes the
postal sector. |
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b
Insurance activities and activities auxiliary to financial and
insurance activities are not covered. |
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Exclude all or a large part of financial intermediation activities. |
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d Includes
communications. |
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