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2007 |
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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
254970 |
14.9 |
15.8 |
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Commercial services imports |
94472 |
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20 |
9 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added, 2006) |
59.0 |
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Transportation |
2799 |
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10 |
51 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
16.4 |
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Travel |
8682 |
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27 |
25 |
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Other commercial services |
82991 |
18 |
20 |
4 |
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Employment in services (thousands) |
1301 |
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5 |
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Commercial services exports |
88994 |
25 |
30 |
10 |
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% of total employment |
61.9 |
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Transportation |
3499 |
14 |
19 |
37 |
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Travel |
6140 |
13 |
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33 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
79356 |
28 |
31 |
4 |
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% of GDP |
34.9 |
9 |
12 |
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Net commercial services trade |
-5478 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
43.5 |
12 |
10 |
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Main destinations |
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FDI in services - Stocks (mill.US$) |
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Inward (2006) |
113664 |
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41 |
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Outward (2006) |
101301 |
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FATS sales (mill. US$) |
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Total services
sectors with GATS commitments (no.) |
115 |
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Inward |
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Services EIAs notified to the WTO (no.) |
4 |
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Outward |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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2007 |
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 (2005) |
5863 |
22 |
12 |
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Transportation services imports |
2799 |
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10 |
0.3% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea |
1703 |
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10 |
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Stocks (2006) b |
3458 |
... |
233 |
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By air |
876 |
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10 |
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Flows (2006) b |
1991 |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
219 |
0 |
11 |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
3499 |
14 |
19 |
0.5% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
8 |
... |
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0.7% |
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By sea |
353 |
8 |
41 |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
320 |
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1.2% |
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By air |
3146 |
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17 |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
184 |
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-40 |
0.0% |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
... |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km) |
1919 |
0 |
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0.2% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2003) |
96602 |
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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$, 2006) b |
9967 |
10 |
5 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
... |
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% of total value added
b |
5.2 |
-3 |
-4 |
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By road (mill.ton-km, 2005) |
1533 |
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-9 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) b |
5.8 |
-1 |
-2 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
... |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2006) |
1065 |
7 |
9 |
0.3% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Bilateral agreements in air transport (no., 2006) |
24 |
... |
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By air |
... |
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By rail |
2007 |
5 |
7 |
0.1% |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By road |
... |
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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 (2005) b |
-34 |
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By rail |
129 |
-17 |
-22 |
0.0% |
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By road (2003) |
15900 |
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10 |
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| Telecommunications |
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Value |
% Change |
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% Change |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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2007 |
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2000-07 |
2007 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation (2005) |
528 |
-3 |
2 |
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Value added (mill. US$)
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... |
... |
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Total investment (2003) |
289 |
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% of total value added
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Inward FDI |
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Telecom services revenue (mill. US$, 2006) |
5498 |
13 |
11 |
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Stocks (2003) |
1946 |
... |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2004) |
0.8 |
-7 |
-4 |
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Flows (2003) |
44 |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Market indicators |
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Telecommunications services |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
164 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
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Imports |
1127 |
6 |
17 |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
70.1 |
3 |
1 |
136 |
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Exports |
652 |
-4 |
24 |
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Fixed lines 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2006) |
0.19 |
5 |
6 |
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Mobile phone 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2006) |
1.1 |
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-6 |
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Other trade-related indicators |
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International fixed tel. traffic (mill. min.) |
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Outgoing (2006) |
1278 |
0 |
12 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
39.7 |
12 |
16 |
54 |
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Incoming (2000) |
1450 |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
16.4 |
... |
15 |
33 |
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International internet bandwidth (bit/s per inhab., 2005) |
5927 |
90 |
-3 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
2408 |
... |
36 |
21 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
... |
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Flows |
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| Finance and
insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
Rank |
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Value |
% Change |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
2007 |
2007 |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
2007 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Gross fixed capital formation (2006) |
1137 |
10 |
29 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
6300 |
23 |
34 |
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Stocks (2006) |
92959 |
... |
45 |
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Exports |
9947 |
25 |
28 |
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Flows (2006) |
12574 |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
202.8 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
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Imports |
9990 |
33 |
11 |
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Interest rate spread (%, 2005) |
2.6 |
-11 |
3 |
129 |
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Exports |
12245 |
41 |
11 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
56.5 |
-6 |
-24 |
51 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) c |
7171 |
16 |
29 |
1 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) c |
11.6 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks (2006) |
42995 |
... |
15 |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows (2006) |
7255 |
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- |
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Value added (mill. US$, 2006) |
21646 |
24 |
18 |
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% of total value added |
11.2 |
8 |
8 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) |
4.3 |
1 |
4 |
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postal sector. |
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communications. |
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c Excluding
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