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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
381683 |
10.6 |
7.0 |
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Commercial services imports |
30560 |
16 |
58 |
28 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added, 2006) |
18.5 |
-5 |
-3 |
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Transportation |
8919 |
22 |
68 |
27 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
11.1 |
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Travel |
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Other commercial services |
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Employment in services (thousands) |
4456 |
5 |
4 |
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Commercial services exports |
7912 |
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52 |
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% of total employment |
57.4 |
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Transportation |
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Travel |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
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% of GDP |
2.1 |
-3 |
1 |
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Net commercial services trade |
-22647 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
3.3 |
-8 |
-2 |
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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.) |
120 |
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Inward |
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Services EIAs notified to the WTO (no.) |
0 |
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Outward |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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in world |
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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 |
... |
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Transportation services imports |
8919 |
22 |
68 |
1.0% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea (2006) |
5297 |
15 |
20 |
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Stocks |
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By air |
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Flows |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
... |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
... |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
4 |
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0.3% |
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By sea |
... |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
116 |
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0.4% |
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By air |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
1244 |
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-3 |
0.1% |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
... |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km) |
1412 |
6 |
0 |
0.1% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2000) |
152044 |
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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$, 2006) b |
11046 |
6 |
8 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
... |
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% of total value added
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3.1 |
-4 |
-3 |
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By road (mill.ton-km) |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) b |
4.4 |
1 |
14 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2006) |
3919 |
17 |
5 |
0.9% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Bilateral agreements in air transport (no., 2006) |
1 |
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By air |
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By rail |
345 |
3 |
-1 |
0.0% |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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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 |
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By rail |
1630 |
10 |
28 |
0.0% |
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By road |
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| Telecommunications |
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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$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
... |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
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Total investment (2006) |
2214 |
6 |
13 |
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% of total value added |
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Inward FDI |
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Telecom services revenue (mill. US$, 2006) |
10658 |
15 |
17 |
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Stocks |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2006) |
0.3 |
-3 |
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Flows |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Market indicators |
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Telecommunications services |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
131 |
31 |
40 |
53 |
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Imports |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
87.7 |
16 |
5 |
49 |
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Exports |
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Fixed lines 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2006) |
0.04 |
5 |
0 |
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Mobile phone 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2006) |
0.4 |
-12 |
38 |
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Other trade-related indicators |
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International fixed tel. traffic (mill. min.) |
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Outgoing (2005) |
3349 |
25 |
31 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
25.1 |
42 |
34 |
82 |
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Incoming (2005) |
1639 |
19 |
21 |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
2.4 |
... |
179 |
81 |
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International internet bandwidth (bit/s per inhab., 2006) |
118 |
... |
143 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
160 |
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45 |
58 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
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Flows |
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insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
Rank |
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Value |
% Change |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
2007 |
2007 |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
... |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
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Stocks |
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Exports |
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Flows |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
40.4 |
-4 |
-19 |
76 |
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Imports (2006) |
589 |
15 |
20 |
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Interest rate spread (%) |
... |
... |
... |
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Exports |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
135.0 |
21 |
47 |
19 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) |
92 |
14 |
45 |
66 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) |
0.6 |
5 |
20 |
85 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows |
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Value added (mill. US$, 2006) c |
27983 |
5 |
7 |
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% of total value added
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8.0 |
-5 |
-3 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) |
1.1 |
5 |
-6 |
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communications. |
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c Includes real
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