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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
277581 |
11.1 |
8.9 |
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Commercial services imports |
16258 |
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37 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added) |
51.0 |
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Transportation |
7618 |
18 |
15 |
29 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
16.8 |
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Travel |
3927 |
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38 |
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Other commercial services |
4713 |
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20 |
44 |
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Employment in services (thousands) |
... |
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Commercial services exports |
13242 |
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13 |
41 |
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% of total employment |
... |
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Transportation |
1801 |
6 |
21 |
57 |
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Travel |
8443 |
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7 |
30 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
2998 |
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28 |
46 |
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% of GDP |
4.8 |
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4 |
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Net commercial services trade |
-3017 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
14.8 |
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-4 |
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Main destinations |
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FDI in services - Stocks (mill.US$) |
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Inward (2006) |
27694 |
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-4 |
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Outward |
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FATS sales (mill. US$) |
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Total services
sectors with GATS commitments (no.) |
91 |
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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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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 b |
8668 |
18 |
32 |
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Transportation services imports |
7618 |
18 |
15 |
0.9% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea |
... |
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Stocks (2004) b |
2185 |
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-25 |
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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 |
1801 |
6 |
21 |
0.2% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
5 |
... |
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0.4% |
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By sea |
... |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
314 |
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1.1% |
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By air |
... |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
110 |
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0.0% |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
... |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km, 2005) |
20047 |
0 |
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2.0% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2001) |
364131 |
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1 |
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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, 2003) |
42 |
17 |
79 |
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Value added (mill. US$)
b |
22644 |
10 |
5 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
873 |
... |
-11 |
0.7% |
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% of total value added
b |
9.0 |
-1 |
-4 |
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By road (mill.ton-km) |
... |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) b |
4.5 |
-1 |
-6 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
20364 |
... |
-5 |
0.8% |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2006) |
3552 |
12 |
14 |
0.9% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Bilateral agreements in air transport (no., 2006) |
3 |
... |
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By air |
27576 |
... |
-5 |
0.7% |
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By rail (2005) |
991 |
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-1 |
0.0% |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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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 |
936 |
... |
-11 |
0.6% |
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Flows |
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By rail (2005) |
108513 |
2 |
2 |
1.2% |
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By road (2000) |
434 |
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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$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
... |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
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Total investment (2003) |
871 |
-21 |
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% of total value added |
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Inward FDI |
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Telecom services revenue (mill. US$, 2006) |
19161 |
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24 |
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Stocks |
... |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2005) |
0.3 |
-8 |
-10 |
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Flows |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Market indicators |
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Telecommunications services |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
97 |
19 |
4 |
78 |
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Imports |
322 |
23 |
39 |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
90.1 |
5 |
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39 |
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Exports |
286 |
28 |
2 |
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Fixed lines 3 min. local call peak price (US$) |
0.19 |
11 |
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Mobile phone 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2006) |
1.4 |
13 |
11 |
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Other trade-related indicators |
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International fixed tel. traffic (mill. min.) |
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Outgoing (2005) |
515 |
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24 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
8.2 |
6 |
5 |
131 |
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Incoming (2002) |
812 |
15 |
35 |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
0.7 |
... |
0 |
110 |
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International internet bandwidth (bit/s per inhab.) |
70 |
37 |
... |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
1477 |
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34 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
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Flows |
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| Finance and
insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
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Value |
% Change |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
2007 |
2007 |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
2007 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Gross fixed capital formation c |
14563 |
18 |
17 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
196 |
... |
10 |
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Stocks (2004) |
15514 |
-4 |
35 |
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Exports |
876 |
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24 |
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Flows |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
84.5 |
-6 |
-47 |
38 |
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Imports |
638 |
8 |
9 |
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Interest rate spread (%, 2006) |
4 |
-4 |
-12 |
97 |
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Exports |
214 |
-10 |
41 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
300.3 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) d |
879 |
9 |
3 |
31 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) d |
15.3 |
-1 |
-4 |
3 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
... |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows |
... |
- |
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Value added (mill. US$, 2005) |
16877 |
11 |
10 |
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% of total value added |
7.8 |
-1 |
-2 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) c |
10.1 |
3 |
-1 |
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postal sector. |
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b Includes
communications. |
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d Life insurance:
net premiums. |
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