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2011 |
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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
511533 |
5 |
10 |
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Commercial services imports |
84589 |
9 |
8 |
16 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added) |
69.0 |
0 |
0 |
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Transportation |
19620 |
8 |
0 |
17 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
13.9 |
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Travel |
22136 |
7 |
18 |
11 |
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Other commercial services |
40513 |
10 |
7 |
15 |
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Employment in services (thousands) |
3183 |
2 |
2 |
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Commercial services exports |
87345 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
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% of total employment |
70.0 |
1 |
1 |
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Transportation |
25128 |
10 |
-1 |
12 |
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Travel |
11189 |
2 |
9 |
26 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
49664 |
9 |
4 |
16 |
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% of GDP |
17.1 |
3 |
-7 |
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Net commercial services trade |
2756 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
20.8 |
2 |
-11 |
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Main destinations (2010) |
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Share |
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1. European Union (27) |
57706 |
8 |
4 |
67.7% |
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FDI in services - Stocks (mill.US$) |
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2. United States |
9192 |
5 |
-2 |
10.8% |
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Inward (2010) |
197101 |
... |
-19 |
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3. Switzerland |
5200 |
21 |
0 |
6.1% |
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Outward (2010) |
305535 |
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-1 |
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FATS sales (mill. US$) |
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Total services sectors
with GATS commitments (no.) |
115 |
- |
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Inward (2006) |
63487 |
... |
... |
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Services EIAs notified to the WTO (no.) |
10 |
- |
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Outward (2009) b |
26525 |
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... |
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% Change |
Share |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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in world |
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2005-11 |
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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 |
9001 |
-1 |
13 |
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Transportation services imports |
19620 |
8 |
0 |
1.8% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea (2010) |
8353 |
7 |
25 |
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Stocks (2010) |
5266 |
... |
-2 |
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By air (2010) |
3514 |
1 |
-3 |
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Flows (2010) |
-1225 |
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- |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) (2010) |
7757 |
20 |
19 |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
25128 |
10 |
-1 |
2.9% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
5 |
... |
... |
0.4% |
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By sea (2010) |
12463 |
12 |
23 |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
142 |
... |
... |
0.5% |
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By air (2010) |
2600 |
6 |
-19 |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
6663 |
0 |
-2 |
0.4% |
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By other transport (rail, road, ...) (2010) |
10327 |
17 |
24 |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km, 2009) |
3578 |
0 |
2 |
0.4% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2009) |
153872 |
0 |
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$)
a |
27376 |
5 |
10 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
812 |
... |
-24 |
0.5% |
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% of total value added
a |
6.0 |
-1 |
1 |
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By road (mill.ton-km, 2010) |
8399 |
-6 |
-8 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) a |
5.5 |
-1 |
-2 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
7777 |
... |
4 |
0.2% |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2010) |
10985 |
7 |
13 |
2.0% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By air |
7777 |
... |
4 |
0.2% |
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Outward FDI |
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By rail |
10848 |
3 |
... |
0.4% |
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Stocks (2010) |
3253 |
... |
17 |
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By road (2009) |
131470 |
0 |
-1 |
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Flows (2010) |
442 |
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Freight (mill. ton-km) |
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By air |
812 |
... |
-24 |
0.4% |
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By rail (2009) |
6542 |
-8 |
-30 |
0.1% |
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By road (2009) |
36174 |
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-23 |
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| Telecommunications |
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Value |
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2011 |
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2005-11 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
2528 |
8 |
68 |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
7536 |
2 |
3 |
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Inward FDI |
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% of total value added |
1.6 |
-3 |
-6 |
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Stocks (2010) |
2261 |
... |
-33 |
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Flows (2008) |
36766 |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Telecommunications services |
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Market indicators |
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Imports |
2978 |
21 |
8 |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
160 |
2 |
2 |
39 |
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Exports |
3715 |
17 |
5 |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
73.0 |
2 |
1 |
151 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
78.0 |
6 |
4 |
22 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
33.0 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
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Outward FDI |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
6600 |
32 |
24 |
22 |
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Stocks (2010) |
2665 |
... |
-48 |
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Flows (2010) |
-3504 |
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- |
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insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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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 |
4868 |
6 |
22 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
2226 |
-7 |
18 |
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Stocks (2010) |
141037 |
... |
-10 |
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Exports |
3703 |
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12 |
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Flows (2010) |
7597 |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
117.3 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
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Imports |
1261 |
16 |
8 |
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Interest rate spread (%) |
... |
... |
... |
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Exports |
1162 |
6 |
5 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
44.9 |
-8 |
-22 |
44 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) |
3622 |
-2 |
-4 |
15 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) |
7.7 |
-6 |
-13 |
16 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks (2010) |
214789 |
... |
-6 |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows (2010) |
-16551 |
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- |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
28914 |
6 |
4 |
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% of total value added |
6.3 |
1 |
-5 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) |
3 |
-2 |
-1 |
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