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2011 |
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2011 |
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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
7295 |
9 |
11 |
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Commercial services imports (2010) |
503 |
13 |
3 |
147 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added) |
38.5 |
0 |
-2 |
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Transportation (2010) |
311 |
12 |
7 |
136 |
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of which
infrastructure services |
... |
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Travel (2010) |
57 |
16 |
9 |
159 |
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Other commercial services (2010) |
134 |
15 |
-8 |
153 |
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Employment in services (thousands) |
... |
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Commercial services exports (2010) |
348 |
14 |
71 |
144 |
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% of total employment |
... |
... |
... |
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Transportation (2010) |
101 |
25 |
464 |
135 |
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Travel (2010) |
149 |
8 |
14 |
144 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services (2010) |
97 |
18 |
79 |
146 |
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% of GDP (2010) |
5.3 |
5 |
72 |
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Net commercial services trade (2010) |
-155 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports (2010) |
21.3 |
-2 |
50 |
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Main destinations |
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Share |
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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.) |
12 |
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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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| Transportation |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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Value |
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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 |
... |
... |
... |
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Transportation services imports |
311 |
12 |
7 |
0.0% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea (2010) |
220 |
15 |
11 |
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Stocks |
... |
... |
... |
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By air (2010) |
91 |
10 |
9 |
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Flows |
... |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) (2010) |
0 |
-58 |
-99 |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
101 |
25 |
464 |
0.0% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
1 |
... |
... |
0.1% |
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By sea (2010) |
30 |
9 |
287 |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
0 |
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0.0% |
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By air (2010) |
3 |
9 |
91 |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
0 |
11 |
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0.0% |
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By other transport (rail, road, ...) (2010) |
68 |
44 |
... |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km, 2008) |
758 |
... |
... |
0.1% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km) |
... |
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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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... |
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Value added (mill. US$)
a |
583 |
10 |
9 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
... |
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% of total value added
a |
8.7 |
1 |
-2 |
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By road (mill.ton-km) |
... |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) |
... |
... |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
... |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2010) |
278 |
... |
4 |
0.1% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By air |
... |
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... |
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Outward FDI |
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By rail |
... |
... |
... |
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Stocks |
... |
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By road |
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Flows |
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Freight (mill. ton-km) |
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By air |
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By rail (2006) |
36 |
50 |
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0.0% |
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By road |
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| Telecommunications |
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Value |
% Change |
Rank |
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Value |
% Change |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
2011 |
2011 |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
... |
... |
... |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
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Inward FDI |
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% of total value added |
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... |
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Stocks |
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Flows |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Telecommunications services |
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Market indicators |
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Imports (2010) |
31 |
14 |
140 |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
87 |
46 |
7 |
125 |
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Exports (2010) |
33 |
44 |
... |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
98.1 |
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0 |
30 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
3.5 |
18 |
12 |
163 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
0.0 |
60 |
6 |
152 |
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Outward FDI |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
7 |
38 |
... |
158 |
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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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2011 |
2005-11 |
2011 |
2011 |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
2011 |
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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 (2010) |
5 |
13 |
3 |
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Stocks |
... |
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... |
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Exports (2010) |
7 |
20 |
311 |
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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) |
21.7 |
10 |
19 |
130 |
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Imports (2010) |
19 |
-7 |
3 |
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Interest rate spread (%) |
... |
... |
... |
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Exports (2010) |
1 |
-11 |
-80 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
... |
... |
... |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) |
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... |
... |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) |
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... |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows |
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Value added (mill. US$)
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816 |
9 |
12 |
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% of total value added
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12.1 |
0 |
0 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) |
... |
... |
... |
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communications. |
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b Includes real
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