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2011 |
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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
176590 |
14 |
42 |
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Commercial services imports |
16458 |
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44 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added, 2010) |
35.8 |
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-5 |
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Transportation |
6232 |
15 |
14 |
43 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
18.4 |
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Travel |
8131 |
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27 |
29 |
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Other commercial services |
2094 |
41 |
-14 |
67 |
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Employment in services (thousands, 2005) |
689 |
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Commercial services exports |
9530 |
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9 |
54 |
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% of total employment |
61.2 |
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Transportation |
5497 |
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25 |
33 |
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Travel |
199 |
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-17 |
140 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
3834 |
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-6 |
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% of GDP |
5.4 |
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-23 |
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Net commercial services trade |
-6928 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
8.4 |
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-27 |
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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.) |
61 |
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Inward |
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Services EIAs notified to the WTO (no.) |
0 |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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2011 |
2005-11 |
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in world |
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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 (2010) b |
3709 |
4 |
11 |
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Transportation services imports |
6232 |
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14 |
0.6% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea |
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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 |
5497 |
16 |
25 |
0.6% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
1 |
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0.1% |
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By sea |
... |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
23 |
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0.1% |
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By air |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
3976 |
1 |
32 |
0.3% |
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By other transport (rail, road, ...) |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km) |
... |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2009) |
6524 |
3 |
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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$, 2010) a |
4354 |
14 |
8 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
278 |
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0.2% |
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% of total value added
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3.4 |
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-7 |
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By road (mill.ton-km) |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2005) b |
3.8 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
9026 |
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-6 |
0.3% |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2010) |
888 |
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0.2% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By air |
9026 |
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-6 |
0.2% |
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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 |
278 |
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0.2% |
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By rail |
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By road |
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Value |
% Change |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
... |
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Value added (mill. US$, 2010) |
6553 |
28 |
19 |
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Inward FDI |
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% of total value added |
5.1 |
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2 |
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Stocks |
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Flows |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Telecommunications services |
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Market indicators |
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Imports |
228 |
16 |
126 |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab., 2010) |
181 |
8 |
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21 |
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Exports |
3602 |
19 |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers, 2010) |
88.6 |
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83 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
74.2 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab., 2010) |
1.7 |
9 |
-1 |
109 |
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Outward FDI |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
505 |
36 |
33 |
60 |
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Stocks |
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Flows |
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insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
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% Change |
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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 (2010) c |
4333 |
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17 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports (2009) |
137 |
186 |
-20 |
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Stocks |
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Exports (2009) |
105 |
32 |
-73 |
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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) |
50.4 |
-3 |
-24 |
83 |
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Imports (2009) |
402 |
34 |
100 |
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Interest rate spread (%, 2010) |
2.6 |
-9 |
-23 |
109 |
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Exports (2009) |
187 |
22 |
195 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
57.1 |
-16 |
-41 |
32 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) |
289 |
4 |
23 |
52 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) |
0.5 |
-7 |
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87 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows |
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Value added (mill. US$, 2010) |
12861 |
8 |
7 |
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% of total value added |
9.9 |
-1 |
-8 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2005) |
1.2 |
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postal sector. |
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communications. |
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