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2011 |
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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
576824 |
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28 |
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Commercial services imports |
54963 |
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22 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added) |
16.6 |
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-13 |
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Transportation |
15355 |
21 |
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20 |
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of which
infrastructure services |
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Travel |
17271 |
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-18 |
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Other commercial services |
22337 |
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30 |
21 |
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Employment in services (thousands, 2008) |
4556 |
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4 |
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Commercial services exports |
11116 |
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51 |
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% of total employment |
57.0 |
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1 |
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Transportation |
1975 |
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-3 |
60 |
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Travel |
8459 |
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35 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
682 |
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-57 |
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% of GDP |
1.9 |
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Net commercial services trade |
-43846 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
3 |
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-25 |
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Main destinations |
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Share |
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FDI in services - Stocks (mill.US$) |
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Inward (2009) |
47301 |
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27 |
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Outward |
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FATS sales (mill. US$) |
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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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Share |
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2011 |
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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 (2009) b |
10127 |
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-2 |
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Transportation services imports |
15355 |
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1.4% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea |
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Stocks (2009) b |
7787 |
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35 |
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By air |
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Flows (2009) b |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
1975 |
1 |
-3 |
0.2% |
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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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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
2333 |
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0.2% |
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By other transport (rail, road, ...) |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km, 2010) |
1412 |
7 |
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0.1% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2005) |
221372 |
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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$)
b |
18629 |
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13 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
1431 |
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14 |
0.9% |
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% of total value added
b |
3.2 |
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-11 |
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By road (mill.ton-km) |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2008) b |
4.5 |
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5 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
25563 |
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0.8% |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2010) |
5313 |
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20 |
1.0% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By air |
35793 |
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16 |
0.7% |
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Outward FDI |
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By rail (2010) |
297 |
-6 |
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0.0% |
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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 |
1501 |
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0.8% |
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By rail (2010) |
1852 |
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0.0% |
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By road |
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| Telecommunications |
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Value |
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Value |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
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Inward FDI |
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% of total value added |
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Stocks |
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Flows |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Telecommunications services |
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Market indicators |
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Imports |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
208 |
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Exports |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
92.1 |
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-1 |
72 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
47.5 |
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69 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
5.7 |
65 |
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77 |
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Outward FDI |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
605 |
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26 |
56 |
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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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2011 |
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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 (2009) b |
1006 |
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-2 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
1619 |
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57 |
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Stocks (2009) |
16144 |
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30 |
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Exports |
96 |
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Flows (2009) |
3740 |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
-4.8 |
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155 |
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Imports |
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17 |
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Interest rate spread (%) |
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Exports |
251 |
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-13 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
58.7 |
-19 |
-25 |
30 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) |
177 |
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59 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) |
0.9 |
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-18 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows |
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Value added (mill. US$)
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38026 |
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7 |
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% of total value added
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6.6 |
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-16 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2008) |
1.1 |
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