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E

Exports of goods and services (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.EXP.GNFS.CD	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.GNFS.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.TOTL.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Exports of goods, services, primary income and personal transfers (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.INCL.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Exports of goods, services, primary income and personal transfers are the total value of goods and services exported as well as primary income receipts and personal transfers received. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.EXP.GNFS.KD	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars.
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Goods exports (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.MRCH.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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E

Exports of goods and services (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.EXP.GNFS.CN	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
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C

Commercial service exports (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.SERV.CD.WT	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Commercial service exports are total service exports minus exports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies.
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I

ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.CCIS.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Service exports (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.NFSV.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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E

External balance on goods and services (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.RSB.GNFS.CD	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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I

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BM.GSR.GNFS.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Imports of goods and services (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.IMP.GNFS.CD	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BM.GSR.TOTL.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BN.GSR.GNFS.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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P

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.TDS.DPPG.XP.ZS	World Bank.
Description	Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports refer to exports of goods, services, and income.
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Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.TDS.DECT.EX.ZS	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.
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I

ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.ICTG.ZS.UN	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's UNCTADstat database at http://unctadstat.unctad.org/ReportFolders/reportFolders.aspx.
Description	Information and communication technology goods exports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).
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E

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
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Exports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.EXP.GNFS.KD.ZG	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
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Exports of goods and services (constant LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.EXP.GNFS.KN	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.
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Exports price index (goods and services, 2015 = 100)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.EXP.GNFS.XU	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	The exports price index is derived by dividing the national accounts exports of goods and services in current prices, expressed in U.S. dollars by exports of goods and services in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars, with 2015 equaling 100.
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External debt stocks (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.DOD.DECT.EX.ZS	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Total external debt stocks to exports of goods, services and primary income.
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I

Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.INT.DECT.EX.ZS	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF.
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Present value of external debt (% of exports of goods, services and income)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.DOD.PVLX.EX.ZS	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Present value of debt is the sum of short-term external debt plus the discounted sum of total debt service payments due on public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term external debt over the life of existing loans. This calculation assumes that the PV of loans with a negative grant element is equal to the nominal value of the loan. The exports denominator is a three-year average.
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S

Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.DOD.DSTC.XP.ZS	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt.
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I

ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BX.GSR.CCIS.ZS	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
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H

High-technology exports (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.TECH.CD	United Nations, Comtrade database through the WITS platform.
Description	High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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M

Merchandise exports (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT	World Trade Organization.
Description	Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.
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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.WL.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.
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Merchandise exports to high-income economies (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.HI.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.R1.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.R2.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.R3.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.R4.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.R5.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.R6.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.OR.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TX.VAL.MRCH.WR.CD	World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
Description	Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.
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G

Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BM.GSR.MRCH.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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I

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.IMP.GNFS.KD	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars.
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N

Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
BN.GSR.MRCH.CD	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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E

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.RSB.GNFS.CN	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
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G

Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
GC.XPN.GSRV.CN	International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
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I

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
NE.IMP.GNFS.CN	World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Description	Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
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T

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
GC.TAX.GSRV.CN	International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.
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C

Commercial service imports (current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
TM.VAL.SERV.CD.WT	International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
Description	Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993) as the economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Definitions may vary among reporting economies.
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D

Debt service on external debt, long-term (TDS, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.TDS.DLXF.CD	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Debt service on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (TDS, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.TDS.DPNG.CD	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Private nonguaranteed debt service is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$)
Dimension	Series
Database Name	World Development Indicators
Code	Source
DT.TDS.DPPG.CD	World Bank, International Debt Statistics.
Description	Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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