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External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)
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DT.DOD.DPNG.CDWorld Bank, International Debt Statistics.
DescriptionPrivate nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$)
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DT.DOD.DPPG.CDWorld Bank, International Debt Statistics.
DescriptionPublic and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
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DT.DOD.DSTC.CDWorld Bank, International Debt Statistics.
DescriptionShort-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
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DT.DOD.DECT.CDWorld Bank, International Debt Statistics.
DescriptionTotal external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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External debt stocks, variable rate (DOD, current US$)
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DT.DOD.VTOT.CDWorld Bank, International Debt Statistics.
DescriptionVariable interest rate is long-term external debt with interest rates that float with movements in a key market rate; for example, the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) or the U.S. prime rate. This item conveys information about the borrower's exposure to changes in international interest rates. 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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External resources for health (% of total expenditure on health)
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Database NameWorld Development Indicators
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SH.XPD.EXTR.ZSWorld Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
DescriptionExternal resources for health are funds or services in kind that are provided by entities not part of the country in question. The resources may come from international organizations, other countries through bilateral arrangements, or foreign nongovernmental organizations. These resources are part of total health expenditure.
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Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
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SH.STA.FGMS.ZSUNICEF DATA (http://www.data.unicef.org/); Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS); Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and other surveys.
DescriptionPercentage of women aged 15–49 who have gone through partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons.
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Female headed households (% of households with a female head)
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SP.HOU.FEMA.ZSDemographic and Health Surveys.
DescriptionFemale headed households shows the percentage of households with a female head.
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Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%)
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SL.EMP.SMGT.FE.ZSInternational Labour Organization. “Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
DescriptionThe proportion of females in total employment in senior and middle management. It corresponds to major group 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 (hospitality, retail and other services managers) and minus category 13 in ISCO-88 (general managers), since these comprise mainly managers of small enterprises.
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Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
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Database NameWorld Development Indicators
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SP.DYN.TFRT.IN(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.
DescriptionTotal fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
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Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production)
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AG.CON.FERT.PT.ZSFood and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
DescriptionFertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis.
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Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)
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AG.CON.FERT.ZSFood and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
DescriptionFertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
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Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
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NE.CON.TOTL.KDWorld Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
DescriptionFinal consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption). Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars.
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Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)
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NE.CON.TOTL.KNWorld Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
DescriptionFinal consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption). Data are in constant local currency.
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Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
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NE.CON.TOTL.CNWorld Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
DescriptionFinal consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). Data are in current local currency.
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Final consumption expenditure (current US$)
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NE.CON.TOTL.CDWorld Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
DescriptionFinal consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Firms competing against unregistered firms (% of firms)
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Database NameWorld Development Indicators
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IC.FRM.CMPU.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms competing against unregistered firms are the percentage of firms competing against unregistered or informal firms.
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Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)
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Database NameWorld Development Indicators
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IC.TAX.GIFT.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"
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Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)
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IC.ELC.OUTG.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionPercent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.
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Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.THEV.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionPercent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.
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Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.FREG.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms formally registered when operations started are the percentage of firms formally registered when they started operations in the country.
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Firms offering formal training (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.TRNG.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms offering formal training are the percentage of firms offering formal training programs for their permanent, full-time employees.
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Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.INFM.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms that do not report all sales for tax purposes are the percentage of firms that expressed that a typical firm reports less than 100 percent of sales for tax purposes; such firms are termed "informal firms."
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Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.RSDV.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionPercent of firms that spend on research and development.
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Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.BNKS.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms using banks to finance investment are the percentage of firms using banks to finance investments.
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Firms using banks to finance working capital (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.BKWC.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms using banks to finance working capital are the percentage of firms using bank loans to finance working capital.
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Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.METG.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionPercent of firms that were visited or required to meet with tax officials.
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Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.FEMO.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms with female participation in ownership are the percentage of firms with a woman among the principal owners.
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Firms with female top manager (% of firms)
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IC.FRM.FEMM.ZSWorld Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).
DescriptionFirms with female top manager refers to the percentage of firms in the private sector who have females as top managers. Top manager refers to the highest ranking manager or CEO of the establishment. This person may be the owner if he/she works as the manager of the firm. The results are based on surveys of more than 100,000 private firms.
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Fish species, threatened
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EN.FSH.THRD.NOFroese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. FishBase database, www.fishbase.org.
DescriptionFish species are based on Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
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Fixed broadband sub-basket (US$ per month)
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IT.BBD.USEC.CDInternational Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
DescriptionFixed broadband sub-basket is the price of the monthly subscription to an entry-level fixed broadband plan. For comparability reason, the fixed broadband sub-basket is based on a monthly usage of (a minimum of) 1 Gigabyte (GB). For plans that limit the monthly amount of data transferred by including caps below 1 Gigabyte, the cost for additional bytes is added to the sub-basket. The minimum speed of a broadband connection is 256 kbit/s.
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Fixed broadband subscriptions
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IT.NET.BBNDInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
DescriptionFixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.
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Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
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IT.NET.BBND.P2International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
DescriptionFixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.
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Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
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IT.TEL.TOTLInternational Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
DescriptionFixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.
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Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
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IT.TEL.TOTL.P2International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
DescriptionFixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.
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Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions per employee
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Database NameWorld Development Indicators
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IT.TEL.TOTL.EMInternational Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
DescriptionFixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions per employee are telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile) divided by the total number of telecommunications employees.
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Fixed telephone sub-basket (US$ per month)
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IT.RES.USEC.CDInternational Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
DescriptionFixed telephone sub-basket is the monthly price charged for subscribing to the public switched telephone network (PTSN), plus the cost of 30 local calls to the same (fixed) network (15 peak and 15 off-peak) of three minutes each. The service refers to the traditional fixed telephone line and does not refer to, for example, prices for managed VoIP.
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Fixed telephone subscriptions
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IT.MLT.MAINInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
DescriptionFixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.
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Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
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IT.MLT.MAIN.P2International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
DescriptionFixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.
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Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
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TX.VAL.FOOD.ZS.UNWorld Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.
DescriptionFood comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
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Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
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TM.VAL.FOOD.ZS.UNWorld Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.
DescriptionFood comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
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Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)
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AG.PRD.FOOD.XDFood and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
DescriptionFood production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
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Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing)
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NV.MNF.FBTO.ZS.UNUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization, International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics.
DescriptionValue added in manufacturing is the sum of gross output less the value of intermediate inputs used in production for industries classified in ISIC major division D. Food, beverages, and tobacco correspond to ISIC divisions 15 and 16.
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Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
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BN.KLT.DINV.CDInternational Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
DescriptionForeign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
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BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZSInternational Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
DescriptionForeign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
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BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WDInternational Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.
DescriptionForeign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$)
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BX.KLT.DINV.CDInternational Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
DescriptionForeign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
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BM.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZSInternational Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.
DescriptionForeign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
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BM.KLT.DINV.CD.WDInternational Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.
DescriptionForeign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows by reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$)
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BM.KLT.DINV.CDInternational Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
DescriptionForeign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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