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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since largely dominated politics. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s, and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. ++ Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election widely viewed as fraudulent and won subsequent elections in 2004, 2009, and 2014. The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies, while also increasing subsidies to the populace. Algeria’s reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to finance the government and large subsidies for the population is under stress because of declining oil prices."
"text": "After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since largely dominated politics. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s, and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. ++ Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election widely viewed as fraudulent and won subsequent elections in 2004, 2009, and 2014. The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies, while also increasing subsidies to the populace. Since 2014, Algeria’s reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to fund the government and finance the large subsidies for the population has fallen under stress because of declining oil prices."
}
},
"Geography": {
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"Irrigated land": {
"text": "5,700 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season"
},
@ -177,6 +180,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "70.7% of total population (2015)"
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"text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Council of the Nation (upper house with 144 seats; one-third of members appointed by the president, two-thirds indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local council members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National People's Assembly (lower house with 462 seats including 8 seats for Algerians living abroad); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "Council of the Nation - last held on 29 December 2012 (next to be held in December 2017); National People's Assembly - last held on 10 May 2012 (next to be held on 17 May 2017)"
"text": "Council of the Nation - last held on 29 December 2015 (next to be held in December 2018); National People's Assembly - last held on 10 May 2012 (next to be held on 17 May 2017)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 221, RND 70, AAV 47, FFS 21, PT 17, FNA 9, El Adala 7, MPA 6, PFJ 5, FC 4, PNSD 4, other 32, independent 19"
"text": "Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 208, RND 68, AAV 49, FFS 27, PT 24, FNA 9, El Adala 8, MPA 7, PFJ 5, FC 4, PNSD 4, other 31, independent 18"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest court(s)": {
"text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 150 judges organized into 4 divisions: civil and commercial; social security and labor; criminal; and administrative; Constitutional Council (consists of 9 members including the court president); note - Algeria's judicial system does not include sharia courts"
"text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 150 judges organized into 4 divisions: civil and commercial; social security and labor; criminal; and administrative; Constitutional Council (consists of 12 members including the court chairman and deputy chairman); note - Algeria's judicial system does not include sharia courts"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of Magistracy, an administrative body presided over by the president of the republic, and includes the republic vice-president and several members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members - 3 appointed by the president of the republic, 2 each by the 2 houses of Parliament, 1 by the Supreme Court, and 1 by the Council of State; Council president and members appointed for single 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years"
"text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of Magistracy, an administrative body presided over by the president of the republic, and includes the republic vice-president and several members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members - 4 appointed by the president of the republic, 2 each by the 2 houses of Parliament, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 2 by the Council of State; Council president and members appointed for single 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "appellate or wilaya courts; first instance or daira tribunals"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI] ++ Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES] ++ Algerian Rally or RA [Ali ZAGHDOUD] ++ Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Amar GHOUL] ++ Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed BENHAMOU] ++ Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ] ++ Front for Change or FC [Abdelmadjid MENASRA] ++ Front for Justice and Development or El Adala [Abdallah DJABALLAH] ++ Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID] ++ Green Algeria Alliance or AAV (includes Islah, Ennahda Movement, and MSP) ++ Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Fatah RABEI] ++ Movement of Society for Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MOKRI] ++ National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Ahmed OUYAHIA] ++ National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Khaled BOUNEDJEMA] ++ National Liberation Front or FLN [Amar SAIDANI] ++ National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD ++ National Reform Movement or Islah [Djahid YOUNSI] ++ National Republican Alliance ++ New Dawn Party or PFJ ++ New Generation or Jil Jadid [Soufiane DJILALI] ++ Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE] ++ Party of Justice and Liberty [Mohammed SAID] ++ Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Mohcine BELABBAS] ++ Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Mustafa BOUCHACHI] ++ Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Noureddine BAHBOUH] ++ Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA] ++ Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]",
"text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI] ++ Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES] ++ Algerian Rally or RA [Ali ZAGHDOUD] ++ Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Amar GHOUL] ++ Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed BENHAMOU] ++ Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ] ++ Front for Change or FC [Abdelmadjid MENASRA] ++ Front for Justice and Development or El Adala [Abdallah DJABALLAH] ++ Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID] ++ Green Algeria Alliance or AAV (includes Islah, Ennahda Movement, and MSP) ++ Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Mohamed DOUIBI] ++ Movement for National Reform or Islah [Djilali GHOUINI] ++ Movement of Society for Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MOKRI] ++ National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Ahmed OUYAHIA] ++ National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Khaled BOUNEDJEMA] ++ National Liberation Front or FLN [Djamel OULD ABBES] ++ National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD ++ National Reform Movement or Islah [Djahid YOUNSI] ++ National Republican Alliance ++ New Dawn Party or PFJ ++ New Generation or Jil Jadid [Soufiane DJILALI] ++ Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE] ++ Party of Justice and Liberty [Mohammed SAID] ++ Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Mohcine BELABBAS] ++ Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Mustafa BOUCHACHI] ++ Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Noureddine BAHBOUH] ++ Vanguard of Freedoms [Ali BENFLIS] ++ Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA] ++ Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]",
"note": {
"text": "a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997"
}
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"text": "Ambassador Joan A. POLASCHIK (since 22 September 2014)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, El-Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030 Algiers"
"text": "05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, El Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030 Algiers"
},
"mailing address": {
"text": "B. P. 408, Alger-Gare, 16030 Algiers"
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"text": "Algeria's economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist postindependence development model. In recent years the Algerian Government has halted the privatization of state-owned industries and imposed restrictions on imports and foreign involvement in its economy. ++ ++ Hydrocarbons have long been the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. Algeria has the 10th-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the sixth-largest gas exporter. It ranks 16th in oil reserves. Hydrocarbon exports have enabled Algeria to maintain macroeconomic stability and amass large foreign currency reserves and a large budget stabilization fund available for tapping. In addition, Algeria's external debt is extremely low at about 2% of GDP. However, Algeria has struggled to develop non-hydrocarbon industries because of heavy regulation and an emphasis on state-driven growth. ++ ++ The government's efforts have done little to reduce high youth unemployment rates or to address housing shortages. A wave of economic protests in February and March 2011 prompted the Algerian Government to offer more than $23 billion in public grants and retroactive salary and benefit increases, moves which continue to weigh on public finances. Since late 2014, declining oil prices forced the government to spend down its reserves at a high rate in order to sustain social spending on salaries and subsidies, particularly since the government has been unable to boost exports of hydrocarbons or significantly grow its nonoil sector. In 2015, the Algerian Government imposed further restrictions on imports in an effort to reduce withdrawals from its foreign exchange reserves. The Government also increased the value-added tax on electricity and fuel, but said it would address subsidies at a later date. ++ ++ Long-term economic challenges include diversifying the economy away from its reliance on hydrocarbon exports, bolstering the private sector, attracting foreign investment, and providing adequate jobs for younger Algerians."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$578.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $557.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $537.4 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$609.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $588.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $566.3 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$172.3 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$168.3 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 3.9% (2015 est.) ++ 3.8% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$14,500 (2015 est.) ++ $14,300 (2014 est.) ++ $14,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$15,000 (2016 est.) ++ $14,700 (2015 est.) ++ $14,500 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "34.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 41.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.9% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "32.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 43.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "40.6%"
"text": "41.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "21.1%"
"text": "22.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "41.1%"
"text": "42.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "7.2%"
"text": "6.6%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "26.9%"
"text": "25.1%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-36.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-37.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
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"text": "13.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "39%"
"text": "38.7%"
},
"services": {
"text": "47.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "48.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
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"text": "petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "11.93 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "11.78 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
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}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "11.2% (2015 est.) ++ 10.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "12.4% (2016 est.) ++ 11.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "23% (2006 est.)"
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},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$49.36 billion"
"text": "$42.69 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$76.93 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$66.45 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "28.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-16% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-14.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "9.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7.2% of GDP (2014 est.)",
"text": "16.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.9% of GDP (2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data cover central government debt, as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt"
}
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"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "6.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4% (31 December 2010) ++ 4% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$86.43 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $109 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$91.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $86.43 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$164.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $152.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$133.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$61.78 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $35.28 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$100.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $61.78 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$27.04 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$9.436 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$25.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$27.45 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$36 billion (2015 est.) ++ $60 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$26.91 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97% (2009 est.)"
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"text": "Spain 18.8%, France 11.2%, US 8.8%, Italy 8.7%, UK 7.1%, Brazil 5.2%, Tunisia 4.9%, Germany 4.5% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$50.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $59.67 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$44.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $50.7 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods"
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"text": "China 15.6%, France 14.4%, Italy 9.4%, Spain 7.4%, Germany 5.6%, Russia 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$144.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $179.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$115 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $144.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$5.143 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.453 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.934 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.143 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$25.89 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $26.48 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$25.54 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.89 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$1.95 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.847 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.025 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.95 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - ++ 100.691 (2015 est.) ++ 80.579 (2014 est.) ++ 80.579 (2013 est.) ++ 77.54 (2012 est.) ++ 72.938 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - ++ 110.1 (2016 est.) ++ 100.691 (2015 est.) ++ 100.691 (2014 est.) ++ 80.579 (2013 est.) ++ 77.54 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "97% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "60 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
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},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the license will allow Orascom to develop high-speed data and other specialized services and contribute to meeting the large unfulfilled demand for basic residential telephony; Internet broadband services began in 2003"
"text": "privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the l"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "a limited network of fixed lines with a teledensity of less than 10 telephones per 100 persons has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; in 2015, mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 116 telephones per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; p (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-run Radio-Television Algerienne operates the broadcast media and carries programming in Arabic, Berber dialects, and French; use of satellite dishes is widespread, providing easy access to European and Arab satellite stations; state-run radio operates several national networks and roughly 40 regional radio stations (2007)"
"text": "state-run Radio-Television Algerienne operates the broadcast media and carries programming in Arabic, Berber dialects, and French; use of satellite dishes is widespread, providing easy access to European and Arab satellite stations; state-run radio operat (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".dz"

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"text": "15.6% (2007)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "3.4% of GDP (2010)"
"text": "3.5% of GDP (2010)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
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}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU] ++ National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [Lucas NGONDA] ++ National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) ++ Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975) ++ Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]"
"text": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU] ++ National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - there are two factions of the party; one is led by Lucas NGONDA; the other is led by Ngola KABANGU ++ National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) ++ Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975) ++ Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Angolan Revolutionary Movement or ARM ++ Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO]",
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"text": "Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit lines from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled economic growth. In particular, lower prices for oil and diamonds during the global recession slowed GDP growth to 2.4% in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014. Falling oil prices and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects for 2015. Angola has responded by reducing government subsidies and by proposing import quotas and a more restrictive licensing regime. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$184.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $179.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $170.9 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$187.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $187.3 billion (2015 est.) ++ $181.8 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$103 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$91.94 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3% (2015 est.) ++ 4.8% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 4.8% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$7,300 (2015 est.) ++ $7,300 (2014 est.) ++ $7,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$6,800 (2016 est.) ++ $7,000 (2015 est.) ++ $7,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "71.5%"
"text": "72.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "17.9%"
"text": "18.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "10.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.8%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "37.3%"
"text": "35.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-37.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-36.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -581,10 +581,10 @@
"text": "petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.9% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "10.51 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "10.85 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -610,47 +610,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$33.19 billion"
"text": "$27.27 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$38.53 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$33.5 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "32.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "29.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "57.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 34.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "57.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 57.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "10.3% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "26.9% (2016 est.) ++ 10.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9% (31 December 2014) ++ 25% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "16.88% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 16.38% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "30% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.88% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$25.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $30.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$24.57 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$51.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$38.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$17.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $23.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$12.52 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$8.748 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$3.722 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$4.929 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$8.748 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$35.55 billion (2015 est.) ++ $59.17 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$30.04 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.55 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton"
@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
"text": "China 43.8%, India 9.6%, US 7.7%, Spain 6.2%, South Africa 4.8%, France 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$21.15 billion (2015 est.) ++ $28.59 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$19.67 billion (2016 est.) ++ $21.15 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods"
@ -668,36 +668,22 @@
"text": "China 22.1%, Portugal 13.8%, South Korea 11%, US 6.9%, South Africa 5%, UK 4.1%, France 4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$24.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $28.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$20.43 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $24.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$33.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $28.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$37.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $33.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$13.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$22.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $21.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$22.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $22.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - ++ 120.061 (2015 est.) ++ 98.303 (2014 est.) ++ 98.303 (2013 est.) ++ 95.47 (2012 est.) ++ 93.741 (2011 est.)"
"text": "kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - ++ 172 (2016 est.) ++ 120.061 (2015 est.) ++ 120.061 (2014 est.) ++ 98.303 (2013 est.) ++ 95.47 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "15,000,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "30%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "46%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "18% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "9.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -787,7 +773,7 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "limited system; state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line telephone network; by 2010, the number of fixed-line providers had expanded to 5; Angola Telecom established mobile-cellular service in Luanda in 1993 and the network has been extended to larger towns; a privately owned, mobile-cellular service provider began operations in 2001"
"text": "limited system; state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line t"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "only about one fixed line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 71 telephones per 100 persons in 2015"
@ -797,7 +783,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half-dozen private radio stations broadcast locally (2008)"
"text": "state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state- (2008)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ao"

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@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
"text": "Botswana Alliance Movement or BAM [Ephraim Lepetu SETSHWAELO] ++ Botswana Congress Party or BCP [Dumelang SALESHANDO] ++ Botswana Democratic Party or BDP [Ian KHAMA] ++ Botswana Movement for Democracy or BMD [Ndaba GAOLATLHE] ++ Botswana National Front or BNF [Duma BOKO] ++ Botswana Peoples Party or BPP [Motlatsi MOLAPISI] ++ Umbrella for Democratic Change or UDC [Duma BOKO] (includes BMD, BPP, and BNF)"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "First People of the Kalahari (Bushman organization) ++ Pitso Ya Ba Tswana ++ Society for the Promotion of Ikalanga Language (Kalanga elites)",
"text": "Society for the Promotion of Ikalanga Language (Kalanga elites)",
"other": {
"text": "diamond mining companies"
}
@ -523,55 +523,55 @@
"text": "Botswana has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for one quarter of GDP, approximately 85% of export earnings, and about one-third of the government's revenues. Tourism is the secondary earner of foreign exchange and many Batswana engage in subsistence farming and cattle raising. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of $17,700 in 2015. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. ++ ++ Botswana's economy is highly correlated with global economic trends because of its heavy reliance on a single luxury export. According to official government statistics, unemployment is 19.5%, but unofficial estimates run much higher. De Beers, a major international diamond company, signed a 10-year deal with Botswana in 2012 and moved its rough stone sorting and trading division from London to Gaborone in 2013. The move was geared to support the development of Botswana's nascent downstream diamond industry. ++ ++ Following the 2008 global recession Botswana’s economy recovered in 2010. However, the Government of Botswana estimates the economy grew by only 1% in 2015. This was primarily due to the downturn in the global diamond market; water and power shortages also played a role. In October 2015 President Ian KHAMA announced a stimulus plan to boost the economy through projects in agricultural production, construction, manufacturing, and tourism development. In 2016, Botswana entered its fourth year of drought, detrimental to Botswana’s small, but vital agriculture sector. ++ ++ The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in the world and threatens the country's impressive economic gains."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$34.84 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $33.88 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$36.51 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $35.49 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$12.86 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$10.95 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-0.3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 9.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$16,400 (2015 est.) ++ $16,600 (2014 est.) ++ $16,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$16,900 (2016 est.) ++ $16,600 (2015 est.) ++ $16,900 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "38.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 46.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 42.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "35.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 39.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 46.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "47.2%"
"text": "46.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "17.4%"
"text": "17.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "29.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "7.2%"
"text": "6.9%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "52.3%"
"text": "52.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-53.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-52% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "1.9%"
"text": "1.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "30.2%"
"text": "29.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "67.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "68.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -581,10 +581,10 @@
"text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; livestock processing; textiles"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-10.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "1.155 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.177 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -616,85 +616,71 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$5.112 billion"
"text": "$4.69 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$5.526 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$5.306 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "39.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "42.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "19.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "21% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6% (31 December 2015) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2014)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "7.95% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 9% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.95% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.223 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.388 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.365 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.223 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$8.293 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $7.635 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.614 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.272 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.783 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.614 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$4.588 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.107 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $4.076 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "$1.202 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.496 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$447 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.043 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$6.274 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.514 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.448 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.274 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$7.09 billion (2015 est.) ++ $7.991 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$7.194 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.09 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$7.546 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $8.323 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$7.622 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.546 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$2.221 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.384 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.386 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.221 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "pulas (BWP) per US dollar - ++ 10.1263 (2015 est.) ++ 8.9761 (2014 est.) ++ 8.9761 (2013 est.) ++ 7.62 (2012 est.) ++ 6.8382 (2011 est.)"
"text": "pulas (BWP) per US dollar - ++ 10.21 (2016 est.) ++ 10.1263 (2015 est.) ++ 10.1263 (2014 est.) ++ 8.9761 (2013 est.) ++ 7.62 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "66%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "75%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "54% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "2.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -784,13 +770,13 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone communication stations"
"text": "Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone com"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 7 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity now pushing 160 telephones per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and a half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. Coastal areas of Dahomey began to be controlled by the French in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. ++ A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent. YAYI, who won a second five-year term in March 2011, has attempted to stem corruption and has strongly promoted accelerating Benin's economic growth."
"text": "Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and a half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. Coastal areas of Dahomey began to be controlled by the French in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. ++ A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent, who won a second five-year term in March 2011. Patrice TALON, a wealthy businessman, took office in 2016 after campaigning to restore public confidence in the government."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
"text": "18% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "4.4% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "4.3% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -530,55 +530,55 @@
"text": "The free market economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Cotton is a key export commodity; high prices supported export earnings. Growth in real output has averaged 6.5% since 2014. Inflation has subsided and remained 1% over the past several years. ++ ++ An insufficient electrical supply continues to hamper Benin's economic growth though the government recently has taken steps to increase domestic power production. Private foreign direct investment is small, and foreign aid accounts for the majority of investment in infrastructure projects. ++ ++ Benin’s 2001 privatization policy continues in telecommunications, water, electricity, and agriculture. Benin has appealed for international assistance to mitigate piracy against commercial shipping in its territory. Though security remains a problem, the Port of Cotonou has made progress towards implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code in an effort to remain competitive. Projects included in Benin's $307 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact (2006-2011) were designed to increase investment and private sector activity by improving key institutional and physical infrastructure. The four projects focused on access to land, access to financial services, access to justice, and access to markets (including modernization of the port). The Port of Cotonou is the largest component of Benin’s economy with revenues projected to account for more than 40% of Benin’s national budget. Realizing its economic potential requires further efforts to infrastructure upgrades, stemming corruption, and expanding access to foreign markets in Nigeria and neighboring landlocked countries. In September 2015, Benin signed a MCC second Compact for $375 million that is designed to strengthen the national utility service provider, attract private sector investment, fund infrastructure investments in electricity generation and distribution, and develop off-grid electrification for poor and unserved households. In order to raise growth, Benin plans to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, encourage new information and communication technology, and establish Independent Power Producers (IPP)."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$22.95 billion (2015 est.) ++ $21.81 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.47 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$24.31 billion (2016 est.) ++ $23.24 billion (2015 est.) ++ $22.14 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$8.471 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$8.93 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "5.2% (2015 est.) ++ 6.5% (2014 est.) ++ 6.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.6% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.) ++ 6.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,100 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,200 (2016 est.) ++ $2,100 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "15.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "16.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "67.3%"
"text": "68%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "15.1%"
"text": "14.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "26%"
"text": "26.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.6%"
"text": "0.5%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "26.9%"
"text": "24.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-35.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-33.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "23.2%"
"text": "22.9%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "24.9%"
},
"services": {
"text": "51.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "52.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
"text": "textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "6.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "3.662 million (2007 est.)"
@ -612,26 +612,26 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.476 billion"
"text": "$1.5 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.02 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.939 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "17.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "16.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "37.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 30.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "40.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 37.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.3% (2015 est.) ++ -1.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
@ -640,22 +640,22 @@
"text": "NA%"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.172 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.336 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.215 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.172 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$4.165 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.631 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.792 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.639 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.631 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$937 million (2015 est.) ++ -$896 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$892 million (2016 est.) ++ -$893 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.841 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.562 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.713 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.841 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood"
@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
"text": "India 24.2%, Gabon 14.6%, China 7.2%, Niger 6%, Bangladesh 5%, Nigeria 4.9%, Vietnam 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.727 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.273 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.591 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.727 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products"
@ -673,30 +673,16 @@
"text": "China 42.1%, US 8.9%, India 5.7%, Malaysia 4.8%, Thailand 4.3%, France 4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$731.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $726 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$645.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $731.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$2.115 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.984 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.115 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "7,300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "29%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "57%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "9% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -792,11 +778,11 @@
"text": "fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Oc (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station with multiple channels providing a wide broadcast reach; several privately owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio, under ORTB control, includes a national station supplemented by a number of regional stations; substantial number of privately owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available on FM in Cotonou (2007)"
"text": "state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station with multiple channels providing a wide broadcast reach; several privately owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".bj"

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},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Gaston SINDIMWO (since 25 August 2015); Second Vice President Joseph BUTORE (since 25 August 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
"text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Gaston SINDIMWO (since 20 August 2015); Second Vice President Joseph BUTORE (since 20 August 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Prosper BAZOMBAZA (since 13 February 2014); Second Vice President Gervais RUFYIKIRI (since 29 August 2010)"
@ -444,12 +444,12 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Burundians' Hope Independent (also called Hope for Burundians) ++ Front for Democracy in Burundi or FRODEBU [Leonce NGENDAKUMANA] ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Pascal NYABENDA] ++ National Liberation Forces or FNL [Agathon RWASA] ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD [Leonard NYANGOMA] ++ National Resistance Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen or MRC-Rurenzangemero [Epitace BANYAGANAKANDI] ++ Party for National Redress or PARENA [Jean-Baptiste BAGAZA] ++ Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progress Nationale) or UPRONA [Pierre BUYOYA]"
"text": "Front for Democracy in Burundi or FRODEBU ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Pascal NYABENDA] ++ National Liberation Forces or FNL [Agathon RWASA] ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD [Leonard NYANGOMA] ++ National Resistance Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen or MRC-Rurenzangemero [Epitace BANYAGANAKANDI] ++ Party for National Redress or PARENA [Zenon NIMU BONA] ++ Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progress Nationale) or UPRONA"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society or FORSC [Pacifique NININAHAZWE] (civil society umbrella organization) ++ Observatoire de lutte contre la corruption et les malversations economiques or OLUCOME [Gabriel RUFYIRI] (anti-corruption pressure group)",
"text": "Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society or FORSC [Pacifique NININAHAZWE] (civil society umbrella organization)",
"other": {
"text": "Hutu and Tutsi militias (loosely organized)"
"text": "Hutu and Tutsi militias"
}
},
"International organization participation": {
@ -509,55 +509,55 @@
"text": "Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. Agriculture accounts for over 40% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings. Thus, Burundi's export earnings - and its ability to pay for imports - rest primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices, although exports are a relatively small share of GDP. Burundi is heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors. Foreign aid in 2014 represented 42% of Burundi's national income, the second highest rate in Sub-Saharan Africa. Burundi joined the East African Community (EAC) in 2009. ++ ++ An ethnic war that ended in 2005 resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, forced more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, and displaced 140,000 others internally. Political stability, aid flows, and economic activity improved following the end of the civil war, but underlying weaknesses - a high poverty rate, poor education rates, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, overburdened utilities, and low administrative capacity – have prevented the government from implementing planned economic reforms. Government corruption has also hindered the development of a private sector as companies have to deal with ever changing rules. The purchasing power of most Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept pace with inflation. ++ ++ In 2015, Burundi’s economy suffered from political turmoil over President NKURUNZIZA’s controversial third term. Blocked transportation routes disrupted the flow of agricultural goods. And donors withdrew aid, increasing Burundi’s budget deficit. When the unrest ends, regional infrastructure improvements driven by the EAC and funded by the World Bank may help improve Burundi’s transport connections and lower transportation costs."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$7.711 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.041 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.683 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$7.892 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.933 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.259 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$2.881 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.742 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-4.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.7% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-0.5% (2016 est.) ++ -4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$800 (2015 est.) ++ $900 (2014 est.) ++ $900 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$800 (2016 est.) ++ $800 (2015 est.) ++ $900 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "6.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "-0.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -4.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "82.3%"
"text": "92.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "21.9%"
"text": "16.5%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "21.7%"
"text": "24.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "-8.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "7.1%"
"text": "7.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-32.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-32.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "42.9%"
"text": "45.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "16.7%"
"text": "17.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "40.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "37.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -567,10 +567,10 @@
"text": "light consumer goods (blankets, shoes, soap, beer); assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-10.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.8% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "5.119 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.255 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -602,50 +602,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$741.6 million"
"text": "$525.1 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$903.7 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$656.9 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "25.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "19.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "39.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 34.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "43.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 39.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "5.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 5.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "11.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 10% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "15.3% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 15.67% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "13.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.3% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$397.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $412.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$364.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $397.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$594.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $568.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$523.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $571.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$851.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $721.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$809.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $851.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$444 million (2015 est.) ++ -$544 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$127 million (2016 est.) ++ -$455 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$119.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $130.1 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$132.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $119.6 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides"
@ -654,7 +654,7 @@
"text": "Germany 12.3%, Pakistan 10.7%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.7%, Uganda 8.1%, Sweden 7.8%, US 7.1%, Belgium 6.3%, Rwanda 4.6%, France 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$800.1 million (2015 est.) ++ $913 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$683.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $800.1 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs"
@ -663,30 +663,16 @@
"text": "Kenya 15%, Saudi Arabia 14%, Belgium 9.9%, Tanzania 8.3%, Uganda 7.3%, China 7.1%, India 4.9%, France 4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$136.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $317.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$100.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $136.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$684.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $690.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$705.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $684.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar - ++ 1,571.9 (2015 est.) ++ 1,546.69 (2014 est.) ++ 1,546.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1,442.51 (2012 est.) ++ 1,261.07 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar - ++ 1,665 (2016 est.) ++ 1,571.9 (2015 est.) ++ 1,571.9 (2014 est.) ++ 1,546.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1,442.51 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "9,700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "5%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "28%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "2% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -786,7 +772,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-controlled La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates the lone TV station and the only national radio network; about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2007)"
"text": "state-controlled La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates the lone TV station and the only national radio network; about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bu (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".bi"

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"Irrigated land": {
"text": "300 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues"
},
@ -177,6 +180,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "22.5% of total population (2015)"
@ -473,7 +479,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador James KNIGHT (since 6 September 2013)"
"text": "Ambassador Geeta PASI (since September 2016)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Avenue Felix Eboue, N'Djamena"
@ -514,55 +520,55 @@
"text": "Chad’s landlocked location results in high transportation costs for imported goods and dependence on neighboring countries. Oil and agriculture are mainstays of Chad’s economy. Oil provides about 60% of export revenues, while cotton, cattle, livestock, and gum arabic provide the bulk of Chad's non-oil export earnings. The services sector contributes about one-third of GDP and has attracted foreign investment mostly through telecommunications and banking. ++ ++ Nearly all of Chad’s fuel is provided by one domestic refinery, and unanticipated shutdowns occasionally result in shortages. The country regulates the price of domestic fuel, providing an incentive for black market sales. ++ ++ Chad’s fiscal position is encumbered by declining oil prices, though high oil prices and strong local harvests supported the economy in recent years. Chad relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for much public and private sector investment. Chad's investment climate remains challenging due to limited infrastructure, a lack of trained workers, extensive government bureaucracy, and corruption. Chad obtained a three-year extended credit facility from the IMF in 2014 and was granted debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative in April 2015."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$30.47 billion (2015 est.) ++ $29.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.01 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$30.59 billion (2016 est.) ++ $30.93 billion (2015 est.) ++ $30.39 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$10.89 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$10.44 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.8% (2015 est.) ++ 6.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.8% (2015 est.) ++ 6.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,600 (2015 est.) ++ $2,700 (2014 est.) ++ $2,500 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,600 (2016 est.) ++ $2,700 (2015 est.) ++ $2,700 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "21.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "18.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 14.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "68.8%"
"text": "71.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "4.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "31.2%"
"text": "30.8%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.2%"
"text": "0.4%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "27.4%"
"text": "25.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-32% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-32.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "53.2%"
"text": "53%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "13.6%"
"text": "12.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "33.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "34.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -572,10 +578,10 @@
"text": "oil, cotton textiles, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "5.268 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.457 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -604,50 +610,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.524 billion"
"text": "$1.626 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.037 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.163 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "14% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "15.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "33.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 33% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "35.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 33.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4.6% (2015 est.) ++ 1.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "15.5% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 15.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.5% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.604 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.788 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.741 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.604 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.976 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.751 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.153 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.324 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.392 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.242 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$907 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.353 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$3.965 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.179 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.053 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.965 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "oil, livestock, cotton, sesame, gum arabic, shea butter"
@ -656,7 +662,7 @@
"text": "US 58.5%, India 13.3%, Japan 11.3%, China 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$3.071 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.319 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.075 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.071 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs, textiles"
@ -665,10 +671,10 @@
"text": "France 16.5%, China 14.2%, Cameroon 11%, US 6.4%, India 6%, Belgium 5.7%, Italy 4.8% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$382.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.089 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$627.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $382.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$2.802 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.857 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.875 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.802 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA (31 December 2010) ++ $4.5 billion (2006 est.)"
@ -677,24 +683,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "10,477,071"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "4%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "14%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "1% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -895,7 +887,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "309,669 (Sudan); 69,436 (Central African Republic); 7,917 (Nigeria) (2016)"
"text": "309,669 (Sudan); 70,310 (Central African Republic); 8,377 (Nigeria) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "58,748 (majority are in the east) (2016)"

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"text": "Independence Day, 15 August (1960)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "previous 1992; latest approved by referendum 20 January 2002; amended 2015; note - the constitutional referendum approved in October 2015 changed the head of government from the president to the prime minister, reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years and limited total presidential terms to 3"
"text": "previous 1992; latest approved by referendum 20 January 2002; amended 2015; note - the constitutional referendum approved in October 2015 changed the head of government from the president to the prime minister, eliminated the presidential age maximum, reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years and limited total presidential terms to 3 (2017)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law"
@ -511,44 +511,44 @@
"text": "The economy is a mixture of subsistence farming and hunting, an industrial sector based largely on oil and support services, and government spending. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of government revenues and exports. Natural gas is increasingly being converted to electricity rather than being flared, greatly improving energy prospects. New mining projects, particularly iron ore, which entered production in late 2013, may add as much as $1 billion to annual government revenue. ++ ++ Economic reform efforts have been undertaken with the support of international organizations, notably the World Bank and the IMF, including the recently concluded Article IV consultations. The current administration faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty. The recent drop in oil prices has constrained government spending; lower oil prices forced the government to cut more than $1 billion in planned spending. However, the government increased infrastructure spending for the September 2015 All-Africa Games and also ahead of the March 2016 presidential election, putting further pressure on the budget. ++ ++ Officially the country became a net external creditor as of 2011, with external debt representing only about 16% of GDP and debt servicing less than 3% of government revenue."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$29.36 billion (2015 est.) ++ $28.64 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.81 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$30.27 billion (2016 est.) ++ $29.75 billion (2015 est.) ++ $29.08 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$8.878 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$8.834 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 6.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.3% (2015 est.) ++ 6.8% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$6,700 (2015 est.) ++ $6,700 (2014 est.) ++ $6,400 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$6,800 (2016 est.) ++ $6,800 (2015 est.) ++ $6,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "36.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 35.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "22.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 38.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "48.7%"
"text": "50%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "12%"
"text": "10.5%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "50.5%"
"text": "48.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "0.2%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "51.9%"
"text": "44.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-63.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-53.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -556,10 +556,10 @@
"text": "4.9%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "69.3%"
"text": "69.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "25.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
"text": "petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "1.807 million (2013 est.)"
@ -590,50 +590,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.776 billion"
"text": "$3.562 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$4.687 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.233 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "42.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "40.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-10.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-7.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "48% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 36.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "49.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 0.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 2.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "14.8% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 14.8% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "14% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.8% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$3.131 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.036 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.274 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.131 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$4.875 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.858 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.807 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $105.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.825 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.807 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.264 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.281 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$728 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.861 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$5.231 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.12 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.777 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.231 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds"
@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
"text": "China 42.1%, Italy 16.9%, US 4.9%, India 4.7%, Portugal 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$3.934 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.939 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.447 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.934 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs"
@ -651,30 +651,16 @@
"text": "China 20.3%, France 14.2%, South Korea 9.8%, US 4.9%, UK 4.4%, Italy 4.1%, India 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.244 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.939 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.989 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.244 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$4.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.901 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.817 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 589.4 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "2,600,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "42%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "62%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "5% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
"text": "26 provinces (provinces, singular - province); Bas-Uele, Equateur, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uele, Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu, Nord-Ubangi, Sankuru, Sud-Kivu, Sud-Ubangi, Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa"
"text": "26 provinces (provinces, singular - province); Bas-Uele, Equateur, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uele, Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa"
},
"Independence": {
"text": "30 June 1960 (from Belgium)"
@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
"text": "President Joseph KABILA (since 17 January 2001)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Augustin MATATA PONYO Mapon (since 18 April 2012)"
"text": "Prime Minister Samy BADIBANGA Ntita (since 17 November 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Jose MAKILA, Leonard She OKITUNDU, Emmanuel RAMAZANI Shadary (since December 2016)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Ministers of State appointed by the president"
@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
"text": "Christian Democrat Party or PDC [Jose ENDUNDO] ++ Congolese Rally for Democracy or RCD [Azarias RUBERWA] ++ Convention of Christian Democrats or CDC ++ Forces of Renewal or FR [Mbusa NYAMWISI] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Congo or MLC [Jean-Pierre BEMBA] ++ People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy or PPRD [Henri MOVA] ++ Social Movement for Renewal or MSR [Pierre LUMBI] ++ Unified Lumumbist Party or PALU [Antoine GIZENGA] ++ Union for the Congolese Nation or UNC [Vital KAMERHE] ++ Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Etienne TSHISEKEDI]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Allied Democratic Forces or ADF (anti-Ugandan government rebel groups] ++ Forces Arm<72>es de la R<>publique D<>mocratique du Congor (Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or FARDC ++ Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda or FDLR (Rwandan militia group made up of some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's genocide in 1994)"
"text": "Allied Democratic Forces or ADF (anti-Ugandan government rebel groups] ++ Forces Arm<72>es de la R<>publique D<>mocratique du Congo (Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or FARDC ++ Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda or FDLR (Rwandan militia group made up of some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's genocide in 1994) ++ Le Rassemblement (established in 2016 as a coalition of members from several political parties)"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CEPGL, COMESA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
@ -520,55 +520,55 @@
"text": "The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - is slowly recovering after decades of decline. ++ ++ Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined with countrywide instability and conflict that began in the early-90s, has dramatically reduced national output and government revenue and increased external debt. With the installation of a transitional government in 2003 after peace accords, economic conditions slowly began to improve as the transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms. Progress has been slow to reach the interior of the country although clear changes are evident in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. ++ ++ Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, has boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth in recent years, although recent commodity price declines threaten to erase progress. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, and a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the large mining sector and for the economy as a whole. ++ ++ The country marked its thirteenth consecutive year of positive economic expansion in 2015. Much economic activity still occurs in the informal sector and is not reflected in GDP data. The DRC signed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF in 2009 and received $12 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief in 2010, but the IMF at the end of 2012 suspended the last three payments under the loan facility - worth $240 million - because of concerns about the lack of transparency in mining contracts. In 2012, the DRC updated its business laws by adhering to OHADA, the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$62.87 billion (2015 est.) ++ $58.35 billion (2014 est.) ++ $53.45 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$66.01 billion (2016 est.) ++ $63.51 billion (2015 est.) ++ $59.4 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$38.87 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$39.82 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "7.7% (2015 est.) ++ 9.2% (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.9% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.) ++ 9.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$800 (2015 est.) ++ $700 (2014 est.) ++ $700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$800 (2016 est.) ++ $800 (2015 est.) ++ $700 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "5.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "14.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "73.1%"
"text": "73.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "13.6%"
"text": "13.9%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "21.8%"
"text": "21%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "25.3%"
"text": "23.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-33.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-32.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "20.4%"
"text": "20.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "32.9%"
"text": "31.7%"
},
"services": {
"text": "46.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "48.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -578,10 +578,10 @@
"text": "mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes), metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "6.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "30.05 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "31.08 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -610,50 +610,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$5.444 billion"
"text": "$5.448 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$5.644 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$5.837 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "14% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "13.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "17.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.2% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4% (31 December 2012) ++ 20% (31 December 2011)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "19.37% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 18.69% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "19.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 19.37% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.213 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.123 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.212 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.213 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$5.018 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.402 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$3.381 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.844 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.701 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.381 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$4.726 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$3.449 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$308 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.436 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$10.35 billion (2015 est.) ++ $12.32 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.316 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.35 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "diamonds, copper, gold, cobalt, wood products, crude oil, coffee"
@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
"text": "China 43.5%, Zambia 25%, South Korea 4.9%, Belgium 4.8% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$10.46 billion (2015 est.) ++ $11.96 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$10.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.46 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels"
@ -671,30 +671,16 @@
"text": "China 20.6%, South Africa 17.7%, Zambia 12.3%, Belgium 6.9%, Zimbabwe 5.1%, India 4.7% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$1.216 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.557 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$774 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.216 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$5.106 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.508 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.331 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.106 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Congolese francs (CDF) per US dollar - ++ 925.99 (2015 est.) ++ 925.23 (2014 est.) ++ 925.23 (2013 est.) ++ 920.25 (2012 est.) ++ 899 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Congolese francs (CDF) per US dollar - ++ 971.6 (2016 est.) ++ 925.99 (2015 est.) ++ 925.99 (2014 est.) ++ 925.23 (2013 est.) ++ 920.25 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "61,400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "9%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "19%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "2% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "8.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -794,7 +780,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations - 2 with near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations - 2 with near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".cd"
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "245,052 (Rwanda); 5,597 South Sudan (2015); 95,606 (Central African Republic); 29,639 (Burundi) (2016)"
"text": "245,052 (Rwanda); 5,597 South Sudan (2015); 103,717 (Central African Republic); 31,310 (Burundi) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "1,722,082 (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2016)"

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"text": "Modest oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions provide Cameroon with one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oil remains Cameroon’s main export commodity, and despite falling global oil prices, still accounts for nearly 40% of export earnings. Cameroon’s economy suffers from factors that often impact underdeveloped countries, such as stagnant per capita income, a relatively inequitable distribution of income, a top-heavy civil service, endemic corruption, continuing inefficiencies of a large parastatal system in key sectors, and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. ++ ++ Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. The IMF continues to press for economic reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. The Government of Cameroon provides subsidies for electricity, food, and fuel that have strained the federal budget and diverted funds from education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects, especially in 2015, as low oil prices have led to lower revenues. ++ ++ Cameroon devotes significant resources to several large infrastructure projects currently under construction, including a deep sea port in Kribi and the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. Cameroon’s energy sector continues to diversify, recently opening a natural gas powered electricity generating plant. Cameroon continues to seek foreign investment to improve its inadequate infrastructure, create jobs, and improve its economic footprint, but its unfavorable business environment remains a significant deterrent to foreign investment."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$72.64 billion (2015 est.) ++ $68.61 billion (2014 est.) ++ $64.78 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$77.24 billion (2016 est.) ++ $73.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $69.66 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$28.48 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$30.87 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "5.9% (2015 est.) ++ 5.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.8% (2016 est.) ++ 5.8% (2015 est.) ++ 5.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,100 (2015 est.) ++ $3,000 (2014 est.) ++ $2,900 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,300 (2016 est.) ++ $3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "22.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "17.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "77.6%"
"text": "76.8%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "12.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "21.9%"
"text": "22.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "0.2%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "22%"
"text": "20.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-33.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-32.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "21.6%"
"text": "21.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "30.6%"
"text": "30.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "47.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "47.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -595,10 +595,10 @@
"text": "petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "7.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "9.379 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "9.612 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -630,50 +630,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$4.788 billion"
"text": "$4.765 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$6.292 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$6.497 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "16.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "15.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "28.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "31.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.7% (2015 est.) ++ 1.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "13% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 13% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$3.691 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.877 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.973 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.691 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$5.53 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.217 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.514 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.993 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$4.448 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.769 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.777 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.448 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$230 million (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.647 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.396 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.297 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.192 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$5.756 billion (2015 est.) ++ $6.679 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.559 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.756 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton"
@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
"text": "China 16.7%, India 15.7%, Spain 6.2%, Belgium 6.1%, France 6.1%, Portugal 5.6%, Netherlands 5%, Italy 5% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$6.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $6.915 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.63 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.5 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food"
@ -691,30 +691,16 @@
"text": "China 27.9%, Nigeria 13.9%, France 10.9%, Belgium 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.714 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.204 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.416 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.714 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$6.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.289 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$7.375 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "10,100,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "55%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "88%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "17% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "6.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -804,7 +790,7 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable"
"text": "system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the count"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 70 per 100 persons"
@ -814,7 +800,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)"
"text": "government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government fi (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".cm"
@ -937,7 +923,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "259,145 (Central African Republic); 86,039 (Nigeria) (2016)"
"text": "259,145 (Central African Republic); 87,112 (Nigeria) (2017)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "198,889 (2016)"

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@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
"text": "16.9% (2012)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "5.1% of GDP (2012)"
"text": "5.1% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Soilihi Mohamed MAMADOU (since 18 November 2014)"
"text": "Ambassador Soilihi Mohamed SOILIHI (since 18 November 2014)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "Mission to the US, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 418, New York, NY 10017"
@ -473,55 +473,55 @@
"text": "One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that are hampered by inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, accounts for 50% of GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crops of vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang; and Comoros' export earnings are easily disrupted by disasters such as fires and extreme weather. Despite agriculture’s importance to the economy, the country imports roughly 70% of its food; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. ++ ++ Authorities are negotiating with the IMF for triennial program assistance. The government - which is racked by internal political disputes - is struggling to provide basic services, upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. Recurring political instability, sometimes initiated from outside the country, has inhibited growth. Remittances from about 200,000 Comorans contribute about 25% of the country’s GDP. In December 2012, IMF and the World Bank's International Development Association supported $176 million in debt relief for Comoros, resulting in a 59% reduction of its future external debt service over a period of 40 years. In late 2013, a US-based investment company invested $200 million in a project to explore for hydrocarbons in Comoran territorial waters, the largest financial investment in the country’s history."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.214 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.202 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.179 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1.259 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.232 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.22 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$589 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$622 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.) ++ $1,600 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,500 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,600 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "14.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "11.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "102.2%"
"text": "104.9%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "18.4%"
"text": "19.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "14.4%"
"text": "11.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "13.1%"
"text": "10.3%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "19.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-67.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-65% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "49.6%"
"text": "50%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "12.2%"
"text": "12.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "38.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "37.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
"text": "fishing, tourism, perfume distillation"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "245,200 (2013 est.)"
@ -560,44 +560,44 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$159.2 million"
"text": "$165 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$175.4 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$185.5 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "27% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "26.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "1.93% (31 December 2010) ++ 2.21% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.5% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "10.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.5% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$169 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $153.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$201.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $169 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$269.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $251.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$303 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $251.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$142.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $166.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$180.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $142.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$60 million (2015 est.) ++ -$74 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$56 million (2016 est.) ++ $5 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$18.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $19.8 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$19.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $18.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves"
@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
"text": "India 28.7%, France 17%, Germany 8.7%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, Singapore 6.6%, Netherlands 6.1%, Mauritius 5.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$195.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $212.6 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$191.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $195.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement and construction materials, transport equipment"
@ -615,27 +615,13 @@
"text": "China 18.9%, Pakistan 16.2%, France 14.7%, UAE 11.3%, India 6.3% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$132.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $145 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$133.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $132.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - ++ 443.6 (2015 est.) ++ 370.81 (2014 est.) ++ 370.81 (2013 est.) ++ 382.9 (2012 est.) ++ 353.9 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - ++ 449.1 (2016 est.) ++ 443.6 (2015 est.) ++ 443.6 (2014 est.) ++ 370.81 (2013 est.) ++ 382.9 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "69%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "89%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "62% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "44 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -735,7 +721,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "national state-owned TV station and a TV station run by Anjouan regional government; national state-owned radio; regional governments on the islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan each operate a radio station; a few independent and small community radio stations operate on the islands of Grande Comore and Moheli, and these two islands have access to Mayotte Radio and French TV (2007)"
"text": "national state-owned TV station and a TV station run by Anjouan regional government; national state-owned radio; regional governments on the islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan each operate a radio station; a few independent and small community radio sta (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".km"

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@ -432,13 +432,13 @@
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (105 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)"
"text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (131 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 23 January 2011 and 27 March 2011 (first round of elections is scheduled for 27 December 2015)"
"text": "last held February 2016 and 31 March 2016 (next election to be held in 2021)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KNK 61, Presidential Majority 11, independent 26, other 2; note - information on 5 seats is unavailable"
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNDP 13, URCA 13, RDC 10, MLPC 9, KNK 7, independents 56, other 23"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Action Party for Development or PAD ++ Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Clement BELIBANGA] ++ Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Desire Nzanga KOLINGBA] ++ Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD [Louis PAPENIAH] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE] ++ National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa) or KNK [Francois BOZIZE] ++ New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE] ++ Union for Central African Renewal or URCA [Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE]"
"text": "Action Party for Development or PAD ++ Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Clement BELIBANGA] ++ Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Desire Nzanga KOLINGBA] ++ Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD [Louis PAPENIAH] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE] ++ National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa) or KNK [Francois BOZIZE] ++ National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Amine MICHEL] ++ New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE] ++ Union for Central African Renewal or URCA [Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE]"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country) (suspended), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
@ -515,55 +515,55 @@
"text": "Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry and mining, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked geography, poor transportation system, largely unskilled work force, and legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. ++ ++ Since 2009, the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the 2011 election worsened CAR's fiscal situation. In 2012, the World Bank approved $125 million in funding for transport infrastructure and regional trade, focused on the route between CAR's capital and the port of Douala in Cameroon. After a two-year lag in donor support, the IMF's first review of CAR's extended credit facility for 2012-15 praised improvements in revenue collection but warned of weak management of spending. ++ ++ Kimberley Process participants partially lifted the ban on diamond exports from the country in 2015, but persistent insecurity will prevent GDP from recovering to its pre-2013 level."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$3.018 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.893 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.864 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3.206 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.048 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.908 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.605 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.782 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1% (2014 est.) ++ -36% (2013 est.)"
"text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 1% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$600 (2015 est.) ++ $600 (2014 est.) ++ $600 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$700 (2016 est.) ++ $600 (2015 est.) ++ $600 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "6.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "109.6%"
"text": "108.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "8.8%"
"text": "9.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "10.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "13.5%"
"text": "12.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-42.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-40.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "58.3%"
"text": "58%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "11.9%"
"text": "11.7%"
},
"services": {
"text": "29.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "30.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -573,10 +573,10 @@
"text": "gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.358 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.421 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "8% (2001 est.)",
@ -600,47 +600,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$176.2 million"
"text": "$207.1 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$255.1 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$284.7 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "11% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "11.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4.5% (2015 est.) ++ 11.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "15.5% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.5% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$340.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $376.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$392.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $340.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$410.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $454.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$500.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $426.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$444.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $457.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$521.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $444.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$205 million (2015 est.) ++ -$95 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$178 million (2016 est.) ++ -$144 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$70.5 million (2015 est.) ++ $76.7 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$77 million (2016 est.) ++ $70.5 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee"
@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
"text": "Norway 52.2%, China 14.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$360.4 million (2015 est.) ++ $401.3 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$375.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $360.4 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals"
@ -658,27 +658,13 @@
"text": "Norway 39.6%, France 6.8%, US 4.6% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$661.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $657.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$686.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $661.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "4,500,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "3%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "5%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "1% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -771,14 +757,14 @@
"text": "network consists principally of microwave radio relay and low-capacity, low-powered radiotelephone communication"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "very limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular service providers, cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone services are concentrated in Bangui"
"text": "very limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular service providers, cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone servi"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 236; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides domestic TV broadcasting; licenses for 2 private TV stations are pending; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as well as a few community radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides domestic TV broadcasting; licenses for 2 private TV stations are pending; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as wel (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".cf"
@ -878,7 +864,7 @@
"text": "5,183 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "384,884 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2016)"
"text": "462,476 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2016)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {

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"text": "Cabo Verde’s economy is vulnerable to external shocks and depends on development aid, foreign investment, remittances, and tourism. The economy is service-oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. Tourism is the mainstay of the economy and depends on conditions in the euro-zone countries. Cabo Verde annually runs a high trade deficit financed by foreign aid and remittances from its large pool of emigrants; remittances as a share of GDP are one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. ++ ++ Although about 40% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of food production in GDP is low. The island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages, exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought, and poor soil for growing food on several of the islands, requiring it to import most of what it consumes. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. ++ ++ Economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy and mitigate high unemployment. The government’s elevated debt levels have limited its capacity to finance any shortfalls."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$3.423 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.363 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.302 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3.583 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.457 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.408 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.595 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.684 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.8% (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 1.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$6,500 (2015 est.) ++ $6,500 (2014 est.) ++ $6,400 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$6,700 (2016 est.) ++ $6,600 (2015 est.) ++ $6,600 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "30.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "33.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 28% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "56.2%"
"text": "53.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "15.5%"
"text": "15.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "34%"
"text": "33.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.9%"
"text": "0.8%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "33.9%"
"text": "32.9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-40.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-35.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "7.3%"
"text": "7.4%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "16.5%"
"text": "16.4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "76.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "76.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
"text": "food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.9% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "196,100 (2007 est.)"
@ -572,52 +572,52 @@
"text": "1.9%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "40.6% (2000)"
"text": "40.6% (2001)"
}
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$406.3 million"
"text": "$405.7 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$474.7 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$477.4 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "25.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "24.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "116% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 110.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "116.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 116% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.1% (2015 est.) ++ -0.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.7% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "7.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.41% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.89% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "10% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.41% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$557.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $597.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$576.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $557.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.621 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.608 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.552 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.526 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.449 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.309 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$147 million (2015 est.) ++ -$150 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$130 million (2016 est.) ++ -$69 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$149.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $253.3 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$148.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $149.2 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "fuel (re-exports), shoes, garments, fish, hides"
@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
"text": "Australia 83%, Spain 8.6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$630.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $857.4 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$618.1 million (2016 est.) ++ $630.7 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels"
@ -635,30 +635,16 @@
"text": "Portugal 29.9%, Australia 26.4%, Netherlands 11.2%, Spain 5.6%, China 5.6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$494.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $510.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$447.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $494.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.534 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.537 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.534 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - ++ 99.426 (2015 est.) ++ 83.114 (2014 est.) ++ 83.114 (2013 est.) ++ 85.82 (2012 est.) ++ 79.32 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - ++ 101.8 (2016 est.) ++ 99.426 (2015 est.) ++ 99.426 (2014 est.) ++ 83.114 (2013 est.) ++ 85.82 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "153,027"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "70.6%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "84.4%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "46.8% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential election resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to begin a third term in 2011. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the US. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier."
"text": "The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential election resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to serve a third term in 2011 and begin a fourth term in 2016. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the US. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -488,55 +488,55 @@
"text": "Djibouti's economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location as a deepwater port on the Red Sea. Three-fourths of Djibouti's inhabitants live in the capital city; the remainder are mostly nomadic herders. Scant rainfall and less than 4% arable land limits crop production to small quantities of fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. ++ ++ Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. Imports, exports, and re-exports represent 70% of port activity at Djibouti's container terminal. Reexports consist primarily of coffee from landlocked neighbor Ethiopia. Djibouti has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An official unemployment rate of nearly 50% - with youth unemployment near 80% - continues to be a major problem. Inflation declined to 3% in 2014 due to low international food prices and a decline in electricity tariffs. ++ ++ Djibouti’s reliance on diesel-generated electricity and imported food and water leave average consumers vulnerable to global price shocks, though in mid-2015 Djibouti passed new legislation to liberalize the energy sector. The government has emphasized infrastructure development for transportation and energy and Djibouti – with the help of foreign partners – has begun to increase and modernize its port capacity."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$3.094 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.905 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.741 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3.345 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.141 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.949 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.727 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.894 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "6.5% (2015 est.) ++ 6% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 6.5% (2015 est.) ++ 6% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $3,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,400 (2016 est.) ++ $3,300 (2015 est.) ++ $3,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "41.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "10.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "58.4%"
"text": "60.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "33.7%"
"text": "32%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "42%"
"text": "42.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.4%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "34.6%"
"text": "34.8%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-69.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-69.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "3.1%"
"text": "2.9%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "21.2%"
"text": "20.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "75.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "76.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
"text": "construction, agricultural processing, shipping"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "294,600 (2012)"
@ -584,17 +584,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$615.5 million"
"text": "$685.7 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$860 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$885.9 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "35.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "36.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-14.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-10.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "38.6% of GDP (2012 est.)"
@ -603,25 +603,25 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.7% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "11.62% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 12.69% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "11.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.62% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.182 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $963.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.207 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.182 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$1.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.572 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$597.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $527.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$652 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $597.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$504 million (2015 est.) ++ -$407 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$325 million (2016 est.) ++ -$530 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$141.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $127 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$146.1 million (2016 est.) ++ $141.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit), scrap metal"
@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
"text": "Somalia 79.8%, US 5.4%, Yemen 4.6%, UAE 4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.038 billion (2015 est.) ++ $930.6 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$992 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.038 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, clothing"
@ -639,30 +639,16 @@
"text": "China 42.1%, Saudi Arabia 14.3%, Indonesia 5.9%, India 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $957.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.339 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$1.368 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $935.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.767 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.368 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - ++ 177.72 (2015 est.) ++ 177.72 (2014 est.) ++ 177.72 (2013 est.) ++ 177.72 (2012 est.) ++ 177.72 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - ++ 177.7 (2016 est.) ++ 177.72 (2015 est.) ++ 177.72 (2014 est.) ++ 177.72 (2013 est.) ++ 177.72 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "50%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "61%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "14% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -755,10 +741,10 @@
"text": "telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate, as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage is primarily limited to the area in and around Djibouti city"
"text": "Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 253; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable systems providing links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean and 1 Arabsat); Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network (2015)"
"text": "country code - 253; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable systems providing links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean and 1 Arabsat); Medarabtel regi (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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"Irrigated land": {
"text": "36,500 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms"
},
@ -180,6 +183,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "43.1% of total population (2015)"
@ -431,13 +437,13 @@
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by individual candidacy system, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians and workers - elected in party-list constituencies by simple majority popular vote, and 28 members selected by the president; member term NA; note - inaugural session held on 10 January 2016"
"text": "unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by individual candidacy system, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians and workers - elected in party-list constituencies by simple majority popular vote, and 28 members selected by the president; member term 5 years; note - inaugural session held on 10 January 2016"
},
"elections": {
"text": "multi-phase election completed on 16 December 2015 (next election NA)"
"text": "multi-phase election completed on 16 December 2015 (next election 2020)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA"
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -– Free Egyptians Party 65, Nation’s Future Party 53, New Wafd Party 36, Homeland’s Protector Party 18, Republican People’s Party 13, Congress Party 12, al-Nour Party 11, Conservative Party 6, Democratic Peace Party 5, Egyptian Social Democratic Party 4, Egyptian National Movement 4, Modern Egypt Party 4, Reform and Development Party 3, Freedom Party 3, My Homeland Egypt Party 3, National Progressive Unionist Party 2, Arab Democratic Nasserist Party 1, Revolutionary Guards Party 1, Free Egyptian Building Party 1, independent 351"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -453,7 +459,7 @@
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"officially recognized": {
"text": "Al-Dustour (Constitution) Party [Tamer GOMAA] ++ Al-Karama Party [Mohamed SAMY] ++ Al-Nour [Yunis MAKHYUN] ++ Al-Wasat Party [Mohamad Abdel LATIF] ++ Al-Watan [Imad Abd al-GHAFUR] ++ Building and Development Party or BDP [Yomna EL-HAMAKI] ++ Conference Party [Omar EL-MOKHTAR] ++ Congress Party [Omar Mokhtar SEMEIDA] ++ Egyptian National Movement Party [Ahmed SHAFIK] ++ Egyptian Social Democratic Party [Mervat TALAWAY] ++ El Tagamu'u Party [Sayed Abdel AAL] ++ Free Egyptians Party [Essam KHALIL] ++ Future of Homeland Party [Qadry ABU HUSSEIN] ++ Knights of Egypt Party [General Abdel Rafe DARWISH] ++ Mostaqbal Watan Party [Mohamed BADRAN] ++ New Wafd Party [Sayed al-BADADWI] ++ Popular Current Party [Ahmed Kamel AL-BEHERI] ++ Reform and Development Party [Mohamad Anwar al-SADAT] ++ Socialist Popular Alliance [Abu Al-Izz AL-HARIRI] ++ Strong Egypt Party [Abdel Moneim Aboul FOTOUH]"
"text": "Al-Nour [Yunis MAKHYUN] ++ Arab Democratic Nasserist Party [Sameh ASHOUR] ++ Congress Party [Omar Mokhtar SEMEIDA] ++ Conservative Party [Akmal KOURTAM] ++ Democratic Peace Party [Ahmed FADALY] ++ Egyptian National Movement Party [Ibrahim DARWISH] ++ Egyptian Social Democratic Party [Mervat TALAWAY] ++ El Tagamu'u Party (National Progressibve Unionist [Sayed Abdel AAL] ++ Freedom Party [Mamdouh HASSAN] ++ Free Egyptian Building Party ++ Free Egyptians Party [Essam KHALIL] ++ Homeland’s Protector Party [Lt. Gen. (retired) Galal AL-HARIDI] ++ Modern Egypt Party [Nabil DEIBIS] ++ Mostaqbal Watan (Nation’s Future) Party [Mohamed Ashraf RASHAD] ++ My Homeland Egypt Party [Qadry ABU HUSSEIN] ++ National Progressive Unionist (Tagammu) Party [Sayed Abdel AAL] ++ Nation's Future Party [Ashraf RASHAD, secretary general] ++ New Wafd Party [Sayed al-BADAWI] ++ Reform and Development Party [Mohamad Anwar al-SADAT] ++ Republican People’s Party [Hazim AMR] ++ Revolutionary Guards Party [Magdy EL-SHARIF]"
}
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
@ -473,7 +479,7 @@
"text": "[1] (202) 895-5400"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (202) 244-4319"
"text": "[1] (202) 244-5131"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York"
@ -522,55 +528,55 @@
"text": "Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. ++ ++ Cairo from 2004 to 2008 pursued business climate reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate growth. Poor living conditions and limited job opportunities for the average Egyptian contribute to public discontent, a major factor leading to the January 2011 revolution that ousted MUBARAK. The uncertain political, security, and policy environment since 2011 caused economic growth to slow significantly, hurting tourism, manufacturing, and other sectors and pushing up unemployment. ++ ++ Weak growth and limited foreign exchange earnings have made public finances unsustainable, leaving authorities dependent on expensive borrowing for deficit finance and on Gulf allies to help cover the import bill. In 2015, higher levels of foreign investment contributed to a slight rebound in GDP growth after a particularly depressed post-revolution period."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.048 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.006 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $984 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1.105 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.064 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.021 trillion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$330.8 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$342.8 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$11,800 (2015 est.) ++ $11,600 (2014 est.) ++ $11,600 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$12,100 (2016 est.) ++ $12,000 (2015 est.) ++ $11,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "9.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "8.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "82.2%"
"text": "84.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "11.8%"
"text": "12%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "13.7%"
"text": "12.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.6%"
"text": "0.4%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "13.2%"
"text": "12.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-21.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-21.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "11.2%"
"text": "11.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "36.3%"
"text": "35.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "52.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "52.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -580,10 +586,10 @@
"text": "textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "31.14 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "31.96 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -597,7 +603,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "12.8% (2015 est.) ++ 13% (2014 est.)"
"text": "13.1% (2016 est.) ++ 12.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "25.2% (2011 est.)"
@ -615,53 +621,53 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$69.02 billion"
"text": "$60.09 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$107.7 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$92.37 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "20.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "17.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-11.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-9.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "90.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 89.1% of GDP (2014 est.)",
"text": "92.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 90.2% of GDP (2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury, treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions"
"text": "data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury, treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-govern"
}
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "10.4% (2015 est.) ++ 10.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "12.1% (2016 est.) ++ 10.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9.75% (30 October 2014) ++ 8.75% (5 December 2013)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "11.63% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 11.71% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.63% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$66.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $62.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$55.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $66.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$245.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $224.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$210.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $243.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$297.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $259.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$260.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $297.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$73.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $58.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $48.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$55.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $70.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $61.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$12.18 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$2.356 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$12.18 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$12.18 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$19.03 billion (2015 est.) ++ $25.27 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$14.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.03 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "crude oil and petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food"
@ -670,7 +676,7 @@
"text": "Saudi Arabia 9.1%, Italy 7.5%, Turkey 5.8%, UAE 5.1%, US 5.1%, UK 4.4%, India 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$57.17 billion (2015 est.) ++ $64.45 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$50.07 billion (2016 est.) ++ $57.17 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels"
@ -679,36 +685,22 @@
"text": "China 13%, Germany 7.7%, US 5.9%, Turkey 4.5%, Russia 4.4%, Italy 4.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$15.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $14.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$15.06 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$44.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $39.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$50.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $44.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$89.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $84.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$94.51 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $89.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$7.362 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.839 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$8.042 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.362 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - ++ 7.7133 (2015 est.) ++ 7.08 (2014 est.) ++ 7.08 (2013 est.) ++ 6.06 (2012 est.) ++ 5.9358 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - ++ 9.71 (2016 est.) ++ 7.7133 (2015 est.) ++ 7.7133 (2014 est.) ++ 7.08 (2013 est.) ++ 6.06 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.6%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "99.3% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "162 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -804,11 +796,11 @@
"text": "largest fixed-line system in Africa and the Arab region; multiple mobile-cellular networks with a near 100-percent penetration of the market"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel (2015)"
"text": "country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks, as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 70 stations belonging to 8 networks; 2 privately owned radio stations operational (2008)"
"text": "mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks, as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via (2008)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".eg"

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@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO] ++ Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Jeronimo OSA OSA ECORO] (ruling party) ++ Electoral Coalition or EC ++ Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Carmelo MBA BACALE] ++ Popular Union or UP [Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA]",
"text": "Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO] ++ Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo] (ruling party) ++ Electoral Coalition or EC ++ Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Carmelo MBA BACALE] ++ Popular Union or UP [Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA]",
"not officially registered parties": {
"text": "Democratic Republican Force or FDR [Guillermo NGUEMA ELA] ++ Independent Candidacy or CI [Gabriel NSE OBIANG OBONO] ++ Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO] ++ Union for the Center Right or UDC [Avelino MOCACHE MEAENGA]"
},
@ -486,55 +486,55 @@
"text": "Exploitation of oil and gas deposits, beginning in the 1990s, has driven economic growth in Equatorial Guinea, allowing per capita GDP to rise to over $29,000 in 2014. Forestry and farming are minor components of GDP. Although preindependence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy since independence has diminished the potential for agriculture-led growth. Subsistence farming is the dominant form of livelihood. Declining revenue from hydrocarbon production, high levels of infrastructure expenditures, lack of economic diversification, and corruption have pushed the economy into decline in recent years and led to limited improvements in the general population’s living conditions. ++ ++ Foreign assistance programs by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut since 1993 because of corruption and mismanagement, and as a middle income country Equatorial Guinea is now ineligible for most donor assistance. The government has been widely criticized for its lack of transparency and misuse of oil revenues and has attempted to address this issue by working towards compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. US foreign assistance to Equatorial Guinea is limited in part because of US restrictions pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. ++ ++ Equatorial Guinea hosted two economic diversification symposia in 2014 that focused on attracting investment in five sectors: agriculture and animal ranching, fishing, mining and petrochemicals, tourism, and financial services. Undeveloped mineral resources include gold, zinc, diamonds, columbite-tantalite, and other base metals."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$25.39 billion (2015 est.) ++ $28.91 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.99 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$31.77 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.25 billion (2015 est.) ++ $38.08 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$9.403 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$11.64 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-12.2% (2015 est.) ++ -0.3% (2014 est.) ++ -6.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-9.9% (2016 est.) ++ -7.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$31,800 (2015 est.) ++ $37,200 (2014 est.) ++ $38,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$38,700 (2016 est.) ++ $44,100 (2015 est.) ++ $48,900 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "40.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 37.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 48.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "19.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 46.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "21%"
"text": "25.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "5.6%"
"text": "5.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "55.1%"
"text": "69.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "67.1%"
"text": "53.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-48.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-54.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "8%"
"text": "8.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "77.1%"
"text": "71.7%"
},
"services": {
"text": "14.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "16.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
"text": "petroleum, natural gas, sawmilling"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-17.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "195,200 (2007 est.)"
@ -565,47 +565,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$2.935 billion"
"text": "$2.436 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$3.619 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.862 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "31.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "20.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-7.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "16.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "24.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "11.7% (2015 est.) ++ 4.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 11.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "8.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "14% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "14% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.888 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.465 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.445 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.888 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$3.788 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.841 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.557 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $666.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.443 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.557 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$617 million (2015 est.) ++ -$1.493 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.368 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.322 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$7.41 billion (2015 est.) ++ $14.76 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.064 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.41 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum products, timber"
@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
"text": "China 16.6%, South Korea 15.1%, Spain 9%, Brazil 8.2%, Netherlands 6.8%, South Africa 6.6%, India 5.8%, UK 5.7%, France 5.7% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$3.953 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.475 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.03 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.953 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum sector equipment, other equipment, construction materials, vehicles"
@ -623,30 +623,16 @@
"text": "Netherlands 16.9%, Spain 16.3%, China 14.8%, US 8.9%, Cote dIvoire 6%, France 4.8% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$1.205 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.907 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$621.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.205 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.194 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.459 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.364 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.194 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "66%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "93%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "48% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "98 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -746,7 +732,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state maintains control of broadcast media with domestic broadcast media limited to 1 state-owned TV station, 1 private TV station owned by the president's eldest son, 1 state-owned radio station, and 1 private radio station owned by the president's eldest son; satellite TV service is available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible (2013)"
"text": "state maintains control of broadcast media with domestic broadcast media limited to 1 state-owned TV station, 1 private TV station owned by the president's eldest son, 1 state-owned radio station, and 1 private radio station owned by the president's eldes (2013)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".gq"

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"Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
"text": "38.8% (2010)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "2.1% of GDP (2006)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
"text": "age 15 and over can read and write"
@ -453,7 +450,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Louis MAZEL (since 10 July 2014)"
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Natalie E. BROWN (since September 2016)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "179 Ala Street, Asmara"
@ -494,55 +491,55 @@
"text": "Since formal independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has faced many economic problems, including lack of financial resources and chronic drought, which have been exacerbated by restrictive economic policies. Eritrea has a command economy under the control of the sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Like the economies of many African nations, a large share of the population - nearly 80% in Eritrea - is engaged in subsistence agriculture, but the sector only produces a small share of the country's total output. ++ ++ Since the conclusion of the Ethiopia-Eritrea war in 2000, the government has expanded use of military and party-owned businesses to complete President ISAIAS's development agenda. The government has strictly controlled the use of foreign currency by limiting access and availability; new regulations in 2013 aimed at relaxing currency controls have had little economic effect. Few large private enterprises exist in Eritrea and most operate in conjunction with government partners, including a number of large international mining ventures, which began production in 2013. In late 2015, the government of Eritrea introduced a new currency, retaining the name nakfa, and restricted the amount of hard currency individuals could withdraw from banks per month. The changeover has resulted in exchange fluctuations and the scarcity of hard currency available in the market. ++ ++ While reliable statistics on food security are difficult to obtain, erratic rainfall and the percentage of the labor force tied up in national service continue to interfere with agricultural production and economic development. Eritrea's harvests generally cannot meet the food needs of the country without supplemental grain purchases. Copper, potash, and gold production are likely to drive economic growth and government revenue over the next few years, but military spending will continue to compete with development and investment plans. Eritrea's economic future will depend on market reform, international sanctions, global food prices, and success at addressing social problems such as refugee emigration."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$8.713 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.316 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.921 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$9.169 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.845 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.442 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.666 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$5.352 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,300 (2015 est.) ++ $1,300 (2014 est.) ++ $1,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,300 (2016 est.) ++ $1,300 (2015 est.) ++ $1,300 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars; estimates for the size of the Eritrean population vary widely from 3 to 6 million"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "4.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "81.7%"
"text": "80.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "22.4%"
"text": "23.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "10.2%"
"text": "9%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.1%"
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "9.4%"
"text": "9.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-23.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-22.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "12.5%"
"text": "12.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "27.5%"
"text": "29.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "60% (2015 est.)"
"text": "58.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -552,10 +549,10 @@
"text": "food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "12.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.542 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.62 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -581,79 +578,65 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.216 billion"
"text": "$1.58 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.834 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.165 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "26.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "29.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-13.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-10.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "121.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 120.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "119.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 121.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "9.8% (2015 est.) ++ 10.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "11.8% (2016 est.) ++ 9.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "NA%"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.386 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.709 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.386 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$5.523 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.494 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.058 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.259 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$4.774 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.221 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.371 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.774 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$102 million (2015 est.) ++ $23 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$10 million (2016 est.) ++ -$102 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$415.3 million (2015 est.) ++ $496.3 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$485.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $415.3 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "gold and other minerals, livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small industry manufactures"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.024 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.131 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.022 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.024 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$209.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $221.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$213.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $209.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$831.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $908.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$820.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $831.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - ++ 15.375 (2015 est.) ++ 15.375 (2014 est.) ++ 15.375 (2013 est.) ++ 15.375 (2012 est.) ++ 15.375 (2011 est.)"
"text": "nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - ++ 15.38 (2016 est.) ++ 15.375 (2015 est.) ++ 15.375 (2014 est.) ++ 15.375 (2013 est.) ++ 15.375 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "4,300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "32%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "86%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "17% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Peter H. VROOMAN (since 2015)"
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Peter H. VROOMAN (since 2016)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Entoto Street, Addis Ababa"
@ -536,55 +536,55 @@
"text": "Ethiopia has grown at a rate between 8% and 11% annually for more than a decade and the country is the fifth-fastest growing economy among the 188 IMF member countries. This growth has been driven by sustained progress in the agricultural and service sectors. Ethiopia has the lowest level of income-inequality in Africa and one of the lowest in the world, with a Gini coefficient comparable to that of the Scandinavian countries. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. Changes in rainfall associated with world-wide weather patterns resulted in the worst drought in thirty years in 2015/2016, creating food insecurity for millions of Ethiopians. ++ ++ Almost 80% of Ethiopia’s population is still employed in the agricultural sector, but services have surpassed agriculture as the principal source of GDP. Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to tenants. Since 2005, the Ethiopian government has introduced a system to register traditional land use rights and provide certificates documenting these rights. Initial surveys show that land-use certificates have significantly increased the willingness of farmers to invest in improvements on their land, from terracing to irrigation. However, title rights in urban areas, particularly Addis Ababa, are poorly regulated, and subject to corruption. ++ ++ Ethiopia’s export earnings are led by the services sector - primarily Ethiopian airlines - followed by several commodities. While coffee remains the largest foreign exchange earner, Ethiopia is diversifying exports and commodities such as gold, sesame, khat, livestock and horticulture products are becoming increasingly important. Manufacturing represents less than 8% of total exports. The banking, insurance, telecommunications, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted significant foreign investment in textiles, leather, commercial agriculture, and light manufacturing. ++ ++ Ethiopia remains a one-party state with a planned economy. In the fall of 2015, the government finalized and published the current 2016-2020 five year plan, known as the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II). GTP II emphasizes developing manufactures in sectors where Ethiopia has a comparative advantage in exporting, including textiles and garments, leather goods, and processed agricultural products. New infrastructure projects are to include power production and distribution, roads, rails, airports and industrial parks. To support industrialization, Ethiopia plans to increase power generation by 8,320 MW, up from an installed capacity of 2,000 MW, by building three more major dams and expanding to other sources of renewable energy. Construction is underway on an electric railway network that will connect Ethiopia to all its neighbors, with a link to the Port of Djibouti already finished and partially functioning. A tripling of capacity at the international airport in Addis Ababa to 25 million passengers will be completed in 2017, while construction of a completely new airport is being planned by 2025. Meanwhile, the domestic airport network has expanded to nineteen airports in a country where mountains and deserts make developing and maintaining a road network challenging. Despite difficult topography, more than a hundred thousand kilometers of roads have been built, connecting previously isolated regions."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$161.6 billion (2015 est.) ++ $146.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $133 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$174.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $164.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $148.9 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$61.63 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$69.22 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "10.2% (2015 est.) ++ 10.3% (2014 est.) ++ 9.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 10.2% (2015 est.) ++ 10.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,500 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,900 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "38% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 38% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "29% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 30.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "66.8%"
"text": "65.9%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "9.5%"
"text": "10.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "38%"
"text": "37.6%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "9.5%"
"text": "8.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-23.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-22.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "40.5%"
"text": "36.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "16.2%"
"text": "17%"
},
"services": {
"text": "43.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "46.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -594,10 +594,10 @@
"text": "food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, garments, chemicals, metals processing, cement"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "21.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "9% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "49.27 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "50.97 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -629,53 +629,53 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$9.262 billion"
"text": "$10.07 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$10.7 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$11.85 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "15% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "14.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "49.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 54.5% of GDP (2014 est.)",
"text": "54.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 49.6% of GDP (2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "official data cover central government debt, including debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury and treasury debt owned by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions"
"text": "official data cover central government debt, including debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury and treasury debt owned by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragov"
}
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "8 July - 7 July"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "10.1% (2015 est.) ++ 7.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "9.1% (2016 est.) ++ 10.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "NA%"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "11.5% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 11% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "12.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.5% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$11.97 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$14.43 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.97 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$23.77 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $20.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $24.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$28.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $22.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$36.33 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$7.893 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$4.407 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$7.427 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$7.392 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$2.935 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.283 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.932 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.935 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coffee (27%, by value), oilseeds (17%), edible vegetables including khat (17%), gold (13%), flowers (7%), live animals (7%), raw leather products (3%), meat products (3%)"
@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
"text": "Switzerland 14.3%, China 11.7%, US 9.5%, Netherlands 8.8%, Saudi Arabia 5.9%, Germany 5.7% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$15.87 billion (2015 est.) ++ $15.86 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$14.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.87 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and aircraft (14%, by value), metal and metal products, (14%), electrical materials, (13%), petroleum products (12%), motor vehicles, (10%), chemicals and fertilizers (4%)"
@ -693,30 +693,16 @@
"text": "China 20.4%, US 9.2%, Saudi Arabia 6.5%, India 4.5% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$3.113 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.132 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.956 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.113 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$19.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$22.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "birr (ETB) per US dollar - ++ 21.55 (2015 est.) ++ 19.8 (2014 est.) ++ 19.8 (2013 est.) ++ 17.71 (2012 est.) ++ 16.899 (2011 est.)"
"text": "birr (ETB) per US dollar - ++ 23.25 (2016 est.) ++ 21.55 (2015 est.) ++ 21.55 (2014 est.) ++ 19.8 (2013 est.) ++ 17.71 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "71,200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "24%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "85%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "10% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "9.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -936,7 +922,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "321,231 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers); 254,965 (Somalia) (refugees); 155,276 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers); 37,959 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2016)"
"text": "337,925 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers); 254,965 (Somalia) (refugees); 155,276 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers); 37,959 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "450,000 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Sumale and Oromiya regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most IDPs live in Sumale state) (2015)"

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}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
"text": "5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western"
"text": "5 regions, 1 city*, and 1 municipality**; Banjul*, Central River, Kanifing**, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, West Coast"
},
"Independence": {
"text": "18 February 1965 (from the UK)"
@ -411,10 +411,10 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Yahya JAMMEH (since 18 October 1996); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
"text": "President Elect Adama BARROW (since 1 December 2016); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Yahya JAMMEH (since 18 October 1996); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997)"
"text": "President Elect Adama BARROW (since 1 December 2016); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president"
@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 24 November 2011 (next to be held on 1 December 2016)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Yahya JAMMEH reelected president; percent of vote - Yahya JAMMEH (APRC) 71.5%, Ousainou DARBOE (UDP) 17.4%, Hamat BAH (NRP) 11.1%"
"text": "Adama BARROW elected president; percent of vote - Adama BARROW (opposition coalition) 45.5%, Yahya JAMMEH (APRC)36.7%, Mamma KANDEH (G"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Yahya JAMMEH] ++ Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY] ++ Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress or GPDP [Henry GOMEZ] ++ National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH] ++ National Convention Party or NCP [Ebrima Janko SANYANG] ++ People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Halifa SALLAH] ++ People's Progressive Party or PPP [Omar JALLOW] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]"
"text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Yahya JAMMEH] ++ Gambia Democratic Congress or GDC [Mamma KANDEH] ++ Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY] ++ Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress or GPDP [Henry GOMEZ] ++ National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH] ++ National Convention Party or NCP [Ebrima Janko SANYANG] ++ People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Halifa SALLAH] ++ People's Progressive Party or PPP [Omar JALLOW] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations or TANGO ++ Female Lawyers Association of Gambia or FLAG ++ Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices or GAMCOTRAP ++ Gambia Press Union or GPU ++ West African Peace Building Network-Gambian Chapter or WANEB-GAMBIA ++ Youth Employment Network Gambia or YENGambia",
@ -514,55 +514,55 @@
"text": "The government has invested strongly in the agriculture sector because three-quarters of the population depends on the sector for its livelihood and agriculture provides for another one-fifth of GDP. The agricultural sector has untapped potential - less than half of arable land is cultivated. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's re-export trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports and China has been its largest trade partner for both exports and imports for several years. ++ ++ The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits and a limited agricultural base. It relies heavily on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. Remittance inflows to The Gambia amount to about one-fifth of the country’s GDP. The Gambia's natural beauty and proximity to Europe has made it one of the larger tourist destinations in West Africa, boosted by government and private sector investments in eco-tourism and upscale facilities. Tourism normally brings in about 20% of GDP, but suffered in 2014 from tourists’ fears of Ebola virus in neighboring West African countries. Unemployment and underemployment remain high. ++ ++ Economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management, and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. International donors and lenders continue to be concerned about the quality of fiscal management. The IMF provided $10.8 million in emergency financial assistance to The Gambia in April 2015 to shore up the country’s finances. Relations with international donors have been tarnished by the country’s human rights record."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$3.261 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.124 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.131 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3.387 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.31 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.172 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$893 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$886 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,600 (2015 est.) ++ $1,600 (2014 est.) ++ $1,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,700 (2016 est.) ++ $1,700 (2015 est.) ++ $1,600 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 6.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.8% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "11.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "81.7%"
"text": "80.7%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "8.8%"
"text": "9.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "19.4%"
"text": "19.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-1.6%"
"text": "-1.5%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "26.3%"
"text": "24.8%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-34.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-32.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "21.6%"
"text": "21.4%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "15.8%"
"text": "15.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "62.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "63% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
"text": "peanuts, fish, hides, tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "777,100 (2007 est.)"
@ -607,47 +607,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$210.1 million"
"text": "$231.5 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$281.7 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$323.6 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "26.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-10.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "6.9% (2015 est.) ++ 5.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "7.4% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9% (31 December 2009) ++ 11% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "30.8% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 28.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "30.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 30.8% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $231.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$236.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$534.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $511.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$466.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $421 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$420.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $466.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$136 million (2015 est.) ++ -$90 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$112 million (2016 est.) ++ -$136 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$113.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $121.5 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$120 million (2016 est.) ++ $113.2 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels"
@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
"text": "China 47.6%, India 27.2%, France 5.9%, UK 4.9% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$365.1 million (2015 est.) ++ $339 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$363.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $365.1 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport equipment"
@ -665,32 +665,18 @@
"text": "China 34.2%, Brazil 8.1%, Senegal 6.9%, India 5.7%, Netherlands 4.8% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$83.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $159.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$91.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $83.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"g": {
"text": "$502.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $500.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$541.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $502.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "dalasis (GMD) per US dollar - ++ 41.89 (2015 est.) ++ 41.733 (2014 est.) ++ 41.733 (2013 est.) ++ 32.08 (2012 est.) ++ 29.4615 (2011 est.)"
"text": "dalasis (GMD) per US dollar - ++ 44.5 (2016 est.) ++ 41.89 (2015 est.) ++ 41.89 (2014 est.) ++ 41.733 (2013 est.) ++ 32.08 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "1,200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "36%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "2% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -790,7 +776,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned, single-channel TV service; state-owned radio station and 15 privately owned radio stations; 6 community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available, some via shortwave radio; cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable in some parts of the country (2015)"
"text": "state-owned, single-channel TV service; state-owned radio station and 15 privately owned radio stations; 6 community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available, some via shortwave radio; cable and satellite TV subsc (2015)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".gm"

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@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
"text": "6.5% (2012)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "2.7% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
"text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (number of seats not fixed; members indirectly elected by municipal councils and departmental assemblies by absolute majority vote in two rounds; members serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "Senate - last held on 13 December 2014 (next to be held in January 2021); National Assembly - last held on 17 December 2011 (next to be held in December 2016)"
"text": "Senate - last held on 13 December 2014 (next to be held in January 2021); National Assembly - last held on 17 December 2011 (next to be held by July 2017)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 81, CLR 7, PSD 2, ADERE-UPG 1, UPG 1, PGCI 1, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 114, RPG 3, other 3"
@ -503,55 +503,55 @@
"text": "Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most sub-Saharan African nations, but because of high income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon relied on timber and manganese exports until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. From 2010 to 2014, oil accounted for approximately 80% of Gabon’s exports, 45% of its GDP, and 60% of its state budget revenues. ++ ++ Gabon faces fluctuating prices for its oil, timber, and manganese exports. A rebound of oil prices from 2001 to 2013 helped growth, but declining production, as some fields passed their peak production, has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period, but slowed significantly in 2015 as oil prices declined. Low oil prices also weakened government revenue and negatively affected the trade and current account balances. ++ ++ Despite an abundance of natural wealth, poor fiscal management and over-reliance on oil has stifled the economy. There are frequent power cuts and water shortages. However, President BONGO has made efforts to increase transparency and is taking steps to make Gabon a more attractive investment destination to diversify the economy. BONGO has attempted to boost growth by increasing government investment in human resources and infrastructure."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$34.58 billion (2015 est.) ++ $33.24 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.87 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$36.22 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $33.75 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$14.35 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$14.56 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$18,600 (2015 est.) ++ $18,200 (2014 est.) ++ $17,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$19,300 (2016 est.) ++ $18,900 (2015 est.) ++ $18,500 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "26.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 37.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "30.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 42.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "37.9%"
"text": "40.8%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "15%"
"text": "15.8%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "29.3%"
"text": "31.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "45.9%"
"text": "39.8%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-28.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-27.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "4.7%"
"text": "4.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "52.8%"
"text": "46.4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "42.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "49.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -561,10 +561,10 @@
"text": "petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "660,900 (2015 est.)"
"text": "674,700 (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -593,50 +593,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.053 billion"
"text": "$2.917 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$3.431 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$3.464 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "21.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "20% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "39.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 31.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "43.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 39.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.6% (2015 est.) ++ 4.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "3% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "15.3% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.3% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.251 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.448 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.314 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.251 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$4.545 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.421 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$2.382 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.425 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.382 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$409 million (2015 est.) ++ $1.467 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$767 million (2016 est.) ++ -$326 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$5.181 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.474 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.395 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.181 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "crude oil, timber, manganese, uranium"
@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
"text": "China 15.5%, Italy 7.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.2%, Australia 7%, Spain 6.3%, South Korea 5.4%, Netherlands 5%, US 4.7% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$3.061 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.046 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.002 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.061 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials"
@ -654,30 +654,16 @@
"text": "China 21.4%, France 19.6%, US 6.6%, Benin 4.7%, Netherlands 4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$1.878 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.495 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.585 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.878 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$4.883 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.326 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.158 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.883 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 590.8 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "89%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "97%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "38% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "2.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
"text": "11% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "6% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "6.2% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -431,19 +431,19 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President John Dramani MAHAMA (since 24 July 2012); Vice President Kwesi Bekoe AMISSAH-ARTHUR (since 6 August 2012); note - President MAHAMA assumed the presidency after the death of President John Atta MILLS and subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election; the president is both chief of state and head of government"
"text": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (NPP) (since 7 January 2017); the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President John Dramani MAHAMA (since 24 July 2012); Vice President Kwesi Bekoe AMISSAH-ARTHUR (since 6 August 2012); note - President MAHAMA assumed the presidency after the death of President John Atta MILLS and subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election; the president is both chief of state and head of government"
"text": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (NPP) (since 7 January 2017)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Council of Ministers; nominated by the president, approved by Parliament"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 December 2012 (next to be held on 7 December 2016)"
"text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in December 2020)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "John Dramani MAHAMA elected president; percent of vote - John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 50.7%, Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 47.7%, other 1.6%"
"text": "Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO elected president; percent of vote - Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 54.1%, John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 44.0%, other 1.8%; note - results after 267 of 275 constituencies declared"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -451,10 +451,10 @@
"text": "unicameral Parliament (275 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 7 - 8 December 2012 (next to be held on 7 December 2016)"
"text": "last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in December 2020)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - NPP 47.5%, NDC 46.4%, PNC 0.6%, independent 2.5%, other 3.0%; seats by party - NDC 150, NPP 120, PNC 1, independent 3, other 1"
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDC 148, NPP 123, PNC 1, independent 3"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -540,55 +540,55 @@
"text": "Ghana's economy was strengthened by a quarter century of relatively sound management, a competitive business environment, and sustained reductions in poverty levels, but in recent years has suffered the consequences of loose fiscal policy, high budget and current account deficits, and a depreciating currency. Ghana has a market-based economy with relatively few policy barriers to trade and investment in comparison with other countries in the region, and Ghana is well-endowed with natural resources. ++ ++ Agriculture accounts for nearly one-quarter of GDP and employs more than half of the workforce, mainly small landholders. The services sector accounts for about half of GDP. Gold and cocoa exports, and individual remittances, are major sources of foreign exchange. Expansion of Ghana’s nascent oil industry has boosted economic growth, but the recent oil price crash reduced by half Ghana’s 2015 oil revenue. Production at Jubilee, Ghana's offshore oilfield, began in mid-December 2010 and currently produces roughly 110,000 barrels per day. The country’s first gas processing plant at Atubao is also producing natural gas from the Jubilee field, providing power to several of Ghana’s thermal power plants. ++ ++ As of 2015, the biggest single economic issue facing Ghana is the lack of consistent electricity. While the MAHAMA administration is taking steps to improve the situation, little progress has been made. Ghana signed a $920 million extended credit facility with the IMF in April 2015 to help it address its growing economic crisis. The IMF fiscal targets will require Ghana to reduce the fiscal deficit by cutting subsidies, decreasing the bloated public sector wage bill, strengthening revenue administration, and increasing revenues. The challenge for Ghana will come as the MAHAMA Administration approaches the November 2016 elections, facing public dissatisfaction in the midst of economic austerity."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$114.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $110.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $106.6 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$120.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $116.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $112.5 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$36.04 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$42.76 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.9% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$4,300 (2015 est.) ++ $4,200 (2014 est.) ++ $4,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$4,400 (2016 est.) ++ $4,300 (2015 est.) ++ $4,300 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "17% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "16.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "66.5%"
"text": "66.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "19%"
"text": "19.6%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "23.6%"
"text": "24.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "1.6%"
"text": "0.8%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "44.1%"
"text": "36.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-54.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-48.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "20.7%"
"text": "19.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "27.7%"
"text": "24%"
},
"services": {
"text": "51.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "56.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -598,10 +598,10 @@
"text": "mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building, petroleum"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-0.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "11.7 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "11.99 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -633,50 +633,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$8.376 billion"
"text": "$9.068 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$10.92 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$11.55 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "21.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-7.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "71.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 70.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "73.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 71.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "17.2% (2015 est.) ++ 15.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "17.8% (2016 est.) ++ 17.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "21% (31 December 2014) ++ 16% (31 December 2013)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "28.6% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 27% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "31.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 28.6% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$5.736 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.663 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.914 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.736 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$12.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $11.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$13.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$12.93 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $13.54 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$13.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.93 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$3.465 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $3.097 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $3.531 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$2.99 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$3.698 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$2.693 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.836 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$10.36 billion (2015 est.) ++ $13.22 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$10.25 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.36 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "oil, gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds, horticultural products"
@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
"text": "India 25.2%, Switzerland 12.2%, China 10.6%, France 5.7% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$13.47 billion (2015 est.) ++ $14.6 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$13.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.47 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "capital equipment, refined petroleum, foodstuffs"
@ -694,10 +694,10 @@
"text": "China 32.6%, Nigeria 14%, Netherlands 5.5%, US 5.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$5.885 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.461 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.137 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.885 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$19.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $17.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$21.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$19.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $118 million (31 December 2012 est.)"
@ -706,24 +706,10 @@
"text": "$16.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $109 million (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "cedis (GHC) per US dollar - ++ 3.712 (2015 est.) ++ 2.895 (2014 est.) ++ 2.895 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.) ++ 1.512 (2011 est.)"
"text": "cedis (GHC) per US dollar - ++ 3.992 (2016 est.) ++ 3.712 (2015 est.) ++ 3.712 (2014 est.) ++ 2.895 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "7,300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "72%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "92%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "50% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -819,11 +805,11 @@
"text": "competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscribership of more than 130 per 100 persons and rising"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors (2015)"
"text": "country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaf (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable (2007)"
"text": "state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscriptio (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".gh"

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"text": "18.7% (2012)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "3.5% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "3.2% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -534,55 +534,55 @@
"text": "Guinea is a poor country of approximately 11.7 million people that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves (Simandou), as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and Gambia. Guinea's hydro potential is enormous and the country could be a major exporter of electricity. The country also has tremendous agriculture potential. Gold, bauxite, and diamonds are Guinea’s main mineral exports. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth. ++ ++ Following the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in 2008 and the coup that followed, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea. However, the IMF approved a new 3-year Extended Credit Facility arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government’s ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013, the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In 2014, Guinea also complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts and was found to be compliant. ++ ++ The biggest threats to Guinea’s economy are political instability, a reintroduction on of the Ebola virus epidemic, and low international commodity prices. Rising international donor support and reduced government investment spending will lessen fiscal strains created by the Ebola virus epidemic, but economic recovery will be a long process while the government continues efforts to prevent an outbreak of the disease. The economic toll of Ebola virus epidemic on the Guinean economy is considerable. Ebola stalled promising economic growth in 2014-15, and the economy will continue to stagnate in 2016. Several projects have stalled, such as offshore oil exploration and the giant Simandou iron ore project. The 240 megawatt Kaleta Dam, which was inaugurated in September 2015, has expanded access to electricity for residents of Conakry. Although the recent political stability has brought renewed interest in Guinea from the private sector, an enduring legacy of corruption, inefficiency, and lack of government transparency, combined with fears of Ebola virus, continue to undermine Guinea's economic viability. ++ ++ Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure, which is needed for economic development. Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and bridges; and a lack of access to clean water - all of which continue to plague economic development. The present government, led by President Alpha CONDE, is working to create an economy to attract foreign investment and hopes to have greater participation from western countries and firms in Guinea's economic development."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$14.98 billion (2015 est.) ++ $14.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.8 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$16.08 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.49 billion (2015 est.) ++ $15.47 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$6.696 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$6.754 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "0.1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,200 (2015 est.) ++ $1,200 (2014 est.) ++ $1,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,300 (2016 est.) ++ $1,300 (2015 est.) ++ $1,300 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "-5.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -5.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -4.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -8.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "96.1%"
"text": "97.2%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "9.1%"
"text": "8.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "13.2%"
"text": "13.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.1%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "23.8%"
"text": "23.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-42.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-42.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "19.5%"
"text": "19.7%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "36.8%"
"text": "37.7%"
},
"services": {
"text": "43.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "42.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -592,10 +592,10 @@
"text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "5.199 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.392 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -624,47 +624,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.302 billion"
"text": "$1.421 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.908 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.857 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "19.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "21% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-9.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "8.1% (2015 est.) ++ 9.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "7.9% (2016 est.) ++ 8.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "NA% (31 December 2010) ++ 22.25% (31 December 2005)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "23% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 23% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "22% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 23% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.658 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.84 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.701 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.658 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$2.093 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.175 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.863 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.226 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.757 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.863 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.503 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.718 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$893 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.281 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.611 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.643 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.705 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.611 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products"
@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
"text": "India 22.5%, Spain 8.2%, Ireland 7.3%, Germany 6.2%, Belgium 5.5%, Ukraine 5.3%, France 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.173 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.225 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.185 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.173 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs"
@ -682,33 +682,19 @@
"text": "China 20.4%, Netherlands 5.4%, India 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$233.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $302.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$243.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $233.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.329 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.407 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.332 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.329 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$67.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $67.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$67.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $67.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - ++ 7,485.5 (2015 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2014 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2013 est.) ++ 6,986 (2012 est.) ++ 6,658 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - ++ 8,230 (2016 est.) ++ 7,485.5 (2015 est.) ++ 7,485.5 (2014 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2013 est.) ++ 6,986 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "8,700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "26%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "53%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "11% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -808,7 +794,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a steadily increasing number of privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2011)"
"text": "government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a steadily increasing number of privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry (2011)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".gn"

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. The war ended in 2003 with a cease-fire that left the country divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month stand-off. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. Several thousand UN peacekeepers and several hundred French troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to support the transition process. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's economy and infrastructure while rebuilding the security forces. GBAGBO is in The Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity."
"text": "Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and an election brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivoirian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. In 2003, a cease-fire resulted in the country being divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month resumption of violent conflict. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. The UN peacekeeping mission is drawing down and is scheduled to depart in June 2017. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's economy and infrastructure while rebuilding the security forces. GBAGBO is in The Hague on trial for crimes against humanity."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day, 7 August (1960)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "previous 1960; latest approved by referendum 23 July 2000; amended 2004, 2012 (2016)"
"text": "previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulaged 8 November 2016 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review of legislation held in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court"
@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010)"
"text": "President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010); note - the constitution of 2016 calls for the position of a vice-president"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 21 November 2012)"
@ -443,13 +443,13 @@
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (255 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)"
"text": "unicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (255 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the new constitution of November 2016 calls for a bicameral legislature with the addition of a Senate"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 11 December 2011 (next to be held in 2016)"
"text": "last held on 11 December 2011 (next to be held on 18 December 2016)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - RDR 42.1%, PDCI 28.6%, UDPCI 3.1%, RDP 1.7%, other 24.5% ; seats by party - RDR 127, PDCI 76, UDPCI 7, RDP 4, other 2, independents 39"
"text": "percent of vote by party - RDR 42.1%, PDCI 28.6%, UDPCI 3.1%, RDP 1.7%, other 24.5%; seats by party - RDR 122, PDCI 76, UDPCI 6, RDP 4, other 16, independents 31"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -464,10 +464,10 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] ++ Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] ++ Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace ++ Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA] ++ Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI [Gnamien KONA] ++ Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Toikeuse MABRI] ++ more than 144 smaller registered parties"
"text": "Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] ++ Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [Pascal AFFIN'GUISSAN] ++ Liberty and Democracy for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY] ++ Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] ++ Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane Dramane OUATTARA] ++ Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI [Gnamien KONA] ++ Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Albert Toikeuse MABRI] ++ more than 144 smaller registered parties"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Augustin MIAN] ++ National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy or CNRD [Bernard DADIE] ++ Panafrican Congress for Justice and Peoples Equality or COJEP [Roselin BLY] ++ Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP"
"text": "Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Augustin MIAN] ++ National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy or CNRD [Bernard DADIE] ++ Panafrican Congress for Justice and Peoples Equality or COJEP [Roselin BLY]"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Terence Patrick MCCULLEY (since 21 November 2013)"
"text": "Charge d'Affaires Andrew Haviland (since 2016); Ambassador Terence Patrick MCCULLEY retired in 2016"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan"
@ -529,55 +529,55 @@
"text": "Cote d'Ivoire is heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities, which engage roughly two-thirds of the population. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products and in climatic conditions. Cocoa, oil, and coffee are the country's top export revenue earners, but the country is also mining gold. ++ ++ Following the end of more than a decade of civil conflict in 2011, Cote d’Ivoire has experienced a boom in foreign investment and economic growth. In June 2012, the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.4 billion in debt relief for Cote d'Ivoire under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$78.62 billion (2015 est.) ++ $72.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $67.08 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$87.12 billion (2016 est.) ++ $80.68 billion (2015 est.) ++ $74.33 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$31.17 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$34.65 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "8.6% (2015 est.) ++ 7.9% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "8% (2016 est.) ++ 8.5% (2015 est.) ++ 7.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,300 (2015 est.) ++ $3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $3,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,600 (2016 est.) ++ $3,400 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "16% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "18.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "65%"
"text": "66%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.9%"
"text": "15.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "16.1%"
"text": "16.9%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "1%"
"text": "0.8%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "45.4%"
"text": "43.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-42.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-42.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "18.9%"
"text": "17.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "19.4%"
"text": "19.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "61.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "62.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -587,10 +587,10 @@
"text": "foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "8.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "8.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "8.34 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "8.543 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -619,50 +619,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$6.621 billion"
"text": "$6.839 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$7.558 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$8.17 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "21.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "19.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "49.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 46.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "50.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 49.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.3% (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "2.5% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "2.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$8.516 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.785 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.416 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.516 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$12.23 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$13.92 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.55 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$9.812 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $9.138 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$11.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.812 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$7.829 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.288 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.099 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$12.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $11.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$542 million (2015 est.) ++ -$236 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$609 million (2016 est.) ++ -$567 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$11.98 billion (2015 est.) ++ $13.1 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$11.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.98 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish"
@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
"text": "US 8.5%, Netherlands 6.2%, France 5.6%, Germany 5.6%, Nigeria 5.5%, Burkina Faso 5.5%, Belgium 5.3%, India 4.6%, Ghana 4.4%, Switzerland 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$8.609 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.587 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$8.966 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.609 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs"
@ -680,10 +680,10 @@
"text": "Nigeria 21.9%, China 14.4%, France 11.4%, Bahamas, The 5% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$4.716 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.479 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.952 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.716 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$11.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$12.84 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -692,24 +692,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.29 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 604.4 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.29 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "15,000,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "26%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "42%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "8% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "7.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -799,7 +785,7 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "well-developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed lines have increased since that time with two fixed-line providers operating over open-wire lines, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optics; 90% digitalized"
"text": "well-developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed lines have increased since that time with two fixed-line providers operating over open-wire lines, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optics; 90% d"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "with multiple mobile-cellular service providers competing in the market, usage has increased sharply to well over 105 per 100 persons"

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@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
"text": "11% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "5.5% of GDP (2010)"
"text": "5.3% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
"text": "President Uhuru KENYATTA (since 9 April 2013); Deputy President William RUTO (since 9 April 2013); note - position of the prime minister abolished after the March 2013 elections"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the Natioal Assembly"
"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the National Assembly"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president and deputy president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); in addition to receiving an absolute majority popular vote, the presidential candidate must also win at least 25% of the votes cast in each of more than half of the 47 counties to avoid a runoff; election last held on 4 March 2013 (next to be held in 2017)"
@ -445,10 +445,10 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Alliance Party of Kenya or APK [Kiraitu MURUNGI] ++ Amani National Congress [Musalia MUDAVADI] ++ Coalition for Reforms and Democracy or CORD (includes ODM, WDM-K, FORD-K) [Raila ODINGA] ++ Federal Party of Kenya or FPK [Cyrus JIRONGA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya or FORD-K [Moses WETANGULA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People or FORD-P [Henry OBWOCHA] ++ Jubilee Alliance (includes TNA, URP, NARC) [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ Kenya African National Union or KANU [Gideon MOI] ++ National Rainbow Coalition or NARC [Charity NGILU] ++ New Ford Kenya or NFK [Eugene WAMALWA] ++ Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya or ODM [Raila ODINGA] ++ The National Alliance or TNA [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ United Republican Party or URP [William RUTO] ++ Wiper Democratic Movement-K or WDM-K (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya or ODM-K) [Kalonzo MUSYOKA]"
"text": "Alliance Party of Kenya or APK [Kiraitu MURUNGI] ++ Amani National Congress [Musalia MUDAVADI] ++ Coalition for Reforms and Democracy or CORD (includes ODM, WDM-K, FORD-K) [Raila ODINGA] ++ Federal Party of Kenya or FPK [Cyrus JIRONGA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya or FORD-K [Moses WETANGULA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People or FORD-P [Henry OBWOCHA] ++ Jubilee Party [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ Kenya African National Union or KANU [Gideon MOI] ++ National Rainbow Coalition or NARC [Charity NGILU] ++ Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya or ODM [Raila ODINGA] ++ Wiper Democratic Movement-K or WDM-K (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya or ODM-K) [Kalonzo MUSYOKA]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "African Center for Open Governance [Gladwell OTIENO] ++ Anglican Church of Kenya [Archbishop Eliud WABUKALA] ++ Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya or CIPK [Sheikh Mohammed KHALIFA] ++ Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya ++ Kenya Association of Manufacturers ++ Kenya Human Rights Commission or KHRC [George KEGORO] ++ Kenya Private Sector Alliance ++ Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice (umbrella group of more than 30 NGOs) ++ Muslim Human Rights Forum [Ali-Amin KIMATHI] ++ National Muslim Leaders Forum or NAMLEF [Abdullahi ABDI] ++ Protestant National Council of Churches of Kenya or NCCK [Canon Peter Karanja MWANGI] ++ Roman Catholic Church [Cardinal John NJUE] ++ Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims or SUPKEM [Adan WACHU, secretary general] ++ ",
"text": "African Center for Open Governance [Gladwell OTIENO] ++ Anglican Church of Kenya [Archbishop Jackson Nasoore Ole SAPIT] ++ Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya or CIPK [Sheikh Mohammed KHALIFA] ++ Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya ++ Kenya Association of Manufacturers ++ Kenya Human Rights Commission or KHRC [George KEGORO] ++ Kenya Private Sector Alliance ++ Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice (umbrella group of more than 30 NGOs) ++ Muslim Human Rights Forum [Ali-Amin KIMATHI] ++ National Muslim Leaders Forum or NAMLEF [Abdullahi ABDI] ++ Protestant National Council of Churches of Kenya or NCCK [Canon Peter Karanja MWANGI] ++ Roman Catholic Church [Cardinal John NJUE] ++ Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims or SUPKEM [Adan WACHU, secretary general] ++ ",
"other": {
"text": "labor unions, other Christian churches"
}
@ -516,55 +516,55 @@
"text": "Kenya is the economic and transport hub of East Africa. Kenya’s real GDP growth has averaged over 5% for the last seven years. Since 2014 Kenya has been ranked as a lower middle income country because its per capita GDP crossed a World Bank threshold. While Kenya has a growing entrepreneurial middle class and faster growth, its economic and development trajectory is threatened by weak governance and corruption. Unemployment and under-employment are high, but reliable numbers are hard to find. ++ ++ Agriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing 25% of GDP. About 80% of Kenya’s population of roughly 42 million work at least part-time in the agricultural sector, including livestock and pastoral activities. Over 75% of agricultural output is from small-scale, rain-fed farming or livestock production. ++ ++ Inadequate infrastructure continues to hamper Kenya’s efforts to improve its economic growth to the 8-10% range so that it can meaningfully address poverty and unemployment. The KENYATTA administration sought external investment in infrastructure development. International financial institutions and donors remain important to Kenya's economic growth and development, but Kenya has also successfully raised capital in the global bond market. Kenya issued its first sovereign bond offering in mid-2014. Nairobi has contracted with a Chinese company to construct a new standard gauge railway connecting Mombasa and Nairobi, with completion expected in 2017. The country is in the process of devolving some state revenues and responsibilities to the counties. Inflationary pressures and sharp currency depreciation peaked in early 2012 but have since abated following low global food and fuel prices and monetary interventions by the Central Bank. Chronic budget deficits, including a shortage of funds in mid-2015, hampered the government’s ability to implement proposed development programs, but the economy is back in balance with many indicators, including foreign exchange reserves, interest rates, inflation, and FDI moving in the right direction. ++ ++ Tourism holds a significant place in Kenya’s economy. Multiple terror attacks by the Somalia-based group al-Shabaab in the time since the 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate mall, which killed at least 67, had a negative effect on international tourism earnings, but the sector is starting to recover. Kenya’s success in hosting a series of incident-free high-profile events in the second half of 2015, including the visit of US President Obama, has helped improve the outlook for tourism."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$141.6 billion (2015 est.) ++ $134.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $127.6 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$152.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $144.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $136.4 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$61.41 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$69.17 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "5.4% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 5.6% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $3,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,400 (2016 est.) ++ $3,300 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "14.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "16.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "79.3%"
"text": "77.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.5%"
"text": "14.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "21.5%"
"text": "21.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-2.1%"
"text": "-0.3%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "15.8%"
"text": "15.2%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-29% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-28% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "32.9%"
"text": "32.7%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "17.8%"
"text": "18%"
},
"services": {
"text": "49.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "49.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -574,10 +574,10 @@
"text": "small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "6.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "18.07 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "18.66 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -606,50 +606,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$10.76 billion"
"text": "$12.89 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$14.78 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$17.85 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "17.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "18.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-7.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "48% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 45.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "50.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "6.6% (2015 est.) ++ 6.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "6.1% (2016 est.) ++ 6.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "11.5% (20 January 2016) ++ 7% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "16.09% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 16.51% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "17.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.09% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$9.927 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$11.07 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.927 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$24.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$27.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $26.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$31.52 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $27.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$26.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $14.79 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$5.011 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$6.339 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$4.444 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.31 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$5.982 billion (2015 est.) ++ $6.174 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.363 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.982 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement"
@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
"text": "Uganda 11.2%, US 8.3%, Tanzania 8.1%, Netherlands 7.4%, UK 6%, Pakistan 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$15.56 billion (2015 est.) ++ $17.61 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$16.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.56 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics"
@ -667,36 +667,22 @@
"text": "China 30%, India 15.5%, UAE 5.7%, US 4.8%, Japan 4.7% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$7.548 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.911 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$7.374 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.548 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$17.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$20.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$4.662 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.902 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.537 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.662 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$NA (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $NA (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$NA (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $NA (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - ++ 98.179 (2015 est.) ++ 87.923 (2014 est.) ++ 87.921 (2013 est.) ++ 84.53 (2012 est.) ++ 88.811 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - ++ 102 (2016 est.) ++ 98.179 (2015 est.) ++ 98.179 (2014 est.) ++ 87.921 (2013 est.) ++ 84.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "35,400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "20%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "7% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "9.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -789,14 +775,14 @@
"text": "the mobile-cellular system is generally good, especially is urban areas; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, privatized and as of 2013 is 70% owned by France Telecom; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 80 per 100 persons in 2015"
"text": "sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, privatized and as of 2013 is 70% owned by France Telecom; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 80 per 100 pers"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "about a half-dozen large-scale privately owned media companies with TV and radio stations, as well as a state-owned TV broadcaster, provide service nationwide; satellite and cable TV subscription services available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates 2 national radio channels and provides regional and local radio services in multiple languages; many private radio stations broadcast on a national level along with over 100 private and non-profit provincial stations broadcasting in local languages; transmissions of several international broadcasters available (2014)"
"text": "about a half-dozen large-scale privately owned media companies with TV and radio stations, as well as a state-owned TV broadcaster, provide service nationwide; satellite and cable TV subscription services available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates (2014)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ke"

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@ -510,25 +510,25 @@
"text": "Liberia is a low income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture. Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, gold and timber. The government has attempted to revive raw timber extraction and is encouraging oil exploration. ++ ++ In the 1990s and early 2000s, civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially infrastructure in and around the capital. With the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, businesses that had fled the country began to return. The country achieved high growth during 2010-13 due to favorable world prices for its commodities. However, in 2014 as the Ebolavirus began to spread, the economy declined and many businesses departed, taking capital and expertise with them. The epidemic forced the government to divert scarce resources to combat the spread of the virus, reducing funds available for needed public investment. The cost of addressing the Ebola epidemic will weigh heavily on public finances at the same time decreased economic activity reduces government revenue, although higher donor support will partly offset this loss. ++ ++ Revitalizing the economy in the future will depend on increasing investment and trade, higher global commodity prices, sustained foreign aid and remittances, development of infrastructure and institutions, and maintaining political stability and security."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$3.749 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.748 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.723 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3.881 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.806 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.806 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$2.035 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.168 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "0% (2015 est.) ++ 0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 0% (2015 est.) ++ 0.7% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$900 (2015 est.) ++ $900 (2014 est.) ++ $900 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$900 (2016 est.) ++ $900 (2015 est.) ++ $900 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "NA% (2015 est.) ++ -41% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -2.3% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "NA% (2016 est.) ++ -41% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -2.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
@ -547,18 +547,18 @@
"text": "25%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-94.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-94.9% (2014 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "35.2%"
"text": "35.4%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "14.4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "50.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "50.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -568,10 +568,10 @@
"text": "mining (iron ore), rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "1.604 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.654 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -600,47 +600,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$688.2 million"
"text": "$613 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$812.4 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$743 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "33.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "5.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "11.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 5.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "7.7% (2015 est.) ++ 9.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "6.3% (2016 est.) ++ 7.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "13.61% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 13.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "13.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.61% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$458.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $463.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$457.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $458.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$738.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $656 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$824.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $736.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$745.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $824.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$801 million (2015 est.) ++ -$635 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$661 million (2016 est.) ++ -$707 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$330.8 million (2015 est.) ++ $624.1 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$363.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $330.8 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee"
@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
"text": "Poland 32.9%, China 20.7%, India 9.3%, US 5.1%, Greece 4.7%, France 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.232 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.167 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.25 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.232 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods; foodstuffs"
@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
"text": "Singapore 28.7%, China 16%, South Korea 15.3%, Japan 10.3%, Philippines 6.6% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$968 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $633 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.111 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $968 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$17.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.56 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
@ -667,24 +667,10 @@
"text": "$201 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $201 million (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - ++ 85.3 (2015 est.) ++ 83.893 (2014 est.) ++ 83.893 (2013 est.) ++ 73.52 (2012 est.) ++ 72.227 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - ++ 92.33 (2016 est.) ++ 85.3 (2015 est.) ++ 85.3 (2014 est.) ++ 83.893 (2013 est.) ++ 73.52 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "3,900,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "10%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "17%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "3% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -784,7 +770,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "3 private TV stations; satellite TV service available; 1 state-owned radio station; about 15 independent radio stations broadcasting in Monrovia, with another 25 local stations operating in other areas; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "3 private TV stations; satellite TV service available; 1 state-owned radio station; about 15 independent radio stations broadcasting in Monrovia, with another 25 local stations operating in other areas; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are av (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".lr"
@ -866,7 +852,7 @@
"text": "barge carrier 5, bulk carrier 662, cargo 143, carrier 2, chemical tanker 248, combination ore/oil 8, container 937, liquefied gas 92, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 526, refrigerated cargo 102, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 27"
},
"foreign-owned": {
"text": "2,559 (Angola 1, Argentina 1, Australia 1, Belgium 1, Bermuda 4, Brazil 20, Canada 2, Chile 9, China 4, Croatia 1, Cyprus 9, Denmark 8, Egypt 3, Germany 1185, Gibraltar 5, Greece 505, Hong Kong 48, India 8, Indonesia 4, Israel 34, Italy 47, Japan 110, Latvia 5, Lebanon 1, Monaco 8, Netherlands 31, Nigeria 4, Norway 38, Poland 13, Qatar 5, Romania 3, Russia 109, Saudi Arabia 20, Singapore 22, Slovenia 7, South Korea 2, Sweden 12, Switzerland 25, Syria 1, Taiwan 94, Turkey 16, UAE 37, UK 32, Ukraine 10, Uruguay 1, US 53) (2010)"
"text": "2,559 (Angola 1, Argentina 1, Australia 1, Belgium 1, Bermuda 4, Brazil 20, Canada 2, Chile 9, China 4, Croatia 1, Cyprus 9, Denmark 8, Egypt 3, Germany 1185, Gibraltar 5, Greece 505, Hong Kong 48, India 8, Indonesia 4, Israel 34, Italy 47, Japan 110, Latvia 5, (2010)"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {

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"text": "Small, mountainous, and completely landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho depends on a narrow economic base of textile manufacturing, agriculture, remittances, and regional customs revenue. About three-fourths of the people live in rural areas and engage in animal herding and subsistence agriculture, although Lesotho produces less than 20% of the nation's demand for food. Agriculture is vulnerable to weather and climate variability. ++ ++ Lesotho relies on South Africa for much of its economic activity; Lesotho imports 90% of the goods it consumes from South Africa, including most agricultural inputs. Households depend heavily on remittances from family members working in South Africa, in mines, on farms, and as domestic workers, though mining employment has declined substantially since the 1990s. Lesotho is a member of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), and revenues from SACU accounted for roughly 44% of total government revenue in 2014. The South African Government also pays royalties for water transferred to South Africa from a dam and reservoir system in Lesotho. However, the government continues to strengthen its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties and other transfers. ++ ++ The government maintains a large presence in the economy - government consumption accounted for 37% of GDP in 2014 and the government remains Lesotho's largest employer. Access to credit remains a problem for the private sector. Lesotho's largest private employer is the textile and garment industry - approximately 36,000 Basotho, mainly women, work in factories producing garments for export to South Africa and the US. Diamond mining in Lesotho has grown in recent years and may contribute 8.5% to GDP by 2015, according to current forecasts."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$5.77 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.631 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.443 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$6.019 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.878 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.717 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$2.032 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.806 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.4% (2014 est.) ++ 3.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.8% (2015 est.) ++ 3.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,900 (2014 est.) ++ $2,800 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,100 (2016 est.) ++ $3,000 (2015 est.) ++ $3,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "20.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "27.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "75.6%"
"text": "70.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "28.5%"
"text": "27.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "30.8%"
"text": "30.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-2%"
"text": "-1.6%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "39%"
"text": "40.9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-71.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-67.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "7.7%"
"text": "7.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "31.6%"
"text": "31.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "60.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "61.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -547,10 +547,10 @@
"text": "food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "905,600 (2015 est.)"
"text": "919,900 (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -582,17 +582,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.097 billion"
"text": "$835.9 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.168 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$978.3 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "54% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "46.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-7.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "53.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 47.8% of GDP (2014)"
@ -601,66 +601,52 @@
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.2% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "8.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.75% (2 February 2016) ++ 6.25% (31 December 2015)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.59% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.34% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "12.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.59% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$340.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $353.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$342.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $340.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$535.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $569.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$47.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $14.77 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$71.01 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $47.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$54 million (2015 est.) ++ -$176 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$144 million (2016 est.) ++ -$178 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$844.1 million (2015 est.) ++ $826.4 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$851.6 million (2016 est.) ++ $844.1 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "manufactures (clothing, footwear), wool and mohair, food and live animals, electricity, water, diamonds"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.737 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.858 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.688 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.737 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$904.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.071 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$812.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $904.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$866.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $876.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$948.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $866.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$376.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $262.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$438.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $376.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "maloti (LSL) per US dollar - ++ 12.7589 (2015 est.) ++ 10.85 (2014 est.) ++ 10.85 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.26 (2011 est.)"
"text": "maloti (LSL) per US dollar - ++ 16.15 (2016 est.) ++ 12.76 (2015 est.) ++ 12.76 (2014 est.) ++ 10.85 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "1,700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "17%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "43%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "8% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. ++ Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government. Libya in 2012 formed a new parliament and elected a new prime minister. The country subsequently elected the House of Representatives in 2014, but remnants of the outgoing legislature refused to leave office and created a rival, Islamist-led government, the General National Congress. In October 2015, UN envoy to Libya, Bernardino LEON, proposed a power-sharing arrangement - known as the Libyan Political Agreement, which was signed by the rival governments two months later and subsequently endorsed by the UN. The agreement called for the formation of an interim Government of National Accord or GNA and the holding of general elections within two years. "
"text": "The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when they were defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. ++ Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government. Libya in 2012 formed a new parliament and elected a new prime minister. The country subsequently elected the House of Representatives in 2014, but remnants of the outgoing legislature refused to leave office and created a rival, Islamist-led government, the General National Congress. In October 2015, UN envoy to Libya, Bernardino LEON, proposed a power-sharing arrangement - known as the Libyan Political Agreement, which was signed by the rival governments two months later and subsequently endorsed by the UN. The agreement called for the formation of an interim Government of National Accord or GNA and the holding of general elections within two years. However, as of December 2016, the GNA had not secured House approval and several elements of the Libyan Political Agreement remained stalled, resulting in rival governments continuing to operate independently."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "4,700 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between the western city of Az Zawiyah (just west of Tripoli) and the eastern city of Darnah; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms"
},
@ -183,6 +186,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between the western city of Az Zawiyah (just west of Tripoli) and the eastern city of Darnah; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "78.6% of total population (2015)"
@ -356,7 +362,7 @@
"text": "Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - the Constitution Drafting Assembly continued drafting a new constitution as of early 2016 (2016)"
"text": "previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - the Constitution Drafting Assembly continued drafting a new constitution as of late 2016 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities"
@ -386,7 +392,7 @@
"text": "Chairman, Presidential Council, Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Fayiz al-SARAJ (since April 2016)"
"text": "Prime Minister Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "new cabinet awaiting approval by the House of Representatives"
@ -403,7 +409,7 @@
"text": "unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling; no country has officially recognized the rival government"
"text": "election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election"
@ -415,10 +421,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Al-Watan (Homeland) Party ++ Justice and Construction Party or JCP [Mohamed SOWAN] ++ National Forces Alliance or NFA [Mahmoud JIBRIL] (includes many political organizations, NGOs, and independents) ++ National Front (initially the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, formed in 1981 as a diaspora opposition group) ++ Union for the Homeland [Abd al-Rahman al-SUWAYHILI]",
"note": {
"text": "partial list of the larger political parties and leaders"
}
"text": "NA ++ "
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "NA"
@ -431,7 +434,7 @@
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Wafa M.T. BUGHAIGHIS (since 5 December 2014)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 705, Washington, DC 20037"
"text": "2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037"
},
"telephone": {
"text": "[1] (202) 944-9601"
@ -480,44 +483,44 @@
"text": "Libya's economy, almost entirely dependent on oil and gas exports, struggled during 2015 as the country plunged into civil war and world oil prices dropped to seven-year lows. In early 2015, armed conflict between rival forces for control of the country’s largest oil terminals caused a decline in Libyan crude oil production, which never recovered to more than one-third of the average pre-Revolution highs of 1.6 million barrels per day. The Central Bank of Libya continued to pay government salaries to a majority of the Libyan workforce and to fund subsidies for fuel and food, resulting in an estimated budget deficit of about 49% of GDP. ++ ++ Libya’s economic transition away from QADHAFI’s notionally socialist model has completely stalled as political chaos persists and security continues to deteriorate. Libya’s leaders have hindered economic development by failing to use its financial resources to invest in national infrastructure. The country suffers from widespread power outages in its largest cities, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation. Living conditions, including access to clean drinking water, medical services, and safe housing, have all declined as the civil war has caused more people to become internally displaced, further straining local resources. ++ ++ Extremists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacked Libyan oilfields in the first half of 2015; ISIL has a presence in many cities across Libya including near oil infrastructure, threatening future government revenues from oil and gas."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$92.61 billion (2015 est.) ++ $98.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $130.2 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$90.89 billion (2016 est.) ++ $94.01 billion (2015 est.) ++ $100.4 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$38.3 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$39.39 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-6.4% (2015 est.) ++ -24% (2014 est.) ++ -13.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-3.3% (2016 est.) ++ -6.4% (2015 est.) ++ -24% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$14,600 (2015 est.) ++ $15,800 (2014 est.) ++ $20,800 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$14,200 (2016 est.) ++ $14,900 (2015 est.) ++ $16,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "-17.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -34% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "-17.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -34% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 5.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "86.8%"
"text": "84.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "21.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "4%"
"text": "3.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "1%"
"text": "1.4%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "32.7%"
"text": "32.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-46.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-43.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -525,10 +528,10 @@
"text": "1.9%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "43.1%"
"text": "43.2%"
},
"services": {
"text": "54.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "54.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -538,10 +541,10 @@
"text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-13% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "1.193 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.153 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -573,50 +576,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$9.058 billion"
"text": "$5.792 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$21.02 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$13.71 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "14.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-31.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-20.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "10% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "12.1% (2015 est.) ++ 8.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "13% (2016 est.) ++ 12.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9.52% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "6% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$51.23 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $48.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$46.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $51.23 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$54.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.34 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$767.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $-16.48 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$554.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $767.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$16.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$12.36 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$18.66 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$16.7 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$10.86 billion (2015 est.) ++ $13.81 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$10.65 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.86 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals"
@ -625,7 +628,7 @@
"text": "Italy 32.1%, Germany 11.3%, China 8%, France 8%, Spain 5.6%, Netherlands 5.4%, Syria 5.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$11.24 billion (2015 est.) ++ $20.43 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.551 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.24 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products"
@ -634,36 +637,22 @@
"text": "China 14.8%, Italy 12.9%, Turkey 11.1%, Tunisia 6.5%, France 6.1%, Spain 4.6%, Syria 4.5%, Egypt 4.4%, South Korea 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$70.99 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $89.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$55.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $70.99 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$3.985 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.244 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.531 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.985 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$18.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $18.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$18.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$21.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $20.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$22.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $21.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - ++ 1.379 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2724 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2724 (2013 est.) ++ 1.26 (2012 est.) ++ 1.224 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - ++ 1.69 (2016 est.) ++ 1.379 (2015 est.) ++ 1.379 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2724 (2013 est.) ++ 1.26 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "13,083"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.8%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "99.1% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "35 billion kWh",
"note": {
@ -889,7 +878,7 @@
},
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "note - in transition; government has affiliated Army, Air Force, and Navy forces (2015)"
"text": "note - in transition; government has affiliated Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard forces (2016)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18 years of age for mandatory or voluntary service (2012)"

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"text": "Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy, accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing roughly 80% of the population. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel, are serious concerns. ++ ++ After discarding socialist economic policies in the mid-1990s, Madagascar followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of privatization and liberalization until the onset of a political crisis, which lasted from 2009 to 2013. The free market strategy had placed the country on a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low starting point. Exports of apparel boomed after gaining duty-free access to the US in 2000; however, Madagascar's failure to comply with the requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) led to the termination of the country's duty-free access in January 2010, a sharp fall in textile production, and a loss of more than 100,000 jobs. ++ ++ Madagascar regained AGOA access in January 2015 following the democratic election of a new president the previous year. In November 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a Rapid Credit Facility to Madagascar worth about $42.1 million to help the government meet its balance of payments needs. The IMF also approved a staff monitoring program to guide policy implementation and indicated that Madagascar must demonstrate the capability to sustain reforms to qualify for future requests for a credit facility."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$35.44 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $33.29 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$37.49 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.91 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$9.737 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$9.74 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (2015 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.) ++ $1,500 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,500 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "15% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "13% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "82.5%"
"text": "82.8%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "13.3%"
"text": "12.9%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "15.8%"
@ -569,21 +569,21 @@
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "31.5%"
"text": "31.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-43.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-42.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "25.8%"
"text": "24.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "16.1%"
"text": "16.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "58.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "58.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -593,10 +593,10 @@
"text": "meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "12.57 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "12.98 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "NA% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.)"
@ -617,47 +617,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.149 billion"
"text": "$1.171 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.654 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.616 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "11.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "12% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "7.4% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "9.2% (2016 est.) ++ 7.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "5% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "60% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 60% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "62% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 60% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.375 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.506 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.527 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.375 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$2.745 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.399 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.645 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.658 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.914 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.645 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$211 million (2015 est.) ++ -$34 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$223 million (2016 est.) ++ -$186 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$2.238 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.144 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.266 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.238 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, clothing, chromite, petroleum products"
@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
"text": "France 15.2%, US 12.7%, China 7.1%, South Africa 5.9%, Japan 5.5%, Netherlands 5.4%, Germany 5.1%, Belgium 5%, India 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.683 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.766 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.717 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.683 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food"
@ -675,10 +675,10 @@
"text": "China 24.8%, France 10.3%, Bahrain 5.6%, India 5.5%, Kuwait 4.5%, Mauritius 4.5%, South Africa 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$832 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $773.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$780.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $832 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$3.332 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.853 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.007 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.332 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -687,24 +687,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar - ++ 2,933.5 (2015 est.) ++ 2,414.8 (2014 est.) ++ 2,414.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,195 (2012 est.) ++ 2,025.1 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar - ++ 3,243.4 (2016 est.) ++ 2,933.5 (2015 est.) ++ 2,933.5 (2014 est.) ++ 2,414.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,195 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "19,500,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "15%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "37%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "4% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -804,7 +790,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international broadcasters are available in Antananarivo (2007)"
"text": "state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international bro (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".mg"

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, the country held multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party. MUTHARIKA's brother, Peter MUTHARIKA, defeated BANDA in the May 2014 election. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi."
"text": "Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, the country held multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in 2012 and was succeeded by vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party. MUTHARIKA's brother, Peter MUTHARIKA, defeated BANDA in the 2014 election. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
"text": "16.7% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "6.9% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "5.6% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Alliance for Democracy or AFORD [Godfrey SHAWA] ++ Chipani Cha Fuko or CCP [Davis KATSONGA PHIRI]; note - party disbanded in fall of 2015 ++ Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [Peter MUTHARIKA] ++ Malawi Congress Party or MCP [Lazarus CHAKWERA] ++ People's Party or PP [Joyce BANDA] ++ United Democratic Front or UDF [Atupele MULUZI]"
"text": "Alliance for Democracy or AFORD [Godfrey SHAWA] ++ Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [Peter MUTHARIKA] ++ Malawi Congress Party or MCP [Lazarus CHAKWERA] ++ People's Party or PP [Joyce BANDA] ++ United Democratic Front or UDF [Atupele MULUZI]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Council for NGOs in Malawi or CONGOMA (human rights, democracy, and development) ++ Human Rights Consultative Committee or HRCC (human rights) ++ Malawi Economic Justice Network or MEJN (pro economic growth, development, government accountability) ++ Malawi Law Society (an umbrella organization of all lawyers in Malawi) ++ Public Affairs Committee or PAC (promotes democracy, development, peace and unity)"
@ -520,55 +520,55 @@
"text": "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The country’s economic performance has historically been constrained by policy inconsistency, macroeconomic instability, limited connectivity to the region and the world, and poor health and education outcomes that limit labor productivity. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term growth as tobacco accounts for more than half of exports. ++ ++ The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program. Between 2005 and 2009 Malawi’s government exhibited improved financial discipline under the guidance of Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE and signed a three-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility worth $56 million. The government announced infrastructure projects that could yield improvements, such as a new oil pipeline for better fuel access, and the potential for a waterway link through Mozambican rivers to the ocean for better transportation options. ++ ++ Since 2009, however, Malawi has experienced some setbacks, including a general shortage of foreign exchange, which has damaged its ability to pay for imports, and fuel shortages that hinder transportation and productivity. In October 2013, the African Development Bank, the IMF, several European countries, and the US indefinitely froze $150 million in direct budgetary support in response to a high level corruption scandal, called “Cashgate,” citing a lack of trust in the government’s financial management system and civil service. Most of the frozen donor funds — which accounted for 40% of the budget — have been channeled through non-governmental organizations in the country. The government has failed to address barriers to investment such as unreliable power, water shortages, poor telecommunications infrastructure, and the high costs of services. Investment had fallen continuously for several years, but rose 4 percentage points in 2014 to 17% of GDP. ++ ++ The government faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, addressing environmental problems, dealing with HIV/AIDS, and satisfying foreign donors on anti-corruption efforts."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$20.36 billion (2015 est.) ++ $19.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.71 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$21.23 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.67 billion (2015 est.) ++ $20.08 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$6.416 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$5.474 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.7% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,100 (2015 est.) ++ $1,100 (2014 est.) ++ $1,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,100 (2016 est.) ++ $1,100 (2015 est.) ++ $1,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "-12.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -9.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -16.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "75.6%"
"text": "75.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "17.3%"
"text": "17.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "12%"
"text": "11.9%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "2.8%"
"text": "2.6%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "43.5%"
"text": "42.6%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-51.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-49.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "32.7%"
"text": "32%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "17.2%"
"text": "17.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "50.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "50.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
"text": "tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "5.747 million (2007 est.)"
@ -610,50 +610,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.26 billion"
"text": "$1.03 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.51 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.247 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "19.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "18.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "54.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 58.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "61.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "21.2% (2015 est.) ++ 24.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "23.5% (2016 est.) ++ 21.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "15% (31 December 2009) ++ 15% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "44.9% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 44.29% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "44.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 44.9% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$512.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $567.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$550.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $512.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.481 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$724.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $826.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$711.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $724.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$753.6 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.384 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.363 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$568 million (2015 est.) ++ -$494 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$863 million (2016 est.) ++ -$533 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.278 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.528 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.277 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.278 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel (2010 est.)"
@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
"text": "Belgium 15.8%, Zimbabwe 12%, India 6.9%, South Africa 6.2%, US 6%, Russia 5.6%, Germany 4.6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.607 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.744 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.578 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.607 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food, petroleum products, semi-manufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment"
@ -671,10 +671,10 @@
"text": "South Africa 26.4%, China 16.7%, India 12%, Zambia 10.3%, Tanzania 6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$693.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $625.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$605.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $693.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.715 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.637 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.921 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.715 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -683,24 +683,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar - ++ 499.6 (2015 est.) ++ 424.9 (2014 est.) ++ 424.9 (2013 est.) ++ 249.11 (2012 est.) ++ 156.93 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar - ++ 671.6 (2016 est.) ++ 499.6 (2015 est.) ++ 499.6 (2014 est.) ++ 424.9 (2013 est.) ++ 249.11 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "14,900,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "9%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "32%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "4% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -800,7 +786,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "radio is the main broadcast medium; privately owned Zodiac radio has the widest national broadcasting reach, followed by state-run radio; about a dozen private and community radio stations broadcast in cities and towns around the country; the largest TV network is government-owned, but two private TV networks now broadcast in urban areas and more plan to begin broadcasting in 2014; relays of multiple international broadcasters are available (2014)"
"text": "radio is the main broadcast medium; privately owned Zodiac radio has the widest national broadcasting reach, followed by state-run radio; about a dozen private and community radio stations broadcast in cities and towns around the country; the largest TV n (2014)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".mw"

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"Irrigated land": {
"text": "3,780 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding"
},
@ -175,6 +178,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "39.9% of total population (2015)"
@ -307,7 +313,7 @@
"text": "27.9% (2006)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "4.3% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -531,44 +537,44 @@
"text": "Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, Mali is a landlocked country that depends on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest; cotton and gold exports make up around 80% of export earnings. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. ++ ++ Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River and about 65% of its land area is desert or semidesert. About 10% of the population is nomadic and about 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. The government subsidizes the production of cereals to decrease the country’s dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks. ++ ++ Mali is developing its iron ore extraction industry to diversify foreign exchange earnings away from gold, but the pace will largely depend on global price trends. Mali’s economic performance has improved since 2013 although physical insecurity, high population growth, corruption, weak infrastructure, and low levels of human capital remain hindrances to sustained growth."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$35.83 billion (2015 est.) ++ $33.76 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.41 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$38.09 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36.16 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.13 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$13.07 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$14.1 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "6.1% (2015 est.) ++ 7.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "5.3% (2016 est.) ++ 6% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,200 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,300 (2016 est.) ++ $2,200 (2015 est.) ++ $2,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "14.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "13.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "73.5%"
"text": "71.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "16.2%"
"text": "17.6%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "16.7%"
"text": "17.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.7%"
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "21.8%"
"text": "23.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-28.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-29.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -576,10 +582,10 @@
"text": "41%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "19.3%"
"text": "18.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "39.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "40.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -589,10 +595,10 @@
"text": "food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "6.096 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.283 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -621,50 +627,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$2.505 billion"
"text": "$2.571 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.744 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$3.112 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "19.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "25.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "27.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 25.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "16% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "9.3% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 9.3% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "9.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.3% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.573 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.611 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.755 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.573 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$3.984 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.817 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$4.132 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.715 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$2.822 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.541 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.267 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.822 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$371 million (2015 est.) ++ -$664 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$848 million (2016 est.) ++ -$668 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$2.513 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.779 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.79 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.513 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "cotton, gold, livestock"
@ -673,7 +679,7 @@
"text": "Switzerland 48.5%, China 9.4%, India 9.1%, Bangladesh 8%, Thailand 4.5%, Indonesia 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.744 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.288 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.904 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.744 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs, textiles"
@ -682,33 +688,19 @@
"text": "Cote dIvoire 9.9%, France 9.5%, Senegal 7.7%, China 7% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$3.334 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.416 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.626 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.334 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$2.48 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.368 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.645 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.48 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$49.48 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $40 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$57.48 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.48 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.16 (2015 est.) ++ 591.16 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "11,400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "26%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "53%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "9% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -808,7 +800,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "national public TV broadcaster; 2 privately owned companies provide subscription services to foreign multi-channel TV packages; national public radio broadcaster supplemented by a large number of privately owned and community broadcast stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "national public TV broadcaster; 2 privately owned companies provide subscription services to foreign multi-channel TV packages; national public radio broadcaster supplemented by a large number of privately owned and community broadcast stations; transmiss (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ml"

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@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from what is today called Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 80% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front - Western Sahara's liberation movement - and leads ongoing negotiations over the status of the territory. ++ King MOHAMMED VI in early 2011 responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum in July 2011, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In November 2011, the Justice and Development Party - a moderate Islamist party - won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government. In September 2015, Morocco held its first ever direct elections for regional councils, one of the reforms included in the 2011 constitution. Nationwide parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 2016."
"text": "In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from what is today called Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 80% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front - Western Sahara's liberation movement - and leads ongoing negotiations over the status of the territory. ++ King MOHAMMED VI in early 2011 responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum in July 2011, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In November 2011, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) - a moderate Islamist party - won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government. In September 2015, Morocco held its first ever direct elections for regional councils, one of the reforms included in the 2011 constitution. The PJD again won the largest number of seats in nationwide parliamentary elections in October 2016."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "14,850 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts"
},
@ -183,6 +186,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "60.2% of total population (2015)"
@ -446,7 +452,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI] ++ Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI] ++ An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Mustapha BRAHMA] ++ Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Ilyas EL OMARI] ++ Choura et Istiqlal (Consultation and Independence) Party or PCI [Abdelwahed MAACH] ++ Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID] ++ Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Abdessamad ARCHANE] ++ Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI] ++ Democratic Oath Party or SD [Najib EL OUAZZANI] ++ Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Abderrahman BENAMROU] ++ Democratic Society Party [Zhour CHAKKAFI] ++ Environment and Development Party or PED [Karim HRITAN] ++ Green Left Party [Mohamed FARES] ++ Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Hamid CHABAT] ++ Ittihadi National Congress or CNI [Abdesalam EL AZIZ] ++ Labor Party or PT [Abdelkrim BENATIK] ++ Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Mohammed ZIANE] ++ Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI] ++ National Rally of Independents or RNI [Salaheddine MEZOUAR] ++ Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF] ++ Party of Citizen Forces or PFC [Abderrahim LAHJOUJI] ++ Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN] ++ Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Abdelillah BENKIRANE] ++ Party of Liberty and Social Justice [Miloud MOUSSAOUI] ++ Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER] ++ Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH] ++ Renaissance and Virtue Party [Mohamed KHALIDI] ++ Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI] ++ Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR] ++ Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI] ++ Social Center Party or PCS [Lahcen MADIH] ++ Socialist Party [Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA] ++ Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR] ++ Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB] ++ Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]"
"text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI] ++ Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI] ++ An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Mustapha BRAHMA] ++ Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Ilyas EL OMARI] ++ Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID] ++ Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Abdessamad ARCHANE] ++ Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI] ++ Democratic Oath Party or SD ++ Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Abderrahman BENAMROU] ++ Democratic Society Party [Zhour CHAKKAFI] ++ Environment and Development Party or PED [Karim HRITAN] ++ Green Left Party [Mohamed FARES] ++ Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Hamid CHABAT] ++ Ittihadi National Congress or CNI [Abdesalam EL AZIZ] ++ Labor Party or PT ++ Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Mohammed ZIANE] ++ Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI] ++ National Rally of Independents or RNI [Aziz AKHANNOUCH] ++ Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF] ++ Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN] ++ Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Abdelillah BENKIRANE] ++ Party of Liberty and Social Justice [Miloud MOUSSAOUI] ++ Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER] ++ Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH] ++ Renaissance and Virtue Party [Mohamed KHALIDI] ++ Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI] ++ Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR] ++ Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI] ++ Social Center Party or PCS [Lahcen MADIH] ++ Socialist Party [Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA] ++ Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR] ++ Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB] ++ Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Democratic Confederation of Labor or CDT [Noubir EL AMAOUI] ++ General Union of Moroccan Workers or UGTM [Mohamed KAFI CHERRAT] ++ Justice and Charity Organization or JCO [Mohammed ben Abdesslam ABBADI] ++ Moroccan Employers Association or CGEM [Miriem BENSALAH-CHAQROUN] ++ National Labor Union of Morocco or UNMT [Mohamed YATIM] ++ Union of Moroccan Workers or UMT [Miloudi EL MOUKHARIK]"
@ -462,7 +468,7 @@
"text": "1601 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009"
},
"telephone": {
"text": "[1] (202) 462-7980"
"text": "[1] (202) 462-7979"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (202) 462-7643"
@ -514,55 +520,55 @@
"text": "Morocco has capitalized on its proximity to Europe and relatively low labor costs to work towards building a diverse, open, market-oriented economy. Key sectors of the economy include agriculture, tourism, aerospace, automotive, phosphates, textiles, apparel, and subcomponents. Morocco has increased investment in its port, transportation, and industrial infrastructure to position itself as a center and broker for business throughout Africa. Industrial development strategies and infrastructure improvements - most visibly illustrated by a new port and free trade zone near Tangier - are improving Morocco's competitiveness. ++ ++ In the 1980s, Morocco was a heavily indebted country before pursuing austerity measures and pro-market reforms, overseen by the IMF. Since taking the throne in 1999, King MOHAMMED VI has presided over a stable economy marked by steady growth, low inflation, and gradually falling unemployment, although poor harvests and economic difficulties in Europe contributed to an economic slowdown. To boost exports, Morocco entered into a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with the US in 2006 and an Advanced Status agreement with the EU in 2008. In late 2014, Morocco eliminated subsidies for gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil, dramatically reducing outlays that weighted on the country’s budget and current account. Subsidies on butane gas and certain food products remain in place. Morocco also seeks to expand its renewable energy capacity with a goal of making renewable more than 50% of installed electricity generation capacity by 2030. ++ ++ Despite Morocco's economic progress, the country suffers from high unemployment, poverty, and illiteracy, particularly in rural areas. Key economic challenges for Morocco include reforming the education system and the judiciary."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$273.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $261.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $255.7 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$282.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $277.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $265.7 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$103.1 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$104.9 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.6% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$8,200 (2015 est.) ++ $7,900 (2014 est.) ++ $7,800 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$8,400 (2016 est.) ++ $8,300 (2015 est.) ++ $8,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "28.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "29% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "58.3%"
"text": "58.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "19.2%"
"text": "19.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "28.7%"
"text": "28.6%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "1.6%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "34.3%"
"text": "34.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-42.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-42.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "14.5%"
"text": "13.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "29.2%"
"text": "29.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "56.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "57.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -572,10 +578,10 @@
"text": "automotive parts, phosphate mining and processing, aerospace, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "12.04 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "12.23 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -589,7 +595,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "9.7% (2015 est.) ++ 9.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "9.9% (2016 est.) ++ 9.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "15% (2007 est.)"
@ -607,50 +613,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$24.01 billion"
"text": "$25.22 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$28.98 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$29.43 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "24% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "75.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 75.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "77% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 75.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.6% (2015 est.) ++ 0.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 3.31% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "6% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "5.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$71.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $73.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$76.06 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $71.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$92.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $92.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$106.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $114.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$107.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $106.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$52.63 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $60.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $69.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$45.93 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $52.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.413 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$6.226 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.276 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.928 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$18.48 billion (2015 est.) ++ $20 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$18.72 billion (2016 est.) ++ $18.48 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "clothing and textiles, automobiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish"
@ -659,7 +665,7 @@
"text": "Spain 22.1%, France 19.7%, India 4.9%, US 4.3%, Italy 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$32.74 billion (2015 est.) ++ $40.68 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$33.15 billion (2016 est.) ++ $32.74 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications equipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, plastics"
@ -668,36 +674,22 @@
"text": "Spain 13.9%, France 12.4%, China 8.5%, US 6.5%, Germany 5.8%, Italy 5.5%, Russia 4.4%, Turkey 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$23.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $20.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$24.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $23.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$42.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $42.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$42.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$48.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $51.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$51.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $48.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$4.555 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.187 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.818 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.555 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 9.7351 (2015 est.) ++ 8.3798 (2014 est.) ++ 8.3798 (2013 est.) ++ 8.6 (2012 est.) ++ 8.0899 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 9.929 (2016 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2015 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2014 est.) ++ 8.3798 (2013 est.) ++ 8.6 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "98.9%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "97.4% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "27 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -787,17 +779,17 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay; Internet available but expensive"
"text": "good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay; Int"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line teledensity is below 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 120 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 212; landing point for the Atlas Offshore, Estepona-Tetouan, Euroafrica, Spain-Morocco, and SEA-ME-WE-3 fiber-optic telecommunications undersea cables that provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain, and Western Sahara; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria; participant in Medarabtel; fiber-optic cable link from Agadir to Algeria and Tunisia (2015)"
"text": "country code - 212; landing point for the Atlas Offshore, Estepona-Tetouan, Euroafrica, Spain-Morocco, and SEA-ME-WE-3 fiber-optic telecommunications undersea cables that provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "2 TV broadcast networks with state-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite dish; 3 radio broadcast networks with RTM operating one; the government-owned network includes 10 regional radio channels in addition to its national service (2007)"
"text": "2 TV broadcast networks with state-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite dish; 3 radio broadcast networks with RTM operating one; the governme (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ma"

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"text": "18.8% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "5% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "5% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -487,44 +487,44 @@
"text": "Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has undergone a remarkable economic transformation from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a diversified, upper middle-income economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. Mauritius has achieved steady growth over the last several decades, resulting in more equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much-improved infrastructure. ++ ++ The economy currently rests on sugar, tourism, textiles and apparel, and financial services, but is expanding into fish processing, information and communications technology, and hospitality and property development. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area and accounts for 15% of export earnings. The government's development strategy centers on creating vertical and horizontal clusters of development in these sectors. Mauritius has attracted more than 32,000 offshore entities, many aimed at commerce in India, South Africa, and China. Investment in the banking sector alone has reached over $1 billion. Mauritius’ textile sector has taken advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, a preferential trade program that allows duty free access to the US market, with Mauritian exports to the US growing by 40% from 2000 to 2014. ++ ++ Mauritius' sound economic policies and prudent banking practices helped to mitigate negative effects of the global financial crisis in 2008-09. GDP grew in the 3-4% per year range in 2010-14, and the country continues to expand its trade and investment outreach around the globe. Growth in the US and Europe fostered goods and services exports, including tourism, while lower oil prices kept inflation low in 2015."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$24.57 billion (2015 est.) ++ $23.76 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.93 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$25.85 billion (2016 est.) ++ $24.97 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.12 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$11.61 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$11.74 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.4% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$19,500 (2015 est.) ++ $18,900 (2014 est.) ++ $18,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$20,500 (2016 est.) ++ $19,800 (2015 est.) ++ $19,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "14.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "15.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "74.2%"
"text": "74%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "17.7%"
"text": "17.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "3.5%"
"text": "3.4%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "49.8%"
"text": "50.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-59.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-59.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -532,10 +532,10 @@
"text": "4%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "22.3%"
"text": "22.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "73.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "73.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -545,10 +545,10 @@
"text": "food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.8% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "614,300 (2015 est.)"
"text": "624,700 (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture and fishing": {
@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "8% (2015 est.) ++ 7.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "7.8% (2016 est.) ++ 8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "8% (2006 est.)"
@ -589,50 +589,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$2.341 billion"
"text": "$2.478 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.764 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.95 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "20.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "21.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "63.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 61.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "66% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 63.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8.5% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "8.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.547 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.634 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.743 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.547 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$12.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$13.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $14.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$13.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$7.093 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.667 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.442 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$7.239 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $8.751 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.942 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$590 million (2015 est.) ++ -$713 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$509 million (2016 est.) ++ -$562 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$2.685 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.094 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.676 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.685 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish, primates (for research)"
@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
"text": "UK 13.2%, UAE 12.4%, France 11.9%, US 10.7%, South Africa 8.6%, Madagascar 6.5%, Italy 5.4%, Spain 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$4.526 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.354 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.355 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.526 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals"
@ -650,10 +650,10 @@
"text": "India 18.7%, China 17.8%, France 7.1%, South Africa 6.5%, Vietnam 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$4.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.919 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.526 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$10.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $11.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$10.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "NA"
@ -662,15 +662,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - ++ 35.057 (2015 est.) ++ 30.622 (2014 est.) ++ 30.622 (2013 est.) ++ 30.05 (2012 est.) ++ 28.706 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - ++ 35.56 (2016 est.) ++ 35.057 (2015 est.) ++ 35.057 (2014 est.) ++ 30.622 (2013 est.) ++ 30.05 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "2.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -766,11 +761,11 @@
"text": "monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with current teledensity roughly 130 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries (2015)"
"text": "country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 In (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay-TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay-TV stations; the state retains the (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".mu"

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@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "450 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind primarily in March and April; periodic droughts"
},
@ -183,6 +186,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "59.9% of total population (2015)"
@ -306,7 +312,7 @@
"text": "19.5% (2012)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "3.3% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "2.9% of GDP (2013)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -514,55 +520,55 @@
"text": "Mauritania's economy is dominated by natural resources and agriculture. Half the population still depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though many nomads and subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Recently, GDP growth has been driven by foreign investment in the mining and oil sectors. ++ ++ Mauritania's extensive mineral resources include iron ore, gold, copper, gypsum, and phosphate rock, and exploration is ongoing for uranium, crude oil, and natural gas. Extractive commodities make up about three-quarters of Mauritania's total exports, subjecting the economy to price swings in world commodity markets. Mining is also a growing source of government revenue, rising from 13% to 29% of total revenue between 2006 and 2013. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, and fishing accounts for about 25% of budget revenues, but overexploitation by foreigners threatens this key source of revenue. ++ ++ Risks to Mauritania's economy include its recurring droughts, dependence on foreign aid and investment, and insecurity in neighboring Mali, as well as significant shortages of infrastructure, institutional capacity, and human capital. Mauritania has sought additional IMF support by focusing efforts on poverty reduction. Investment in agriculture and infrastructure are the largest components of the country’s public expenditures."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$16.29 billion (2015 est.) ++ $15.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$16.71 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.19 billion (2015 est.) ++ $15.99 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.752 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.718 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.9% (2015 est.) ++ 6.6% (2014 est.) ++ 6.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.) ++ 5.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$4,400 (2015 est.) ++ $4,400 (2014 est.) ++ $4,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$4,400 (2016 est.) ++ $4,400 (2015 est.) ++ $4,400 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "16.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 8.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "22.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 25.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "69.6%"
"text": "72.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "25.4%"
"text": "23.8%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "44.5%"
"text": "47%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-7.3%"
"text": "-7.2%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "28.1%"
"text": "25.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-60.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-61.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "23.7%"
"text": "24.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "35.8%"
"text": "34.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "40.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "41.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -575,10 +581,10 @@
}
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "1.318 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.356 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -610,41 +616,41 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.342 billion"
"text": "$1.143 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.591 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.43 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "28.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "24.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9% (31 December 2009) ++ 12% (31 December 2007)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "17% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 17% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "17% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 17% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.853 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.753 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$917 million (2015 est.) ++ -$1.471 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.033 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.313 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.385 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.935 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.212 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.385 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum"
@ -653,7 +659,7 @@
"text": "China 32.7%, Switzerland 11.1%, Spain 8.6%, Italy 6.7%, Cote dIvoire 6.6%, Japan 5.7% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.93 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.646 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.643 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.93 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods"
@ -662,27 +668,13 @@
"text": "China 25.5%, Algeria 8.4%, France 6.3%, Morocco 5.1%, Spain 4.8%, Brazil 4.5%, US 4% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$3.415 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.522 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.585 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.415 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - ++ 319.7 (2015 est.) ++ 303.26 (2014 est.) ++ 299.5 (2013 est.) ++ 296.6 (2012 est.) ++ 281.12 (2011 est.)"
"text": "ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - ++ 341.6 (2016 est.) ++ 319.7 (2015 est.) ++ 319.7 (2014 est.) ++ 299.5 (2013 est.) ++ 296.6 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "2,800,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "28%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "47%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "2% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -775,14 +767,14 @@
"text": "limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations; mobile-cellular services expanding rapidly"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line teledensity 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity of roughly 100 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals"
"text": "fixed-line teledensity 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity of roughly 100 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott w"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean, 2 Arabsat); fiber-optic and asymmetric digital subscriber line cables for Internet access (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station; five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania; six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band; with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)"
"text": "one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; (2013)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".mr"
@ -887,7 +879,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "26,007 (Western Saharan - Sahrawis) (2015); 42,867 (Mali) (2016)"
"text": "26,007 (Western Saharan - Sahrawis) (2015); 46,640 (Mali) (2016)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {

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"text": "At independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. Socialist policies, economic mismanagement, and a brutal civil war from 1977 to 1992 further impoverished the country. In 1987, the government embarked on a series of macroeconomic reforms designed to stabilize the economy. These steps, combined with donor assistance and with political stability since the multi-party elections in 1994, propelled the country’s GDP from $4 billion in 1993, following the war, to about $34 billion in 2015. Fiscal reforms, including the introduction of a value-added tax and reform of the customs service, have improved the government's revenue collection abilities. ++ ++ In spite of these gains, more than half the population remains below the poverty line. Subsistence agriculture continues to employ the vast majority of the country's work force. Citizens rioted in September 2010 after fuel, water, electricity, and bread price increases were announced. In an attempt to lessen the negative impact on the population, the government implemented subsidies, decreased taxes and tariffs, and instituted other fiscal measures. ++ ++ A substantial trade imbalance persists, although aluminum production from the Mozal Aluminum Smelter has significantly boosted export earnings in recent years. In 2012, The Mozambican Government took over Portugal's last remaining share in the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectricity Company, a significant contributor to the Southern African Power Pool. The government has plans to expand the Cahora Bassa Dam and build additional dams to increase its electricity exports and fulfill the needs of its burgeoning domestic industries. ++ ++ Mozambique's once substantial foreign debt was reduced through forgiveness and rescheduling under the IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Enhanced HIPC initiatives. However, in 2013, the Mozambique Tuna Company (EMATUM) issued an $850 million bond fully guaranteed by the Mozambican government primarily for the purpose of purchasing tuna boats. The government is attempting to reschedule this debt, in the expectation that a pending deal with a consortium led by a US company will provide enough revenue to pay off this debt. The pending deal has the potential to transform Mozambique’s economy and dramatically increase GDP. ++ ++ Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 6%-8% in the decade up to 2015, one of Africa's strongest performances. Mozambique's ability to attract large investment projects in natural resources is expected to sustain high growth rates in coming years although weaker global demand for commodities is likely to weaken expected revenues from these vast resources, including natural gas, coal, titanium, and hydroelectric capacity."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$33.19 billion (2015 est.) ++ $31.22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $29.06 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$35.31 billion (2016 est.) ++ $33.79 billion (2015 est.) ++ $31.7 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$14.97 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$12.05 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "6.3% (2015 est.) ++ 7.4% (2014 est.) ++ 7.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 6.6% (2015 est.) ++ 7.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,200 (2015 est.) ++ $1,100 (2014 est.) ++ $1,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,200 (2016 est.) ++ $1,200 (2015 est.) ++ $1,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "-0.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 14.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 29.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "71.6%"
"text": "67.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "25.8%"
"text": "23.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "38.1%"
"text": "37.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "3.7%"
"text": "4.3%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "26.2%"
"text": "31.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-65.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-63.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "25.5%"
"text": "25.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "20.1%"
"text": "19.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "54.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "54.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -580,10 +580,10 @@
"text": "aluminum, petroleum products, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco, food, beverages"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "8.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.1% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "12.92 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "13.31 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -615,50 +615,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$4.382 billion"
"text": "$2.554 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$5.285 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$3.609 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "21.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-8.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "75.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 64.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "100.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 75.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "17.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9.5% (17 January 2013) ++ 3.25% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "14.87% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 14.8% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "24.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.87% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$4.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.405 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.961 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$7.48 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.871 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$5.565 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.529 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.702 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.565 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$6.185 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$5.797 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$4.035 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$5.776 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$3.413 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.916 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.132 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.413 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity"
@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
"text": "South Africa 24.9%, China 10.2%, Italy 8.9%, India 8.9%, Belgium 7.9%, Spain 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$7.577 billion (2015 est.) ++ $7.952 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.151 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.577 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles"
@ -676,30 +676,16 @@
"text": "South Africa 26.8%, China 19.3%, India 13.9% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.582 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.541 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.582 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$9.743 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $9.171 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.554 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.743 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "meticais (MZM) per US dollar - ++ 39.983 (2015 est.) ++ 31.367 (2014 est.) ++ 31.367 (2013 est.) ++ 28.38 (2012 est.) ++ 29.075 (2011 est.)"
"text": "meticais (MZM) per US dollar - ++ 62.07 (2016 est.) ++ 39.983 (2015 est.) ++ 39.983 (2014 est.) ++ 31.367 (2013 est.) ++ 28.38 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "15,700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "39%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "66%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "27% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "17 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -799,7 +785,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station; Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available; state-run radio provides nearly 100% territorial coverage and broadcasts in multiple languages; a number of privately owned and community-operated stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station; Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available; state-run radio provides nearly 100% territorial coverage and broadcasts in multiple languages; a n (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".mz"

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@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "1,000 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "recurring droughts"
},
@ -169,6 +172,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "18.7% of total population (2015)"
@ -298,7 +304,7 @@
"text": "37.9% (2012)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "6.8% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "6.7% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -517,55 +523,55 @@
"text": "Niger is a landlocked, sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Agriculture contributes nearly 40% of GDP and provides livelihood for most of the population. The UN ranked Niger as the least developed country in the world in 2015 due to multiple factors such as food insecurity, lack of industry, high population growth, a weak educational sector, and few prospects for work outside of subsistence farming and herding. ++ ++ Since 2011 public debt has increased due to efforts to scale-up public investment, particularly that related to infrastructure. The government relies on foreign donor resources for a large portion of its fiscal budget. The economy in recent years has been hurt by terrorist activity and kidnappings near its uranium mines and by instability in Mali and in the Diffa region of the country; concerns about security have resulted in increased support from regional and international partners on defense. Low uranium prices, demographics, and security expenditures may continue to put pressure on the government’s finances. ++ ++ Future growth may be sustained by exploitation of oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources. Although Niger has sizable reserves of oil, the profitability of these commodities has been called in to question due to the prolonged drop in oil prices. Food insecurity and drought remain perennial problems for Niger, and the government plans to invest a little more in the agriculture sector, most notably irrigation. Niger’s three-year $131 million IMF Extended Credit Facility agreement for years 2012-15 was extended until the end of 2016, although formal private sector investment needed for economic diversification and growth remains a challenge, given the country’s limited domestic markets, access to credit, and competitiveness."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$19.05 billion (2015 est.) ++ $18.32 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.11 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$20.27 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.26 billion (2015 est.) ++ $18.6 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$7.151 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$7.566 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.) ++ 7.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 7.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,100 (2015 est.) ++ $1,100 (2014 est.) ++ $1,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,100 (2016 est.) ++ $1,100 (2015 est.) ++ $1,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "21.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "24.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
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"text": "66.8%"
"text": "66.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "16.7%"
"text": "15.5%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "38.8%"
"text": "39.6%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "17.2%"
"text": "16.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-39.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-38.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "36.9%"
"text": "36.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "18.4%"
"text": "18.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "46.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "45% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -575,10 +581,10 @@
"text": "uranium mining, petroleum, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.8% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "6.3 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.5 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -610,47 +616,47 @@
},
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"revenues": {
"text": "$1.693 billion"
"text": "$1.715 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.346 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.25 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-9.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-7.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1% (2015 est.) ++ -0.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "3.5% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 3.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.508 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.657 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.553 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.508 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$2.027 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.047 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.145 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $922.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.155 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.145 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.289 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.318 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.35 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.237 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.099 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.448 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.099 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions"
@ -659,7 +665,7 @@
"text": "France 53.1%, Nigeria 20.3%, China 13.8% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.888 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.157 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.916 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.888 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals"
@ -668,27 +674,13 @@
"text": "France 12%, China 10.5%, Nigeria 9.5%, French Polynesia 9%, Togo 6.1%, Belgium 5.3%, Cote dIvoire 5.3%, US 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$2.611 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.585 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.729 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.611 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "15,200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "15%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "62%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "4% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -788,7 +780,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ne"
@ -886,7 +878,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "96,940 (Nigeria); 60,792 (Mali) (2016)"
"text": "105,491 (Nigeria); 60,813 (Mali) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "137,337 (unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2015)"

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@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires David J. YOUNG (since 2016)"
"text": "Ambassador Stuart SYMINGTON (since 1 December 2016)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central District Area, Abuja"
@ -517,55 +517,55 @@
"text": "Following an April 2014 statistical \"rebasing\" exercise, Nigeria has emerged as Africa's largest economy, with 2015 GDP estimated at $1.1 trillion. Oil has been a dominant source of income and government revenues since the 1970s. Following the 2008-9 global financial crises, the banking sector was effectively recapitalized and regulation enhanced. Nigeria’s economic growth over the last five years has been driven by growth in agriculture, telecommunications, and services. Economic diversification and strong growth have not translated into a significant decline in poverty levels, however - over 62% of Nigeria's 170 million people still live in extreme poverty. ++ ++ Despite its strong fundamentals, oil-rich Nigeria has been hobbled by inadequate power supply, lack of infrastructure, delays in the passage of legislative reforms, an inefficient property registration system, restrictive trade policies, an inconsistent regulatory environment, a slow and ineffective judicial system, unreliable dispute resolution mechanisms, insecurity, and pervasive corruption. Regulatory constraints and security risks have limited new investment in oil and natural gas, and Nigeria's oil production has contracted every year since 2012. ++ ++ Because of lower oil prices, GDP growth in 2015 fell to around 3%, and government revenues declined, while the nonoil sector also contracted due to economic policy uncertainty. President BUHARI, elected in March 2015, has established a cabinet of economic ministers that includes several technocrats, and he has announced plans to increase transparency, diversify the economy away from oil, and improve fiscal management. The government is working to develop stronger public-private partnerships for roads, agriculture, and power. The medium-term outlook for Nigeria is positive, assuming oil output stabilizes and oil prices recover."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.092 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.063 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1 trillion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1.089 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.108 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.08 trillion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$490.2 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$415.1 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.7% (2015 est.) ++ 6.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.) ++ 6.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$6,100 (2015 est.) ++ $6,100 (2014 est.) ++ $5,900 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$5,900 (2016 est.) ++ $6,200 (2015 est.) ++ $6,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "12.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "13.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
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"text": "78%"
"text": "79%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "6.7%"
"text": "7.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "14.8%"
"text": "14.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.7%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "10.7%"
"text": "9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-10.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-10.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "20.9%"
"text": "21.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "20.4%"
"text": "19.4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "58.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "59.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -575,10 +575,10 @@
"text": "crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-2.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "57.27 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "58.8 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -610,50 +610,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$18.21 billion"
"text": "$11.4 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$23.56 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$21.21 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "3.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "11.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "13.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "9% (2015 est.) ++ 8.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "15.3% (2016 est.) ++ 9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 6% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "16.85% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 16.55% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "18% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.85% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$43.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $36.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$33.51 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $43.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$89.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $111.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$71.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $101.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$111.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $115.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$80.77 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $111.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$56.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $39.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.88 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$49.97 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $63.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $80.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$11.92 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.279 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$2.856 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$15.44 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$45.89 billion (2015 est.) ++ $82.59 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$33.27 billion (2016 est.) ++ $45.89 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber (2012 est.)"
@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
"text": "India 18.2%, Netherlands 8.5%, Spain 8.2%, Brazil 8.2%, South Africa 7.8%, France 5.2%, Japan 4.5%, Cote dIvoire 4.2%, Ghana 4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$52.33 billion (2015 est.) ++ $61.59 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$36.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $52.33 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufactured goods, food and live animals"
@ -671,36 +671,22 @@
"text": "China 25.7%, US 6.4%, Netherlands 6.1%, India 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$29.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $34.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$23.47 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $29.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$32.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $26.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$39.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $32.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$95.82 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $92.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$98.73 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $95.82 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$12.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.98 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$13.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "nairas (NGN) per US dollar - ++ 192.73 (2015 est.) ++ 158.55 (2014 est.) ++ 158.55 (2013 est.) ++ 156.81 (2012 est.) ++ 154.7 (2011 est.)"
"text": "nairas (NGN) per US dollar - ++ 246.2 (2016 est.) ++ 192.73 (2015 est.) ++ 192.73 (2014 est.) ++ 158.55 (2013 est.) ++ 156.81 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "95,500,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "45%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "55%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "37% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "29 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -793,14 +779,14 @@
"text": "further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base over 80 per 100 persons"
"text": "fixed-line subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base over 80 per"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "nearly 70 federal government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations; transmissions of international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "nearly 70 federal government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal government-controlled nat (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ng"

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern Sudan by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to participate fully in the political system. When the Arab Khartoum government reneged on its promises, a mutiny began that led to two prolonged periods of conflict (1955-1972 and 1983-2005) in which perhaps 2.5 million people died - mostly civilians - due to starvation and drought. Ongoing peace talks finally resulted in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005. As part of this agreement, the south was granted a six-year period of autonomy to be followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession. Since independence on 9 July 2011, South Sudan has struggled with good governance and nation building and has attempted to control rebel militia groups operating in its territory. Economic conditions have deteriorated since January 2012 when the government decided to shut down oil production following bilateral disagreements with Sudan. In December 2013, conflict between government and opposition forces led to a humanitarian crisis with millions of South Sudanese displaced and food insecure. The warring parties signed a peace agreement in August 2015, which calls for a transitional government of national unity, but its formation has been delayed as of early 2016."
"text": "Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern Sudan by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to participate fully in the political system. When the Arab Khartoum government reneged on its promises, a mutiny began that led to two prolonged periods of conflict (1955-1972 and 1983-2005) in which perhaps 2.5 million people died - mostly civilians - due to starvation and drought. Ongoing peace talks finally resulted in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005. As part of this agreement, the south was granted a six-year period of autonomy to be followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession. Since independence on 9 July 2011, South Sudan has struggled with good governance and nation building and has attempted to control rebel militia groups operating in its territory. Economic conditions have deteriorated since January 2012 when the government decided to shut down oil production following bilateral disagreements with Sudan. In December 2013, conflict between government and opposition forces led to a humanitarian crisis with millions of South Sudanese displaced and food insecure. The warring parties signed a peace agreement in August 2015, which calls for a transitional government of national unity, but its formation has been delayed as of late 2016."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -356,14 +356,14 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM [Salva KIIR Mayardit] ++ Democratic Change Party or DCP [Lam AKOL]"
"text": "Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM [Salva KIIR Mayardit] ++ Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition or SPLM-IO [Riek MACHAR Teny Dhurgon] ++ Democratic Change Party or DCP [Lam AKOL]"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "AU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Garang Diing AKUONGA (since 23 February 2015)"
"text": "Ambassador Garang Diing AKUONG (since 23 February 2015)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1015 31st St., NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC, 20007"
@ -412,25 +412,25 @@
"text": "Following several decades of civil war with Sudan, industry and infrastructure in landlocked South Sudan are severely underdeveloped and poverty is widespread. Subsistence agriculture provides a living for the vast majority of the population. Property rights are insecure and price signals are weak, because markets are not well organized. After independence, South Sudan's central bank issued a new currency, the South Sudanese Pound, allowing a short grace period for turning in the old currency. ++ ++ South Sudan has little infrastructure - approximately 200 kilometers of paved roads. Electricity is produced mostly by costly diesel generators, and indoor plumbing and potable water are scarce. South Sudan depends largely on imports of goods, services, and capital - mainly from Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. ++ ++ Nevertheless, South Sudan does have abundant natural resources. At independence in 2011, South Sudan produced nearly three-fourths of former Sudan's total oil output of nearly a half million barrels per day. The government of South Sudan derives the vast majority of its budget revenues from oil. Oil is exported through two pipelines that run to refineries and shipping facilities at Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The economy of South Sudan will remain linked to Sudan for some time, given the long lead time and great expense required to build another pipeline, should the government decide to do so. In January 2012, South Sudan suspended production of oil because of its dispute with Sudan over transshipment fees. This suspension lasted 15 months and had a devastating impact on GDP, which declined by 48% in 2012. With the resumption of oil flows the economy rebounded strongly during the second half of calendar year 2013. This occurred in spite of the fact that oil production, at an average level of 222,000 barrels per day, was 40% lower compared with 2011, prior to the shutdown. GDP grew by nearly 30% in 2013. However, the outbreak of conflict on 15 December 2013 combined with a further reduction of oil production and exports, meant that GDP growth fell significantly in 2014 and poverty and food insecurity rose. South Sudan holds one of the richest agricultural areas in Africa with fertile soils and abundant water supplies. Currently the region supports 10-20 million head of cattle. ++ ++ South Sudan is currently burdened by considerable debt because of increased military spending and revenue shortfalls due to low oil prices and decreased production. South Sudan has received more than $4 billion in foreign aid since 2005, largely from the UK, the US, Norway, and the Netherlands. Annual inflation peaked at 79.5% in May 2012 but declined rapidly thereafter, to 1.7% in 2014, before jumping back to 52.8% in 2015, following the December 2013 outbreak of violence. The decision in December 2015 by the central bank to abandon a fixed exchange rate and allow the South Sudanese Pound to float has not reduced inflation in the short term. Long-term challenges include diversifying the formal economy, alleviating poverty, maintaining macroeconomic stability, improving tax collection and financial management and improving the business environment."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$23.69 billion (2015 est.) ++ $23.73 billion (2014 est.) ++ $23.06 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$20.88 billion (2016 est.) ++ $24.04 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.08 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$2.627 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.628 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-0.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 29.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-13.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,700 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "7.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "13.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 4.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
@ -470,10 +470,10 @@
"text": "16.6% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-69.4% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)"
"text": "-69.3% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "52.8% (2015 est.) ++ 1.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "476% (2016 est.) ++ 52.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.873 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $2.032 billion (31 December 2012)"
@ -482,27 +482,13 @@
"text": "$2.194 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.23 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$332 million (2015 est.) ++ $290 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$13 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.032 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "South Sudanese pounds (SSP) per US dollar - ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.)"
"text": "South Sudanese pounds (SSP) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "11,200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "1%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "4%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "0% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "881.3 million kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -677,10 +663,10 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "239,528 (Sudan); 14,476 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)"
"text": "240,604 (Sudan); 14,477 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "1,672,989 (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2016)"
"text": "1.87 million (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2016)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free, multiparty election. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was reelected, pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from a long-term illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place. Following mediation by the Economic Community of Western African States, a civilian transitional government assumed power in 2012 and remained until Jose Mario VAZ won free and fair election in 2014."
"text": "Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free, multiparty election. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was reelected, pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from a long-term illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place. Following mediation by the Economic Community of Western African States, a civilian transitional government assumed power in 2012 and remained until Jose Mario VAZ won a free and fair election in 2014. A long-running dispute between factions in the ruling PAIGC party has brought the government to a political impasse; there have been five prime ministers since August 2015."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
"text": "17% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "2.4% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "2.2% of GDP (2013)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
"text": "President Jose Mario VAZ (since 17 June 2014)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Baciro DJA (since 27 May 2016); the initial appointment of Baciro DJA in August 2015 was nullified by the Supreme Court and he resigned; Prime Minister Carlos CORREIA (since 17 September 2015) was dismissed by President VAZ on 12 May 2016"
"text": "Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco EMBALO (since 18 November 2016)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president"
@ -488,44 +488,44 @@
"text": "Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on subsistence agriculture, cashew nut exports, and foreign assistance. Two out of three Bissau-Guineans remain below the absolute poverty line. The legal economy is based on farming and fishing, but illegal logging and trafficking in narcotics are also important economic activities. The combination of limited economic prospects, weak institutions, and favorable geography have made this West African country a way station for drugs bound for Europe while trade in illegal logging, food, and fishing is also significant. ++ ++ Guinea-Bissau has substantial potential for development of mineral resources including phosphates, bauxite, and mineral sands. The country’s climate and soil make it feasible to grow a wide range of cash crops, fruit, vegetables, and tubers; however, cashews generate more than 80% of export receipts and are the main source of income for many rural communities. ++ ++ With renewed donor support following elections in April-May 2014 and a successful regional bond issuance, the government of Guinea-Bissau made progress paying salaries, settling domestic arrears, and gaining more control over revenues and expenditures, but was deposed by the President in August 2015. A political stalemate since then has resulted in weak governance."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$2.68 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.557 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.494 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2.851 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.72 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.596 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.057 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.168 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.) ++ $1,500 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,600 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "10.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 2.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "11.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "92.9%"
"text": "92.2%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "11.1%"
"text": "11.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "5.9%"
"text": "6.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "20.4%"
"text": "20.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-30.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-30.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
"text": "13.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "41.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "41.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
"text": "agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "731,300 (2013 est.)"
@ -575,47 +575,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$195.1 million"
"text": "$171.3 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$229.6 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$212.7 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "18.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "14.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.) ++ -1.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "15% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "15% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$454.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $392.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$537.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $454.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$489.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $452.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$596.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $514.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$206.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $160.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$255.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $206.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$10 million (2015 est.) ++ -$38 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$20 million (2016 est.) ++ -$11 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$202.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $171.9 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$163.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $202.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "fish, shrimp; cashews, peanuts, palm kernels, raw and sawn lumber"
@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
"text": "India 63.5%, Nigeria 20.3%, China 5.7%, Togo 5.6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$199.5 million (2015 est.) ++ $227.5 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$196.8 million (2016 est.) ++ $199.5 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products"
@ -636,24 +636,10 @@
"text": "$1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.) ++ $941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "1,300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "21%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "37%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "6% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "34 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -753,7 +739,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 state-owned TV station and a second station, Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) Africa, is operated by Portuguese public broadcaster (RTP); 1 state-owned radio station, several private radio stations, and some community radio stations; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "1 state-owned TV station and a second station, Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) Africa, is operated by Portuguese public broadcaster (RTP); 1 state-owned radio station, several private radio stations, and some community radio stations; multiple interna (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".gw"

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"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 August 2010 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister appointed by the president"
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); note - on December 18, Rwanda held a referendum on constitutional amendments that reduce the length of the terms for the president, senators, and Chief Justice and Deputy Chief from seven to five years; the reforms retained term limits, but included an exception for the current president that allows President KAGAME to serve another seven-year term in 2017, potentiallyy followed by two additional five-year terms; election last held on 9 August 2010 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister appointed by the president"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 93.1%, Jean NTAWUKURIRYAYO (PSD) 5.1%, other 1.8%"
@ -518,44 +518,44 @@
"text": "Rwanda is a rural country with about 90% of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture and some mineral and agro-processing. Tourism, minerals, coffee and tea are Rwanda's main sources of foreign exchange. Despite Rwanda's fertile ecosystem, food production often does not keep pace with demand, requiring food imports. Energy shortages, instability in neighboring states, and lack of adequate transportation linkages to other countries continue to handicap private sector growth. ++ ++ The 1994 genocide decimated Rwanda's fragile economic base, severely impoverished the population, particularly women, and temporarily stalled the country's ability to attract private and external investment. However, Rwanda has made substantial progress in stabilizing and rehabilitating its economy to pre-1994 levels. GDP has rebounded with an average annual growth of 7%-8% since 2003 and inflation has been reduced to single digits. Nonetheless, in 2015, 39% of the population lived below the poverty line, according to government statistics, compared to 57% in 2006. ++ ++ Africa's most densely populated country is trying to overcome the limitations of its small, landlocked economy by leveraging regional trade; Rwanda joined the East African Community and is aligning its budget, trade, and immigration policies with its regional partners. The government has embraced an expansionary fiscal policy to reduce poverty by improving education, infrastructure, and foreign and domestic investment, and pursuing market-oriented reforms. In recognition of Rwanda's successful management of its macro economy, in 2010, the IMF graduated Rwanda to a Policy Support Instrument. ++ ++ The Rwandan Government is seeking to become a regional leader in information and communication technologies. In 2012, Rwanda completed the first modern Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kigali. The SEZ seeks to attract investment in all sectors, but specifically in agribusiness, information and communications, trade and logistics, mining, and construction."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$20.42 billion (2015 est.) ++ $19.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.85 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$21.97 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.73 billion (2015 est.) ++ $19.39 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$8.267 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$8.341 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "6.9% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,900 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "12.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.8% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "12.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "77.8%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "12.3%"
"text": "11.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "25.7%"
"text": "26.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.7%"
"text": "0.6%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "14.4%"
"text": "13.6%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-30.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-29.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
"text": "15.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "50.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "50.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -576,10 +576,10 @@
"text": "cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "6.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.9% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "5.852 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.03 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -608,50 +608,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.969 billion"
"text": "$1.865 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.387 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.279 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "33.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 30.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "36.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "4.6% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "7.75% (31 December 2010) ++ 11.25% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "17.33% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 17.26% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "17.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 17.33% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.013 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $820.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$957.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.013 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.576 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.407 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.817 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.337 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.261 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.891 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.337 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.139 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$909 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.385 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.096 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$683.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $723.1 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$674.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $683.7 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coffee, tea, hides, tin ore"
@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
"text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.8%, US 10.8%, China 10.3%, Swaziland 7.9%, Malaysia 7%, Pakistan 6.2%, Germany 5.9%, Thailand 5.5% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.917 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.99 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.961 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.917 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material"
@ -669,36 +669,22 @@
"text": "Uganda 15.7%, Kenya 11.8%, India 8.7%, China 8.7%, UAE 8.6%, Russia 6.6%, Tanzania 5.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$1.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.066 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$756.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$2.178 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.022 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.442 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.178 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$1.484 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.152 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.779 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.484 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$25.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$25.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Rwandan francs (RWF) per US dollar - ++ 720.54 (2015 est.) ++ 680.95 (2014 est.) ++ 680.95 (2013 est.) ++ 616.6 (2012 est.) ++ 601.83 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Rwandan francs (RWF) per US dollar - ++ 787.9 (2016 est.) ++ 720.54 (2015 est.) ++ 720.54 (2014 est.) ++ 680.95 (2013 est.) ++ 616.6 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "9,300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "21%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "67%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "5% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -791,7 +777,7 @@
"text": "small, inadequate telephone system primarily serves business, education, and government"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "the capital, Kigali, is connected to provincial centers by microwave radio relay and, recently, by cellular telephone service; much of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone density has increased and now exceeds 65 telephones per 100 persons"
"text": "the capital, Kigali, is connected to provincial centers by microwave radio relay and, recently, by cellular telephone service; much of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone density has increas"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service) (2015)"
@ -895,7 +881,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "82,263 (Burundi); 73,197 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)"
"text": "73,092 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016); 84,120 (Burundi) (2017)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "undetermined (fighting between government and insurgency in 1998-99; returning refugees) (2012)"

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@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
"text": "President Danny FAURE (PL) (since 16 October 2016); Vice President Vincent MERITON (since 28 October 2016); note - James Alix MICHEL resigned the presidency effective 16 October 2016; the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Danny FAURE (PL) (since 16 October 2016); Vice President Vincent MERITON (since 28 October 2016); note - James Alix MICHEL resigned the presidency effective 16 October 2016; the president is both chief of state and head of government"
"text": "President Danny FAURE (PL) (since 16 October 2016); Vice President Vincent MERITON (since 28 October 2016); note - James Alix MICHEL resigned the presidency effective 16 October 2016"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president"
@ -469,44 +469,44 @@
"text": "Since independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the pre-independence, near-subsistence level, moving the island into the upper-middle-income group of countries. Growth has been led by the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of hard currency earnings, and by tuna fishing. ++ ++ In recent years, the government has encouraged foreign investment to upgrade hotels and other services. At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. ++ ++ In 2008, having depleted its foreign exchange reserves, Seychelles defaulted on interest payments due on a $230 million Eurobond, requested assistance from the IMF, and immediately enacted a number of significant structural reforms, including liberalization of the exchange rate, reform of the public sector to include layoffs, and the sale of some state assets. In December 2013, the IMF declared that Seychelles had successfully transitioned to a market-based economy with full employment and a fiscal surplus. Seychelles grew at 4.3% in 2015 because of a strong tourist sector and expanding private sector credits; its fiscal surplus reached 4% of GDP."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$2.417 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.316 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.181 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2.608 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.487 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.352 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.375 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.419 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.4% (2015 est.) ++ 6.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 5.7% (2015 est.) ++ 6.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$26,300 (2015 est.) ++ $25,400 (2014 est.) ++ $24,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$28,000 (2016 est.) ++ $27,000 (2015 est.) ++ $25,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "21.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "13.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "52.9%"
"text": "53.9%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "25.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "38.3%"
"text": "39.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.1%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "72%"
"text": "63.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-88.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-82% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -514,10 +514,10 @@
"text": "2.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "14%"
"text": "13.9%"
},
"services": {
"text": "83.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "83.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
"text": "fishing, tourism, beverages"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "39,560 (2006 est.)"
@ -559,50 +559,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$477.3 million"
"text": "$487.3 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$444.3 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$457.3 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "34.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "34.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "2.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "63.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 64.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "59.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 63.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.) ++ 1.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "-0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "11.17% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "12.36% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 11.65% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.36% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$492.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $407.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$546.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $492.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$567.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $529.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$613.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $564.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$491.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $427.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$515.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $491.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$195 million (2015 est.) ++ -$300 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$265 million (2016 est.) ++ -$253 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$449.4 million (2015 est.) ++ $538.9 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$422.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $449.4 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "canned tuna, frozen fish, petroleum products (reexports)"
@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
"text": "France 18.2%, UK 17.9%, Mauritius 10%, Japan 9.2%, Italy 7.8%, Spain 4.5% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$922.4 million (2015 est.) ++ $1.081 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$873.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $922.4 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals, other manufactured goods"
@ -620,30 +620,16 @@
"text": "Saudi Arabia 22.5%, Spain 11.1%, Singapore 7.4%, China 4.5%, South Africa 4.1%, France 4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$536.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $465 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$590.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $536.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$2.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.837 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.552 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - ++ 13.314 (2015 est.) ++ 12.747 (2014 est.) ++ 12.747 (2013 est.) ++ 13.7 (2012 est.) ++ 12.381 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - ++ 13.34 (2016 est.) ++ 13.314 (2015 est.) ++ 13.314 (2014 est.) ++ 12.747 (2013 est.) ++ 13.7 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "2,795"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "97%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "97%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "97% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -743,7 +729,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the government operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the government operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio station; there is 1 privately operated radio station; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Victoria (2016)"
"text": "the government operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the government operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio (2016)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".sc"

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@ -523,55 +523,55 @@
"text": "South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world. ++ ++ Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to just 1.5% in 2014. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is roughly 25% of the workforce, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. Eskom, the state-run power company, is building three new power stations and is installing new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. Load shedding and resulting rolling blackouts gripped many parts of South Africa in late 2014 and early 2015 because of electricity supply constraints due to technical problems at some generation units, unavoidable planned maintenance, and an accident at a power station in Mpumalanga province. The rolling blackouts were the worst the country faced since 2008. Construction delays at two additional plants, however, mean South Africa will continue to operate on a razor thin margin; economists judge that growth cannot exceed 3% until electrical supply problems are resolved. ++ ++ South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation; however, the country faces structural constraints that also limit economic growth, such as skills shortages, declining global competitiveness, and frequent work stoppages due to strike action. The current government faces growing pressure from urban constituencies to improve the delivery of basic services to low-income areas and to increase job growth."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$723.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $714.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $703.5 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$736.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $735.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $726.3 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$313 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$280.4 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.6% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$13,200 (2015 est.) ++ $13,200 (2014 est.) ++ $13,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$13,200 (2016 est.) ++ $13,400 (2015 est.) ++ $13,400 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "16.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "16.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "60.2%"
"text": "58%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "20.7%"
"text": "19.9%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "20.6%"
"text": "20.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.5%"
"text": "0.5%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "30.7%"
"text": "34.9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-31.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-33.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "2.4%"
"text": "2.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "28.9%"
"text": "29.2%"
},
"services": {
"text": "68.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "68.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -581,10 +581,10 @@
"text": "mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "21.09 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "21.7 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "25.4% (2015 est.) ++ 25.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "26.8% (2016 est.) ++ 25.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "35.9% (2012 est.)"
@ -616,50 +616,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$85.82 billion"
"text": "$76.62 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$96.1 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$86.45 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "27.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "27.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "44.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 44.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "43.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4.5% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "5.75% (31 December 2014) ++ 7% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "9.42% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 9.13% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "10.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.42% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$91.72 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $107.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$99.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $91.72 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$172.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $192.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$196.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $245.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$209 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $196.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$1.007 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.038 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $855.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$735.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $933.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $942.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$13.67 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$19.06 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$9.382 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$13.67 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$81.63 billion (2015 est.) ++ $92.75 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$83.16 billion (2016 est.) ++ $81.63 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment"
@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
"text": "China 11.3%, US 7.3%, Germany 6%, Namibia 5.2%, Botswana 5.2%, Japan 4.7%, UK 4.3%, India 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$84.33 billion (2015 est.) ++ $98.62 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$85.03 billion (2016 est.) ++ $84.33 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs"
@ -677,36 +677,22 @@
"text": "China 17.6%, Germany 11.2%, US 6.7%, Nigeria 5%, India 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$45.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $49.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$44.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $45.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$131.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $144 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$129.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $131.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$124.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $138.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$128.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $124.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$162.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $146 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$168.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $162.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "rand (ZAR) per US dollar - ++ 12.7581 (2015 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.)"
"text": "rand (ZAR) per US dollar - ++ 15.7 (2016 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2015 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "7,700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "85%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "90%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "77% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "235 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -799,14 +785,14 @@
"text": "the system is the best-developed and most modern in Africa"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 165 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria"
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 165 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireles"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well-developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas (2007)"
"text": "the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and internationa (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".za"

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"text": "12.8% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "5.6% of GDP (2010)"
"text": "7.2% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -539,55 +539,55 @@
"text": "Senegal’s economy is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fisheries and agriculture, which is the primary source of employment in rural areas. The country's key export industries include phosphate mining, fertilizer production, agricultural products and commercial fishing and it is also working on oil exploration projects. Senegal relies heavily on donor assistance, remittances and foreign direct investment. For the first time in the past twelve years, Senegal reached a growth rate of 6.5% in 2015 due in part to a buoyant performance in agriculture because of higher rainfall and productivity in the sector. ++ ++ President Macky SALL, who was elected in March 2012 under a reformist policy agenda, inherited an economy with high energy costs, a challenging business environment, and a culture of overspending. President SALL unveiled an ambitious economic plan, the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP), which aims to implement priority economic reforms and investment projects to increase economic growth while preserving macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. Bureaucratic bottlenecks and a challenging business climate are among the perennial challenges that may slow the implementation of this plan. ++ ++ Senegal is receiving technical support from the IMF from 2015-2017 under a Policy Support Instrument (PSI) to assist with implementation of the ESP. The PSI implementation continues to be satisfactory as concluded by the IMF’s second review mission in March 2016. Investors have signaled confidence in the country through Senegal’s successful Eurobond issuances in recent years, including in 2014. ++ ++ The government will focus on 19 projects under the ESP for the 2016 budget to continue the structural transformation of the economy. These 19 projects include the Thies-Touba Highway, including the new airport- Mbour-Thies Highway. Senegal will increase the national family allowances program and the community development emergency program in 2016. Electricity supply is a chief constraint for Senegal’s development. Electricity prices in Senegal are among the highest in the world. Power Africa, a program led by USAID and OPIC, plans to increase the current 500 mW of generating capacity to over 1,000 mW in the next three to five years. Recent gas discoveries on the Senegal-Mauritanian border, as well as just south of Dakar, will help alleviate some of the energy shortages."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$36.69 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ $33.02 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$39.72 billion (2016 est.) ++ $37.24 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.98 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$13.67 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$14.87 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "6.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "6.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,500 (2015 est.) ++ $2,400 (2014 est.) ++ $2,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,600 (2016 est.) ++ $2,500 (2015 est.) ++ $2,400 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "19.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "75.4%"
"text": "74.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "15.1%"
"text": "15%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "27.2%"
"text": "28.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.3%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "26.9%"
"text": "26.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-44.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-44% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "15.9%"
"text": "15.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "23.8%"
"text": "24.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "60.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "60.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -597,10 +597,10 @@
"text": "agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "7.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "6.521 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.737 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -629,50 +629,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.424 billion"
"text": "$3.839 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$4.081 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.453 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "25.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "54.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 53.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "55.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.1% (2015 est.) ++ -1.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "0.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "14.3% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 14.5% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "14.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.3% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$4.264 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.931 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.759 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.264 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$6.351 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.446 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$7.271 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.549 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$4.868 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.882 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.146 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.868 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.033 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.373 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.244 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.033 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$2.31 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.498 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.443 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.31 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton"
@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
"text": "Mali 12.8%, Switzerland 9.7%, India 5.9%, Cote dIvoire 5.3%, China 5.1%, UAE 4.1%, France 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$4.918 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.696 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.001 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.918 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food and beverages, capital goods, fuels"
@ -690,30 +690,16 @@
"text": "France 17.9%, China 10%, Nigeria 8.7%, India 5.6%, Spain 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.012 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.038 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.173 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.012 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$5.735 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.655 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.186 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.735 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "6,400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "55%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "90%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "28% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "3.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -806,14 +792,14 @@
"text": "good system with microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; about two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapidly"
"text": "above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; about two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapid"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 221; the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic cable provides connectivity to Europe and Asia while Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; many community and private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2007)"
"text": "state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".sn"

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},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$9.992 million"
"text": "$8.845 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$24.55 million"
"text": "$21.73 million"
},
"note": {
"text": "revenue data reflect locally raised revenues only; the budget deficit is resolved by grant aid from the UK (FY06/07 est.)"
@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar - ++ 0.6542 (2015) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012) ++ 0.624 (2011)"
"text": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar - ++ 0.7391 (2016 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2015 est.) ++ 0.607 (2014 est.) ++ 0.6391 (2013 est.) ++ 0.63 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "Saint Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broadcasts from 1 radio station on Saint Helena; broadcasts from the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) are available, as well as TV services for the US military; Tristan da Cunha has 1 local radio station and receives BFBS TV and radio broadcasts (2007)"
"text": "Saint Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broad (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".sh; note - Ascension Island assigned .ac"

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"text": "18.1% (2013)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "2.8% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "2.7% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -508,55 +508,55 @@
"text": "Sierra Leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but it is still recovering from a civil war that destroyed most institutions before ending in the early 2000s. ++ ++ In recent years economic growth has been driven by mining - particularly iron ore. The country’s principal exports are iron ore, diamonds, and rutile, and the economy is vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices. Until 2014, the government had relied on external assistance to support its budget, but it was gradually becoming more independent. The Ebola outbreak of 2014 and 2015, combined with falling global commodities prices, caused a significant contraction of economic activity in all areas. ++ ++ While the World Health Organization declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in November 2015, economic recovery will depend on rising commodities prices and increased efforts to diversify the sources of growth. Pervasive corruption and undeveloped human capital will continue to deter foreign investors. Sustained international donor support in the near future will partially offset these fiscal constraints."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$9.966 billion (2015 est.) ++ $12.69 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.13 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$10.64 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $12.92 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.167 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.289 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-21.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% (2014 est.) ++ 20.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ -21.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,600 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.) ++ $2,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,700 (2016 est.) ++ $1,600 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "-5.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 2.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -7.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "82.5%"
"text": "83.7%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "10.3%"
"text": "9.5%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "33.3%"
"text": "33.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.2%"
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "13.1%"
"text": "15.2%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-39.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-42.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "71.6%"
"text": "71.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "7.3%"
"text": "7.9%"
},
"services": {
"text": "21.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "21% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -566,10 +566,10 @@
"text": "diamond mining; iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, footwear)"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-65% (2015 est.)"
"text": "14% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.56 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.678 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -601,50 +601,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$664.6 million"
"text": "$558.1 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$875.3 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$738.6 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "15.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "13% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "41.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 37.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "43.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 41.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "8% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "7.1% (2016 est.) ++ 8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "NA%"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "18.78% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 19.41% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "18.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 18.78% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$458.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $432.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$444 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $458.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$960.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $857.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$967.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $904.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$501.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $516.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$505.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $501.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$574 million (2015 est.) ++ -$911 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$696 million (2016 est.) ++ -$681 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$569.4 million (2015 est.) ++ $1.282 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$886.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $569.4 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "Iron ore, diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish"
@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
"text": "China 31.3%, Belgium 27.8%, Romania 11.3%, US 7.3%, India 4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.575 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.635 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.303 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.575 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals"
@ -662,33 +662,19 @@
"text": "China 23%, India 7.9%, US 6.4%, Netherlands 5.1% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.403 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.238 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.561 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.403 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$1.296 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.095 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.629 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.296 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$9.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "leones (SLL) per US dollar - ++ 5,080.8 (2015 est.) ++ 4,524.2 (2014 est.) ++ 4,524.2 (2013 est.) ++ 4,344 (2012 est.) ++ 4,336.1 (2011 est.)"
"text": "leones (SLL) per US dollar - ++ 6,201.4 (2016 est.) ++ 5,080.8 (2015 est.) ++ 5,080.8 (2014 est.) ++ 4,524.2 (2013 est.) ++ 4,344 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "5,800,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "5%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "11%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "1% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -788,7 +774,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 government-owned TV station; 3 private TV stations; a pay-TV service began operations in late 2007; 1 government-owned national radio station; about two-dozen private radio stations primarily clustered in major cities; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2016)"
"text": "1 government-owned TV station; 3 private TV stations; a pay-TV service began operations in late 2007; 1 government-owned national radio station; about two-dozen private radio stations primarily clustered in major cities; transmissions of several internati (2016)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".sl"

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"text": "19.8%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.8%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "0.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-1.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "-1.7% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
"text": "light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "3.109 million (2013 est.)"
@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-71.1% (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be easily determined"
"text": "(2014 est.)"
}
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
"text": "$30.45 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$3.054 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.92 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
"text": "$3.054 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -605,20 +605,6 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "8,900,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "15%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "33%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "4% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -708,7 +694,7 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service, and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities, while charging the lowest international rates on the continent"
"text": "the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service, and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities, while charging the lowest"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers with one company beginning to provide 3G services in late 2012"
@ -718,7 +704,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "2 private TV stations rebroadcast Al-Jazeera and CNN; Somaliland has 1 government-operated TV station and Puntland has 1 private TV station; the transitional government operates Radio Mogadishu; 1 SW and roughly 10 private FM radio stations broadcast in Mogadishu; several radio stations operate in central and southern regions; Somaliland has 1 government-operated radio station; Puntland has roughly a half-dozen private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)"
"text": "2 private TV stations rebroadcast Al-Jazeera and CNN; Somaliland has 1 government-operated TV station and Puntland has 1 private TV station; the transitional government operates Radio Mogadishu; 1 SW and roughly 10 private FM radio stations broadcast in M (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".so"

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@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "18,900 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "dust storms and periodic persistent droughts"
},
@ -118,10 +121,7 @@
"text": "Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur",
"note": {
"text": "program of \"Arabization\" in process"
}
"text": "Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority"
@ -180,6 +180,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "33.8% of total population (2015)"
@ -381,7 +384,7 @@
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
"text": "18 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Al Gazira, Al Gedaref, Blue Nile, Central Darfur, East Darfur, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, West Darfur, Western Kordofan, White Nile"
"text": "18 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Blue Nile, Central Darfur, East Darfur, Gedaref, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, West Darfur, West Kordofan, White Nile"
},
"Independence": {
"text": "1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)"
@ -434,7 +437,7 @@
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States or Majlis Weleyat (50 seats; members indirectly elected - 2 each by the 25 state legislatures to serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis Watani (426 seats; 213 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 128 for women only directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 85 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms)"
"text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States or Majlis al-Wilayat (50 seats; members indirectly elected - 2 each by the 25 state legislatures to serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis Watani (426 seats; 213 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 128 for women only directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 85 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 13-15 April 2015 (next to be held in 2021)"
@ -458,10 +461,10 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Jalal al-DIGAIR] ++ Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI] ++ Muslim Brotherhood or MB ++ National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan al-BASHIR] ++ National Umma Party or UP [Siddiq al-MAHDI] ++ Popular Congress Party or PCP [Hassan al-TURABI] ++ Reform Now Party or RNP [Dr. Ghazi Salah al-DEEN] ++ Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB] ++ Sudanese Congress Party [Ibrahim Al-SHEIKH] ++ Unionist Movement Party or UMP [Nagla AL-AZHARI]"
"text": "Democratic Unionist Party or DUP ++ Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI] ++ Muslim Brotherhood or MB ++ National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan al-BASHIR] ++ National Umma Party or UP [Saddiq al-MAHDI] ++ Popular Congress Party or PCP [Kamal UMARI] ++ Reform Now Party or RNP [Dr. Ghazi Salah al-DEEN] ++ Sudan National Front [Ali Mahmud HASANAYN] ++ Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB] ++ Sudanese Congress Party [Ibrahim Al-SHEIKH] ++ Unionist Movement Party or UMP"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Darfur rebel groups including the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM [Gibril Fidail IBRAHIM], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-AW [Abdel Wahid NUR,various factional leaders], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-MM [Minni Arkou MINAWI] ++ National Consensus Front or NCF [Farouq ABU ISSA] ++ Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North or SPLM-N [Malik AGAR] ++ Sudan Revolutionary Front or SRF [Malik AGAR]"
"text": "Darfur rebel groups including the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM [Gibril Fidail IBRAHIM], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-AW [Abdel Wahid NUR, various factional leaders], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-MM [Minni Arkou MINAWI] ++ National Consensus Front or NCF [Farouq ABU ISSA] ++ Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North or SPLM-N [Yasir ARMAN]"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)"
@ -520,55 +523,55 @@
"text": "Sudan has experienced protracted social conflict, civil war, and, in July 2011, the loss of three-quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan’s economy. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture, keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line. ++ ++ Sudan is also subject to comprehensive US sanctions. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world’s total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force. ++ ++ Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces high inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012 but subsided to 18% in 2015."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$167 billion (2015 est.) ++ $161.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $156.2 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$176.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $171.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $163.1 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$83.61 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$94.3 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% (2015 est.) ++ 1.6% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$4,300 (2015 est.) ++ $4,300 (2014 est.) ++ $4,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$4,500 (2016 est.) ++ $4,500 (2015 est.) ++ $4,400 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "14.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "10.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "79%"
"text": "82.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "7%"
"text": "7.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "13.7%"
"text": "14.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "5.4%"
"text": "1.3%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "6.9%"
"text": "7.1%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-12.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-12.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "28.6%"
"text": "27.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "20.5%"
"text": "20.7%"
},
"services": {
"text": "50.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "51.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -578,7 +581,7 @@
"text": "oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly, milling"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "6.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "11.92 million (2007 est.)"
@ -610,44 +613,44 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$6.663 billion"
"text": "$7.301 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$9.943 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$11.28 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "68.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 72.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "68.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 68.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "17.3% (2015 est.) ++ 36.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "17.6% (2016 est.) ++ 17.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$9.511 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $8.034 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.711 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.511 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$13.47 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $13 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$15.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$17.34 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $14.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$17.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.34 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$6.457 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$4.999 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$5.545 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$6.386 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$3.169 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.454 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.703 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.169 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "gold; oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum Arabic, sugar"
@ -656,7 +659,7 @@
"text": "UAE 32%, China 16.2%, Saudi Arabia 15.5%, Australia 4.7%, India 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$8.368 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.106 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.345 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.368 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles, wheat"
@ -665,33 +668,19 @@
"text": "China 26.4%, UAE 10.1%, India 9.1%, Egypt 5.6%, Turkey 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$173.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $181.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$167.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $173.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$49.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $47.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$51.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$24.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $22.68 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$24.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $24.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - ++ 6.03 (2015 est.) ++ 5.74 (2014 est.) ++ 5.74 (2013 est.) ++ 3.57 (2012 est.) ++ 2.68 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - ++ 6.32 (2016 est.) ++ 6.03 (2015 est.) ++ 6.03 (2014 est.) ++ 5.74 (2013 est.) ++ 3.57 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "24,700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "35%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "63%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "21% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -904,7 +893,7 @@
},
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Land Forces, Navy (includes Marines), Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya), Popular Defense Forces (2011)"
"text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Land Forces, Navy (includes Marines), Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya), Rapid Support Forces, Popular Defense Forces (2016)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory or voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation; a requirement that completion of national service was mandatory before entering public or private sector employment has been cancelled (2012)"
@ -916,7 +905,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "98,676 (Eritrea); 8,894 (Chad) (2015); 247,317 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2016)"
"text": "98,676 (Eritrea); 8,894 (Chad) (2015); 263,245 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "3,218,234 (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2015)"

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@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
"text": "16.2% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "4.8% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "5.3% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -520,55 +520,55 @@
"text": "This small, sub-Saharan economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for a significant share of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton generate about 40% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves. ++ ++ The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. ++ ++ Togo’s 2015 economic growth remained steady at 5.4%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in the port and mineral sectors, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$10.85 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.775 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$11.61 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.02 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.46 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.165 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.52 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "5.3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "5.3% (2016 est.) ++ 5.4% (2015 est.) ++ 5.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,400 (2014 est.) ++ $1,400 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,500 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "15.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "18% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "113.2%"
"text": "107%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "16.7%"
"text": "16.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "21.8%"
"text": "21%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "54.1%"
"text": "49.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-105.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-93.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "28.5%"
"text": "27.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "20.9%"
"text": "21.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "50.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "51.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
"text": "phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "9.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.1% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.595 million (2007 est.)"
@ -610,26 +610,26 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.061 billion"
"text": "$1.14 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.3 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.377 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "25.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "67.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 59.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "63.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 67.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.8% (2015 est.) ++ 0.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "2.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
@ -638,22 +638,22 @@
"text": "NA%"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.14 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.036 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.315 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.14 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$2.017 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.025 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.599 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.184 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.642 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.977 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$523 million (2015 est.) ++ -$592 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$361 million (2016 est.) ++ -$295 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.246 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.326 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.246 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa"
@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
"text": "India 14.6%, Burkina Faso 11.3%, China 11.3%, Benin 9.6%, Ghana 9%, Lebanon 8.3%, Nigeria 6.1%, Niger 5.9% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.881 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.212 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.852 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.881 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products"
@ -671,30 +671,16 @@
"text": "China 22.9%, Belgium 20.3%, Netherlands 11.9%, France 6.6%, India 4.8%, Singapore 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$574 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $507 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$647.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $574 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $995.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.173 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "5,000,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "27%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "35%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "21% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -794,7 +780,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "2 state-owned TV stations with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2007)"
"text": "2 state-owned TV stations with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".tg"

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"text": "This small, poor island economy has become increasingly dependent on cocoa since independence in 1975. Cocoa production has substantially declined in recent years because of drought and mismanagement. Sao Tome and Principe has to import fuels, most manufactured goods, consumer goods, and food, making it vulnerable to fluctuations in global commodity prices. Maintaining control of inflation, fiscal discipline, and increasing flows of foreign direct investment into the oil sector are major economic problems facing the country. The government also has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies. ++ ++ Over the years, Sao Tome and Principe has had difficulty servicing its external debt and has relied heavily on concessional aid and debt rescheduling. It benefited from $200 million in debt relief in December 2000 under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries program, which helped bring down the country's $300 million debt burden. In August 2005, the government signed on to a new 3-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program worth $4.3 million. In April 2011, the country completed a Threshold Country Program with The Millennium Challenge Corporation to help increase tax revenues, reform customs, and improve the business environment. ++ ++ Considerable potential exists for development of a tourist industry, and the government has taken steps to expand facilities in recent years. Potential also exists for the development of petroleum resources in Sao Tome and Principe's territorial waters in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, which are being jointly developed in a 60-40 split with Nigeria, but any actual production is at least several years off."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$658 million (2015 est.) ++ $632.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $605.4 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$694 million (2016 est.) ++ $667.3 million (2015 est.) ++ $641.6 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$318 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$351 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.) ++ $3,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,300 (2016 est.) ++ $3,300 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "22.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 16.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "19.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "84.5%"
"text": "85.2%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.2%"
"text": "14.9%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "48.1%"
"text": "48.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.6%"
"text": "0.5%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "11%"
"text": "9.6%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-58.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-58.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "22.9%"
"text": "22.4%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "10.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "66.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "67.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -551,10 +551,10 @@
"text": "light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "3.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "68,640 (2015 est.)"
"text": "70,620 (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"note": {
@ -577,50 +577,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$88.95 million"
"text": "$108.6 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$108.9 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$127 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "28% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "30.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "81.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 69% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "89.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 81.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "5.3% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "5.1% (2016 est.) ++ 5.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "16% (31 December 2009) ++ 28% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "15% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 16% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "15% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$63.82 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $54.91 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$71.57 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $63.82 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$133.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $120.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$139.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $126.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$72.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $80.91 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$73.47 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$36 million (2015 est.) ++ -$93 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$44 million (2016 est.) ++ -$55 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$11.3 million (2015 est.) ++ $17.2 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$11 million (2016 est.) ++ $11.3 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil (2010 est.)"
@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
"text": "Netherlands 29.2%, Belgium 22.4%, Spain 15.5%, US 6.6%, Nigeria 5.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$118.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $144.6 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$116.8 million (2016 est.) ++ $118.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products"
@ -638,30 +638,16 @@
"text": "Portugal 65.2%, China 8.1%, Gabon 7.3% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$72.86 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $63.52 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$68.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.86 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$219 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $211.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$236.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $219 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "dobras (STD) per US dollar - ++ 22,091 (2015 est.) ++ 18,466 (2014 est.) ++ 18,466 (2013 est.) ++ 19,068 (2012 est.) ++ 17,623 (2011 est.)"
"text": "dobras (STD) per US dollar - ++ 22,624 (2016 est.) ++ 22,091 (2015 est.) ++ 22,091 (2014 est.) ++ 18,466 (2013 est.) ++ 19,068 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "100,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "70%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "40% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "70 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a \"national unity government\" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution."
"text": "Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a \"national unity government\" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution. In 2016, the new unity government continued to seek to balance political cohesion with economic and social pressures."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "4,590 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "NA"
},
@ -180,6 +183,9 @@
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "66.8% of total population (2015)"
@ -286,7 +292,7 @@
"text": "2.3% (2012)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "6.2% of GDP (2012)"
"text": "6.3% of GDP (2012)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -459,7 +465,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Daniel H. RUBENSTEIN (Since 22 October 2015)"
"text": "Ambassador Daniel H. RUBINSTEIN (Since 22 October 2015)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053"
@ -500,55 +506,55 @@
"text": "Tunisia's diverse, market-oriented economy has long been cited as a success story in Africa and the Middle East, but it faces an array of challenges following the 2011 Arab Spring revolution. Following an ill-fated experiment with socialist economic policies in the 1960s, Tunisia embarked on a successful strategy focused on bolstering exports, foreign investment, and tourism, all of which have become central to the country's economy. Key exports now include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products, chemicals, and phosphates, with about 80% of exports bound for Tunisia's main economic partner, the EU. ++ ++ Tunisia's liberal strategy, coupled with investments in education and infrastructure, fueled decades of 4-5% annual GDP growth and improving living standards. Former President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (1987-2011) continued these policies, but as his reign wore on cronyism and corruption stymied economic performance, and unemployment rose among the country's growing ranks of university graduates. These grievances contributed to the January 2011 overthrow of BEN ALI, sending Tunisia's economy into a tailspin as tourism and investment declined sharply. ++ ++ Since its establishment in late 2014, Tunisia’s new government has faced challenges reassuring businesses and investors, bringing budget and current account deficits under control, shoring up the country's financial system, lowering high unemployment, and reducing economic disparities between the more developed coastal region and the impoverished interior. In 2015, successive terrorist attacks against the tourism sector and worker strikes in the phosphate sector, which combined account for nearly 15% of GDP, slowed growth to less than 1% of GDP."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$127 billion (2015 est.) ++ $126 billion (2014 est.) ++ $123.2 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$130.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $128.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$43.58 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$42.39 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$11,400 (2015 est.) ++ $11,500 (2014 est.) ++ $11,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$11,700 (2016 est.) ++ $11,600 (2015 est.) ++ $11,600 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "21.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "13.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "71.2%"
"text": "71.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "19.4%"
"text": "20.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "19.7%"
"text": "18.8%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.6%"
"text": "1.6%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "39.9%"
"text": "37.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-50.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-49.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "10.4%"
"text": "10.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "28.2%"
"text": "28.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "61.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "61.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -558,10 +564,10 @@
"text": "petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate, iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-1.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.1% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "4.014 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.038 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -575,7 +581,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "15.2% (2015 est.) ++ 15% (2014 est.)"
"text": "15.4% (2016 est.) ++ 15.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "15.5% (2010 est.)"
@ -593,50 +599,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$10.28 billion"
"text": "$9.882 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$12.18 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$11.77 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "23.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "54.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 50.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "57.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4.9% (2015 est.) ++ 4.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "5.75% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "7.31% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.76% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "7.31% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.76% (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$12.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $12.68 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$12.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$31.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$35.73 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $35.82 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$35.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $35.73 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$8.887 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $9.662 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $10.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$3.875 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$4.341 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$3.397 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$3.849 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$14.07 billion (2015 est.) ++ $16.84 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$12.88 billion (2016 est.) ++ $14.07 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment"
@ -645,7 +651,7 @@
"text": "France 28.5%, Italy 17.2%, Germany 10.9%, Libya 6.1%, Spain 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$19.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $23.4 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$17.75 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.1 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs"
@ -654,27 +660,22 @@
"text": "France 19.4%, Italy 16.4%, Algeria 8.2%, Germany 7.4%, China 6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$7.059 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.395 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.276 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.059 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$25.45 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $26.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$27.23 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.45 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$36.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $35.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$37.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $36.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$285 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $285 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$285 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $285 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - ++ 1.9617 (2015 est.) ++ 1.6976 (2014 est.) ++ 1.6976 (2013 est.) ++ 1.56 (2012 est.) ++ 1.4078 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - ++ 2.141 (2016 est.) ++ 1.9617 (2015 est.) ++ 1.9617 (2014 est.) ++ 1.6976 (2013 est.) ++ 1.56 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "18 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -767,14 +768,14 @@
"text": "above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached about 140 telephones per 100 persons"
"text": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cell"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches (2015)"
"text": "country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria a (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national TV networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are privately owned and report domestic news stories directly from the official Tunisian news agency; the state retains control of broadcast facilities and transmitters through L'Office National de la Telediffusion; Tunisians also have access to Egyptian, pan-Arab, and European satellite TV channels (2007)"
"text": "broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national TV networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are priv (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".tn"

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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Mark Bradley CHILDRESS (since 22 May 2014)"
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Virginia BLASER (since October 2016)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani, Dar es Salaam"
@ -546,55 +546,55 @@
"text": "Tanzania is one of the world's poorest economies in terms of per capita income, but has achieved high growth rates based on its vast natural resource wealth and tourism. GDP growth in 2009-15 was an impressive 6-7% per year. Dar es Salaam used fiscal stimulus measures and easier monetary policies to lessen the impact of the global recession. Tanzania has largely completed its transition to a market economy, though the government retains a presence in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, energy, and mining. ++ ++ The economy depends on agriculture, which accounts for more than one-quarter of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs about 80% of the work force; agriculture accounts for 7% of government expenditures. All land in Tanzania is owned by the government, which can lease land for up to 99 years. Proposed reforms to allow for land ownership, particularly foreign land ownership, remain unpopular. ++ ++ The financial sector in Tanzania has expanded in recent years and foreign-owned banks account for about 48% of the banking industry's total assets. Competition among foreign commercial banks has resulted in significant improvements in the efficiency and quality of financial services, though interest rates are still relatively high, reflecting high fraud risk. Recent banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment. ++ ++ The World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's aging infrastructure, including rail and port, that provide important trade links for inland countries. In 2013, Tanzania completed the world's largest Millennium Challenge Compact grant, worth $698 million, and, in December 2014, the Millennium Challenge Corporation selected Tanzania for a second Compact. ++ ++ In late 2014, a highly publicized scandal in the energy sector involving senior Tanzanian officials resulted in international donors freezing nearly $500 million in direct budget support to the government. The Tanzanian shilling weakened in 2015 because of lower gold prices, election-related political risk, and outflows from emerging market currencies generally."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$138.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $129.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $121 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$150.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $140.6 billion (2015 est.) ++ $131.4 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$44.9 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$46.7 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "7% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "7.2% (2016 est.) ++ 7% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,900 (2015 est.) ++ $2,800 (2014 est.) ++ $2,600 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,100 (2016 est.) ++ $2,900 (2015 est.) ++ $2,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "20.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "21.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "61.2%"
"text": "62.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "13.7%"
"text": "13.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "34.5%"
"text": "36.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-4.7%"
"text": "-5.9%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "21.6%"
"text": "22.9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-26.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-29.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "25.6%"
"text": "25.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "26.5%"
"text": "27.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "47.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "47.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -604,10 +604,10 @@
"text": "agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "11.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "26.11 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "26.96 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -636,50 +636,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$6.022 billion"
"text": "$6.257 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$7.34 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$8.084 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "13.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "13.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "34.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 31.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "36.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "5.6% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 5.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "8.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 3.7% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "16.1% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 16.26% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "14.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.1% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$4.457 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.957 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.457 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$8.072 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.533 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$9.484 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $9.308 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$11.15 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.484 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$1.803 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.539 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.264 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$3.886 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$4.583 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$4.121 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.007 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$5.709 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.322 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.985 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.709 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton"
@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
"text": "India 21.4%, China 8.1%, Japan 5.1%, Kenya 4.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$9.843 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.92 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.976 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.843 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil"
@ -697,13 +697,13 @@
"text": "China 34.6%, India 13.5%, South Africa 4.7%, UAE 4.4%, Kenya 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$4.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.)",
"text": "$3.771 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "excludes gold"
}
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$15.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $14.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$15.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -712,24 +712,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar - ++ 1,989.7 (2015 est.) ++ 1,654 (2014 est.) ++ 1,654 (2013 est.) ++ 1,583 (2012 est.) ++ 1,572.1 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar - ++ 2,182.3 (2016 est.) ++ 1,989.7 (2015 est.) ++ 1,989.7 (2014 est.) ++ 1,654 (2013 est.) ++ 1,583 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "37,400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "24%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "71%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "4% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "6.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -822,7 +808,7 @@
"text": "telecommunications services are marginal; system operating below capacity and being modernized for better service"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line telephone network inadequate with less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service, aided by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly and exceeds 75 telephones per 100 persons; trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and fiber-optic cable; some links being made digital"
"text": "fixed-line telephone network inadequate with less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service, aided by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly and exceeds 75 telephones per 100 persons; trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radi"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 255; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
@ -963,7 +949,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "179,773 (Burundi); 62,505 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)"
"text": "177,335 (Burundi); 62,505 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {

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@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
"text": "14.1% (2011)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "2.2% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "1.7% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
"text": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); Prime Minister Ruhakana RUGUNDA (since 19 September 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Moses ALI (since 6 June 2016); Second Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda KIVEJINJA (since 6 June 2016); Third Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda KIVEJINJA (since 6 June 2016)"
"text": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); Prime Minister Ruhakana RUGUNDA (since 19 September 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Moses ALI (since 6 June 2016); Second Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda KIVEJINJA (since 6 June 2016))"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected members of the National Assembly or persons who qualify to be elected as members of the National Assembly"
@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Norbert MAO] ++ Forum for Democratic Change or FDC [Mugisha MUNTU] ++ Justice Forum or JEEMA [Asuman BASALIRWA] ++ National Resistance Movement or NRM [Yoweri MUSEVENI] ++ Ugandan People's Congress or UPC [Olara OTUNNU]"
"text": "Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Norbert MAO] ++ Forum for Democratic Change or FDC [Mugisha MUNTU] ++ Justice Forum or JEEMA [Asuman BASALIRWA] ++ National Resistance Movement or NRM [Yoweri MUSEVENI] ++ Uganda People's Congress or UPC [James AKENA]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda or NAWOU [Florence NEKYON] ++ Parliamentary Advocacy Forum or PAFO ++ Ugandan Coalition for Political Accountability to Women or COPAW"
@ -514,55 +514,55 @@
"text": "Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing one third of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Uganda’s economy remains predominantly agricultural with a small industrial sector that is dependent on imported inputs like oil and equipment. Overall productivity is hampered by a number of supply-side constraints, including underinvestment in an agricultural sector that continues to rely on rudimentary technology. Industrial growth is impeded by high-costs due to poor infrastructure, low levels of private investment, and the depreciation of the Ugandan shilling. ++ ++ Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation while encouraging foreign investment to boost production and export earnings. Since 1990 economic reforms ushered in an era of solid economic growth based on continued investment in infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, lower inflation, better domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. ++ ++ The global economic downturn in 2008 hurt Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth has largely recovered due to past reforms and a rapidly growing urban consumer population. Oil revenues and taxes are expected to become a larger source of government funding as production starts in the next five to 10 years. However, lower oil prices since 2014 and protracted negotiations and legal disputes between the Ugandan government and oil companies may prove a stumbling block to further exploration and development. ++ ++ Uganda faces many challenges. Instability in South Sudan has led to a sharp increase in Sudanese refugees and is disrupting Uganda's main export market. High energy costs, inadequate transportation and energy infrastructure, insufficient budgetary discipline, and corruption inhibit economic development and investor confidence. During 2015 the Uganda shilling depreciated 22% against the dollar, and inflation rose from 3% to 9%, which led to the Bank of Uganda hiking interest rates from 11% to 17%. As a result, inflation remained below double digits; however, trade and capital-intensive industries were negatively impacted. ++ ++ The budget for FY 2015/16 is dominated by energy and road infrastructure spending, while relying on donor support for long-term economic drivers of growth, including agriculture, health, and education. The largest infrastructure projects are externally financed through low-interest concessional loans. As a result, debt servicing for these loans is expected to rise in 2016/2017 by 22% and consume 15% the domestic budget."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$79.88 billion (2015 est.) ++ $76.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $72.48 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$84.93 billion (2016 est.) ++ $80.92 billion (2015 est.) ++ $77.21 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$24.74 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$25.61 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "5% (2015 est.) ++ 4.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,100 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "15% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "16.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "70.5%"
"text": "73.7%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "8.9%"
"text": "9.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "23.6%"
"text": "24.6%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "7.1%"
"text": "0.2%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "18%"
"text": "20.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-28.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-28.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "25.3%"
"text": "24.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "20.9%"
"text": "21%"
},
"services": {
"text": "53.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "54.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -572,10 +572,10 @@
"text": "sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "6.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "18.42 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "19.03 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -607,50 +607,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.415 billion"
"text": "$3.748 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$4.446 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$5.41 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "13.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "14.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "29.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "35.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 29.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "5.6% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "14% (December 2014) ++ 17% (30 March 2016)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "22.6% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 21.58% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "22.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 22.6% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.043 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.392 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.046 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.043 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$4.262 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.705 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$3.973 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.15 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.287 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.973 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$7.294 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.727 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.788 billion (31 December 2011 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$2.193 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$2.625 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$2.23 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.29 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$2.667 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.725 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.723 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.667 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold"
@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
"text": "Rwanda 10.7%, UAE 9.9%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.8%, Kenya 9.7%, Italy 5.8%, Netherlands 4.8%, Germany 4.7%, China 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$4.911 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.1 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.677 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.911 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals"
@ -668,13 +668,13 @@
"text": "Kenya 16.4%, UAE 15.5%, India 13.4%, China 13.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.909 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.316 billion (31 December 2014 est.)",
"text": "$2.851 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.909 billion (31 December 2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "excludes gold"
}
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$5.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.135 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -683,24 +683,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - ++ 3,234.1 (2015 est.) ++ 2,599.8 (2014 est.) ++ 2,599.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,505.6 (2012 est.) ++ 2,522.8 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - ++ 3,427 (2016 est.) ++ 3,234.1 (2015 est.) ++ 3,234.1 (2014 est.) ++ 2,599.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,505.6 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "32,100,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "15%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "55%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "7% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "3 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -738,7 +724,7 @@
"text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
},
"Crude oil - proved reserves": {
"text": "2.5 billion bbl (2014)"
"text": "2.5 billion bbl (July 6, 1905)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - production": {
"text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
@ -790,7 +776,7 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided through satellite and fiber-optic cables through Kenya and the Indian Ocean"
"text": "mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed-line and mobile-cellular systems for short-range traffic; mobile-cellular teledensity about 55 per 100 persons"
@ -800,7 +786,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; Uganda first began licensing privately owned stations in the 1990s; by 2007, there were nearly 150 radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available in Kampala (2007)"
"text": "public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; Uganda first began licensing privately owned stations in the 1990s; by 2007, there were nearly 150 radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; tra (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ug"
@ -911,7 +897,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "564,440 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers); 222,650 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 41,167 (Burundi); 29,292 (Somalia); 15,226 (Rwanda) (2016)"
"text": "602,212 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers); 224,098 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 41,167 (Burundi); 38,780 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers); 15,226 (Rwanda) (2016)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "30,000 (displaced in northern Uganda because of fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army; as of 2011, most of the 1.8 million people displaced to IDP camps at the height of the conflict had returned home or resettled, but many had not found durable solutions; intercommunal violence and cattle raids) (2015)"

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"text": "26.2% (2010)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "4.5% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "3.9% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Tulinabo Salama MUSHINGI (since 5 August 2013)"
"text": "Ambassador Andrew YOUNG (since September 2016)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Rue 15.873, Avenue Sembene Ousmane, Ouaga 2000, Secteur 15"
@ -529,55 +529,55 @@
"text": "Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. About 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. ++ ++ Cotton and gold are Burkina Faso’s key exports - gold has accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues. Burkina Faso’s economic growth and revenue depends on global prices for the two commodities. The Burkinabe economy experienced high levels of growth over the last few years, and the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports. ++ ++ Burkina Faso experienced a number of public protests over the high cost of living, corruption, and other socioeconomic issues in 2013, while the fall of the COMPAORE government in 2014 and failed coup in September 2015 disrupted economic activity and strained government finances. A new three-year IMF program was approved in 2013 to focus on improving the quality of public investment and ensuring inclusive growth. Political insecurity in neighboring Mali, unreliable energy supplies, and poor transportation links pose long-term challenges."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$30.88 billion (2015 est.) ++ $29.69 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.55 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$32.99 billion (2016 est.) ++ $31.35 billion (2015 est.) ++ $30.14 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$11.01 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$12.01 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,700 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,800 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "21.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.9% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "8.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 7.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "49.1%"
"text": "45.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "20.7%"
"text": "22%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "31.2%"
"text": "28.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.9%"
"text": "0.7%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "33.4%"
"text": "34.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-35.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-31% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "32.9%"
"text": "32.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "21.9%"
"text": "21.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "45.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "45.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
"text": "cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "7.692 million",
@ -622,23 +622,23 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$2.16 billion"
"text": "$2.442 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.387 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.779 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "19.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1% (2015 est.) ++ -0.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)"
@ -647,22 +647,22 @@
"text": "NA% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.124 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.969 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.348 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.124 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$4.211 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $3.343 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
"text": "$4.387 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$3.192 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.302 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.421 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.192 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$622 million (2015 est.) ++ -$1.004 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$723 million (2016 est.) ++ -$706 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$2.515 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.755 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.771 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.515 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "gold, cotton, livestock"
@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
"text": "Switzerland 53.3%, India 14.5% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.863 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.016 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.872 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.863 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum"
@ -680,30 +680,16 @@
"text": "Cote dIvoire 23.1%, France 11.1%, Togo 7.5%, China 4.8%, Ghana 4.6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$259.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $297.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$333.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $259.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$2.669 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.544 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.092 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.669 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "14,100,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "17%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "56%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "1% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -900,7 +886,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "32,295 (Mali) (2016)"
"text": "32,017 (Mali) (2016)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {

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"text": "The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 11.5% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Marine diamond mining is increasingly important as the terrestrial diamond supply has dwindled. The rising cost of mining diamonds, increasingly from the sea, combined with increased diamond production in Russia and China, has reduced profit margins. Namibian authorities have emphasized the need to add value to raw materials, do more in-country manufacturing, and exploit the services market, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors. ++ ++ Namibia is the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. The Chinese owned Husab uranium mine in expected to start producing uranium ore in 2017. Once the Husab mine reaches full production, Namibia is expected to become the world’s second-largest producer of uranium. Namibia also produces large quantities of zinc and is a smaller producer of gold and copper. The mining and quarrying sectors employ 2% of the population. Namibia's economy remains vulnerable to world commodity price fluctuations, and drought. ++ ++ Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages can be a problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides one of the world's most unequal income distributions. A priority of the current government is poverty eradication. ++ ++ A five-year, Millennium Challenge Corporation compact ended in September 2014. As an upper middle income country, Namibia is ineligible for a second compact. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged one-to-one to the South African rand. Namibia receives 30%-40% of its revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Volatility in the size of Namibia's annual SACU allotment complicates budget planning."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$25.34 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.25 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.8 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$27.04 billion (2016 est.) ++ $25.94 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.63 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$12.83 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$10.18 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.5% (2015 est.) ++ 6.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.2% (2016 est.) ++ 5.3% (2015 est.) ++ 6.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$11,400 (2015 est.) ++ $11,000 (2014 est.) ++ $10,500 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$11,800 (2016 est.) ++ $11,400 (2015 est.) ++ $11,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "19.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "16.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "62.8%"
"text": "63.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "26.9%"
"text": "26.5%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "33.4%"
"text": "36.9%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.6%"
"text": "-1.6%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "43.9%"
"text": "45.8%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-67.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-71.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "5.9%"
"text": "5.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "29%"
},
"services": {
"text": "65.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "65.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -590,10 +590,10 @@
"text": "meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, pasta, beverages; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "5.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "1.188 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.21 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -628,65 +628,65 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$4.553 billion"
"text": "$3.818 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$5.258 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.408 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "35.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "37.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "34.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "35.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.4% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "6.8% (2016 est.) ++ 3.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.75% (17 February 2016) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2015)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "7.41% (17 February 2016 est.) ++ 8.7% (31 December 2015 est.)"
"text": "9.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.41% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.583 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.507 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.583 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$7.496 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.574 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$4.904 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.655 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.837 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.904 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$1.305 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.152 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.176 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.253 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.12 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.268 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.489 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$4.015 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.612 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.185 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.015 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, white fish and mollusks"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$6.914 billion (2015 est.) ++ $7.191 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.888 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.914 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$1.69 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.177 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.762 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.69 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$6.124 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.829 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$6.515 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.124 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -695,24 +695,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - ++ 12.7589 (2015 est.) ++ 10.8526 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8526 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - ++ 16.15 (2016 est.) ++ 12.7589 (2015 est.) ++ 12.7589 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8526 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "1,600,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "32%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "50%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "17% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -808,7 +794,7 @@
"text": "multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of about 110 telephones per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East submarine cable through South Africa; connected to the West Africa Cable System, an ultra-high capacity fiber-optic submarine cable linking southern and western African countries to Europe; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2015)"
"text": "country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East submarine cable through South Africa; connected to the West Africa Cable Sy (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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"Irrigated land": {
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Population - distribution": {
"text": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility"
},
@ -161,6 +164,9 @@
"Death rate": {
"text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "80.9% of total population (2015)"
@ -246,7 +252,7 @@
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved -territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984 - Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)"
"text": "legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved -territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, was led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ until his death in May 2016; current President Brahim GHALI elected in July 2016; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984 - Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)"
},
"Capital": {
"text": "Laayoune (administrative center)",
@ -258,7 +264,7 @@
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
"text": "none officially, the territory west of the Moroccan berm falls under de facto Moroccan control; Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government; portions of the regions Guelmim-Es Smara and Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, another region that falls entirely within Western Sahara"
"text": "none officially; the territory west of the Moroccan berm falls under de facto Moroccan control; Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government; portions of the regions Guelmim-Es Smara and Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, another region that falls entirely within Western Sahara"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "none; (residents of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara participate in Moroccan elections)"
@ -376,7 +382,7 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 9.7351 (2015) ++ 8.3803 (2013) ++ 8.3803 (2013) ++ 8.6 (2012) ++ 8.0899 (2011)"
"text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 9.929 (2016 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2015 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2013) ++ 8.3803 (2013) ++ 8.6 (2012)"
}
},
"Energy": {

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"text": "5.8% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "8.6% of GDP (2011)"
"text": "7.1% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -495,55 +495,55 @@
"text": "Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland depends on South Africa for 60% of its exports and for more than 90% of its imports. Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African rand, effectively relinquishing Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. The government is heavily dependent on customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), and worker remittances from South Africa supplement domestically earned income. Swaziland’s GDP per capita makes it a lower middle income country, but its income distribution is highly skewed, with an estimated 20% of the population controlling 80% of the nation’s wealth. As of 2014, more than one-quarter of the adult population was infected by HIV/AIDS; Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate. ++ ++ Subsistence agriculture employs approximately 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector diversified in the 1980s and 1990s, but manufacturing has grown little in the last decade. Sugar and wood pulp had been major foreign exchange earners until the wood pulp producer closed in January 2010, and sugar is now the main export earner. Mining has declined in importance in recent years. Coal, gold, diamond, and quarry stone mines are small scale, and the only iron ore mine closed in 2014. ++ ++ With an estimated 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number and size of small and medium enterprises and to attract foreign direct investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistent problems. On 1 January 2015, Swaziland lost its eligibility for benefits under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act, resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs. ++ ++ The IMF forecasted that Swaziland’s economy will grow at a slower pace in 2016/2017 because of a region-wide drought, which is likely to hurt Swaziland’s revenue from sugar exports and other agricultural products, and a decline in the tourism and transport sectors. Swaziland’s revenue from SACU receipts and remittances from Swazi citizens abroad will also decline in 2016/2017, making it harder to maintain fiscal balance."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$10.85 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.67 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.41 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$11.06 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.01 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.83 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.028 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$3.43 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.7% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.7% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$8,500 (2015 est.) ++ $8,400 (2014 est.) ++ $8,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$9,800 (2016 est.) ++ $9,800 (2015 est.) ++ $9,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "11.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "79.1%"
"text": "74.7%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "20.4%"
"text": "21.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "10.3%"
"text": "14.6%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "37.1%"
"text": "34.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-46.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-45.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "6.6%"
"text": "5.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "43.9%"
"text": "44.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "49.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "49.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
"text": "coal, forestry, sugar, soft drink concentrates, textiles and apparel"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.8% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "446,100 (2013 est.)"
@ -588,62 +588,62 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.121 billion"
"text": "$866.9 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.387 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.195 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "27.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-9.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "5% (2015 est.) ++ 5.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "8.8% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "9.04% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8.63% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "10.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.04% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$304.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $367.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$236.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $304.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$825.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.008 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$557.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $685 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$511.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $557.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA ++ $203.1 million (31 December 2007) ++ $199.9 million (31 December 2006)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "$20 million (2015 est.) ++ $145 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$167 million (2016 est.) ++ $370 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.763 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.803 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.717 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.763 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "soft drink concentrates, sugar, timber, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.603 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.687 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.655 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.603 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$548 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $690.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$603.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $548 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$440.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $438.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$470.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $440.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -652,24 +652,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "emalangeni per US dollar - ++ 12.7581 (2015 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.)"
"text": "emalangeni per US dollar - ++ 16.15 (2016 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2015 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "900,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "27%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "40%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "24% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -762,7 +748,7 @@
"text": "a somewhat modern but not an advanced system"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "single source for mobile-cellular service with a geographic coverage of about 90% and a rising subscribership base; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons in 2015; telephone system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay"
"text": "single source for mobile-cellular service with a geographic coverage of about 90% and a rising subscribership base; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons in 2015; telephone system consists of carrier-equ"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 268; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"

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@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day, 24 October (1964)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991; amended 1996, 2015, last in 2016; an 11 August 2016 constitutinal referendum on enhancement of the Bill of Rights and changes in constitution amendment procedures failed(2016)"
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991; amended 1996, 2015 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
@ -506,55 +506,55 @@
"text": "Zambia has had one of the world’s fastest growing economies for the past ten years, with real GDP growth averaging roughly 6.7% per annum, though growth slowed in 2015 to just over 3%, due to falling copper prices, reduced power generation, and depreciation of the kwacha. Zambia’s lack of economic diversification and dependency on copper as its sole major export makes it vulnerable to fluctuations in the world commodities market and prices turned downward in 2015 due to declining demand from China; Zambia was overtaken by the Democratic Republic of Congo as Africa’s largest copper producer. ++ ++ Despite recent strong economic growth and its status as a lower middle-income country, widespread and extreme rural poverty and high unemployment levels remain significant problems, made worse by a high birth rate, a relatively high HIV/AIDS burden, and by market-distorting agricultural and energy policies. Economic policy inconsistency and poor budget execution in recent years has hindered the economy and contributed to weakness in the kwacha, which was Africa’s worst performing currency during 2015. Zambia has raised $7 billion from international investors by issuing separate sovereign bonds in September 2012, April 2014, and July 2015, significantly increasing the country’s public debt as a share of GDP. ++ ++ Poor management of water resources has also contributed to a power generation shortage, which has hampered industrial productivity and contributed to an increase in year-on-year inflation to 23% by March 2016. Zambia’s currency, the kwacha, also depreciated sharply against the dollar through 2015, before the central bank restricted lending."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$62.71 billion (2015 est.) ++ $60.51 billion (2014 est.) ++ $57.61 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$65.17 billion (2016 est.) ++ $63.27 billion (2015 est.) ++ $61.43 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$21.89 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$20.57 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.6% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,900 (2015 est.) ++ $3,800 (2014 est.) ++ $3,800 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,900 (2016 est.) ++ $3,900 (2015 est.) ++ $3,900 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "20.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "27% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 37.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "52.9%"
"text": "53%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "21.4%"
"text": "21.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "26.9%"
"text": "26%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "1.3%"
"text": "1.2%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "46.8%"
"text": "43.8%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-49.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-45.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "8.9%"
"text": "9.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "30%"
"text": "29.2%"
},
"services": {
"text": "61.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "61.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -564,10 +564,10 @@
"text": "copper mining and processing, emerald mining, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-2.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "6.895 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.116 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -599,50 +599,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.661 billion"
"text": "$3.418 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$5.387 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$5.079 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "16.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "16.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-7.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-8.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "58.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 37.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "57.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 58.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "10.1% (2015 est.) ++ 7.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "20.7% (2016 est.) ++ 10.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "9.1% (31 December 2012) ++ 19% (31 December 2011)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "13.25% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 11.57% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "15.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.25% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.288 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.328 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.288 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$5.682 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.437 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$3.682 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.006 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.672 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.682 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$3.004 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.009 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $2.817 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$768 million (2015 est.) ++ $581 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$932 million (2016 est.) ++ -$768 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$6.998 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.22 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.609 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.998 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "copper/cobalt, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton"
@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
"text": "China 25.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 13%, South Africa 6.4%, South Korea 4.9%, India 4.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$7.711 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.595 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.752 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.711 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, clothing"
@ -660,10 +660,10 @@
"text": "South Africa 34.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.2%, Kenya 9.7%, China 7.3%, India 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.968 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.078 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.046 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.968 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$8.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.367 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -672,24 +672,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - ++ 8.6 (2015 est.) ++ 6.2 (2014 est.) ++ 6.2 (2013 est.) ++ 5.1 (2012 est.) ++ 4,860.7 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - ++ 10.8 (2016 est.) ++ 8.6 (2015 est.) ++ 8.6 (2014 est.) ++ 6.2 (2013 est.) ++ 5.1 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "10,700,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "26%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "45%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "14% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -782,14 +768,14 @@
"text": "among the best in sub-Saharan Africa"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms"
"text": "high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel (2010)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 3 TV stations, is the principal local-content provider, and owns about 45% of multi-channel Zambia shares; several private TV stations and multi-channel subscription TV services are available; ZNBC operates 4 radio networks; 64 private radio stations are available (most regionally) and relays of at least 2 international broadcasters — including BBC and Radio France International – are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe (2015)"
"text": "state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 3 TV stations, is the principal local-content provider, and owns about 45% of multi-channel Zambia shares; several private TV stations and multi-channel subscription TV services are avai (2015)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".zm"

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"text": "11.2% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "2% of GDP (2010)"
"text": "8.4% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -506,55 +506,55 @@
"text": "Zimbabwe's economy depends heavily on its mining and agriculture sectors. Following a decade of contraction from 1998 to 2008, the economy recorded real growth of more than 10% per year in the period 2010-13, before slowing to roughly 3% in 2014 due to poor harvests, low diamond revenues, and decreased investment. Lower mineral prices, infrastructure and regulatory deficiencies, a poor investment climate, a large public and external debt burden, and extremely high government wage expenses impede the country’s economic performance. ++ ++ Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Dollarization in early 2009 - which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be used locally - ended hyperinflation and reduced inflation below 10% per year. The RBZ introduced bond coins denominated in 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent increments on a par with the US dollar in December 2014, more than five years after the Zimbabwe dollar was taken out of circulation. In January 2015, as part of the government’s effort to boost trade and attract foreign investment, the RBZ announced that the Chinese renmimbi, Indian rupee, Australian dollar, and Japanese yen would be accepted as legal tender in Zimbabwe. ++ ++ Zimbabwe’s government entered a second Staff Monitored Program with the IMF in 2014 and undertook other measures to reengage with international financial institutions. Foreign and domestic investment continues to be hindered by the lack of clarity regarding the government’s Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act. In 2015 the depreciation of the South African rand against the US dollar has led to deflation in Zimbabwe as prices for South African imports decline while the costs of domestic production in US dollars remains stable."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$28.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $27.69 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.66 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$28.33 billion (2016 est.) ++ $28.41 billion (2015 est.) ++ $28.11 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$14.27 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$14.19 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 3.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,100 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,000 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "-0.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 0.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -3.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "7.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "84.2%"
"text": "83.7%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "25.1%"
"text": "25.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "13.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "26.2%"
"text": "24.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-48.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-46.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "13.2%"
"text": "12.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "28.5%"
"text": "28.4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "59% (2015 est.)"
"text": "59.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -564,10 +564,10 @@
"text": "mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "7.905 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "8.098 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -602,53 +602,53 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.5 billion"
"text": "$3.4 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$3.8 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$3.9 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "24.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "24% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "44.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 41.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "45.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-2.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ -2.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "7.17% (31 December 2010) ++ 975% (31 December 2007)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "18% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 22% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "20% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 18% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.112 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.159 billion (31 December 2014 est.)",
"text": "$2.13 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.112 billion (31 December 2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "Zimbabwe's central bank no longer publishes data on monetary aggregates, except for bank deposits, which amounted to $2.1 billion in November 2010; the Zimbabwe dollar stopped circulating in early 2009; since then, the US dollar and South African rand have been the most frequently used currencies; there are no reliable estimates of the amount of foreign currency circulating in Zimbabwe"
"text": "Zimbabwe's central bank no longer publishes data on monetary aggregates, except for bank deposits, which amounted to $2.1 billion in November 2010; the Zimbabwe dollar stopped circulating in early 2009; since then, the US dollar and South African rand hav"
}
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$47.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $101.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$5.013 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.123 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.055 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.013 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$4.073 billion (13 April 2015 est.) ++ $11.82 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $10.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$2.466 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$2.639 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.069 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.52 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$3.551 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.703 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.257 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.551 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing"
@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
"text": "China 27.8%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14%, Botswana 12.5%, South Africa 7.6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$6.016 billion (2015 est.) ++ $6.307 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.738 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.016 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products"
@ -666,39 +666,25 @@
"text": "South Africa 48.1%, China 12.1%, India 5.2%, Zambia 4.6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$339.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $363.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$326.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $339.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$10.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$10.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$3.084 billion (31 December 20145 est.)"
"text": "$3.413 billion (31 December 2016 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$234 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
"text": "$252.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - ++ NA (2013) ++ 234.25 (2010) ++ 234.25 (2009) ++ 9,686.8 (2007)",
"text": "Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ NA (2013) ++ 234.25 (2010) ++ ",
"note": {
"text": "the dollar was adopted as a legal currency in 2009; since then the Zimbabwean dollar has experienced hyperinflation and is essentially worthless"
}
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "8,500,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "40%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "80%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "21% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "9.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -791,7 +777,7 @@
"text": "privatization and competition have driven rapid expansion of telecommunications, particularly cellular voice and mobile broadband, in recent years; continued economic instability and infrastructure limitations, such as reliable power, hinder progress"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, fiber-optic cable, VSAT terminals, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is most readily available in Harare and major towns; 1 government owned and 3 private cellular providers; 3G and VoIP services are widely available with 4G/LTE service being deployed"
"text": "consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, fiber-optic cable, VSAT terminals, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is most readily ava"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 5 international digital gateway exchanges; fiber-optic connections to neighboring states provide access to international networks via undersea cable (2015)"

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"text": "54.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-66.8% (2012)"
"text": "-66.8% (2013)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -498,20 +498,6 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "22,219"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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"text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small, five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars"
},
"National symbol(s)": {
"text": "Southern Cross constellation (five, seven-pointed stars), kangaroo, emu; national colors: green, gold"
"text": "Southern Cross constellation (composed of five stars: four large seven-pointed stars, one small five-pointed star), kangaroo, emu; national colors: green, gold"
},
"National anthem": {
"name": {
@ -498,44 +498,44 @@
"text": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2016 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by a sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has stalled and sharp drops in current prices have impacted growth. ++ ++ The services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. ++ ++ Australia benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend has reversed due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. ++ ++ Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia’s free trade agreement (FTA) with China entered into force in 2015, adding to existing FTAs with the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India. Australia is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.489 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.454 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.56 trillion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1.189 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.156 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.128 trillion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.224 trillion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.257 trillion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.6% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.9% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.7% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$65,400 (2015 est.) ++ $64,700 (2014 est.) ++ $65,400 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$48,800 (2016 est.) ++ $48,300 (2015 est.) ++ $47,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "21.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "21.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "57.5%"
"text": "58.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "18.3%"
"text": "18.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "26%"
"text": "24.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.4%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "19.5%"
"text": "19.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-21.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-20.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -543,10 +543,10 @@
"text": "3.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "27.8%"
"text": "28.2%"
},
"services": {
"text": "68.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "68.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -556,10 +556,10 @@
"text": "mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "12.5 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "12.63 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "6.1% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "5.8% (2016 est.) ++ 6.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA%"
@ -591,26 +591,26 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$415.6 billion"
"text": "$420.5 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$436.3 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$446.4 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "34% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "33.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "44.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 42.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "46.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "3% (28 February 2013) ++ 4.35% (31 December 2010)",
@ -619,25 +619,25 @@
}
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "5.58% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 5.95% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "5.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.58% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$223.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $224.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$245.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $223.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.661 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.648 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.986 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.09 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.158 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.986 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$1.286 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.198 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.455 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$1.187 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.289 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.366 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$56.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$43.83 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$43.85 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$57.98 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$188.3 billion (2015 est.) ++ $240.7 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$184.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $188.3 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment"
@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
"text": "China 32.2%, Japan 15.9%, South Korea 7.1%, US 5.4%, India 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$207.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $240.3 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$203.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $207.7 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products"
@ -655,27 +655,22 @@
"text": "China 23%, US 11.2%, Japan 7.4%, South Korea 5.5%, Thailand 5.1%, Germany 4.6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$49.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $53.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$54.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.524 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.552 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.692 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.524 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$582.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $599.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$614.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $582.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$437.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $483.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$441.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $437.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.1078 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "235 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -771,11 +766,11 @@
"text": "domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber-optic submarine cable provides links to NZ and the US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber-optic submarine cable provides links to NZ and the US; satellite earth stations - 10 (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2008)"
"text": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadc (2008)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".au"

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@ -477,35 +477,35 @@
"text": "The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closure of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.146 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.11 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.088 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1.198 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.163 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.127 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.147 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.218 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.3% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.3% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,900 (2015 est.) ++ $1,900 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,000 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "17.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "18.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "53.2%"
"text": "52.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "38.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "39.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
"text": "fish (tuna), mining, timber"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "202,500 (2007 est.)"
@ -547,41 +547,41 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$411.9 million"
"text": "$421.6 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$433.6 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$458.8 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "35.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "34.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-0.6% (2015 est.) 5.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2016 est.) -0.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.48% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.91% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "10.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.48% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$405.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $360.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$445.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $405.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$452.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $467.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$459.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $427.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$84.69 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $45.12 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$98.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $84.69 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$30 million (2015 est.) ++ -$50 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$54 million (2016 est.) ++ -$30 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$419.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $455.1 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$419.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $419.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa"
@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
"text": "China 61.7%, India 5.9%, Italy 5.9% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$425.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $460.2 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$425.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $425.7 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals"
@ -602,30 +602,16 @@
"text": "$491.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $187.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$522.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $781.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$545.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $522.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$50.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $48.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$50.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $50.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - ++ 7.9147 (2015 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2014 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.36 (2012 est.) ++ 7.6413 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - ++ 8.064 (2016 est.) ++ 7.9147 (2015 est.) ++ 7.9147 (2014 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.36 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "495,321"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "23%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "62%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "13% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "85 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -722,7 +708,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is the sole TV broadcaster with 1 station; multi-channel pay-TV is available; SIBC operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is available via satellite feed (2009)"
"text": "Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is the sole TV broadcaster with 1 station; multi-channel pay-TV is available; SIBC operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is availabl (2009)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".sb"

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@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
"text": "foodstuffs"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012)"
}
},
"Communications": {

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@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
"text": "2.9%"
},
"services": {
"text": "95.4% (2010)"
"text": "95.4% (2012)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {

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@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
"text": "50% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "3.9% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "4% of GDP (2015)"
},
"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
"total": {
@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
"text": "$141 million (1996 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.)"
"text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.441 (2014 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2013 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {

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@ -464,55 +464,55 @@
"text": "Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 755,000 tourists visiting in 2015, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. ++ ++ Fiji's sugar remains a significant industry and a major export. The sugar industry reforms since 2010 have improved productivity and returns, but the industry faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices by 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. ++ ++ The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 have boosted investor confidence. Private sector investment in 2015 exceeded 20% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$8.048 billion (2015 est.) ++ $7.716 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.329 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$8.374 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.17 billion (2015 est.) ++ $7.833 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.782 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.556 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$9,000 (2015 est.) ++ $8,700 (2014 est.) ++ $8,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$9,400 (2016 est.) ++ $9,200 (2015 est.) ++ $8,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "12.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 8.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "12.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 8.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
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"text": "70.4%"
"text": "72.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "10.7%"
"text": "11%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "19.7%"
"text": "20.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
},
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"text": "56.4%"
"text": "50.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-57.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-54.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "11%"
"text": "10.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "18.4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "70.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "71% (2016 est.)"
}
},
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@ -522,10 +522,10 @@
"text": "tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries"
},
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"text": "2.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "347.7 (2015 est.)"
"text": "350.1 (2016 est.)"
},
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"agriculture": {
@ -551,50 +551,50 @@
},
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"revenues": {
"text": "$1.24 billion"
"text": "$1.232 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.383 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.469 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"text": "25.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "27% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
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"text": "-3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "48.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 47.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "50.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "1.75% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "5.79% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 5.76% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "5.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.79% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.931 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.823 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.083 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.931 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$3.165 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.325 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$3.068 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.896 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.365 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.068 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$452.5 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $392.2 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $418.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$257 million (2015 est.) ++ -$326 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$329 million (2016 est.) ++ -$235 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.233 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.152 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$986.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.233 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil, mineral water"
@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
"text": "US 13.4%, Australia 10.2%, Samoa 6.7%, Tonga 5.9% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.283 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.403 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.397 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.283 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals"
@ -612,36 +612,22 @@
"text": "China 16.2%, South Korea 15.7%, NZ 14%, Australia 13.4%, Singapore 8.7%, France 7% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$918.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $916.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$884 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $918.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$820.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $863.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$833.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $820.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$4.047 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.747 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.347 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.047 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$189.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $186.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$192.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $189.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - ++ 2.0976 (2015 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2014 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.7932 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - ++ 2.11 (2016 est.) ++ 2.0976 (2015 est.) ++ 2.0976 (2014 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "375,274"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "72%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -741,7 +727,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "Fiji TV, a publicly traded company, operates a free-to-air channel, as well as Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific multi-channel pay-TV services; state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters and 4 commercial broadcasters with multiple repeaters; 5 radio stations with repeaters operated by Communications Fiji, Ltd; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2009)"
"text": "Fiji TV, a publicly traded company, operates a free-to-air channel, as well as Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific multi-channel pay-TV services; state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters an (2009)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".fj"

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"text": "Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing, and government, which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation, lack of adequate facilities, and limited internal air and water transportation. ++ ++ Under the terms of the original Compact, the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-03 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a Trust Fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end. ++ ++ The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$306 million (2015 est.) ++ $306.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $317.3 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$314 million (2016 est.) ++ $310.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $311.2 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2013 US dollars; GDP supplemented by grant aid, averaging about $100 million annually"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$318 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$325 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-0.2% (2015 est.) ++ -3.4% (2014 est.) ++ -3.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.2% (2015 est.) ++ -3.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,900 (2014 est.) ++ $3,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,000 (2016 est.) ++ $3,000 (2015 est.) ++ $3,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
@ -555,10 +555,10 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "67.2% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
"text": "65.8% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "6.8% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
"text": "6.7% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "28% of GDP (2013) ++ 27% of GDP (2012)"
@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
"text": "1 October - 30 September"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-1% (2015 est.) ++ 0.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "7.1% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)"
@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
"text": "$56.98 million (2013 est.) ++ $56.77 million (31 December 2011 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "$3 million (2015 est.) ++ $22 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3 million (2015 est.) ++ $3 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$88.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $95.7 million (2012 est.)"
@ -610,20 +610,6 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "42,934"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "192 million kWh (2002)"
},

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@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "A Tia Porinetia [Teva ROHFRITSCH] ++ Alliance for a New Democracy or ADN (includes the parties The New Star and This Country is Yours) ++ New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON] ++ Our Home alliance ++ People's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU] ++ Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE] ++ Union for Democracy alliance or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]"
"text": "A Tia Porinetia [Teva ROHFRITSCH] ++ Alliance for a New Democracy or ADN (includes the parties The New Star and This Country is Yours) ++ New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON] ++ Our Home alliance ++ People's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU] ++ Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE] ++ Tavini Huiraatira [James CHANCELOR] ++ Union for Democracy alliance or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WMO"
@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
"text": "19%"
},
"services": {
"text": "68% (2013 est.)"
"text": "68% (2013)"
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
"text": "$1.891 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.833 billion (2011)"
"text": "$1.833 billion (2012)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -497,24 +497,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (2012 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "116,981"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "72%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
"text": "21.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "78.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "78.1% (2013)"
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@ -518,20 +518,6 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "66,724"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.6 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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@ -459,21 +459,21 @@
"text": "A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Island countries. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted by the time of independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Earnings from fishing licenses and seafarer remittances are important sources of income, however, remittances and the number of seafarers employed have declined since the global crisis. In 2013, fishing license revenues contributed close to half of government’s total revenue and total remittances from seafarers were equivalent to 6% of GDP. ++ ++ Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. The public sector dominates economic activity, with ongoing capital projects in infrastructure including the road rehabilitation, water and sanitation projects, and renovations to the international airport, spurring some growth. ++ ++ Kiribati is dependent on foreign aid, which was estimated to have contributed over 43% in 2013 to the government’s finances. The country’s sovereign fund, the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF), which is held offshore, had an estimated balance of $668 million in 2013, equivalent to 381% of GDP. The RERF seeks to avoid exchange rate risk by holding investments in more than 20 currencies, including the Australian dollar, United States dollar, the Japanese yen, and the Euro. Drawdowns from the RERF helped finance the government’s annual budget"
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$203 million (2015 est.) ++ $194.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $190.3 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$211 million (2016 est.) ++ $204.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $197.8 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$162 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$166 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,800 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -536,10 +536,10 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "122.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "119.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "11.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "10.8% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "8.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8% of GDP (2012 est.)"
@ -548,13 +548,13 @@
"text": "NA"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "$74 million (2015 est.) ++ $45 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$12 million (2016 est.) ++ $72 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$84.75 million (2013 est.) ++ $62.31 million (2012 est.)"
@ -578,27 +578,13 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.1078 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)",
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "the Australian dollar circulates as legal tender"
}
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "43,839"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "77%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "30 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
"text": "consumer goods"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Communications": {

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}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Build Our Rainbow Nation ++ Caledonia Together [Philippe GOMES] ++ Caledonian Union or UC [Daniel GOA] ++ Future Together (l'Avenir Ensemble) [Harold MARTIN] ++ Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (alliance includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM) [Roch WAMYTAN] ++ Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PT [Louis Kotra UREGEI] ++ National Union for Independence (Union Nationale pour l'Independance) or UNI ++ Party of Kanak Liberation (Parti de Liberation Kanak) or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE] ++ Socialist Kanak Liberation or LKS [Nidoish NAISSELINE] ++ The Republicans (formerly The Rally or UMP) [Pierre FROGIER] ++ Union for Caledonia in France; note - dissolved in July 2014"
"text": "Build Our Rainbow Nation ++ Caledonia Together [Philippe GERMAIN] ++ Caledonian Union or UC [Daniel GOA] ++ Future Together (l'Avenir Ensemble) [Harold MARTIN] ++ Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (alliance includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM) [Roch WAMYTAN] ++ Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PT [Louis Kotra UREGEI] ++ National Union for Independence (Union Nationale pour l'Independance) or UNI ++ Party of Kanak Liberation (Parti de Liberation Kanak) or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE] ++ Socialist Kanak Liberation or LKS [Nidoish NAISSELINE] ++ The Republicans (formerly The Rally or UMP) [Pierre FROGIER] ++ Union for Caledonia in France; note - dissolved in July 2014"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "NA"
@ -415,33 +415,33 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "64.6%"
"text": "63.2%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "24.3%"
"text": "24.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "40.7%"
"text": "40.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.1%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "20.3%"
"text": "20%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-49.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-47.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "1.4%"
"text": "1.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "25%"
"text": "25.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "73.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "73.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
"text": "nickel mining and smelting"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "106,400 (2010 est.)"
@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.6% (2015 est.) ++ 0.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -523,24 +523,10 @@
"text": "$112 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $79 million (31 December 1998 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.8 (2015 est.) ++ 89.8 (2014 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 107.54 (2015 est.) ++ 89.8 (2014 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "112,895"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "68%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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"text": "$418,000 (2002 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {

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"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012)"
}
},
"Communications": {

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"text": "This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two-thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with nearly 197,000 visitors in 2008, are other mainstays of the economy. Australia and New Zealand are the main source of tourists and foreign aid. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. ++ ++ Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. ++ ++ Since 2002, the government has stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$685 million (2015 est.) ++ $690.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $674.8 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$723 million (2016 est.) ++ $695.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $700.8 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$765 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$773 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ -0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,500 (2015 est.) ++ $2,600 (2014 est.) ++ $2,600 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2,600 (2016 est.) ++ $2,600 (2015 est.) ++ $2,700 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "68.3%"
"text": "67%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "17%"
"text": "17.6%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "26.8%"
"text": "28.6%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.1%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "41.4%"
"text": "37.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-53.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-50.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "26.1%"
"text": "26%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "9%"
},
"services": {
"text": "64.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "65% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
"text": "food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "115,900 (2007 est.)"
@ -553,47 +553,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$176.2 million"
"text": "$175.9 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$171.6 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$201.3 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "23% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "20% (31 December 2010) ++ 6% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "3.63% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 4.69% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.63% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$320.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $274.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$375.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $320.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$544.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $552.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$477 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $555.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$506.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $477 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$77 million (2015 est.) ++ $4 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$129 million (2016 est.) ++ -$82 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$45.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $63.4 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$58.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $45.6 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee"
@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
"text": "Japan 35.1%, Turkey 10.5%, Thailand 8.7%, China 8.2%, Venezuela 5.9%, UK 5.6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$323.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $269.3 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$366.8 million (2016 est.) ++ $323.2 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels"
@ -611,36 +611,22 @@
"text": "China 16.7%, Australia 14.6%, Japan 13.9%, Singapore 10%, Fiji 9.3%, NZ 8.3%, New Caledonia 5.2% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$269.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $184 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$251.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $269.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$190.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $181.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$208.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $190.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$563.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $508.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$618.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $563.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$22.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $22.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$22.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $22.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - ++ 108.99 (2015 est.) ++ 97.07 (2014 est.) ++ 97.07 (2013 est.) ++ 92.64 (2012 est.) ++ 89.47 (2011 est.)"
"text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - ++ 110.3 (2016 est.) ++ 108.99 (2015 est.) ++ 108.99 (2014 est.) ++ 97.07 (2013 est.) ++ 92.64 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "202,614"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "27%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "55%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "18% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "60 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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"text": "$33.3 million (2004 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.1078 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {

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"text": "30.6% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "6.4% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "6.3% of GDP (2014)"
},
"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
"total": {
@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister John KEY (since 19 November 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Simon William ENGLISH (since 19 November 2008)"
"text": "Prime Minister Simon William \"Bill\" ENGLISH (since 12 December 2016); December 2016; Deputy Prime Minister Paula BENNETT (since 12 December 2016); note - Prime Minister John KEY (since 19 November 2008) resigned effective 12 December 2016"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister"
@ -491,55 +491,55 @@
"text": "Over the past 30 years, the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. ++ ++ Per capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, fueling a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for policymakers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08. The higher rate attracted international capital inflows, which strengthened the currency and housing market while aggravating the current account deficit. ++ ++ The economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy pulled out of recession in 2009, and achieved 2%-3% growth from 2011 to 2015. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand and lower commodity prices. In the aftermath of the 2010 Canterbury earthquakes, the government has continued programs to expand export markets, develop capital markets, invest in innovation, raise productivity growth, and develop infrastructure, while easing its fiscal austerity."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$168.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $162.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $158 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$174.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $170.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $165.2 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$172.2 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$179.4 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.4% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.8% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$36,200 (2015 est.) ++ $35,700 (2014 est.) ++ $35,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$37,100 (2016 est.) ++ $36,600 (2015 est.) ++ $36,300 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "20% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "57.6%"
"text": "57.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "18.8%"
"text": "18.5%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "22.9%"
"text": "23.5%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "0.3%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "28.3%"
"text": "26.7%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-27.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-26.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "4.3%"
"text": "4.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "26.3%"
"text": "26.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "69.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "69.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -549,10 +549,10 @@
"text": "agriculture, forestry, fishing, logs and wood articles, manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, real estate services, tourism"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.501 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.562 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "5.4% (2015 est.) ++ 5.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "5.1% (2016 est.) ++ 5.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA%"
@ -584,20 +584,20 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$66.54 billion"
"text": "$67.61 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$66.02 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$67.01 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "38.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "37.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "35% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 34.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "34% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 35% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March",
@ -606,31 +606,31 @@
}
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.6% (2016 est.) ++ 0.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "2.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 5% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "5.76% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 5.8% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.76% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$31.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $33.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$34.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $31.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$105.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $97.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$115 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $102.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$342.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $360.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$373.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $342.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$79.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $71.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $71.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$74.35 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $74.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.96 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$5.249 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$6.185 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$5.385 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$5.594 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$34.41 billion (2015 est.) ++ $41.96 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$31.96 billion (2016 est.) ++ $34.41 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "dairy products, meat and edible offal, logs and wood articles, fruit, crude oil, wine"
@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
"text": "China 17.5%, Australia 16.9%, US 11.8%, Japan 6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$35.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $41 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$34.83 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.8 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum and products, mechanical machinery, vehicles and parts, electrical machinery, textiles"
@ -648,27 +648,22 @@
"text": "China 19.4%, Australia 11.8%, US 11.7%, Japan 6.6%, Germany 4.7%, Thailand 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$14.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $15.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$18.55 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$83.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $89.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$81.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $83.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$74.17 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $85.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$71.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $74.17 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$59.08 billion (31 December 2009)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "43 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -768,7 +763,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations and many regional commercial television and radio stations are available; cable and satellite TV systems are available (2008)"
"text": "state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations a (2008)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".nz"

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"text": "fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Communications": {

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"text": "Ngerulmud"
},
"geographic coordinates": {
"text": "7 31 N, 134 37 E"
"text": "7 30 N, 134 37 E"
},
"time difference": {
"text": "UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
@ -452,21 +452,21 @@
"text": "The economy consists of tourism and other services such as trade, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. Government is a major employer of the work force relying on financial assistance from the US under the Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the US that took effect after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994. The US provided Palau with roughly $700 million in aid for the first 15 years following commencement of the Compact in 1994 in return for unrestricted access to its land and waterways for strategic purposes. The population enjoys a per capita income roughly double that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. ++ ++ Business and leisure tourist arrivals numbered over 125,000 in fiscal year 2014, a 13.4% increase over the previous year. Long-run prospects for tourism have been bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of industrial East Asia, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. Proximity to Guam, the region's major destination for tourists from East Asia, and a regionally competitive tourist infrastructure enhance Palau's advantage as a destination."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$272 million (2015 est.) ++ $248.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $238.6 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$276 million (2016 est.) ++ $276 million (2015 est.) ++ $252.3 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "GDP estimate includes US subsidy"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$287 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$296 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "9.4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.) ++ -2.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0% (2016 est.) ++ 9.4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$15,100 (2015 est.) ++ $13,800 (2014 est.) ++ $13,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$15,300 (2016 est.) ++ $15,300 (2015 est.) ++ $14,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -526,22 +526,22 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "43.1% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "41.8% of GDP (2012 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "9.1% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "8.8% of GDP (2012 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 October - 30 September"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.2% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 2.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1 million (2015 est.) ++ -$30 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$16 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$19.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $14.4 million (2013 est.)"
@ -562,22 +562,6 @@
"text": "the US dollar is used"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "8,752"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "62%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
}
},
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
@ -604,7 +588,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to rebroadcasts, on a delayed basis, of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 government-owned) (2009)"
"text": "no TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to rebroadcasts, on a delayed basis, of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 governm (2009)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".pw"

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"text": "US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports. ++ ++ The Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, from 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Under the amended Compact, the US and Marshall Islands are also jointly funding a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024, when direct Compact aid ends."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$175 million (2015 est.) ++ $172.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $170.6 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$180 million (2016 est.) ++ $176.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $174.5 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$183 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$188 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.6% (2015 est.) ++ 1% (2014 est.) ++ -1.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.) ++ $3,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,300 (2016 est.) ++ $3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "63.8% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "62.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
@ -550,10 +550,10 @@
"text": "1 October - 30 September"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-4% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.7% (2016 est.) ++ -2.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1 million (2015 est.) ++ -$14 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$14 million (2016 est.) ++ -$6 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$53.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $58.1 million (2012)"
@ -575,20 +575,6 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "30,084"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "65%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -655,7 +641,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and television service to Kwajalein Atoll (2009)"
"text": "no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and television serv (2009)"
},
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"text": ".mh"
@ -731,7 +717,7 @@
"text": "barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 524, cargo 65, carrier 1, chemical tanker 351, container 226, liquefied gas 88, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 297, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 10"
},
"foreign-owned": {
"text": "1,465 (Belgium 1, Bermuda 35, Brazil 1, Canada 8, China 14, Croatia 12, Cyprus 40, Denmark 7, Egypt 1, France 7, Germany 248, Greece 408, Hong Kong 3, India 10, Indonesia 1, Iraq 2, Ireland 6, Italy 1, Japan 59, Jersey 11, Kuwait 2, Latvia 19, Malaysia 11, Mexico 2, Monaco 30, Netherlands 21, Norway 75, Pakistan 1, Qatar 29, Romania 2, Russia 5, Singapore 30, Slovenia 6, South Korea 41, Sweden 1, Switzerland 12, Taiwan 8, Turkey 70, UAE 12, UK 12, Ukraine 1, US 200) (2010)"
"text": "1,465 (Belgium 1, Bermuda 35, Brazil 1, Canada 8, China 14, Croatia 12, Cyprus 40, Denmark 7, Egypt 1, France 7, Germany 248, Greece 408, Hong Kong 3, India 10, Indonesia 1, Iraq 2, Ireland 6, Italy 1, Japan 59, Jersey 11, Kuwait 2, Latvia 19, Malaysia 11, Mexi (2010)"
}
},
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"text": "foodstuffs, building materials, fuel"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)"
}
},
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"text": "Tonga has a small, open, island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 45,000 visitors in 2013. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. ++ ++ The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade deficit. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, encouraging investment, and is committing increased funds for healthcare and education. Tonga's English-speaking and educated workforce offer a viable labor market, and the tropical climate provides fertile soil. Renewable energy and deep sea mining also offer opportunities for investment. ++ ++ Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. The government faces high unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$526 million (2015 est.) ++ $512.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $502.4 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$557 million (2016 est.) ++ $542.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $524.3 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$414 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$430 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.) ++ -0.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 3.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$5,100 (2015 est.) ++ $4,900 (2014 est.) ++ $4,800 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$5,300 (2016 est.) ++ $5,200 (2015 est.) ++ $5,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "79.8%"
"text": "78.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "20.7%"
"text": "21.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "38.7%"
"text": "41.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "16.2%"
"text": "19%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-55.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-60.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "19.3%"
"text": "19.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "20.1%"
"text": "20.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "60.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "60.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
"text": "tourism, construction, fishing"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "10.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "33,800 (2011 est.)"
@ -551,17 +551,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$94.98 million"
"text": "$132.7 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$94.98 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$132.7 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "22.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "30.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "0% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "45.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 46.5% of GDP (2012)"
@ -570,28 +570,28 @@
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-1% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8.09% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8.89% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.09% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$101.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $95.17 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$115.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $101.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$198.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$218.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $203.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$128.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $121.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$148.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $128.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$32 million (2015 est.) ++ -$37 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$33 million (2016 est.) ++ -$34 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$30.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $31 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$35 million (2016 est.) ++ $30.6 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops"
@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
"text": "Japan 16%, US 15.4%, Fiji 12.8%, NZ 12.5%, South Korea 11%, Samoa 10.7%, Australia 7.5%, American Samoa 6.8% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$263 million (2015 est.) ++ $240.1 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$288.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $263 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, chemicals"
@ -609,33 +609,19 @@
"text": "Fiji 37.7%, NZ 21.2%, China 14.2%, US 6.4%, Australia 4.5% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$156.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $158.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$180.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $156.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$206.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $196.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$233.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $206.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$110.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $107.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$117.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $110.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - ++ 2.1058 (2015 est.) ++ 1.847 (2014 est.) ++ 1.847 (2013 est.) ++ 1.72 (2012 est.) ++ 1.729 (2011 est.)"
"text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - ++ 2.26 (2016 est.) ++ 2.106 (2015 est.) ++ 2.106 (2014 est.) ++ 1.847 (2013 est.) ++ 1.72 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "5,325"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "96%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "83% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "50 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -725,7 +711,7 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Digicel Tonga Limited is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; both parties provide high speed Internet, mobile telephone networks, and international telecom services; Digicel also holds a telecommunication license after its acquisition of TonFon (a subsidiary of former Shoreline Communications Tonga); submarine cable infrastructure, managed by Tonga Cable Limited, has also been brought to the country by Asian Development Bank and World Bank aid"
"text": "competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Digicel Tonga Limited is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; both parties provide high speed Internet, mobile telephone networks, and international telecom services; Digicel also"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 80 telephones per 100 persons; fully automatic switched network"

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"text": "Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with its highest point at 4.6 meters above sea level. The country is isolated, almost entirely dependent on imports, particularly of food and fuel, and vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, which pose significant challenges to development. ++ ++ The public sector dominates economic activity. Tuvalu has few natural resources, except for its fisheries. Earnings from fish exports and fishing licenses for Tuvalu’s territorial waters are a significant source of government revenue. In 2013, revenue from fishing licenses doubled and totaled more than 45% of GDP. ++ ++ Official aid from foreign development partners has also increased. Tuvalu has substantial assets abroad. The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an international trust fund established in 1987 by development partners, has grown to $141 million in 2013 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. While remittances are another substantial source of income, the value of remittances has declined since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Growing income inequality is one of many concerns for the nation."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$37 million (2015 est.) ++ $36.05 million (2014 est.) ++ $35.26 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$39 million (2016 est.) ++ $37.52 million (2015 est.) ++ $36.55 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$33 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$32 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,400 (2015 est.) ++ $3,300 (2014 est.) ++ $3,200 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3,500 (2016 est.) ++ $3,400 (2015 est.) ++ $3,300 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -486,14 +486,14 @@
"text": "$42.68 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$32.46 million (2012 est.)"
"text": "$32.46 million (2013 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "129.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "133.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "31% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "31.9% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "41.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 43.1% of GDP (2012 est.)"
@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.6% (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 10.6% (31 December 2012 est.)"
@ -511,7 +511,7 @@
"text": "$0 (2014)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$9 million (2015 est.) ++ -$10 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1 million (2016 est.) ++ $2 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$600,000 (2010 est.) ++ $1 million (2004 est.)"
@ -529,24 +529,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.67 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.67 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "6,137"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "45%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "57%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "32% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "11.8 million kWh (2011)"
},

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"text": "4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "16% (2001)"
"text": "16% (2001 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
"text": "$29,730"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$31,330 (2004 est.)"
"text": "$31,330 (2004)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
"Public debt": {
"text": "5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "offical data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions"
"text": "offical data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities"
}
},
"Fiscal year": {

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"text": "The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, tourism, agriculture, and fishing. It has a nominal GDP of $780 million. Agriculture, including fishing, employs roughly two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring fish, coconut oil, nonu products, and taro. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. One factory in the Foreign Trade Zone employs 1,000 people to make automobile electrical harnesses for an assembly plant in Australia, and accounts for 65% of total exports. Industry accounts for nearly 15% of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. The service sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of GDP and employs approximately 50% of the labor force. Tourism is an expanding sector accounting for 25% of GDP; 132,000 tourists visited the islands in 2013. ++ ++ The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. In September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami severely damaged Samoa and nearby American Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. In December 2012, extensive flooding and wind damage from Tropical Cyclone Evan killed four people, displaced over 6,000, and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1,500 homes on Samoa's Upolu Island. ++ ++ The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the country's financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, while at the same time protecting the environment. Foreign reserves are relatively healthy and inflation is low, but external debt is approximately 55% of GDP. Samoa became the 155th member of the WTO in May 2012, and graduated from least developed country (LDC) status in January 2014."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $983.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $971.8 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1.046 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.015 billion (2015 est.) ++ $999.1 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$838 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$876 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.7% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.) ++ -1.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$5,200 (2015 est.) ++ $5,100 (2014 est.) ++ $5,100 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$5,400 (2016 est.) ++ $5,300 (2015 est.) ++ $5,200 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "10.3%"
"text": "10.7%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "23.9%"
"text": "24%"
},
"services": {
"text": "65.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "65.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
"text": "food processing, building materials, auto parts"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-6.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.4% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "49,180 (2013 est.)"
@ -556,41 +556,41 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$208.5 million"
"text": "$233 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$237.8 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$271.8 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "24.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "26.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "June 1 - May 31"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.7% (2015 est.) ++ -0.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 0.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "9.39% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 9.98% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "9.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.39% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$116.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $113.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$129.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $116.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$366 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $318.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$352 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $334.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$360.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $380.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$382.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $360.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$33 million (2015 est.) ++ -$62 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$29 million (2016 est.) ++ -$31 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$24 million (2013 est.) ++ $27.5 million (2014 est.)"
@ -617,24 +617,10 @@
"text": "$447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $450.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.5609 (2015 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.) ++ 2.3175 (2011 est.)"
"text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.575 (2016 est.) ++ 2.5609 (2015 est.) ++ 2.5609 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "10,942"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "94%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "93% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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}
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "6% of GDP (2011)"
"text": "6.1% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -435,22 +435,22 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "63.3%"
"text": "60.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "28.3%"
"text": "26.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "22.9%"
"text": "22.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "68.1%"
"text": "70.2%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-82.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-79% (2014 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -509,17 +509,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$676.3 million"
"text": "$696.5 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$784.5 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$751.8 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "26.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "27.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "67% of GDP (2013) ++ 55% of GDP (2012)"
@ -528,25 +528,25 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.5% (2015 est.) ++ 0.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "1% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8.25% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8.23% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.25% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.151 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.942 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.838 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$2.126 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.942 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.768 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.754 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.768 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.768 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$333.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $258.2 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$299.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $333.2 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment"
@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
"text": "Colombia 28.2%, Netherlands Antilles 18.1%, US 14.3%, Netherlands 10.1%, Mexico 6.5%, Venezuela 6.3%, Panama 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.269 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.35 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.294 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.269 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and electrical equipment, refined oil for bunkering and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs"
@ -567,24 +567,10 @@
"text": "$693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2015 est.) ++ 1.79 (2014 est.) ++ 1.79 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.79 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2016 est.) ++ 1.79 (2015 est.) ++ 1.79 (2014 est.) ++ 1.79 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "11,364"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "80% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -680,7 +666,7 @@
"text": "increased competition through privatization has increased mobile-cellular teledensity to over 125 per 100 persons; 3 mobile-cellular service providers are now licensed"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 297; landing site for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (2015)"
"text": "country code - 297; landing site for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio rela (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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"text": "Tourism continues to dominate Antigua and Barbuda's economy, accounting for nearly 60% of GDP and 40% of investment. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components. ++ ++ After taking office in 2004, the SPENCER government adopted an ambitious fiscal reform program and was successful in reducing its public debt-to-GDP ratio from approximately 130% in 2010 to 89% in 2012. In 2009, the country's economy was severely hit by the global economic crisis and suffered from the collapse of its largest private sector employer, a steep decline in tourism, a rise in debt, and a sharp economic contraction between 2009 and 2011. The country has not yet returned to its pre-crisis growth levels. ++ ++ Prospects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on tourist arrivals from the US, Canada, and Europe and potential damages from natural disasters."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$2.097 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.053 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.97 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$2.171 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.128 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.084 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.287 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.303 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.2% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 2.2% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$23,600 (2015 est.) ++ $23,300 (2014 est.) ++ $22,600 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$24,100 (2016 est.) ++ $23,900 (2015 est.) ++ $23,700 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "12.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.8% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "14.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "68.1%"
"text": "65%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "17.5%"
"text": "16.9%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "23.8%"
"text": "23.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "38.1%"
"text": "35.2%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-47.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-40.4% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "2.3%"
"text": "2.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "17.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "79.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "80% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
"text": "tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "30,000 (1991)"
@ -547,17 +547,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$263.3 million"
"text": "$279.1 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$279.4 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$301.7 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "20.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "21.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "89% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 130% of GDP (2010 est.)"
@ -566,34 +566,34 @@
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "9.8% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.08% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "9.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.8% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$257.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $234.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$275.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $257.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.127 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.116 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.183 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.149 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$888.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.032 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$888.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $888.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$129 million (2015 est.) ++ -$181 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$122 million (2016 est.) ++ -$129 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$61 million (2015 est.) ++ $59.8 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$61.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $61 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$482.5 million (2015 est.) ++ $469.5 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$482.1 million (2016 est.) ++ $482.5 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil"
@ -602,24 +602,10 @@
"text": "$441.2 million (31 December 2012) ++ $458 million (June 2010)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.)"
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "9,358"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "80% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -715,7 +701,7 @@
"text": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 135 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; sate (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "71.9%"
"text": "69.8%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.7%"
"text": "14.9%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "20.3%"
"text": "20.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "44.1%"
"text": "43.1%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-51% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-48.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -406,10 +406,10 @@
"text": "2.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "21.1%"
"text": "21%"
},
"services": {
"text": "76.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "76.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
"text": "tourism, boat building, offshore financial services"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "6,049 (2001)"
@ -460,17 +460,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$84.15 billion"
"text": "$95.07 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$75.33 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$86.63 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "47,973.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "54,202.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "5,025.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "4,814.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "20.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
@ -479,34 +479,34 @@
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-1% (2015 est.) ++ -0.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "9.1% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 9.09% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.1% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$25.98 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $19.08 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$28.38 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.98 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$393 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $385.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$409.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $397.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$422.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $435.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$427.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $422.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$50.1 million (2015 est.) ++ -$46.9 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$6 million (2015 est.) ++ $6.3 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.6 million (2016 est.) ++ $6 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$128.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $128.7 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$128.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $128.6 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles"
@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
"text": "$8.8 million (1998) ++ $41.04 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.)"
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Communications": {
@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
"text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 35 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 160 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maa (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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"text": "Ambassador Linda S. TAGLIALATELA (since 1 February 2016) note - also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "U.S. Embassy, Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael BB 14006"
"text": "U.S. Embassy Road, Bridgetown 14006, Barbados"
},
"mailing address": {
"text": "P. O. Box 302, Bridgetown BB 11000; (Department Name) Unit 3120, DPO AA 34055"
@ -471,44 +471,44 @@
"text": "Barbados is the wealthiest and most developed country in the Eastern Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region. Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism with about four-fifths of GDP and of exports being attributed to services. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners and thrive from having the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and a relatively highly educated workforce. Barbados' tourism, financial services, and construction industries have been hard hit since the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008. Barbados' public debt-to-GDP ratio rose from 56% in 2008 to 101% in 2015. Growth prospects are limited because of a weak tourism outlook and planned austerity measures."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$4.636 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.614 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.604 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$4.804 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.724 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.682 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.412 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.473 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "0.5% (2015 est.) ++ 0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.) ++ 0.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$16,600 (2015 est.) ++ $16,500 (2014 est.) ++ $16,600 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$17,200 (2016 est.) ++ $16,900 (2015 est.) ++ $16,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "8.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "9.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 6.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "82.6%"
"text": "82.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.4%"
"text": "14.3%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "14.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "3.9%"
"text": "3.2%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "37.4%"
"text": "35.1%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-52.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-49.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -516,10 +516,10 @@
"text": "2.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "12.1%"
"text": "11.7%"
},
"services": {
"text": "85.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "85.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -529,10 +529,10 @@
"text": "tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-0.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "142,000 (2015 est.)"
"text": "142,500 (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "11.3% (2015 est.) ++ 12.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "11% (2016 est.) ++ 11.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA%"
@ -564,47 +564,47 @@
"text": "$1.2 billion (2013 est.)"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.45 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.5 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "27.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "26.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "106.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 99.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "108.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 106.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1.1% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "7% (31 December 2010) ++ 7% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8.1% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8.38% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "8.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.1% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.831 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.816 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.888 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.831 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$4.481 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.342 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.442 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.309 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$5.377 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.28 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.669 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.377 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$4.495 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.571 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $4.366 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$231 million (2015 est.) ++ -$388 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$238 million (2016 est.) ++ -$315 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$482.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $474.4 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$466.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $482.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "manufactures, sugar, molasses, rum, other foodstuffs and beverages, chemicals, electrical components"
@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
"text": "Trinidad and Tobago 22.5%, US 11.8%, St. Lucia 9.2%, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5.7%, Antigua and Barbuda 4.7%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4.4%, Guyana 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$1.618 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.652 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.575 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.618 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components"
@ -622,33 +622,19 @@
"text": "Trinidad and Tobago 39%, US 31.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$657.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $632.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$608.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $657.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$4.49 billion (2010 est.) ++ $668 million (2003 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2015 est.) ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.) ++ 2 (2011 est.)",
"text": "Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2016 est.) ++ 2 (2015 est.) ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "the Barbadian dollar is pegged to the US dollar"
}
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "29,149"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "80% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -744,11 +730,11 @@
"text": "fixed-line teledensity of roughly 55 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density about 115 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-246; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-246; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat - Atlantic (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)"
"text": "government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside p (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".bb"

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}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Free National Movement or FNM [Hubert MINNIS] ++ Progressive Liberal Party or PLP [Perry CHRISTIE] ++ Democratic National Alliance [Branville MCCARTNEY]"
"text": "Democratic National Alliance [Branville MCCARTNEY] ++ Free National Movement or FNM [Hubert MINNIS] ++ Progressive Liberal Party or PLP [Perry CHRISTIE]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Friends of the Environment",
@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
"text": "[1] (242) 322-1181, 328-2206 (after hours)"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (242) 328-2206"
"text": "[1] (242) 356-7174"
}
},
"Flag description": {
@ -461,55 +461,55 @@
"text": "The Bahamas is one of the wealthiest Caribbean countries with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking. Tourism together with tourism-driven construction and manufacturing accounts for approximately 60% of GDP and directly or indirectly employs half of the archipelago's labor force. Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy and, when combined with business services, account for about 35% of GDP. Manufacturing and agriculture combined contribute less than one 10th of GDP and show little growth, despite government incentives aimed at those sectors. The economy of The Bahamas shrank at an average pace of 0.8% annually between 2007 and 2011, and tourism, financial services, and construction - pillars of the national economy - remain subdued. Conditions are improving in the tourism sector, however, due to steady foreign investment led activity. New resort and marina developments are likely to provide sustained employment opportunities."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$9.166 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.122 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.03 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$9.066 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.042 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.195 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$8.705 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$9.047 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "0.5% (2015 est.) ++ 1% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1.7% (2015 est.) ++ -0.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$25,200 (2015 est.) ++ $25,300 (2014 est.) ++ $25,400 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$24,600 (2016 est.) ++ $24,800 (2015 est.) ++ $25,500 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "11.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 9.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "14.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 9.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "65.4%"
"text": "65.7%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "16%"
"text": "16.3%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "26.2%"
"text": "27.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "38.6%"
"text": "36.9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-47.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-47.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "2.2%"
"text": "2.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "7.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "90.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "90.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
"text": "tourism, banking, oil bunkering, maritime industries, transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "196,900 (2013 est.)"
@ -549,55 +549,55 @@
"text": "1%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "22% (2007)"
"text": "22% (2007 est.)"
}
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.8 billion"
"text": "$1.9 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.2 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$2.3 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "20.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "21% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "64.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 60.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "64.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 64.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.9% (2015 est.) ++ 1.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "4.5% (1 January 2014) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2012)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "4.8% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.051 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.996 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.061 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.051 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$6.453 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.076 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$6.952 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.546 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$9.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $8.825 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.922 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$2.78 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.021 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.898 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.029 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.415 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$800 million (2015 est.) ++ $859 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$880 million (2016 est.) ++ $800 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "crawfish, aragonite, crude salt, polystyrene products"
@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
"text": "Poland 26.3%, Cote dIvoire 20.9%, US 15.9%, Dominican Republic 14.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.585 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.309 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.495 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.585 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals"
@ -615,21 +615,16 @@
"text": "US 22.3%, China 14.8%, Japan 9.5%, Poland 7.7%, South Korea 7.3%, Colombia 6.8%, Brazil 5.6%, Singapore 5.5% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$895.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $874.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $895.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 1 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ 1 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -729,7 +724,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "2 TV stations operated by government-owned, commercially run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB); multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; about 15 radio stations operating with BCB operating a multi-channel radio broadcasting network alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)"
"text": "2 TV stations operated by government-owned, commercially run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB); multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; about 15 radio stations operating with BCB operating a multi-channel radio broadcasting n (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".bs"
@ -817,7 +812,7 @@
"text": "barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 238, cargo 170, carrier 2, chemical tanker 87, combination ore/oil 8, container 57, liquefied gas 71, passenger 102, passenger/cargo 26, petroleum tanker 225, refrigerated cargo 97, roll on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 61"
},
"foreign-owned": {
"text": "1,069 (Angola 6, Australia 1, Belgium 6, Bermuda 15, Brazil 1, Canada 96, Croatia 1, Cyprus 23, Denmark 69, Finland 8, France 15, Germany 30, Greece 225, Guernsey 6, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 2, Ireland 3, Italy 1, Japan 88, Jordan 2, Kuwait 1, Malaysia 13, Monaco 8, Montenegro 2, Netherlands 23, Nigeria 2, Norway 186, Poland 34, Saudi Arabia 16, Singapore 7, South Korea 1, Spain 6, Sweden 11, Switzerland 1, Thailand 4, Turkey 3, UAE 23, UK 18, US 109)"
"text": "1,069 (Angola 6, Australia 1, Belgium 6, Bermuda 15, Brazil 1, Canada 96, Croatia 1, Cyprus 23, Denmark 69, Finland 8, France 15, Germany 30, Greece 225, Guernsey 6, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 2, Ireland 3, Italy 1, Japan 88, Jordan 2, Kuwait 1, Malaysia 13, Monaco"
},
"registered in other countries": {
"text": "6 (Panama 6) (2010)"

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"text": "Tourism is the number one foreign exchange earner in this small economy, followed by exports of crude oil, marine products, sugar, citrus, and bananas. ++ ++ The government's expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, initiated in September 1998, led to GDP growth averaging nearly 4% in 1999-2007. Oil discoveries in 2006 bolstered this growth and oil exploration continues, but production has fallen in recent years and future oil revenues remain uncertain. Growth slipped to 0% in 2009, due to the global economic slowdown, natural disasters, and a temporary drop in the price of oil, but growth grew to 2.2% in 2015. ++ ++ Although Belize has the third highest per capita income in Central America, the average income figure masks a huge income disparity between rich and poor, and a key government objective remains reducing poverty and inequality with the help of international donors. High unemployment, a growing trade deficit and heavy foreign debt burden continue to be major concerns."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$3.049 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.005 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.901 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$3.088 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.088 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.056 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.763 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.77 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$8,400 (2015 est.) ++ $8,400 (2014 est.) ++ $8,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$8,200 (2016 est.) ++ $8,400 (2015 est.) ++ $8,600 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "10.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "7.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "70.9%"
"text": "72.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "17.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "20%"
"text": "20.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.4%"
"text": "0.8%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "54.6%"
"text": "52.6%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-63.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-63% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "12.7%"
"text": "11.7%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "15.5%"
"text": "14.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "71.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "59.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
"text": "garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "120,500",
@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
"text": "18.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "71.7% (2007)"
"text": "71.7% (2007 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@ -604,47 +604,47 @@
"text": "$500 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$650 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$650 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "28.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-8.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-8.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "82.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 76.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "86.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 82.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-0.9% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.9% (2016 est.) ++ -0.9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "18% (31 December 2010) ++ 12% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.32% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.82% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "10.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.32% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$764.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $656.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$765.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $764.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.539 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.336 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.785 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.437 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$1.174 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $979.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.174 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$181 million (2015 est.) ++ -$130 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$220 million (2016 est.) ++ -$172 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$537.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $588.6 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$519.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $537.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil"
@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
"text": "UK 30.8%, US 18.7%, Nigeria 6.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.8%, Ireland 4.2%, Jamaica 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$961.3 million (2015 est.) ++ $925.5 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$895.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $961.3 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco"
@ -662,21 +662,16 @@
"text": "US 26.6%, Mexico 11.7%, Cuba 10.2%, Guatemala 9%, China 7.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 5.6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$437.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $486.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$409.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $437.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.309 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.288 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.327 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.309 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2015 est.) ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.) ++ 2 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2016 est.) ++ 2 (2015 est.) ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -772,7 +767,7 @@
"text": "fixed-line teledensity of only about 6 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 50 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Intelsat - 2, unknown - 6) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Int (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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"text": "crude petroleum, food, manufactures"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2014) ++ 1.79 (2013) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.79 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2015 est.) ++ 1.79 (2014 est.) ++ 1.79 (2013) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "14,903"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "80% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.785 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
},

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@ -417,22 +417,22 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "54.8%"
"text": "55.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "13%"
"text": "13.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "20%"
"text": "20.1%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "49.6%"
"text": "46.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-37.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-34.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
"text": "7.2%"
},
"services": {
"text": "92.6% (2015 est.)"
"text": "92.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
"text": "tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "39,000",
@ -488,23 +488,23 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$834.4 million"
"text": "$859.5 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$734.6 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$742 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "37.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "38.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "4.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-2.9% (2015 est.) ++ 1.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ -2.9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$334.3 million (31 December 2008)"
@ -513,16 +513,16 @@
"text": "$5.564 billion (31 December 2008 est.) ++ "
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$315.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $183.5 million (31 December 2007 est.) ++ $188.4 million (31 December 2006)"
"text": "$315.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $183.5 million (31 December 2007) ++ $188.4 million (31 December 2006)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$45 million (2015 est.) ++ $73.2 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$47.6 million (2016 est.) ++ $45 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "turtle products, manufactured consumer goods"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$579.5 million (2015 est.) ++ $601.5 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$585.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $579.5 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels"
@ -534,24 +534,10 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Caymanian dollars (KYD) per US dollar - ++ 0.82 (2015 est.) ++ 0.82 (2014 est.) ++ 0.83 (2013 est.) ++ 0.83 (2012 est.) ++ 0.83 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Caymanian dollars (KYD) per US dollar - ++ 0.82 (2016 est.) ++ 0.82 (2015 est.) ++ 0.82 (2014 est.) ++ 0.83 (2013 est.) ++ 0.83 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "5,726"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "80% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -647,7 +633,7 @@
"text": "liberalization of telecom market in 2003; introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004 boosted subscriptions dramatically"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-345; landing points for the Maya-1, Eastern Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS), and the Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System submarine cables that provide links to the US and parts of Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-345; landing points for the Maya-1, Eastern Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS), and the Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System submarine cables that provide links to the US and parts of Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atl (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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"text": "1.1% (2009)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "7% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "7.6% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -534,55 +534,55 @@
"text": "Prior to the global economic crisis, Costa Rica enjoyed stable economic growth. The economy contracted in 2009 but resumed growth at about 4% per year in 2010-15. While traditional agricultural exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are still the backbone of commodity export trade, a variety of industrial and specialized agricultural products have broadened export trade in recent years. High value-added goods and services, including medical devices, have further bolstered exports. Tourism continues to bring in foreign exchange, as Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity makes it a key destination for ecotourism. ++ ++ Foreign investors remain attracted by the country's political stability and relatively high education levels, as well as the incentives offered in the free-trade zones; Costa Rica has attracted one of the highest levels of foreign direct investment per capita in Latin America. The US-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force on 1 January 2009 after significant delays within the Costa Rican legislature. CAFTA-DR has increased foreign direct investment in key sectors of the economy, including the insurance and telecommunications sectors. However, poor infrastructure, high energy costs, bureaucracy, weak investor protection, and legal uncertainty due to the difficulty of enforcing contracts and overlapping and at times conflicting responsibilities between agencies, remain impediments to greater competitiveness. ++ ++ Costa Rica’s economy also faces challenges due to a rising fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and relatively low levels of domestic revenue. Poverty has remained around 20-25% for nearly 20 years, and the strong social safety net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints on government expenditures. Unlike the rest of Central America, Costa Rica is not highly dependent on remittances, which in 2014 represented 1% of GDP. Immigration from Nicaragua has increasingly become a concern for the government. The estimated 300,000-500,000 Nicaraguans in Costa Rica, legally and illegally, are an important source of mostly unskilled labor, but also place heavy demands on the social welfare system."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$74.89 billion (2015 est.) ++ $72.23 billion (2014 est.) ++ $70.15 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$79.26 billion (2016 est.) ++ $76.02 billion (2015 est.) ++ $73.33 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$52.9 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$57.69 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$15,500 (2015 est.) ++ $15,100 (2014 est.) ++ $14,900 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$16,100 (2016 est.) ++ $15,700 (2015 est.) ++ $15,300 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "14.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "14.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "64.9%"
"text": "62.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "18.1%"
"text": "16.9%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "22.5%"
"text": "22.2%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-3.5%"
"text": "0.5%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "30.9%"
"text": "29.6%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-32.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-31.5% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "5.6%"
"text": "5.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "19.2%"
"text": "18.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "75.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "75.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -592,12 +592,12 @@
"text": "medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "4% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.268 million",
"text": "2.295 million",
"note": {
"text": "official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2015 est.)"
"text": "official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "9.4% (2015 est.) ++ 9.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "9.3% (2016 est.) ++ 9.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "24.8% (2011 est.)"
@ -630,50 +630,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$7.813 billion"
"text": "$8.115 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$10.93 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$11.31 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "14.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "14.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "60.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 56.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "62.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 60.2% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.3% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "21.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 23% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "14.24% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 14.9% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "14.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.24% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$5.273 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.643 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.946 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.273 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$21.55 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $18 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$30.53 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $27.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$35.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.53 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$2.015 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.443 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.445 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$2.135 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$2.34 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$2.57 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.093 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$9.503 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.271 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.824 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.503 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; beef; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment"
@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
"text": "US 33.6%, China 6.2%, Mexico 4.6%, Nicaragua 4.3%, Netherlands 4.2%, Guatemala 4% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$14.38 billion (2015 est.) ++ $14.84 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$14.76 billion (2016 est.) ++ $14.38 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, construction materials"
@ -691,36 +691,22 @@
"text": "US 45.3%, China 9.8%, Mexico 7.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$7.834 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.211 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$7.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.834 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$23.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $20.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$24.91 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $23.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$28.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $25.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$31.86 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$3.154 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.768 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.354 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.154 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - ++ 534.57 (2015 est.) ++ 538.32 (2014 est.) ++ 538.32 (2013 est.) ++ 502.9 (2012 est.) ++ 505.66 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - ++ 543.4 (2016 est.) ++ 534.57 (2015 est.) ++ 534.57 (2014 est.) ++ 538.32 (2013 est.) ++ 502.9 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "24,362"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.5%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99.9%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "98.3% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -816,7 +802,7 @@
"text": "point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 506; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 506; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central Am (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
"text": "Cuban Communist Party or PCC [Raul CASTRO Ruz, first secretary]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation ++ Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) ++ National Association of Small Farmers ++ Patriotic Union of Cuba",
"text": "Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation ++ Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) ++ Patriotic Union of Cuba",
"other": {
"text": "political dissidents and bloggers"
}
@ -541,9 +541,9 @@
"text": "1.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$10,200 (2010 est.) ++ $10,000 (2009 est.) ++ $10,000 (2008 est.)",
"text": "$11,600 (2014 est.) ++ $11,500 (2013 est.) ++ $11,200 (2012 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2010 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
@ -551,33 +551,33 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "58.3%"
"text": "55.9%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "36.9%"
"text": "34.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "9.3%"
"text": "9.6%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-6.4%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "21.1%"
"text": "17.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-19.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-17.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "4%"
"text": "3.9%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "24.6%"
"text": "23%"
},
"services": {
"text": "71.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "72.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -587,12 +587,12 @@
"text": "petroleum, nickel, cobalt, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, construction, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, sugar"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "9.8% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-0.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "5.111 million",
"text": "5.117 million",
"note": {
"text": "state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
@ -607,7 +607,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.7% (2014 est.)",
"text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "these are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures"
}
@ -625,26 +625,26 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$49.8 billion"
"text": "$52.37 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$53.93 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$58.59 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "64.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "67.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-8.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "34.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 32.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "32.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4.6% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "NA%"
@ -653,10 +653,10 @@
"text": "NA%"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$18.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$19.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$24.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $24.08 billion (31 December 2012 est.)"
"text": "$43.92 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
"text": "-$145.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $1.996 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$3.903 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.149 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.428 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.903 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum, nickel, medical products, sugar, tobacco, fish, citrus, coffee"
@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
"text": "Canada 17.7%, Venezuela 13.8%, China 13%, Netherlands 6.4%, Spain 5.4%, Belize 4.7% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$13.48 billion (2015 est.) ++ $13.1 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$12.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.48 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals"
@ -683,10 +683,10 @@
"text": "Venezuela 31.8%, China 17.6%, Spain 10%, Brazil 4.8% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$12.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $11.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$13.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$26 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $25.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$26.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -695,24 +695,10 @@
"text": "$4.138 billion (2006 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar - ++ 18.43 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 22.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9847 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ 1 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 22.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.9%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "95% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "18 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -802,7 +788,7 @@
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "fixed-line and mobile services still under the monopoly of state-run ETESCA; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos; Cuban Government has opened Internet cafes around the island, which are expensive and offer slow-speed connections"
"text": "fixed-line and mobile services still under the monopoly of state-run ETESCA; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos; Cuban Government has opened Internet cafes around the island, which are expensive and offer"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line density remains low at about 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 30 per 100 persons"
@ -812,7 +798,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US (2007)"
"text": "government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and man (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".cu"

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@ -412,55 +412,55 @@
"text": "The Dominican economy has been dependent on agriculture - primarily bananas - in years past, but increasingly has been driven by tourism as the government seeks to promote Dominica as an \"ecotourism\" destination. Moreover, Dominica has an offshore medical education sector. In order to diversify the island's economy, the government is also attempting to foster an offshore financial industry and plans to sign agreements with the private sector to develop geothermal energy resources. In 2003, the government began a comprehensive restructuring of the economy - including the elimination of price controls, privatization of the state banana company, and tax increases - to address an economic and financial crisis and to meet IMF requirements. In 2009 and 2013, the economy contracted as a result of the global recession; growth remains anemic. Although public debt levels continue to exceed pre-recession levels, the debt burden declined from 78% of GDP in 2011 to approximately 70% in 2012."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$763 million (2015 est.) ++ $797.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $767.6 million (2013 est.)",
"text": "$812 million (2016 est.) ++ $799.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $814 million (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$497 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$524 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-4.3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 0.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ -1.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$10,700 (2015 est.) ++ $11,200 (2014 est.) ++ $10,800 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$11,400 (2016 est.) ++ $11,300 (2015 est.) ++ $11,500 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "1.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 1.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 0.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 7.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "73.3%"
"text": "70.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "18.7%"
"text": "18.8%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "11%"
"text": "10.8%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "31%"
"text": "28.6%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-34% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-28.7% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "16.5%"
"text": "14.7%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "15.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "68% (2015 est.)"
"text": "69.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
"text": "soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "25,000 (2000 est.)"
@ -508,14 +508,14 @@
"text": "$148.1 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$148.1 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$148.1 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "29.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "0% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "70% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 78% of GDP (2009 est.)"
@ -524,28 +524,28 @@
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 0.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ -0.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8.7% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8.94% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "8.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.7% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$96.59 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $86.92 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$114.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $96.59 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$499.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $462.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$504.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $480.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$259.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $314.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$296.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $259.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$70 million (2015 est.) ++ -$68 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$69 million (2016 est.) ++ -$48 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$35.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $38.6 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$38.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $35.2 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges"
@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
"text": "Japan 38.1%, Jamaica 19%, Antigua and Barbuda 10.4%, Trinidad and Tobago 6.2%, St. Lucia 4.8%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$182.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $186.9 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$186.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $182.9 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals"
@ -563,30 +563,16 @@
"text": "Japan 42%, Trinidad and Tobago 17%, US 11.9%, China 6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$126.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $101.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$100 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $126.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $291.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$288.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.)"
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "5,900"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "93%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "80% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "97 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -682,11 +668,11 @@
"text": "fixed-line connections continued to decline slowly with the two active operators providing about 20 fixed-line connections per 100 persons; subscribership among the three mobile-cellular providers is about 105 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-767; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber Optic System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cables providing connectivity to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay and SHF radiotelephone links to Martinique and Guadeloupe; VHF and UHF radiotelephone links to Saint Lucia (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-767; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber Optic System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cables providing connectivity to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Tri (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no terrestrial TV service available; subscription cable TV provider offers some locally produced programming plus channels from the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean; state-operated radio broadcasts on 6 stations; privately owned radio broadcasts on about 15 stations (2007)"
"text": "no terrestrial TV service available; subscription cable TV provider offers some locally produced programming plus channels from the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean; state-operated radio broadcasts on 6 stations; privately owned radio broadcasts on ab (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".dm"

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"text": "The Dominican Republic has long been viewed primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer, due to growth in construction, tourism, and free trade zones. The mining sector has also played a greater role in the export market since late 2012 with the commencement of the extraction phase of the Pueblo Viejo Gold and Silver mine. The country suffers from marked income inequality; the poorest half of the population receives less than one-fifth of GDP, while the richest 10% enjoys nearly 40% of GDP. High unemployment, a large informal sector, and underemployment remain important long-term challenges. ++ ++ The economy is highly dependent upon the US, the destination for approximately half of exports. Remittances from the US amount to about 7% of GDP, equivalent to about a third of exports and two-thirds of tourism receipts. The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) came into force in March 2007, boosting investment and exports and reducing losses to the Asian garment industry. ++ ++ The Dominican Republic's economy rebounded from the global recession in 2010-15, and the fiscal situation is improving. A tax reform package passed in November 2012, a reduction in government spending, and lower energy costs helped to narrow the central government budget deficit from 6.6% of GDP in 2012 to 2.6% in 2015. A liability management operation in January 2015, in which the government paid down over $4 billion of the country’s Petrocaribe debt at a discount of 52% with proceeds from the sale of $2.5 billion in global bonds, reduced the country’s debt load by approximately by 4% of GDP. Analysts project 6% GDP growth in 2016 and inflation within the Central Bank’s target of 4.0% <20> 1.0%, due to low oil prices, increased remittances, and continued expansion in the services sector based on growth in construction."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$149.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $139.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $130.3 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$160.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $151.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $142 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$67.49 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$71.46 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "7% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "5.9% (2016 est.) ++ 7% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$15,000 (2015 est.) ++ $14,200 (2014 est.) ++ $13,300 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$15,900 (2016 est.) ++ $15,200 (2015 est.) ++ $14,400 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "70.2%"
"text": "67.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "10.9%"
"text": "10.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "23.6%"
"text": "24.8%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "24.7%"
"text": "24%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-29.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-26.8% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "5.3%"
"text": "5.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "33.2%"
"text": "32.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "61.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "62.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -579,10 +579,10 @@
"text": "tourism, sugar processing, gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco, electrical components, medical devices"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "8.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "5.012 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.113 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -592,11 +592,11 @@
"text": "20.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "64.7% (2014)"
"text": "64.7% (2014 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "14% (2015 est.) ++ 14.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "13.8% (2016 est.) ++ 14% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "41.1% (2013 est.)"
@ -614,47 +614,47 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$11.94 billion"
"text": "$11.17 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$11.5 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$13 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "17.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "15.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "44.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 44.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "44% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "14.88% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 13.9% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "15.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.88% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$5.986 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.488 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.536 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.986 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$18.74 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$20.13 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.43 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$30.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $27.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$33.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.299 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$2.026 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.709 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.307 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$9.523 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.899 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.822 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.523 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "gold, silver, cocoa, sugar, coffee, tobacco, meats, consumer goods"
@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
"text": "US 42.5%, Haiti 16.5%, Canada 8.1%, India 4.8% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$16.86 billion (2015 est.) ++ $17.27 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$16.67 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.86 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals"
@ -672,36 +672,22 @@
"text": "US 42%, China 9.2%, Venezuela 5.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.5%, Mexico 4.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$5.266 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.862 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$5.566 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.266 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$25.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $26.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$26.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$31.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $28.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$33.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $31.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$272 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $249.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$372 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $272 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - ++ 45.052 (2015 est.) ++ 43.556 (2014 est.) ++ 43.556 (2013 est.) ++ 39.34 (2012 est.) ++ 38.232 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - ++ 46.2 (2016 est.) ++ 45.052 (2015 est.) ++ 45.052 (2014 est.) ++ 43.556 (2013 est.) ++ 39.34 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "300,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "98%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "97% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -797,11 +783,11 @@
"text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 85 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-809; 1-829; 1-849; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, AMX-1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-809; 1-829; 1-849; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, AMX-1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite ear (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations with more than 300 radio stations operating (2015)"
"text": "combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations wi (2015)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".do"

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@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
"text": "5% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "3.4% of GDP (2011)"
"text": "3.4% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -548,55 +548,55 @@
"text": "The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region. With the global recession, real GDP contracted in 2009 and economic growth has since remained low, averaging less than 2% from 2010 to 2014, but recovered somewhat in 2015. Remittances accounted for 17% of GDP in 2014 and were received by about a third of all households. ++ ++ In 2006, El Salvador was the first country to ratify the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which has bolstered the export of processed foods, sugar, and ethanol, and supported investment in the apparel sector amid increased Asian competition. In September 2015, El Salvador kicked off a five-year $277 million second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation - a US Government agency aimed at stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty - to improve El Salvador's competitiveness and productivity in international markets.. ++ ++ The Salvadoran Government maintained fiscal discipline during post-war reconstruction and rebuilding following earthquakes in 2001 and hurricanes in 1998 and 2005, but El Salvador's public debt, estimated at 65% of GDP in 2015, has been growing over the last several years. Total external debt was nearly 60% of GDP in 2015."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$52.95 billion (2015 est.) ++ $51.71 billion (2014 est.) ++ $50.72 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$54.79 billion (2016 est.) ++ $53.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $52.22 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$25.77 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$26.61 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 1.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$8,300 (2015 est.) ++ $8,100 (2014 est.) ++ $8,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$8,900 (2016 est.) ++ $8,700 (2015 est.) ++ $8,600 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "10.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 8.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "12.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 8.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "91.9%"
"text": "91.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "12.1%"
"text": "12.3%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "14.2%"
"text": "14.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "26%"
"text": "26.2%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-44.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-44.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "10.5%"
"text": "10.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "25.1%"
"text": "25.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "64.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "64.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -606,10 +606,10 @@
"text": "food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.774 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.788 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "5.5% (2015 est.) ++ 5.6% (2014 est.)",
"text": "5.5% (2016 est.) ++ 5.5% (2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are official rates; but underemployment is high"
}
@ -644,20 +644,20 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$5.158 billion"
"text": "$5.443 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$6.009 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$6.318 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "20% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "20.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "65.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 62.4% of GDP (2014 est.)",
"text": "64.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 65.4% of GDP (2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt"
}
@ -666,28 +666,28 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-0.7% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "6.13% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 5.99% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "6.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.13% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$3.253 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.377 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.253 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$11.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$11.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$13.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $12.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$14.35 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$10.74 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.474 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $4.227 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$826 million (2015 est.) ++ -$1.194 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$549 million (2016 est.) ++ -$920 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$4.381 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.256 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.556 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.381 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steel manufactures"
@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
"text": "US 47.1%, Honduras 13.9%, Guatemala 13.6%, Nicaragua 6.6%, Costa Rica 4.5% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$9.321 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.463 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$9.444 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.321 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity"
@ -705,16 +705,16 @@
"text": "US 39.4%, Guatemala 9.6%, China 8.1%, Mexico 7.4%, Honduras 5.7% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.787 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.693 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.201 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.787 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$14.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $14.56 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$14.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$10.11 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $9.392 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$10.56 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.11 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$951.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $854.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$811.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $951.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"note": {
@ -723,20 +723,6 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "94%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "98%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "86% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "6.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},

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@ -451,55 +451,55 @@
"text": "Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of tourism and higher education - especially in medicine - contributed to growth in national output; however, economic growth remained stagnant in 2010-14, after a sizable contraction in 2009, because of the global economic slowdown's effects on tourism and remittances. Gross national saving – and wealth – has been declining since 2010. ++ ++ Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) severely damaged the agricultural sector - particularly nutmeg and cocoa cultivation - which had been a key driver of economic growth. Grenada has rebounded from the devastating effects of the hurricanes but is now saddled with the debt burden from the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is about 110%, leaving the MITCHELL administration limited room to engage in public investments and social spending. MITCHELL in 2013 announced a structural adjustment program that includes a plan to increase tax revenue."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.401 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.268 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1.511 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.467 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.381 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$954 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.028 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.6% (2015 est.) ++ 5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 6.2% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$13,100 (2015 est.) ++ $12,600 (2014 est.) ++ $12,000 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$14,100 (2016 est.) ++ $13,700 (2015 est.) ++ $13,000 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "3.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 1.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -3.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 2.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "82%"
"text": "80.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "15.3%"
"text": "15.1%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "17.4%"
"text": "17%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "23.9%"
"text": "23.8%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-38.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-36.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "9.4%"
"text": "9.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "13.9%"
"text": "13.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "76.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "76.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
"text": "food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "59,900 (2013 est.)"
@ -541,17 +541,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$254.3 million"
"text": "$274.6 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$291.4 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "$308.9 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "26.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "26.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "110% of GDP (2012 est.)"
@ -560,31 +560,31 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-1.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ -1.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8.96% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 9.19% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.96% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$201.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $172.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$209.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $201.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$773.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $747.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$797 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $786.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$567.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $623.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$575.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $567.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$144 million (2015 est.) ++ -$142 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$130 million (2016 est.) ++ -$157 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$43.8 million (2015 est.) ++ $42.2 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$44.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $43.8 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "nutmeg, bananas, cocoa, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace"
@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
"text": "Nigeria 44.7%, St. Lucia 10.8%, Antigua and Barbuda 7.3%, St. Kitts and Nevis 6.6%, Dominica 6.6%, US 5.8% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$310.4 million (2015 est.) ++ $306.6 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$313.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $310.4 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel"
@ -605,24 +605,10 @@
"text": "$679 million (2013 est.) ++ $538 million (2010 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.)"
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "11,121"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "91%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "80% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -718,11 +704,11 @@
"text": "interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-473; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-473; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago a (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the government and the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, operates a TV station and 2 radio stations; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; a dozen private radio stations also broadcast (2007)"
"text": "the Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the government and the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, operates a TV station and 2 radio stations; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; a dozen private radio (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".gd"

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@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
"text": "12.6% (2015)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "2.8% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "3% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -537,44 +537,44 @@
"text": "Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America with a GDP per capita roughly half the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The agricultural sector accounts for 13.6% of GDP and 31% of the labor force; key agricultural exports include sugar, coffee, bananas, and vegetables. Guatemala is the top remittance recipient in Central America as a result of Guatemala's large expatriate community in the US. These inflows are a primary source of foreign income, equivalent to over one-half of the country's exports or one-tenth of its GDP. ++ ++ The 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and since then Guatemala has pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force in July 2006, spurring increased investment and diversification of exports, with the largest increases in ethanol and non-traditional agricultural exports. While CAFTA-DR has helped improve the investment climate, concerns over security, the lack of skilled workers, and poor infrastructure continue to hamper foreign direct investment. ++ ++ The distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption. More than half of the population is below the national poverty line, and 23% of the population lives in extreme poverty. Poverty among indigenous groups, which make up more than 40% of the population, averages 79%, with 39.8% of the indigenous population living in extreme poverty. Nearly one-half of Guatemala's children under age five are chronically malnourished, one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. ++ ++ Guatemala is facing growing fiscal pressures exacerbated by multiple corruption scandals in 2015 that led to the resignation of the president, vice president, and numerous high-level economic officials."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$125.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $121 billion (2014 est.) ++ $116.1 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$132.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $122.8 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$63.91 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$68.39 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$7,700 (2015 est.) ++ $7,600 (2014 est.) ++ $7,500 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$7,900 (2016 est.) ++ $7,900 (2015 est.) ++ $7,700 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "13.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "12.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "85%"
"text": "84.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "10.4%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "13.2%"
"text": "13.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.2%"
"text": "0.5%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "21.3%"
"text": "21.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-30% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-30% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -582,10 +582,10 @@
"text": "13.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "23.6%"
"text": "23.5%"
},
"services": {
"text": "62.9% (2015 est.)"
"text": "63.3% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -595,10 +595,10 @@
"text": "sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "3.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.2% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "4.528 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.623 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -630,50 +630,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$6.909 billion"
"text": "$7.39 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$7.824 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$8.186 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "10.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "10.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "28.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 29.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "27.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 3.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.5% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "13.23% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 13.77% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "13.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.23% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$10.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $9.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$10.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$23.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $21.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$25.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $23.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$28.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $26.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$32.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$315 million (2015 est.) ++ -$1.23 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$323 million (2016 est.) ++ -$202 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$10.83 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.99 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$11.43 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.83 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "sugar, coffee, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, manufacturing products, precious stones and metals, electricity"
@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
"text": "US 34.9%, El Salvador 8.4%, Honduras 7.3%, Nicaragua 5%, Canada 4.6%, Mexico 4.3%, Costa Rica 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$16.38 billion (2015 est.) ++ $17.06 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$16.76 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.38 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products"
@ -691,30 +691,16 @@
"text": "US 38.3%, China 13.4%, Mexico 11.8%, El Salvador 4.9% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$7.746 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.329 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$8.803 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.746 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$18.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $18.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$19.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - ++ 7.6548 (2015 est.) ++ 7.7322 (2014 est.) ++ 7.7322 (2013 est.) ++ 7.83 (2012 est.) ++ 7.7854 (2011 est.)"
"text": "quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - ++ 7.648 (2016 est.) ++ 7.6548 (2015 est.) ++ 7.6548 (2014 est.) ++ 7.7322 (2013 est.) ++ 7.83 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "1,600,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "78%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "85%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "72% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -807,10 +793,10 @@
"text": "fairly modern network centered in the city of Guatemala"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "state-owned telecommunications company privatized in the late 1990s opened the way for competition; fixed-line teledensity roughly 10 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are being concentrated on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensity about 120 per 100 persons"
"text": "state-owned telecommunications company privatized in the late 1990s opened the way for competition; fixed-line teledensity roughly 10 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are being concentrated on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensi"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 502; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the SAM-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that, together, provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 502; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the SAM-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that, together, provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connecte (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years. President Michel MARTELLY resigned in February 2016 and was replaced by Interim President Jocelerme PRIVERT who will lead until new elections take place later in the year."
"text": "The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years. In October 2016, Hurricane Matthew struck southwestern Haiti causing widespread and devastating destruction, with an estimated 2.1 million people affected. President Michel MARTELLY completed his term in February 2016 with no successor in place. The National Assembly elected Interim President Jocelerme PRIVERT to lead until new elections take place in 2017."
}
},
"Geography": {
@ -418,10 +418,10 @@
"text": "Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president; parliament must ratify the Cabinet and Prime Minister's governing policy"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held on 25 October 2015, but a runoff scheduled for 24 April 2016 was postponed; on 6 June 2016, the Provisional Electoral Council announced that it had accepted a recommendation by an independent commission, which had found that fraud had marred the October 2015 vote, to formally annul the results; a repeat of the first round of the presidential election scheduled to take place 9 October 2016, with a second round to be held on 8 January 2017, was canceled becaused of Hurricane Matthew; the proposed new first round election date 20 November 2016 is in doubt because hurricane damage continues to make many voting centers inaccessible"
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held 20 November 2016 (next to be held in October 2021); note - the previous election was last held on 25 October 2015, but a runoff scheduled for 24 April 2016 was postponed; on 6 June 2016, the Provisional Electoral Council announced that it had accepted a recommendation by an independent commission, which had found that fraud had marred the October 2015 vote, to formally annul the results; a repeat of the first round of the presidential election scheduled to take place 9 October 2016, with a second round to be held on 8 January 2017, was canceled becaused of Hurricane Matthew; the rescheduled election then took place on 20 November 2016"
},
"election results": {
"text": "2010 election - Michel MARTELLY elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Michel MARTELLY (Peasant's Response) 68%, Mirlande MANIGAT (RDNP) 32%"
"text": "2016 election - Jovenel MOISE elected president; percent of vote - Jovenel MOISE (PHTK) 55.60%, Jude CELESTIN (LAPEH) 19.57%, Jean-Charles MOISE (PPD) 11.04%, Maryse NARCISSE (FL) 9.01%; other 0.75%; note - Jovenel MOISE will take office on 7 February 2017"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Assembly of Progressive National Democrats or RDNP [Mirlande MANIGAT] ++ Christian and Citizen For Haiti's Reconstruction or ACCRHA [Chavannes JEUNE] ++ Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MCNH [Luc MESADIEU] ++ Convention for Democratic Unity or KID [Evans PAUL] ++ Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA [Jean William JEANTY] ++ December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm [Dr. Gerard BLOT] ++ Democratic Alliance or ALYANS [Evans PAUL] (coalition composed of KID and PPRH) ++ Democratic Centers's National Council or CONACED [Osner FEVRY] ++ Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti-Revolutionary Party of Haiti or MODELH-PRDH ++ Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP [Joseph JASME] ++ Fanmi Lavalas or FL [Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE] ++ For Us All or PONT [Jean-Marie CHERESTAL] ++ Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats or FHSD [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] ++ Grouping of Citizens for Hope or RESPE [Charles-Henri BAKER] ++ Haiti in Action or AAA [Youri LATORTUE] ++ Haitian Tet Kale Party or PHTK [Ann Valerie Timothee MILFORT] ++ Haitians for Haiti [Yvon NEPTUNE] ++ Independent Movement for National Reconstruction or MIRN [Luc FLEURINORD] ++ Konbit Pou refe Ayiti or KONBIT ++ Lavni Organization or LAVNI [Yves CRISTALIN] ++ Liberal Party of Haiti or PLH [Jean Andre VICTOR] ++ Liberation Platform or PLATFORME LIBERATION ++ Love Haiti or Renmen Ayiti [Jean-Henry CEANT and Camille LEBLANC] ++ Merging of Haitian Social Democratics or FUSION [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] (coalition of Ayiti Capable, Haitian National Revolutionary Party, and National Congress of Democratic Movements) ++ Mobilization for National Development or MDN [Hubert de RONCERAY] ++ National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti or FRN [Guy PHILIPPE] ++ New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc MESADIEU] ++ Patriotic Movement of the Democratic Opposition or MOPOD ++ Patriotic Unity or IP [Marie Denise CLAUDE] ++ Peasant Platform or PP ++ Peasant's Response or Repons Peyizan [Michel MARTELLY] ++ Platform Alternative for Progress and Democracy or ALTENATIV [Victor BENOIT and Evans PAUL] ++ Platform of Haitian Patriots or PLAPH [Dejean BELISAIRE and Himmler REBU] ++ Platform Pitit Dessalines or PPD [Moise JEAN-CHARLES] ++ Pont ++ Popular Party for the Renewal of Haiti or PPRH [Claude ROMAIN] ++ PPG18 ++ Rally or RASAMBLE ++ Renmen Ayiti or RA [Jean-Henry CEANT] ++ Respect or RESPE ++ Socialist Action Movement or MAS ++ Strength in Unity or Ansanm Nou Fo [Leslie VOLTAIRE] ++ Struggling People's Organization or OPL [Sauveur PIERRE-ETIENNE] ++ Truth (Verite) ++ Union [Chavannes JEUNE] ++ Union of Haitian Citizens for Democracy, Development, and Education or UCADDE [Jeantel JOSEPH] ++ Union of Nationalist and Progressive Haitians or UNPH [Edouard FRANCISQUE] ++ Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE] (coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA) ++ Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN] ++ Youth for People's Power or JPP [Rene CIVIL]"
"text": "Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Empowerment or LAPEH [Jude CELESTIN] ++ Assembly of Progressive National Democrats or RDNP [Mirlande MANIGAT] ++ Christian and Citizen For Haiti's Reconstruction or ACCRHA [Chavannes JEUNE] ++ Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MCNH [Luc MESADIEU] ++ Convention for Democratic Unity or KID [Evans PAUL] ++ Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA [Jean William JEANTY] ++ December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm [Dr. Gerard BLOT] ++ Democratic Alliance or ALYANS [Evans PAUL] (coalition composed of KID and PPRH) ++ Democratic Centers's National Council or CONACED [Osner FEVRY] ++ Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti-Revolutionary Party of Haiti or MODELH-PRDH ++ Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP [Joseph JASME] ++ Fanmi Lavalas or FL [Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE] ++ For Us All or PONT [Jean-Marie CHERESTAL] ++ Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats or FHSD [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] ++ Grouping of Citizens for Hope or RESPE [Charles-Henri BAKER] ++ Haiti in Action or AAA [Youri LATORTUE] ++ Haitian Tet Kale Party or PHTK [Ann Valerie Timothee MILFORT] ++ Haitians for Haiti [Yvon NEPTUNE] ++ Independent Movement for National Reconstruction or MIRN [Luc FLEURINORD] ++ Konbit Pou refe Ayiti or KONBIT ++ Lavni Organization or LAVNI [Yves CRISTALIN] ++ Liberal Party of Haiti or PLH [Jean Andre VICTOR] ++ Liberation Platform or PLATFORME LIBERATION ++ Love Haiti or Renmen Ayiti [Jean-Henry CEANT and Camille LEBLANC] ++ Merging of Haitian Social Democratics or FUSION [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] (coalition of Ayiti Capable, Haitian National Revolutionary Party, and National Congress of Democratic Movements) ++ Mobilization for National Development or MDN [Hubert de RONCERAY] ++ National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti or FRN [Guy PHILIPPE] ++ New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc MESADIEU] ++ Patriotic Movement of the Democratic Opposition or MOPOD ++ Patriotic Unity or IP [Marie Denise CLAUDE] ++ Peasant Platform or PP ++ Peasant's Response or Repons Peyizan [Michel MARTELLY] ++ Platform Alternative for Progress and Democracy or ALTENATIV [Victor BENOIT and Evans PAUL] ++ Platform of Haitian Patriots or PLAPH [Dejean BELISAIRE and Himmler REBU] ++ Platform Pitit Dessalines or PPD [Jean-Charles MOISE] ++ Pont ++ Popular Party for the Renewal of Haiti or PPRH [Claude ROMAIN] ++ PPG18 ++ Rally or RASAMBLE ++ Renmen Ayiti or RA [Jean-Henry CEANT] ++ Respect or RESPE ++ Socialist Action Movement or MAS ++ Strength in Unity or Ansanm Nou Fo [Leslie VOLTAIRE] ++ Struggling People's Organization or OPL [Sauveur PIERRE-ETIENNE] ++ Truth (Verite) ++ Union [Chavannes JEUNE] ++ Union of Haitian Citizens for Democracy, Development, and Education or UCADDE [Jeantel JOSEPH] ++ Union of Nationalist and Progressive Haitians or UNPH [Edouard FRANCISQUE] ++ Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE] (coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA) ++ Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN] ++ Youth for People's Power or JPP [Rene CIVIL]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Autonomous Organizations of Haitian Workers or CATH [Fignole ST-CYR] ++ Confederation of Haitian Workers or CTH ++ Economic Forum of the Private Sector or EF [Reginald BOULOS] ++ Federation of Workers Trade Unions or FOS ++ General Organization of Independent Haitian Workers [Patrick NUMAS] ++ Grand-Anse Resistance Committee or KOREGA ++ Haitian Association of Industries or ADIH [Georges SASSINE] ++ National Popular Assembly or APN ++ Papaye Peasants Movement or MPP [Chavannes JEAN-BAPTISTE] ++ Popular Organizations Gathering Power or PROP ++ Protestant Federation of Haiti ++ Roman Catholic Church"
@ -512,58 +512,58 @@
"text": "Haiti's economy suffered a severe setback in January 2010 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed much of its capital city, Port-au-Prince, and neighboring areas. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% in abject poverty, the earthquake further inflicted $7.8 billion in damage and caused the country's GDP to contract. In 2011, GDP growth rose to 5.5% as the Haitian economy began recovering from the earthquake. However, growth slowed in 2015 to 2% as political uncertainty, drought conditions, and the depreciation of the national currency took a toll on investment and economic growth. ++ ++ Haiti is a free market economy with low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, which remains vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation. Poverty, corruption, vulnerability to natural disasters, and low levels of education for much of the population are among Haiti's most serious impediments to economic growth. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange, in 2015 equaling over one-fifth of GDP, and nearly double the combined value of Haitian exports and foreign direct investment. ++ ++ US economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE II) helped increase apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020, while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. Apparel sector exports in 2015 reached $904 million and account for about 90% of Haitian exports and more than 10% of the GDP. ++ ++ Investment in Haiti is hampered by the difficulty of doing business and weak infrastructure, including access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake, but has since risen to nearly $2 billion as of December 2015, the majority of which is owed to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe program. Although the government has increased its revenue collection, it continues to rely on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability, with over 20% of its annual budget coming from foreign aid or direct budget support."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$18.75 billion (2015 est.) ++ $18.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.06 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$19.36 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.07 billion (2015 est.) ++ $18.85 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$8.618 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$8.259 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1% (2015 est.) ++ 2.8% (2014 est.) ++ 4.2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.8% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,800 (2014 est.) ++ $1,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$1,800 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,800 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "22.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 14.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "29.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 29.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "97.5%"
"text": "97.1%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "0%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "30.7%"
"text": "32%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-5.3%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "14.5%"
"text": "14.9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-42.7%"
"text": "-44%"
},
"note": {
"text": "figure for household consumption also includes government consumption (2015 est.)"
"text": "figure for household consumption also includes government consumption (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "22.2%"
"text": "21.5%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "20.4%"
"text": "20.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "57.4% (2015 est.)"
"text": "58.2% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
"text": "textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "3.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.5% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "4.594 million",
@ -614,17 +614,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.818 billion"
"text": "$1.563 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$2.059 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$1.819 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "21.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "18.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "26.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
@ -633,28 +633,28 @@
"text": "1 October - 30 September"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "9% (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "12.4% (2016 est.) ++ 9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "12.9% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.77% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "12.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.9% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.235 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$988.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$3.818 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.793 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$2.404 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.425 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.61 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.404 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$206 million (2015 est.) ++ -$551 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$35 million (2016 est.) ++ -$219 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.029 billion (2015 est.) ++ $960.9 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$933.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.029 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee"
@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
"text": "US 85.3% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$3.445 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.666 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.149 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.445 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials"
@ -672,33 +672,19 @@
"text": "Dominican Republic 35.3%, US 24.5%, Netherlands Antilles 9.4%, China 9.4% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$1.919 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.968 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.936 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.919 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.969 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.937 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.022 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.969 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$1.269 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.384 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.269 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - ++ 50.71 (2015 est.) ++ 45.22 (2014 est.) ++ 45.22 (2013 est.) ++ 41.95 (2012 est.) ++ 40.52 (2011 est.)"
"text": "gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - ++ 63.16 (2016 est.) ++ 50.71 (2015 est.) ++ 50.71 (2014 est.) ++ 45.22 (2013 est.) ++ 41.95 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "7,400,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "38%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "72%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "15% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -798,7 +784,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "130 television stations throughout the country, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; 495 radio stations (of them, only 135 are licensed), including 1 government-owned; more than 250 private and community radio stations; over 50 FM stations in Port-au-Prince alone (2015)"
"text": "130 television stations throughout the country, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; 495 radio stations (of them, only 135 are licensed), including 1 government-owned; more than 250 private and community radio stations; o (2015)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ht"

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@ -543,55 +543,55 @@
"text": "Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing. ++ ++ Honduras’s economy depends heavily on US trade and remittances. The US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement came into force in 2006 and has helped foster foreign direct investment, but physical and political insecurity, as well as crime and perceptions of corruption, may deter potential investors; about 15% of foreign direct investment is from US firms. ++ ++ The economy registered modest economic growth of 2.6%-4.0% from 2010 to 2015, insufficient to improve living standards for the nearly 65% of the population in poverty. In 2015, Honduras faced rising public debt but its economy has performed better than expected due to low oil prices and improved investor confidence. The IMF continues to monitor the three-year standby arrangement signed in December 2014, aimed at easing Honduras’s poor fiscal position."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$41.06 billion (2015 est.) ++ $39.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $38.43 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$43.19 billion (2016 est.) ++ $41.68 billion (2015 est.) ++ $40.22 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$20.3 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$20.93 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.6% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 3.6% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$4,900 (2015 est.) ++ $4,800 (2014 est.) ++ $4,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$5,300 (2016 est.) ++ $5,200 (2015 est.) ++ $5,100 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "17.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "79.7%"
"text": "81.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "15.2%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "23.1%"
"text": "23.3%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "45.1%"
"text": "43.1%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-64% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-63.9% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "13.9%"
"text": "13.8%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "26.6%"
},
"services": {
"text": "59.5% (2015 est.)"
"text": "59.6% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -601,10 +601,10 @@
"text": "sugar, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "3.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.3% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "3.573 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.625 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "4.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)",
"text": "3.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.1% (2015 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "about one-third of the people are underemployed"
}
@ -639,50 +639,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.992 billion"
"text": "$3.982 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$4.614 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.384 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "19.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "19% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "45.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 45% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "47.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 45.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.2% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.9% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "6.25% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "20.66% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 20.61% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "20.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 20.66% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$2.326 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.105 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.51 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.326 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$8.087 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.538 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$8.486 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.042 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$11.84 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $11.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$12.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.84 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$1.291 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.444 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$1.197 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.291 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$8.041 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.072 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$8.165 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.041 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coffee, apparel, coffee, shrimp, automobile wire harnesses, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber"
@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
"text": "US 36%, Germany 8.7%, El Salvador 8.5%, Guatemala 6%, Nicaragua 5.6%, Netherlands 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$11.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $11.07 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$11.25 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.1 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "communications equipment, machinery and transport, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs"
@ -700,30 +700,16 @@
"text": "US 35.2%, China 13.6%, Guatemala 9.2%, Mexico 6.6%, El Salvador 5.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$3.755 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.458 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.846 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.755 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$7.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.331 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$8.042 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - ++ 22.098 (2015 est.) ++ 21.137 (2014 est.) ++ 21.137 (2013 est.) ++ 19.64 (2012 est.) ++ 18.895 (2011 est.)"
"text": "lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - ++ 23.07 (2016 est.) ++ 22.098 (2015 est.) ++ 22.098 (2014 est.) ++ 21.137 (2013 est.) ++ 19.64 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "900,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "82%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "97%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "66% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "7.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -819,7 +805,7 @@
"text": "beginning in 2003, private sub-operators allowed to provide fixed lines in order to expand telephone coverage contributing to a small increase in fixed-line teledensity; mobile-cellular subscribership is roughly 90 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 504; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System (2015)"
"text": "country code - 504; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
"text": "2.5% (2012)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "6% of GDP (2014)"
"text": "5.4% of GDP (2015)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -501,55 +501,55 @@
"text": "The Jamaican economy is heavily dependent on services, which accounts for more than 70% of GDP. The country continues to derive most of its foreign exchange from tourism, remittances, and bauxite/alumina. Remittances and tourism each account for 30% of GDP, while bauxite/alumina exports make up roughly 5% of GDP. The bauxite/alumina sector was most affected by the global downturn while the tourism industry and remittance flow remained resilient. ++ ++ Jamaica's economy faces many challenges to growth: high crime and corruption, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a debt-to-GDP ratio of about 130%. The attendant debt servicing cost consumes a large portion of the government's budget, limiting its ability to fund the critical infrastructure and social programs required to drive growth. Jamaica's economic growth rate in the recent past has been stagnant, averaging less than 1% per year for over 20 years. ++ ++ Jamaica's onerous public debt burden is largely the result of government bailouts to ailing sectors of the economy, most notably the financial sector. In early 2010, the Jamaican Government initiated the Jamaica Debt Exchange to retire high-priced domestic bonds and reduce annual debt servicing. Despite these efforts, debt continued to be a serious concern, forcing the government to negotiate and sign a new IMF agreement in May 2013 to gain access to approximately $1 billion in additional funds. As a precursor, the government instigated a second National Debt Exchange in 2012. The IMF deal requires the government to reform its tax system, eliminate discretionary tax exemptions and waivers, and achieve an annual surplus of 7.5%, excluding debt payments, to reduce its debt below 100% of GDP by 2020. The SIMPSON-MILLER administration now faces the difficult prospect of having to achieve fiscal discipline to maintain debt payments while simultaneously attacking a serious crime problem that is hampering economic growth. High unemployment exacerbates the crime problem, including gang violence, which is fueled by the drug trade."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$24.65 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.38 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.25 billion (2013 est.)",
"text": "$25.39 billion (2016 est.) ++ $25.01 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.78 billion (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$13.92 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$13.78 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$8,800 (2015 est.) ++ $8,700 (2014 est.) ++ $8,700 (2013 est.)",
"text": "$9,000 (2016 est.) ++ $8,900 (2015 est.) ++ $8,900 (2014 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2016 dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "20.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "12.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "84.8%"
"text": "84.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.8%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "22.1%"
"text": "22.4%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.4%"
"text": "0.5%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "32.9%"
"text": "33.9%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-55% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-56.1% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "6.6%"
"text": "6.7%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "21.2%"
"text": "21.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "72.2% (2015 est.)"
"text": "72% (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -559,10 +559,10 @@
"text": "tourism, bauxite/alumina, agricultural-processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.7% (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "1.309 million (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.312 million (2016 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "14% (2015 est.) ++ 14.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "13.8% (2016 est.) ++ 14% (2015 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "16.5% (2009 est.)"
@ -594,50 +594,50 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$3.899 billion"
"text": "$3.885 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$3.941 billion (2015 est.)"
"text": "$4.033 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "28% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "126.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 129.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "130.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 126.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 8.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "2% (31 December 2010)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "16.98% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 17.22% (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "16.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.98% (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$3.542 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.156 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.567 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.542 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$7.847 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.519 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$8.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.182 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$6.881 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.078 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$6.995 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.881 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$6.39 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.223 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $6.626 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$598 million (2015 est.) ++ -$980 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "-$456 million (2016 est.) ++ -$484 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.261 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.449 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.278 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.261 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "alumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, apparel, mineral fuels"
@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
"text": "US 24.4%, Canada 16.5%, Russia 9.3%, Netherlands 8.9%, Iceland 7.2%, UK 6.5% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$4.414 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.208 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$3.772 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.414 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food and other consumer goods, industrial supplies, fuel, parts and accessories of capital goods, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials"
@ -655,30 +655,16 @@
"text": "US 32.6%, Venezuela 12.4%, China 12%, Trinidad and Tobago 11.1% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$2.914 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.473 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$2.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.914 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$16.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $17.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
"text": "$16.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - ++ 116.898 (2015 est.) ++ 110.935 (2014 est.) ++ 110.935 (2013 est.) ++ 88.75 (2012 est.) ++ 85.893 (2011 est.)"
"text": "Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - ++ 125.2 (2016 est.) ++ 116.898 (2015 est.) ++ 116.898 (2014 est.) ++ 110.935 (2013 est.) ++ 88.75 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "200,000"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "93%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "98%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "87% (2013)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "3.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
@ -771,10 +757,10 @@
"text": "fully automatic domestic telephone network"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "the 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed lines in use has declined; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity exceeds 110 per 100 persons"
"text": "the 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed lines in use has declined; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity exceeds 110 per 100"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 provides seamless connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; the ALBA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable links Jamaica, Cuba, and Venezuela; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
"text": "country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 pr (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {

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