Y (continued 86)

Mauritius 2.2 cu km (2001)

Mexico 457.2 cu km (2000)

Moldova 11.7 cu km (1997)

Mongolia 34.8 cu km (1999)

Morocco 29 cu km (2003)

Mozambique 216 cu km (1992)

Namibia 45.5 cu km (1991)

Nepal 210.2 cu km (1999)

Netherlands 89.7 cu km (2005)

New Zealand 397 cu km (1995)

Nicaragua 196.7 cu km (2000)

Niger 33.7 cu km (2003)

Nigeria 286.2 cu km (2003)

Norway 381.4 cu km (2005)

Oman 1 cu km (1997)

Pakistan 233.8 cu km (2003)

Panama 148 cu km (2000)

Papua New Guinea 801 cu km (1987)

Paraguay 336 cu km (2000)

Peru 1,913 cu km (2000)

Philippines 479 cu km (1999)

Poland 63.1 cu km (2005)

Portugal 73.6 cu km (2005)

Qatar 0.1 cu km (1997)

Romania 42.3 cu km (2003)

Russia 4,498 cu km (1997)

Rwanda 5.2 cu km (2003)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 cu km (2000)

Saudi Arabia 2.4 cu km (1997)

Senegal 39.4 cu km (1987)

Serbia 208.5 cu km (note - includes Kosovo) (2003)

Sierra Leone 160 cu km (1987)

Singapore 0.6 cu km (1975)

Slovakia 50.1 cu km (2003)

Slovenia 32.1 cu km (2005)

Solomon Islands 44.7 cu km (1987)

Somalia 15.7 cu km (1997)

South Africa 50 cu km (1990)

Spain 111.1 cu km (2005)

Sri Lanka 50 cu km (1999)

Sudan 154 cu km (1997)

Suriname 122 cu km (2003)

Swaziland 4.5 cu km (1987)

Sweden 179 cu km (2005)

Switzerland 53.3 cu km (2005)

Syria 46.1 cu km (1997)

Taiwan 67 cu km (2000)

Tajikistan 99.7 cu km (1997)

Tanzania 91 cu km (2001)

Thailand 409.9 cu km (1999)

Togo 14.7 cu km (2001)

Trinidad and Tobago 3.8 cu km (2000)

Tunisia 4.6 cu km (2003)

Turkey 234 cu km (2003)

Turkmenistan 60.9 cu km (1997)

Uganda 66 cu km (1970)

Ukraine 139.5 cu km (1997)

United Arab Emirates 0.2 cu km (1997)

United Kingdom 160.6 cu km (2005)

United States 3,069 cu km (1985)

Uruguay 139 cu km (2000)

Uzbekistan 72.2 cu km (2003)

Venezuela 1,233.2 cu km (2000)

Vietnam 891.2 cu km (1999)

Yemen 4.1 cu km (1997)

Zambia 105.2 cu km (2001)

Zimbabwe 20 cu km (1987)

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Field Listing :: Freshwater withdrawal

(domestic/industrial/agricultural)

This entry provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal. Country

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)()

Afghanistan total: 23.26 cu km/yr (2%/0%/98%) per capita: 779 cu m/yr (2000)

Albania total: 1.71 cu km/yr (27%/11%/62%) per capita: 546 cu m/yr (2000)

Algeria total: 6.07 cu km/yr (22%/13%/65%) per capita: 185 cu m/yr (2000)

Angola total: 0.35 cu km/yr (23%/17%/60%) per capita: 22 cu m/yr (2000)

Antigua and Barbuda total: 0.005 cu km/yr (60%/20%/20%) per capita: 63 cu m/yr (1990)

Argentina total: 29.19 cu km/yr (17%/9%/74%) per capita: 753 cu m/yr (2000)

Armenia total: 2.95 cu km/yr (30%/4%/66%) per capita: 977 cu m/yr (2000)

Australia total: 24.06 cu km/yr (15%/10%/75%) per capita: 1,193 cu m/yr (2000)

Austria total: 3.67 cu km/yr (35%/64%/1%) per capita: 448 cu m/yr (1999)

Azerbaijan total: 17.25 cu km/yr (5%/28%/68%) per capita: 2,051 cu m/yr (2000)

Bahrain total: 0.3 cu km/yr (40%/3%/57%) per capita: 411 cu m/yr (2000)

Bangladesh total: 79.4 cu km/yr (3%/1%/96%) per capita: 560 cu m/yr (2000)

Barbados total: 0.09 cu km/yr (33%/44%/22%) per capita: 333 cu m/yr (2000)

Belarus total: 2.79 cu km/yr (23%/47%/30%) per capita: 286 cu m/yr (2000)

Belgium total: 7.44 cu km/yr (13%/85%/1%) per capita: 714 cu m/yr (1998)

Belize total: 0.15 cu km/yr (7%/73%/20%) per capita: 556 cu m/yr (2000)

Benin total: 0.13 cu km/yr (32%/23%/45%) per capita: 15 cu m/yr (2001)

Bhutan total: 0.43 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%) per capita: 199 cu m/yr (2000)

Bolivia total: 1.44 cu km/yr (13%/7%/81%) per capita: 157 cu m/yr (2000)

Botswana total: 0.19 cu km/yr (41%/18%/41%) per capita: 107 cu m/yr (2000)

Brazil total: 59.3 cu km/yr (20%/18%/62%) per capita: 318 cu m/yr (2000)

Brunei total: 0.09 per capita: 243 cu m/yr (1994)

Bulgaria total: 6.92 cu km/yr (3%/78%/19%) per capita: 895 cu m/yr (2003)

Burkina Faso total: 0.8 cu km/yr (13%/1%/86%) per capita: 60 cu m/yr (2000)

Burma total: 33.23 cu km/yr (1%/1%/98%) per capita: 658 cu m/yr (2000)

Burundi total: 0.29 cu km/yr (17%/6%/77%) per capita: 38 cu m/yr (2000)

Cambodia total: 4.08 cu km/yr (1%/0%/98%) per capita: 290 cu m/yr (2000)

Cameroon total: 0.99 cu km/yr (18%/8%/74%) per capita: 61 cu m/yr (2000)

Canada total: 44.72 cu km/yr (20%/69%/12%) per capita: 1,386 cu m/yr (1996)

Cape Verde total: 0.02 cu km/yr (7%/2%/91%) per capita: 39 cu m/yr (2000)

Central African Republic total: 0.03 cu km/yr (80%/16%/4%) per capita: 7 cu m/yr (2000)

Chad total: 0.23 cu km/yr (17%/0%/83%) per capita: 24 cu m/yr (2000)

Chile total: 12.55 cu km/yr (11%/25%/64%) per capita: 770 cu m/yr (2000)

China total: 549.76 cu km/yr (7%/26%/68%) per capita: 415 cu m/yr (2000)

Colombia total: 10.71 cu km/yr (50%/4%/46%) per capita: 235 cu m/yr (2000)

Comoros total: 0.01 cu km/yr (48%/5%/47%) per capita: 13 cu m/yr (1999)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the total: 0.36 cu km/yr (53%/17%/31%) per capita: 6 cu m/yr (2000)

Congo, Republic of the total: 0.03 cu km/yr (59%/29%/12%) per capita: 8 cu m/yr (2000)

Costa Rica total: 2.68 cu km/yr (29%/17%/53%) per capita: 619 cu m/yr (2000)

Cote d'Ivoire total: 0.93 cu km/yr (24%/12%/65%) per capita: 51 cu m/yr (2000)

Cuba total: 8.2 cu km/yr (19%/12%/69%) per capita: 728 cu m/yr (2000)

Curacao NA

Cyprus total: 0.21 cu km/yr (27%/1%/71%) per capita: 250 cu m/yr (2000)

Czech Republic total: 1.91 cu km/yr (41%/57%/2%) per capita: 187 cu m/yr (2002)

Denmark total: 0.67 cu km/yr (32%/26%/42%) per capita: 123 cu m/yr (2002)

Djibouti total: 0.02 cu km/yr (84%/0%/16%) per capita: 25 cu m/yr (2000)

Dominica total: 0.02 cu km/yr per capita: 213 cu m/yr (1996)

Dominican Republic total: 3.39 cu km/yr (32%/2%/66%) per capita: 381 cu m/yr (2000)

Ecuador total: 16.98 cu km/yr (12%/5%/82%) per capita: 1,283 cu m/yr (2000)

Egypt total: 68.3 cu km/yr (8%/6%/86%) per capita: 923 cu m/yr (2000)

El Salvador total: 1.28 cu km/yr (25%/16%/59%) per capita: 186 cu m/yr (2000)

Equatorial Guinea total: 0.11 cu km/yr (83%/16%/1%) per capita: 220 cu m/yr (2000)

Eritrea total: 0.3 cu km/yr (3%/0%/97%) per capita: 68 cu m/yr (2000)

Estonia total: 1.41 cu km/yr (56%/39%/5%) per capita: 1,060 cu m/yr (2002)

Ethiopia total: 5.56 cu km/yr (6%/0%/94%) per capita: 72 cu m/yr (2002)

Fiji total: 0.07 cu km/yr (14%/14%/71%) per capita: 82 cu m/yr (2000)

Finland total: 2.33 cu km/yr (14%/84%/3%) per capita: 444 cu m/yr (1999)

France total: 33.16 cu km/yr (16%/74%/10%) per capita: 548 cu m/yr (2000)

Gabon total: 0.12 cu km/yr (50%/8%/42%) per capita: 87 cu m/yr (2000)

Gambia, The total: 0.03 cu km/yr (23%/12%/65%) per capita: 20 cu m/yr (2000)

Georgia total: 3.61 cu km/yr (20%/21%/59%) per capita: 808 cu m/yr (2000)

Germany total: 38.01 cu km/yr (12%/68%/20%) per capita: 460 cu m/yr (2001)

Ghana total: 0.98 cu km/yr (24%/10%/66%) per capita: 44 cu m/yr (2000)

Greece total: 8.7 cu km/yr (16%/3%/81%) per capita: 782 cu m/yr (1997)

Guatemala total: 2.01 cu km/yr (6%/13%/80%) per capita: 160 cu m/yr (2000)

Guinea total: 1.51 cu km/yr (8%/2%/90%) per capita: 161 cu m/yr (2000)

Guinea-Bissau total: 0.18 cu km/yr (13%/5%/82%) per capita: 113 cu m/yr (2000)

Guyana total: 1.64 cu km/yr (2%/1%/98%) per capita: 2,187 cu m/yr (2000)

Haiti total: 0.99 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%) per capita: 116 cu m/yr (2000)

Honduras total: 0.86 cu km/yr (8%/12%/80%) per capita: 119 cu m/yr (2000)

Hungary total: 21.03 cu km/yr (9%/59%/32%) per capita: 2,082 cu m/yr (2001)

Iceland total: 0.17 cu km/yr (34%/66%/0%) per capita: 567 cu m/yr (2003)

India total: 645.84 cu km/yr (8%/5%/86%) per capita: 585 cu m/yr (2000)

Indonesia total: 82.78 cu km/yr (8%/1%/91%) per capita: 372 cu m/yr (2000)

Iran total: 72.88 cu km/yr (7%/2%/91%) per capita: 1,048 cu m/yr (2000)

Iraq total: 42.7 cu km/yr (3%/5%/92%) per capita: 1,482 cu m/yr (2000)

Ireland total: 1.18 cu km/yr (23%/77%/0%) per capita: 284 cu m/yr (1994)

Israel total: 2.05 cu km/yr (31%/7%/62%) per capita: 305 cu m/yr (2000)

Italy total: 41.98 cu km/yr (18%/37%/45%) per capita: 723 cu m/yr (1998)

Jamaica total: 0.41 cu km/yr (34%/17%/49%) per capita: 155 cu m/yr (2000)

Japan total: 88.43 cu km/yr (20%/18%/62%) per capita: 690 cu m/yr (2000)

Jordan total: 1.01 cu km/yr (21%/4%/75%) per capita: 177 cu m/yr (2000)

Kazakhstan total: 35 cu km/yr (2%/17%/82%) per capita: 2,360 cu m/yr (2000)

Kenya total: 1.58 cu km/yr (30%/6%/64%) per capita: 46 cu m/yr (2000)

Korea, North total: 9.02 cu km/yr (20%/25%/55%) per capita: 401 cu m/yr (2000)

Korea, South total: 18.59 cu km/yr (36%/16%/48%) per capita: 389 cu m/yr (2000)

Kuwait total: 0.44 cu km/yr (45%/2%/52%) per capita: 164 cu m/yr (2000)

Kyrgyzstan total: 10.08 cu km/yr (3%/3%/94%) per capita: 1,916 cu m/yr (2000)

Laos total: 3 cu km/yr (4%/6%/90%) per capita: 507 cu m/yr (2000)

Latvia total: 0.25 cu km/yr (55%/33%/12%) per capita: 108 cu m/yr (2003)

Lebanon total: 1.38 cu km/yr (33%/1%/67%) per capita: 385 cu m/yr (2000)

Lesotho total: 0.05 cu km/yr (40%/40%/20%) per capita: 28 cu m/yr (2000)

Liberia total: 0.11 cu km/yr (27%/18%/55%) per capita: 34 cu m/yr (2000)

Libya total: 4.27 cu km/yr (14%/3%/83%) per capita: 730 cu m/yr (2000)

Lithuania total: 3.33 cu km/yr (78%/15%/7%) per capita: 971 cu m/yr (2003)

Luxembourg total: 0.06 cu km/yr (42%/45%/13%) per capita: 121 cu m/yr (1999)

Macedonia total: 2.27 per capita: 1,118 cu m/yr (2000)

Madagascar total: 14.96 cu km/yr (3%/2%/96%) per capita: 804 cu m/yr (2000)

Malawi total: 1.01 cu km/yr (15%/5%/80%) per capita: 78 cu m/yr (2000)

Malaysia total: 9.02 cu km/yr (17%/21%/62%) per capita: 356 cu m/yr (2000)

Maldives total: 0.003 cu km/yr (98%/2%/0%) per capita: 9 cu m/yr (1987)

Mali total: 6.55 cu km/yr (9%/1%/90%) per capita: 484 cu m/yr (2000)

Malta total: 0.02 cu km/yr (74%/1%/25%) per capita: 50 cu m/yr (2000)

Mauritania total: 1.7 cu km/yr (9%/3%/88%) per capita: 554 cu m/yr (2000)

Mauritius total: 0.61 cu km/yr (25%/14%/60%) per capita: 488 cu m/yr (2000)

Mexico total: 78.22 cu km/yr (17%/5%/77%) per capita: 731 cu m/yr (2000)

Moldova total: 2.31 cu km/yr (10%/58%/33%) per capita: 549 cu m/yr (2000)

Mongolia total: 0.44 cu km/yr (20%/27%/52%) per capita: 166 cu m/yr (2000)

Morocco total: 12.6 cu km/yr (10%/3%/87%) per capita: 400 cu m/yr (2000)

Mozambique total: 0.63 cu km/yr (11%/2%/87%) per capita: 32 cu m/yr (2000)

Namibia total: 0.3 cu km/yr (24%/5%/71%) per capita: 148 cu m/yr (2000)

Nepal total: 10.18 cu km/yr (3%/1%/96%) per capita: 375 cu m/yr (2000)

Netherlands total: 8.86 cu km/yr (6%/60%/34%) per capita: 544 cu m/yr (2001)

New Zealand total: 2.11 cu km/yr (48%/9%/42%) per capita: 524 cu m/yr (2000)

Nicaragua total: 1.3 cu km/yr (15%/2%/83%) per capita: 237 cu m/yr (2000)

Niger total: 2.18 cu km/yr (4%/0%/95%) per capita: 156 cu m/yr (2000)

Nigeria total: 8.01 cu km/yr (21%/10%/69%) per capita: 61 cu m/yr (2000)

Norway total: 2.4 cu km/yr (23%/67%/10%) per capita: 519 cu m/yr (1996)

Oman total: 1.36 cu km/yr (7%/2%/90%) per capita: 529 cu m/yr (2000)

Pakistan total: 169.39 cu km/yr (2%/2%/96%) per capita: 1,072 cu m/yr (2000)

Panama total: 0.82 cu km/yr (67%/5%/28%) per capita: 254 cu m/yr (2000)

Papua New Guinea total: 0.1 cu km/yr (56%/43%/1%) per capita: 17 cu m/yr (1987)

Paraguay total: 0.49 cu km/yr (20%/8%/71%) per capita: 80 cu m/yr (2000)

Peru total: 20.13 cu km/yr (8%/10%/82%) per capita: 720 cu m/yr (2000)

Philippines total: 28.52 cu km/yr (17%/9%/74%) per capita: 343 cu m/yr (2000)

Poland total: 11.73 cu km/yr (13%/79%/8%) per capita: 304 cu m/yr (2002)

Portugal total: 11.09 cu km/yr (10%/12%/78%) per capita: 1,056 cu m/yr (1998)

Qatar total: 0.29 cu km/yr (24%/3%/72%) per capita: 358 cu m/yr (2000)

Romania total: 6.5 cu km/yr (9%/34%/57%) per capita: 299 cu m/yr (2003)

Russia total: 76.68 cu km/yr (19%/63%/18%) per capita: 535 cu m/yr (2000)

Rwanda total: 0.15 cu km/yr (24%/8%/68%) per capita: 17 cu m/yr (2000)

Saint Lucia total: 0.01 per capita: 81 cu m/yr (1997)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total: 0.01 per capita: 83 cu m/yr (1995)

Saudi Arabia total: 17.32 cu km/yr (10%/1%/89%) per capita: 705 cu m/yr (2000)

Senegal total: 2.22 cu km/yr (4%/3%/93%) per capita: 190 cu m/yr (2002)

Sierra Leone total: 0.38 cu km/yr (5%/3%/92%) per capita: 69 cu m/yr (2000)

Singapore total: 0.19 cu km/yr (45%/51%/4%) per capita: 44 cu m/yr (1975)

Slovakia total: 1.04 per capita: 193 cu m/yr (2003)

Slovenia total: 0.9 per capita: 457 cu m/yr (2002)

Somalia total: 3.29 cu km/yr (0%/0%/100%) per capita: 400 cu m/yr (2000)

South Africa total: 12.5 cu km/yr (31%/6%/63%) per capita: 264 cu m/yr (2000)

Spain total: 37.22 cu km/yr (13%/19%/68%) per capita: 864 cu m/yr (2002)

Sri Lanka total: 12.61 cu km/yr (2%/2%/95%) per capita: 608 cu m/yr (2000)

Sudan total: 37.32 cu km/yr (3%/1%/97%) per capita: 1,030 cu m/yr (2000)

Suriname total: 0.67 cu km/yr (4%/3%/93%) per capita: 1,489 cu m/yr (2000)

Swaziland total: 1.04 cu km/yr (2%/1%/97%) per capita: 1,010 cu m/yr (2000)

Sweden total: 2.68 cu km/yr (37%/54%/9%) per capita: 296 cu m/yr (2002)

Switzerland total: 2.52 cu km/yr (24%/74%/2%) per capita: 348 cu m/yr (2002)

Syria total: 19.95 cu km/yr (3%/2%/95%) per capita: 1,048 cu m/yr (2000)

Tajikistan total: 11.96 cu km/yr (4%/5%/92%) per capita: 1,837 cu m/yr (2000)

Tanzania total: 5.18 cu km/yr (10%/0%/89%) per capita: 135 cu m/yr (2000)

Thailand total: 82.75 cu km/yr (2%/2%/95%) per capita: 1,288 cu m/yr (2000)

Togo total: 0.17 cu km/yr (53%/2%/45%) per capita: 28 cu m/yr (2000)

Trinidad and Tobago total: 0.31 cu km/yr (68%/26%/6%) per capita: 237 cu m/yr (2000)

Tunisia total: 2.64 cu km/yr (14%/4%/82%) per capita: 261 cu m/yr (2000)

Turkey total: 39.78 cu km/yr (15%/11%/74%) per capita: 544 cu m/yr (2001)

Turkmenistan total: 24.65 cu km/yr (2%/1%/98%) per capita: 5,104 cu m/yr (2000)

Uganda total: 0.3 cu km/yr (43%/17%/40%) per capita: 10 cu m/yr (2002)

Ukraine total: 37.53 cu km/yr (12%/35%/52%) per capita: 807 cu m/yr (2000)

United Arab Emirates total: 2.3 cu km/yr (23%/9%/68%) per capita: 511 cu m/yr (2000)

United Kingdom total: 11.75 cu km/yr (22%/75%/3%) per capita: 197 cu m/yr (1994)

United States total: 477 cu km/yr (13%/46%/41%) per capita: 1,600 cu m/yr (2000)

Uruguay total: 3.15 cu km/yr (2%/1%/96%) per capita: 910 cu m/yr (2000)

Uzbekistan total: 58.34 cu km/yr (5%/2%/93%) per capita: 2,194 cu m/yr (2000)

Venezuela total: 8.37 cu km/yr (6%/7%/47%) per capita: 313 cu m/yr (2000)

Vietnam total: 71.39 cu km/yr (8%/24%/68%) per capita: 847 cu m/yr (2000)

Yemen total: 6.63 cu km/yr (4%/1%/95%) per capita: 316 cu m/yr (2000)

Zambia total: 1.74 cu km/yr (17%/7%/76%) per capita: 149 cu m/yr (2000)

Zimbabwe total: 4.21 cu km/yr (14%/7%/79%) per capita: 324 cu m/yr (2002)

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Field Listing :: Geographic overview

Country

Geographic overview

World The surface of the earth is approximately 70.9% water and 29.1% land. The former portion is divided into large water bodies termed oceans. The World Factbook recognizes and describes five oceans, which are in decreasing order of size: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. The land portion is generally divided into several, large, discrete landmasses termed continents. Depending on the convention used, the number of continents can vary from five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent resulting in six continents. Alternatively, North and South America are sometimes grouped as simply the Americas, resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if the Eurasia designation is used). North America is commonly understood to include the island of Greenland, the isles of the Caribbean, and to extend south all the way to the Isthmus of Panama. The easternmost extent of Europe is generally defined as being the Ural Mountains and the Ural River; on the southeast the Caspian Sea; and on the south the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean. Portions of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey fall within both Europe and Asia, but in every instance the larger section is in Asia. These countries are considered part of both continents. Armenia and Cyprus, which lie completely in Western Asia, are geopolitically European countries. Asia usually incorporates all the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The islands of the Pacific are often lumped with Australia into a "land mass" termed Oceania or Australasia. Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa. Although the above groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of the world, with some arrangements more heavily based on cultural spheres rather than physical geographic considerations.

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Field Listing :: Economy of the area administered by Turkish Cypriots

Country

Economy of the area administered by Turkish Cypriots

Cyprus Economy - overview: The Turkish Cypriot economy has roughly half the per capita GDP of the south, and economic growth tends to be volatile, given the north's relative isolation, bloated public sector, reliance on the Turkish lira, and small market size. Agriculture and services, together, employ more than half of the work force. The Turkish Cypriot economy grew around 10.6% in 2006, fueled by growth in the construction and education sectors, as well as increased employment of Turkish Cypriots in the area under government control. GDP declined about 2.0% in 2007. The Turkish Cypriots are heavily dependent on transfers from the Turkish Government. Ankara directly finances about one-third of the "TRNC's" budget. Aid from Turkey has exceeded $400 million annually in recent years. The Turkish Cypriot economy experienced a sharp slowdown in 2008-09 due to the global financial crisis and, because of its reliance on British and Turkish tourism, which has declined due to the recession. Turkish Cypriot finances also deteriorated in 2009 as decreased state revenues and increased government expenditures on public sector salaries and social services led to a large budget deficit. As tourism and the world economy picked up, the economy grew about 0.6% in 2010. GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.829 billion (2007 est.) GDP - real growth rate: -0.6% (2010 est.) GDP - per capita: $11,700 (2007 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 8.6%, industry: 22.5%, services: 69.1% (2006 est.) Labor force: 95,030 (2007 est.) Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 14.5%, industry: 29%, services: 56.5% (2004) Unemployment rate: 9.4% (2005 est.) Population below poverty line: %NA Inflation rate: 11.4% (2006) Budget: revenues: $2.5 billion, expenditures: $2.5 billion (2006) Agriculture - products: citrus fruit, dairy, potatoes, grapes, olives, poultry, lamb Industries: foodstuffs, textiles, clothing, ship repair, clay, gypsum, copper, furniture Industrial production growth rate: -0.3% (2007 est.) Electricity production: 998.9 million kWh (2005) Electricity consumption: 797.9 million kWh (2005) Exports: $68.1 million, f.o.b. (2007 est.) Export - commodities: citrus, dairy, potatoes, textiles Export - partners: Turkey 40%; direct trade between the area administered by Turkish Cypriots and the area under government control remains limited Imports: $1.2 billion, f.o.b. (2007 est.) Import - commodities: vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery Import - partners: Turkey 60%; direct trade between the area administered by Turkish Cypriots and the area under government control remains limited Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $NA Debt - external: $NA Currency (code): Turkish new lira (YTL) Exchange rates: Turkish new lira per US dollar: 1.319 (2007) 1.4286 (2006) 1.3436 (2005) 1.4255 (2004) 1.5009 (2003)

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Field Listing :: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary

education)

School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age. Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades. Country

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)(years)

Afghanistan total: 8 years male: 11 years female: 5 years (2004)

Albania total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2004)

Algeria total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2005)

Andorra total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2008)

Anguilla total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2008)

Argentina total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 17 years (2007)

Armenia total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2007)

Aruba total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Australia total: 21 years male: 20 years female: 21 years (2008)

Austria total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2008)

Azerbaijan total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2008)

Bahrain total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2006)

Bangladesh total: 8 years male: 8 years female: 8 years (2007)

Barbados total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2001)

Belarus total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2007)

Belgium total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2008)

Belize total: 12 years male: 13 years female: 12 years (2004)

Benin total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 6 years (2005)

Bermuda total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2005)

Bhutan total: 11 years male: 12 years female: 11 years (2008)

Bolivia total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2007)

Bosnia and Herzegovina total: 13 years (2007)

Botswana total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2006)

Brazil total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2008)

British Virgin Islands total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 19 years (2005)

Brunei total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2008)

Bulgaria total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Burkina Faso total: 6 years male: 7 years female: 6 years (2009)

Burma total: 9 years male: 8 years female: 8 years (2007)

Burundi total: 10 years male: 9 years female: 7 years (2008)

Cambodia total: 10 years male: 10 years female: 9 years (2007)

Cameroon total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 9 years (2008)

Canada total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2004)

Cape Verde total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2006)

Cayman Islands total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2008)

Central African Republic total: 7 years male: 8 years female: 5 years (2009)

Chad total: 6 years male: 8 years female: 4 years (2005)

Chile total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 14 years (2007)

China total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2008)

Colombia total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Comoros total: 11 years male: 12 years female: 10 years (2004)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 6 years (2008)

Congo, Republic of the total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 9 years (2003)

Cook Islands total: 10 years male: 10 years female: 10 years (2005)

Costa Rica total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2005)

Cote d'Ivoire total: 6 years male: 10 years female: 5 years (2000)

Croatia total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2007)

Cuba total: 18 years male: 16 years female: 19 years (2009)

Cyprus total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2008)

Czech Republic total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2008)

Denmark total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 18 years (2007)

Djibouti total: 5 years male: 5 years female: 4 years (2007)

Dominica total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2008)

Dominican Republic total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 13 years (2004)

Ecuador total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2008)

Egypt total: 11 years (2004)

El Salvador total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2008)

Equatorial Guinea total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 7 years (2000)

Eritrea total: 6 years male: 7 years female: 5 years (2004)

Estonia total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 17 years (2008)

Ethiopia total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 8 years (2008)

Fiji total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2005)

Finland total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2008)

France total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2008)

Gabon total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 12 years (1999)

Gambia, The total: 9 years male: 7 years female: 7 years (2004)

Gaza Strip total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2006)

Georgia total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2008)

Germany total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2006)

Ghana total: 10 years male: 10 years female: 9 years (2007)

Greece total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2007)

Grenada total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2005)

Guatemala total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2007)

Guinea total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 7 years (2008)

Guinea-Bissau total: 9 years male: 8 years female: 5 years (2006)

Guyana total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2008)

Honduras total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2008)

Hong Kong total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 13 years (2006)

Hungary total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2008)

Iceland total: 18 years male: 17 years female: 20 years (2008)

India total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2007)

Indonesia total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2008)

Iran total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 15 years (2008)

Iraq total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 8 years (2005)

Ireland total: 18 years male: 18 years female: 18 years (2008)

Israel total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2008)

Italy total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2007)

Jamaica total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Japan total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2008)

Jordan total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2008)

Kazakhstan total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2009)

Kenya total: 10 years male: 10 years female: 9 years (2005)

Kiribati total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2005)

Korea, South total: 17 years male: 18 years female: 16 years (2008)

Kuwait total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2006)

Kyrgyzstan total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2008)

Laos total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 9 years (2008)

Latvia total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 17 years (2008)

Lebanon total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2009)

Lesotho total: 10 years male: 10 years female: 10 years (2006)

Liberia total: 11 years male: 13 years female: 9 years (2000)

Libya total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2003)

Liechtenstein total: 15 years male: 16 years female: 14 years (2008)

Lithuania total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 17 years (2008)

Luxembourg total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2006)

Macau total: 14 years male: 15 years female: 14 years (2008)

Macedonia total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2007)

Madagascar total: 10 years male: 10 years female: 10 years (2008)

Malawi total: 9 years male: 9 years female: 9 years (2007)

Malaysia total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2007)

Maldives total: 12 years male: 13 years female: 12 years (2006)

Mali total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 7 years (2009)

Malta total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2007)

Marshall Islands total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2003)

Mauritania total: 8 years male: 8 years female: 8 years (2007)

Mauritius total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Mexico total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2008)

Moldova total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2008)

Mongolia total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Montserrat total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 17 years (2007)

Morocco total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 9 years (2006)

Mozambique total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 7 years (2005)

Namibia total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2008)

Nauru total: 9 years male: 8 years female: 9 years (2006)

Nepal total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 8 years (2003)

Netherlands total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2008)

New Zealand total: 19 years male: 19 years female: 20 years (2008)

Nicaragua total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2003)

Niger total: 5 years male: 5 years female: 4 years (2009)

Nigeria total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 8 years (2005)

Niue total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2005)

Norway total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2008)

Oman total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2008)

Pakistan total: 7 years male: 8 years female: 6 years (2008)

Palau total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2001)

Panama total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2007)

Paraguay total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2007)

Peru total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2006)

Philippines total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2008)

Poland total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2007)

Portugal total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2007)

Qatar total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 15 years (2008)

Romania total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2008)

Russia total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2008)

Rwanda total: 11 years male: 9 years female: 9 years (2008)

Saint Kitts and Nevis total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2005)

Saint Lucia total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total: 14 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2005)

Samoa total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2001)

Sao Tome and Principe total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2009)

Saudi Arabia total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 13 years (2008)

Senegal total: 8 years male: 8 years female: 7 years (2008)

Serbia total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2008)

Seychelles total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 16 years (2008)

Sierra Leone total: 7 years male: 9 years female: 6 years (2001)

Slovakia total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 16 years (2008)

Slovenia total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 18 years (2008)

Solomon Islands total: 9 years male: 9 years female: 9 years (2006)

South Africa total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2004)

Spain total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2008)

Sudan total: 4 years (2000)

Suriname total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 13 years (2002)

Swaziland total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2006)

Sweden total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2008)

Switzerland total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 15 years (2008)

Tajikistan total: 11 years male: 12 years female: 10 years (2008)

Tanzania total: 5 years male: 5 years female: 5 years (1999)

Thailand total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years (2009)

Timor-Leste total: 11 years (2002)

Togo total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 7 years (2007)

Tokelau total: 11 years male: 10 years female: 11 years (2004)

Tonga total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2004)

Trinidad and Tobago total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2005)

Tunisia total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2008)

Turkey total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 11 years (2008)

Turks and Caicos Islands total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2005)

Tuvalu total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2001)

Uganda total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2008)

Ukraine total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2008)

United Arab Emirates total: 12 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2003)

United Kingdom total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2008)

United States total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 17 years (2008)

Uruguay total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 17 years (2007)

Uzbekistan total: 11 years male: 12 years female: 11 years (2008)

Vanuatu total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2004)

Venezuela total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 15 years (2008)

Vietnam total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2001)

West Bank total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2006)

Yemen total: 9 years male: 11 years female: 7 years (2005)

Zambia total: 7 years male: 8 years female: 7 years (2000)

Zimbabwe total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 9 years (2003)

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Field Listing :: Education expenditures

This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP. Country Comparison to the World Country

Education expenditures(% of GDP)

Afghanistan NA

Albania 2.9% of GDP (2002)

Algeria 4.3% of GDP (2008)

American Samoa NA

Andorra 3.2% of GDP (2008)

Angola 2.6% of GDP (2006)

Anguilla 3.5% of GDP (2008)

Antigua and Barbuda 3.9% of GDP (2002)

Argentina 4.9% of GDP (2007)

Armenia 3% of GDP (2007)

Aruba 4.9% of GDP (2007)

Australia 4.7% of GDP (2007)

Austria 5.4% of GDP (2007)

Azerbaijan 1.9% of GDP (2008)

Bahamas, The 3.6% of GDP (2000)

Bahrain 2.9% of GDP (2008)

Bangladesh 2.4% of GDP (2008)

Barbados 6.7% of GDP (2008)

Belarus 5.2% of GDP (2007)

Belgium 6.1% of GDP (2007)

Belize 5.1% of GDP (2007)

Benin 3.6% of GDP (2007)

Bermuda 1.2% of GDP (2006)

Bhutan 5.1% of GDP (2008)

Bolivia 6.3% of GDP (2006)

Bosnia and Herzegovina NA

Botswana 8.1% of GDP (2007)

Brazil 5.2% of GDP (2007)

British Virgin Islands 3.2% of GDP (2007)

Brunei 3.7% of GDP (2000)

Bulgaria 4.1% of GDP (2007)

Burkina Faso 4.6% of GDP (2007)

Burma 1.2% of GDP (2001)

Burundi 7.2% of GDP (2008)

Cambodia 1.6% of GDP (2007)

Cameroon 2.9% of GDP (2008)

Canada 4.9% of GDP (2007)

Cape Verde 5.7% of GDP (2008)

Cayman Islands 2.6% of GDP (2006)

Central African Republic 1.3% of GDP (2007)

Chad 1.9% of GDP (2005)

Chile 3.4% of GDP (2007)

China 1.9% of GDP (1999)

Colombia 3.9% of GDP (2008)

Comoros 7.6% of GDP (2008)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the NA

Congo, Republic of the 1.9% of GDP (2005)

Cook Islands 0.2% of GDP (2001)

Costa Rica 5% of GDP (2008)

Cote d'Ivoire 4.6% of GDP (2008)

Croatia 3.9% of GDP (2004)

Cuba 13.6% of GDP (2008)

Cyprus 7.1% of GDP (2007)

Czech Republic 4.6% of GDP (2006)

Denmark 7.9% of GDP (2006)

Djibouti 8.7% of GDP (2007)

Dominica 4.8% of GDP (2008)

Dominican Republic 2.2% of GDP (2007)

Ecuador 1% of GDP (2001)

Egypt 3.8% of GDP (2008)

El Salvador 3.6% of GDP (2008)

Equatorial Guinea 0.6% of GDP (2003)

Eritrea 2% of GDP (2006)

Estonia 5% of GDP (2007)

Ethiopia 5.5% of GDP (2007)

Fiji 6.2% of GDP (2004)

Finland 5.4% of GDP (2007)

France 5.6% of GDP (2006)

French Polynesia NA

Gabon 3.8% of GDP (2000)

Gambia, The 2% of GDP (2004)

Gaza Strip NA

Georgia 2.9% of GDP (2008)

Germany 4.4% of GDP (2006)

Ghana 5.4% of GDP (2005)

Gibraltar NA

Greece 4% of GDP (2005)

Greenland NA

Grenada 5.2% of GDP (2003)

Guam NA

Guatemala 3.2% of GDP (2008)

Guernsey NA

Guinea 1.7% of GDP (2008)

Guinea-Bissau 5.2% of GDP (1999)

Guyana 6.1% of GDP (2007)

Haiti 1.4% of GDP (1991)

Honduras 3.8% of GDP (1991)

Hong Kong 3.3% of GDP (2008)

Hungary 5.4% of GDP (2006)

Iceland 7.5% of GDP (2007)

India 3.2% of GDP (2006)

Indonesia 3.5% of GDP (2007)

Iran 4.8% of GDP (2008)

Iraq NA

Ireland 4.9% of GDP (2007)

Isle of Man NA

Israel 6.4% of GDP (2007)

Italy 4.3% of GDP (2007)

Jamaica 6.2% of GDP (2008)

Japan 3.7% of GDP (2007)

Jersey NA

Jordan 4.9% of GDP (1999)

Kazakhstan 2.8% of GDP (2007)

Kenya 7% of GDP (2006)

Kiribati 17.8% of GDP (2002)

Korea, North NA

Korea, South 4.2% of GDP (2007)

Kuwait 3.8% of GDP (2006)

Kyrgyzstan 6.6% of GDP (2007)

Laos 2.3% of GDP (2008)

Latvia 5% of GDP (2007)

Lebanon 2% of GDP (2008)

Lesotho 12.4% of GDP (2008)

Liberia 2.7% of GDP (2008)

Libya 2.7% of GDP (1999)

Liechtenstein NA

Lithuania 4.7% of GDP (2007)

Luxembourg 3.7% of GDP (2001)

Macau 2.2% of GDP (2008)

Macedonia 3.5% of GDP (2002)

Madagascar 2.9% of GDP (2008)

Malawi 4.2% of GDP (2003)

Malaysia 4.5% of GDP (2007)

Maldives 8.1% of GDP (2008)

Mali 3.8% of GDP (2008)

Malta 4.8% of GDP (2004)

Marshall Islands 12.3% of GDP (2004)

Mauritania 4.4% of GDP (2008)

Mauritius 3.4% of GDP (2009)

Mayotte NA

Mexico 4.8% of GDP (2007)

Micronesia, Federated States of 7.3% of GDP (2000)

Moldova 8.2% of GDP (2008)

Monaco 4.4% of GDP (2004)

Mongolia 5.1% of GDP (2007)

Montenegro NA

Montserrat 3.3% of GDP (2004)

Morocco 5.7% of GDP (2008)

Mozambique 5% of GDP (2006)

Namibia 6.9% of GDP (2008)

Nauru NA

Nepal 3.8% of GDP (2008)

Netherlands 5.5% of GDP (2006)

New Zealand 6.2% of GDP (2007)

Nicaragua 3.1% of GDP (2003)

Niger 3.7% of GDP (2008)

Nigeria 0.9% of GDP (1991)

Niue NA

Norfolk Island NA

Northern Mariana Islands NA

Norway 6.7% of GDP (2007)

Oman 4% of GDP (2006)

Pakistan 2.9% of GDP (2008)

Palau 10.3% of GDP (2002)

Panama 3.8% of GDP (2008)

Papua New Guinea NA

Paraguay 4% of GDP (2008)

Peru 2.7% of GDP (2008)

Philippines 2.6% of GDP (2007)

Poland 4.9% of GDP (2007)

Portugal 4.4% of GDP (2008)

Puerto Rico NA

Qatar 3.3% of GDP (2005)

Romania 4.4% of GDP (2007)

Russia 3.9% of GDP (2006)

Rwanda 4.1% of GDP (2008)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.9% of GDP (2005)

Saint Lucia 6.3% of GDP (2008)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7% of GDP (2007)

Samoa 5.4% of GDP (2008)

San Marino NA

Sao Tome and Principe NA

Saudi Arabia 5.7% of GDP (2008)

Senegal 5.1% of GDP (2008)

Serbia 4.5% of GDP (2007)

Seychelles 5% of GDP (2006)

Sierra Leone 3.8% of GDP (2005)

Singapore 3.2% of GDP (2009)

Slovakia 3.6% of GDP (2007)

Slovenia 5.2% of GDP (2007)

Solomon Islands 2.2% of GDP (1999)

Somalia NA

South Africa 5.4% of GDP (2009)

Spain 4.4% of GDP (2007)

Sri Lanka NA

Sudan 6% of GDP (1991)

Suriname NA

Swaziland 7.9% of GDP (2008)

Sweden 6.7% of GDP (2007)

Switzerland 5.3% of GDP (2007)

Syria 4.9% of GDP (2007)

Taiwan NA

Tajikistan 3.5% of GDP (2008)

Tanzania 6.8% of GDP (2008)

Thailand 4.9% of GDP (2008)

Timor-Leste 7.1% of GDP (2008)

Togo 3.7% of GDP (2007)

Tokelau NA

Tonga 4.7% of GDP (2004)

Trinidad and Tobago 4.2% of GDP (2002)

Tunisia 7.2% of GDP (2007)

Turkey 2.9% of GDP (2006)

Turkmenistan 3.9% of GDP (1991)

Turks and Caicos Islands NA

Tuvalu NA

Uganda 3.3% of GDP (2009)

Ukraine 5.3% of GDP (2007)

United Arab Emirates 0.9% of GDP (2008)

United Kingdom 5.6% of GDP (2007)

United States 5.5% of GDP (2007)

Uruguay 2.9% of GDP (2006)

Uzbekistan 9.4% of GDP (1991)

Vanuatu 6.9% of GDP (2008)

Venezuela 3.7% of GDP (2007)

Vietnam 5.3% of GDP (2008)

Virgin Islands NA

West Bank NA

Yemen 5.2% of GDP (2008)

Zambia 1.4% of GDP (2008)

Zimbabwe 4.6% of GDP (2000)

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Field Listing :: Central bank discount rate

This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds. Country Comparison to the World Country

Central bank discount rate(%)

Albania 5.25% (31 December 2009) 6.25% (31 December 2008)

Algeria 4% (31 December 2009) 4% (31 December 2008)

Angola 30% (31 December 2009) 19.57% (31 December 2008)

Anguilla 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Antigua and Barbuda 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Argentina NA%

Armenia NA% (31 December 2009) 7.25% (2 December 2008) note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy instrument of the Armenian National Bank

Aruba 3% (31 December 2009) 5% (31 December 2008)

Australia 4% (31 March 2010) 4.25% (3 December 2008) note: this is the Reserve Bank of Australia's "cash rate target," or policy rate

Azerbaijan 2% (31 December 2009) 8% (31 December 2008) note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for the National Bank of Azerbaijan

Bahamas, The 5.25% (31 December 2009) 5.25% (31 December 2008)

Bangladesh 5% (31 October 2010) 5% (31 December 2008)

Barbados 7% (31 December 2009) 10% (31 December 2008)

Belarus 13.5% (31 December 2009) 12% (31 December 2008)

Belgium 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Belize 12% (31 December 2009) 12% (31 December 2008)

Benin 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Bhutan NA%

Bolivia 3% (31 October 2010) 13% (31 December 2008)

Botswana 10% (31 December 2009) 15% (31 December 2008)

Brazil 15.17% (31 December 2009) 20.48% (31 December 2008)

Bulgaria 0.55% (31 December 2009) 5.77% (31 December 2008)

Burkina Faso 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Burma 12% (31 December 2009) 12% (31 December 2008)

Burundi 10% (31 December 2009) 10.08% (31 December 2008)

Cambodia NA% (31 December 2008) 5.25% (31 December 2007)

Cameroon 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Canada 0.5% (31 December 2009) 1.75% (31 December 2008)

Cape Verde 7.5% (31 December 2009) 7.5% (31 December 2008)

Central African Republic 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Chad 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Chile 0.5% (31 December 2009) 8.25% (31 December 2008)

China 2.79% (31 December 2009) 2.79% (31 December 2008)

Colombia 3% (October 2010) 5.5% (31 December 2009)

Comoros 2.21% (31 December 2009) 5.36% (31 December 2008)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70% (31 December 2009) 40% (31 December 2008)

Congo, Republic of the 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Costa Rica 23% (31 December 2009) 25% (31 December 2008)

Cote d'Ivoire 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Croatia 9% (31 December 2009) 9% (31 December 2008)

Cuba NA%

Cyprus 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Czech Republic 1% (31 December 2009) 2.25% (31 December 2008)

Denmark 1% (31 December 2009) 3.5% (31 December 2008)

Dominica 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Ecuador 9.19% (31 December 2009) 9.14% (31 December 2008)

Egypt 8.5% (31 December 2009) 11.5% (31 December 2008)

Equatorial Guinea 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Ethiopia NA%

European Union 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Fiji 3% (31 December 2009) 6.32% (31 December 2008)

Finland 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

France 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Gabon 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Gambia, The 9% (31 December 2009) 11% (31 December 2008)

Georgia 8% (25 December 2008) NA% (31 December 2007) note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate of the Georgian National Bank

Germany 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Ghana 18% (31 December 2009) 17% (31 December 2008)

Greece 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Grenada 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Guatemala NA% (31 December 2009) NA% (31 December 2008)

Guinea NA% (31 December 2009) 22.25% (31 December 2005)

Guinea-Bissau 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Guyana 6.75% (31 December 2009) 6.75% (31 December 2008)

Honduras NA% (31 December 2009) NA% (31 December 2008)

Hong Kong 0.5% (31 December 2009) 0.5% (31 December 2008)

Hungary 6.25% (31 December 2009) 10% (31 December 2008)

Iceland 14.55% (31 December 2009) 22% (31 December 2008)

India 6% (31 December 2009) 6% (31 December 2008)

Indonesia 6.46% (31 December 2009) 10.83% (31 December 2008)

Iran NA% (31 December 2009) NA% (31 December 2008)

Iraq 8.83% (31 December 2009) 16.75% (31 December 2008)

Ireland 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Israel 1% (31 December 2009) 2.5% (31 December 2008)

Italy 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Jamaica NA% (31 December 2009) NA% (31 December 2008)

Japan 0.3% (31 December 2009) 0.3% (31 December 2008)

Jordan 4.75% (31 December 2009) 6.25% (31 December 2008)

Kazakhstan 7% (31 December 2009) 10.5% (31 December 2008)

Kenya NA%

Korea, South 1.25% (31 December 2009) 1.75% (31 December 2008)

Kuwait 3% (31 December 2009) 3.75% (31 December 2008)

Kyrgyzstan 9.07% (31 December 2009) 15.11% (31 December 2008)

Laos 4.3% (31 December 2010) 4% (31 December 2009)

Latvia 4% (31 December 2009) 6% (31 December 2008)

Lebanon 10% (31 December 2009) 12% (31 December 2008)

Lesotho 10.66% (31 December 2009) 14.05% (31 December 2008)

Libya 4% (31 December 2009) 5% (31 December 2008)

Lithuania 1.75% (February 2010) 4.73% (31 December 2008)

Luxembourg 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Macedonia 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Madagascar NA%

Malawi 15% (31 December 2009) 15% (31 December 2008)

Malaysia 1% (31 December 2009) NA% (31 December 2008)

Maldives 13% (31 December 2009) 13% (31 December 2008)

Mali 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Malta 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Mauritania NA% (31 December 2009) 12% (31 December 2007)

Mauritius NA% (31 December 2009)

Mexico NA%

Mongolia 10.82% (31 December 2009) 14.78% (31 December 2008)

Montserrat 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Morocco 3.31% (31 December 2009) 3.32% (31 December 2008)

Mozambique 9.95% (31 December 2009) 9.95% (31 December 2008)

Namibia 7% (31 December 2009) 10% (31 December 2008)

Nepal 6.5% (31 December 2010) 6.5% (31 December 2009)

Netherlands 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

New Zealand 2.5% (31 December 2009) 5% (31 December 2008)

Nicaragua NA% (31 December 2009) NA% (31 December 2008)

Niger 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Nigeria 6% (31 December 2009) 9.75% (31 December 2008)

Norway 4% (31 December 2008) 6.25% (31 December 2007)

Oman 0.05% (31 December 2009) 0.91% (31 December 2008)

Pakistan 12.5% (31 December 2009) 15% (31 December 2008)

Papua New Guinea 6.92% (31 December 2009) 7% (31 December 2008)

Paraguay 20% (31 December 2008) 20% (31 December 2007)

Peru 1.7% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.25% (31 December 2008)

Philippines 3.5% (31 December 2009) 6% (31 December 2008)

Poland 1.75% (31 December 2009) 5% (31 December 2008)

Portugal 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Qatar 5.5% (31 December 2009) 5.5% (31 December 2008)

Romania NA%

Russia 8.75% (31 December 2009) 13% (31 December 2008)

Rwanda 11.25% (31 December 2008) 12.5% (31 December 2007)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Saint Lucia 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.5% (31 December 2009) 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Sao Tome and Principe 16% (31 December 2009) 28% (31 December 2008)

Saudi Arabia 2.5% (31 December 2008) NA% (31 December 2007)

Senegal 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Serbia 9.92% (31 December 2009) 17.75% (31 December 2008)

Seychelles NA% (31 December 2009) 5.13% (31 December 2007)

Sierra Leone NA%

Slovakia 1% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; as of 1 January 2009 Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)

Slovenia 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Somalia NA% (31 December 2008)

South Africa 7% (31 December 2009) 11.5% (31 December 2008)

Spain 1.75% (31 December 2009) 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Sri Lanka 7.25% (December 2010) 7.5% (31 December 2009)

Swaziland 6.5% (31 December 2009) 11% (31 December 2008)

Sweden 2% (31 December 2008) 3.5% (31 December 2007)

Switzerland 0.05% (31 December 2009) 0.05% (31 December 2008)

Syria 5% (31 December 2009) 5% (31 December 2008)

Taiwan 1.25% (February 2009)

Tajikistan 8% (31 December 2009) 13.5% (31 December 2008)

Tanzania 3.7% (31 December 2009) 15.99% (31 December 2008)

Thailand 1.75% (31 December 2010) 1.25% (31 December 2009)

Togo 4.25% (31 December 2009) 4.75% (31 December 2008)

Trinidad and Tobago 7.25% (31 December 2009) 10.75% (31 December 2008)

Tunisia NA% (31 December 2009) NA% (31 December 2008)

Turkey 15% (22 December 2009) 25% (31 December 2008)

Uganda 9.65% (31 December 2009) 19.42% (31 December 2008)

Ukraine 10.25% (31 December 2009) 12% (31 December 2008)

United Arab Emirates NA%

United Kingdom NA% (31 December 2009) 0.86% (31 December 2008)

United States 0.5% (31 December 2009) 0.86% (31 December 2008)

Uruguay 20% (31 December 2009) 20% (31 December 2008)

Vanuatu 6% (31 December 2009) 6% (31 December 2008)

Venezuela 29.5% (31 December 2009) 33.5% (31 December 2008)

Vietnam 6% (31 December 2009) 10.25% (31 December 2008)

Yemen NA%

Zambia 8.39% (31 December 2009) 14.49% (31 December 2008)

Zimbabwe NA% (31 December 2009) 975% (31 December 2007)

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Field Listing :: Commercial bank prime lending rate

This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers. Country Comparison to the World Country

Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)

Afghanistan 15% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.92% (31 December 2008 est.)

Albania 12.66% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.02% (31 December 2008 est.)

Algeria 8% (31 December 2009 est.) 8% (31 December 2008 est.)

Angola 15.68% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.53% (31 December 2008 est.)

Anguilla 9.27% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.51% (31 December 2008 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda 10.07% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.43% (31 December 2008 est.)

Argentina 15.66% (31 December 2009 est.) 19.47% (31 December 2008 est.)

Armenia 18.76% (31 December 2009 est.) 17.05% (31 December 2008 est.)

Aruba 10.77% (31 December 2009 est.) 11.23% (31 December 2008 est.)

Australia 6.02% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.91% (31 December 2008 est.)

Austria 5.03% (31 December 2009 est.) 6.82% (31 December 2008 est.)

Azerbaijan 20.03% (31 December 2009 est.) 19.76% (31 December 2008 est.)

Bahamas, The 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.5% (31 December 2008 est.)

Bahrain NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Bangladesh 14.6% (31 December 2009 est.) 16.38% (31 December 2008 est.)

Barbados 9.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.03% (31 December 2008 est.)

Belarus 11.68% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.55% (31 December 2008 est.)

Belgium 6.15% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.03% (31 December 2008 est.)

Belize 14.08% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.14% (31 December 2008 est.)

Benin NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Bhutan NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Bolivia 10% (31 December 2010 est.) 12.36% (31 December 2009 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.93% (31 December 2009 est.) 6.98% (31 December 2008 est.)

Botswana 13.76% (31 December 2009 est.) 16.54% (31 December 2008 est.)

Brazil 44.65% (31 December 2009 est.) 47.25% (31 December 2008 est.)

Brunei 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.5% (31 December 2008 est.)

Bulgaria 11.34% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.86% (31 December 2008 est.)

Burkina Faso NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Burma 17% (31 December 2009 est.) 17% (31 December 2008 est.)

Burundi 14.08% (31 December 2009 est.) 16.52% (31 December 2008 est.)

Cambodia 17% (31 December 2009) 16.01% (31 December 2008)

Cameroon NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Canada 2.4% (31 December 2009 est.) 4.73% (31 December 2008 est.)

Cape Verde 10.98% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.99% (31 December 2008 est.)

Central African Republic NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Chad NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Chile 7.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.26% (31 December 2008 est.)

China 5.81% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.31% (31 December 2009 est.)

Colombia 12.98% (31 December 2009 est.) 17.18% (31 December 2008 est.)

Comoros 10.5% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.5% (31 December 2008 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.42% (31 December 2009 est.) 43.15% (31 December 2008 est.)

Congo, Republic of the NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Costa Rica 19.72% (31 December 2009 est.) 15.83% (31 December 2008 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Croatia 11.55% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.07% (31 December 2008 est.)

Cuba NA%

Cyprus 7.49% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.19% (31 December 2008 est.)

Czech Republic 5.99% (31 December 2009 est.) 6.25% (31 December 2008 est.)

Denmark NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Djibouti NA% (31 December 2009 est.) 11.56% (31 December 2008 est.)

Dominica 10.02% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.06% (31 December 2008 est.)

Dominican Republic 18.14% (31 December 2009 est.) 19.95% (31 December 2008 est.)

Ecuador 19% (31 December 2009) 9.14% (31 December 2008)

Egypt 11.98% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.33% (31 December 2008 est.)

El Salvador 12.33% (31 December 2008) 7.81% (31 December 2007)

Equatorial Guinea NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Eritrea NA%

Estonia 9.39% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.55% (31 December 2008 est.)

Ethiopia 8% (31 December 2008) 7% (31 December 2006)

European Union 7.52% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.58% (31 December 2008 est.)

Fiji 7.85% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.97% (31 December 2008 est.)

Finland 3.51% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.79% (31 December 2008 est.)

France 7.46% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.13% (31 December 2008 est.)

Gabon NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Gambia, The 27% (31 December 2009 est.) 27.92% (31 December 2007)

Gaza Strip see entry for West Bank

Georgia 25.52% (31 December 2009 est.) 21.24% (31 December 2008 est.)

Germany 4.96% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.97% (31 December 2008 est.)

Ghana NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Greece 8.59% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.65% (31 December 2008 est.)

Grenada 11.06% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.53% (31 December 2008 est.)

Guatemala 13.85% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.39% (31 December 2008 est.)

Guinea NA% (31 December 2008)

Guinea-Bissau NA%

Guyana 14.54% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.58% (31 December 2008 est.)

Haiti 17.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 17.81% (31 December 2008 est.)

Honduras 19.16% (31 December 2009 est.) 17.94% (31 December 2008 est.)

Hong Kong 5% (31 December 2009 est.) 5% (31 December 2008 est.)

Hungary 11.04% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.18% (31 December 2008 est.)

Iceland 18.99% (31 December 2009 est.) 19.29% (31 December 2007)

India 12.19% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.31% (31 December 2008 est.)

Indonesia 14.5% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.6% (31 December 2008 est.)

Iran 12% (31 December 2009 est.) 12% (31 December 2008 est.)

Iraq 15.64% (31 December 2009 est.) 19.5% (31 December 2008 est.)

Ireland 4.32% (31 December 2009 est.) 6.76% (31 December 2008 est.)

Israel 3.73% (31 December 2009 est.) 6.06% (31 December 2008 est.)

Italy 10.26% (31 December 2009 est.) 11.31% (31 December 2008 est.)

Jamaica 16.43% (31 December 2009 est.) 16.83% (31 December 2008 est.)

Japan 1.72% (31 December 2009 est.) 1.91% (31 December 2008 est.)

Jordan 9.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.03% (31 December 2008 est.)

Kazakhstan NA% (31 December 2008)

Kenya 14.8% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.02% (31 December 2008 est.)

Korea, South 5.65% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.17% (31 December 2008 est.)

Kosovo 14.09% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.79% (31 December 2008 est.)

Kuwait 5.9% (31 December 2009) 7.61% (31 December 2008 est.)

Kyrgyzstan 23.03% (31 December 2009 est.) 19.86% (31 December 2008 est.)

Laos 26% (31 December 2010) 11% (30 November 2009)

Latvia 16.23% (31 December 2009 est.) 11.85% (31 December 2008 est.)

Lebanon 9.57% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.96% (31 December 2008 est.)

Lesotho 13% (31 December 2009 est.) 16.19% (31 December 2008 est.)

Liberia 14.4% (31 December 2008) 15.05% (31 December 2007)

Libya 8.41% (31 December 2008) 6% (31 December 2007)

Lithuania 8.39% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.41% (31 December 2008 est.)

Macau 5.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.43% (31 December 2008 est.)

Macedonia 10.07% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.68% (31 December 2008 est.)

Madagascar 45% (31 December 2009 est.) 45% (31 December 2008 est.)

Malawi 25.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 25.28% (31 December 2008 est.)

Malaysia 5.08% (31 December 2009 est.) 6.08% (31 December 2008 est.)

Maldives 13% (31 December 2009 est.) 13% (31 December 2008 est.)

Mali NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Malta 4.47% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.89% (31 December 2008 est.)

Mauritania NA%

Mauritius 19.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 21.54% (31 December 2008 est.)

Mexico 7.07% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.71% (31 December 2008 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of 15.38% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.38% (31 December 2008 est.)

Moldova 20.54% (31 December 2009 est.) 21.06% (31 December 2008 est.)

Mongolia 21.67% (31 December 2009 est.) 20.58% (31 December 2008 est.)

Montenegro 9.36% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.24% (31 December 2008 est.)

Montserrat 9.04% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.89% (31 December 2008 est.)

Morocco 6.5% (31 December 2008)

Mozambique 15.68% (31 December 2009 est.) 18.31% (31 December 2008 est.)

Namibia 11.12% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.74% (31 December 2008 est.)

Nepal 8% (31 December 2009 est.) 8% (31 December 2008 est.)

Netherlands 10.01% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.66% (31 December 2008 est.)

New Zealand 10.39% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.21% (31 December 2008 est.)

Nicaragua 14.04% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.17% (31 December 2008 est.)

Niger NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Nigeria 18.36% (31 December 2009 est.) 15.48% (31 December 2008 est.)

Norway 4.28% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.28% (31 December 2008 est.)

Oman 7.44% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.1% (31 December 2008 est.)

Pakistan NA%

Panama 8.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.16% (31 December 2008 est.)

Papua New Guinea 10.09% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.2% (31 December 2008 est.)

Paraguay 28.26% (31 December 2009 est.) 25.81% (31 December 2008 est.)

Peru 21.04% (31 December 2009 est.) 23.67% (31 December 2008 est.)

Philippines 8.57% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.75% (31 December 2008 est.)

Poland 5.99% (31 December 2008 est.) 5.72% (31 December 2007 est.)

Portugal 6.12% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.35% (31 December 2008 est.)

Qatar 7.04% (31 December 2009 est.) 6.84% (31 December 2008 est.)

Romania 17.28% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.99% (31 December 2008 est.)

Russia 15.31% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.23% (31 December 2008 est.)

Rwanda NA% (31 December 2009 est.) 16.51% (31 December 2008 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.75% (31 December 2009 est.) 8.75% (31 December 2008 est.)

Saint Lucia 10.58% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.08% (31 December 2008 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.19% (31 December 2009 est.) 9.52% (31 December 2008 est.)

Samoa 12.08% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.66% (31 December 2008 est.)

San Marino NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe 32.4% (31 December 2009 est.) 32.4% (31 December 2008 est.)

Saudi Arabia NA%

Senegal NA%

Serbia 11.78% (31 December 2009) 18.11% (31 December 2008 est.)

Seychelles 15.35% (31 December 2009 est.) 11.81% (31 December 2008 est.)

Sierra Leone NA% (31 December 2009 est.) 24.5% (31 December 2008 est.)

Singapore 5.38% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.38% (31 December 2008 est.)

Slovakia NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Slovenia 5.47% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.41% (31 December 2008 est.)

Solomon Islands 15.26% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.44% (31 December 2008 est.)

Somalia NA%

South Africa 11.71% (31 December 2009 est.) 15.13% (31 December 2008 est.)

Spain 10.72% (31 December 2009 est.) 11.02% (31 December 2008 est.)

Sri Lanka 10.37% (December 2010) 15.89% (31 December 2008)

Suriname 11.65% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.2% (31 December 2008 est.)

Swaziland 11.38% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.83% (31 December 2008 est.)

Sweden NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Switzerland 2.75% (31 December 2009 est.) 3.34% (31 December 2008 est.)

Syria 10.04% (31 December 2009 est.) 10.19% (31 December 2008 est.)

Taiwan 2.56% (31 December 2009) 4.06% (31 December 2008 est.)

Tajikistan 22.91% (31 December 2009 est.) 23.7% (31 December 2008 est.)

Tanzania 15.03% (31 December 2009 est.) 14.98% (31 December 2008 est.)

Thailand 6.1% (31 December 2010) 5.96% (31 December 2009)

Timor-Leste 11.17% (31 December 2009 est.) 13.11% (31 December 2008 est.)

Togo NA% (31 December 2009 est.) NA% (31 December 2008 est.)

Tonga 12.47% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.46% (31 December 2008 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago 11.94% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.44% (31 December 2008 est.)

Tunisia NA%

Turkey NA%

Uganda 20.96% (31 December 2009 est.) 20.45% (31 December 2008 est.)

Ukraine 20.86% (31 December 2009 est.) 17.49% (31 December 2008 est.)

United Kingdom 0.63% (31 December 2009 est.) 4.63% (31 December 2008 est.)

United States 3.25% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.09% (31 December 2008 est.)

Uruguay 15.28% (31 December 2009 est.) 12.45% (31 December 2008 est.)

Vanuatu 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.) 5.29% (31 December 2008 est.)

Venezuela 19.89% (31 December 2009 est.) 22.37% (31 December 2008 est.)

Vietnam 15.78% (31 December 2008) 11.18% (31 December 2007)

West Bank 5.78% (31 December 2009 est.) 7.19% (31 December 2008 est.)

Yemen 18% (31 December 2009 est.) 18% (31 December 2008 est.)

Zambia 22.06% (31 December 2009 est.) 19.06% (31 December 2008 est.)

Zimbabwe NA% (31 December 2009 est.) 578.96% (31 December 2007)

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@2209

Field Listing :: Stock of money

Country Comparison to the World Country

Stock of money

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@2210

Field Listing :: Stock of quasi money

Country Comparison to the World Country

Stock of quasi money

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@2211

Field Listing :: Stock of domestic credit

This entry is the total quantity of credit, denominated in the domestic currency, provided by financial institutions to the central bank, state and local governments, public non-financial corporations, and the private sector. The national currency units have been converted to US dollars at the closing exchange rate on the date of the information. Country Comparison to the World Country

Stock of domestic credit

Afghanistan $363.6 million (31 December 2008 est.) $20.06 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Albania $7.701 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $8.231 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Algeria $12.29 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $21.71 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Angola $17.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $22.06 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Anguilla $529.6 million (31 December 2008 est.) $447.7 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda $1.13 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $1.002 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Argentina $113.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $84.92 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Armenia $1.821 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.733 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Aruba $1.333 billion (31 December 2009) $1.321 billion (31 December 2008)

Australia $1.731 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.407 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Austria $659.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $606.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Azerbaijan $8.135 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $5.726 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Bahamas, The $7.993 billion (31 December 2009) $7.883 billion (31 December 2008)

Bahrain $18.46 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $16.34 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Bangladesh $62.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $53.77 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Barbados $4.554 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $4.124 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Belarus $19.99 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $17.15 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Belgium $801.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $767.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Belize $1.291 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.036 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Benin $1.222 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.269 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Bhutan $NA (31 December 2008) $169.9 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Bolivia $8.314 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $7.233 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina $10.09 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.01 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Botswana $1.361 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $2.06 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Brazil $2.104 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.542 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Brunei $1.274 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $2.38 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Bulgaria $34.54 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $33.89 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Burkina Faso $1.373 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.236 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Burma $8.552 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $6.858 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Burundi $465.7 million (31 December 2010 est.) $415.2 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Cambodia $2.195 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.991 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Cameroon $848.8 million (31 December 2010 est.) $1.523 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Canada $2.963 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.606 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Cape Verde $1.179 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.256 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Central African Republic $357.6 million (31 December 2009) $339.1 million (31 December 2008)

Chad $943.8 million (31 December 2010 est.) $566.9 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Chile $153.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $133.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

China $8.156 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.24 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Colombia $123 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $96.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Comoros $79.75 million (31 December 2008 est.) $60.57 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the $NA (31 December 2008) $928.5 million (31 December 2008)

Congo, Republic of the $1.58 billion (31 December 2009) $1.889 billion (31 December 2008)

Costa Rica $15.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $14.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire $5.448 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.308 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Croatia $48.62 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $48.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Cuba $NA

Cyprus $101.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $80.68 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Czech Republic $119.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $118.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Denmark $636.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $671.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Djibouti $339 million (31 December 2009) $269.9 million (31 December 2008)

Dominica $213.6 million (31 December 2008 est.) $193.1 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Dominican Republic $21.63 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $18.91 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Ecuador $14.92 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $12.31 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Egypt $145.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $131.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

El Salvador $10.01 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $9.867 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Equatorial Guinea $1.534 billion (31 December 2009) $3.579 billion (31 December 2008)

Eritrea $2.919 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.206 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Estonia $18.94 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $20.32 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Ethiopia $8.661 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $9.292 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

European Union $22.65 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) $21.24 trillion (31 December 2008 est.) note: this figure refers to the euro area only; it excludes credit data for non-euro-area members of the EU

Fiji $NA (31 December 2008) $1.799 billion (31 December 2008)

Finland $259.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $241.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

France $4.319 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) $4.121 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

Gabon $1.074 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $826.8 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Gambia, The $293.5 million (31 December 2010 est.) $283.7 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Gaza Strip note: see entry for West Bank

Georgia $3.243 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.569 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Germany $5.2 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) $5.019 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

Ghana $7.155 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $6.987 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Greece $419.9 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $394.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Grenada $658 million (31 December 2008 est.) $575.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Guatemala $15.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $14.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Guinea $734.4 million (31 December 2010 est.) $674.2 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Guinea-Bissau $42.56 million (31 December 2009) $58.87 million (31 December 2008)

Guyana $754 million (31 December 2010 est.) $524 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Haiti $1.632 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.698 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Honduras $7.581 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.029 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Hong Kong $374.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $351.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Hungary $99.06 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $103 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Iceland $46.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $54.65 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

India $1.164 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $938.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Indonesia $253.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $192.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Iran $132.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $120.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Iraq $21.94 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $10.16 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Ireland $745.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $738.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Israel $169.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $148.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Italy $3.274 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) $3.047 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

Jamaica $7.922 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.282 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Japan $16.39 trillion (31 December 2008 est.) $13.32 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)

Jordan $26.85 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $25.14 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Kazakhstan $44.53 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $39.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Kenya $14.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $13.17 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Korea, South $1.057 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $935.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Kuwait $96.71 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $90.71 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Kyrgyzstan $505.4 million (31 December 2010 est.) $572.9 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Laos $1.562 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.095 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Latvia $27.59 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $27.76 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Lebanon $62.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $56.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Lesotho $177.7 million (31 December 2010 est.) $147.3 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Liberia $1.202 billion (31 December 2008) $1.157 billion (31 December 2007)

Libya $55.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $41.13 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Lithuania $25.35 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $25.85 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Luxembourg $395.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $369.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Macau $1.717 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $847 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Macedonia $4.001 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.055 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Madagascar $1.02 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $997.6 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Malawi $1.72 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.515 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Malaysia $314.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $265.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Maldives $1.548 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $1.08 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Mali $994.9 million (31 December 2009) $1.095 billion (31 December 2008)

Malta $13.69 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $12.91 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Mauritania $NA

Mauritius $10.23 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $9.423 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Mexico $342.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $288.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of $65.68 million (31 December 2009) $43.75 million (31 December 2008)

Moldova $2.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.251 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Mongolia $1.664 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $1.183 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Montenegro $3.29 billion (31 December 2009) $3.771 billion (31 December 2008)

Montserrat $9.93 million (31 December 2008 est.) $5.537 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Morocco $93.21 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $91.83 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Mozambique $2.74 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.311 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Namibia $5.122 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.041 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Nepal $9 billion (July 2010) $7.7 billion (July 2009)

Netherlands $2.083 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) $1.824 trillion (31 December 2008)

New Zealand $206.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $180.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Nicaragua $4.083 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.161 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Niger $683.6 million (31 December 2009) $313.5 million (31 December 2008)

Nigeria $77.43 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $62.18 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Norway $414.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $379.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Oman $22.05 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $19.34 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Pakistan $71.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $63.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Panama $23.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $20.17 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Papua New Guinea $2.796 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.424 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Paraguay $4.395 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.607 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Peru $28.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $23.37 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Philippines $95.54 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $83.12 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Poland $288.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $264.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Portugal $556.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $490.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Qatar $70.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $69.21 billion (31 December 2009)

Romania $77.46 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $72.45 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Russia $549.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $420.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Rwanda $600.4 million (31 December 2010 est.) $515.5 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis $790.8 million (31 December 2008 est.) $782.4 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Saint Lucia $1.378 billion (31 December 2008 est.) $1.217 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $417.4 million (31 December 2008 est.) $387.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Samoa $243 million (31 December 2009) $208.9 million (31 December 2008)

San Marino $7.875 billion (31 December 2008) $7.511 billion (31 December 2007)

Sao Tome and Principe $17.14 million (31 December 2010 est.) $16.57 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Saudi Arabia $11.24 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.248 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Senegal $3.516 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.412 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Serbia $18.88 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $19.25 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Seychelles $678.5 million (31 December 2010 est.) $582.5 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Sierra Leone $178.4 million (31 December 2009) $140.9 million (31 December 2008)

Singapore $199.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $166.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Slovakia $65.09 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $64.25 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Slovenia $52.67 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $50.46 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Solomon Islands $221.9 million (31 December 2008 est.) $183.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)

South Africa $328.3 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $255.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Spain $3.683 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) $3.451 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

Sri Lanka $18.34 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $16.64 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Sudan $10.15 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $9.307 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Suriname $793.1 million (31 December 2008 est.) $651 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Swaziland $258.5 million (31 December 2010 est.) $274.5 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Sweden $640.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $583.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Switzerland $992.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $923.1 billion (31 December 2008)

Syria $27.14 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $23.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Taiwan $661.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $630.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Tajikistan $1.209 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $939.7 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Tanzania $4.163 million (31 December 2010 est.) $3.878 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Thailand $336 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $292.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Timor-Leste $127.1 million (31 December 2008 est.) $118.1 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Togo $817.7 million (31 December 2010 est.) $862.4 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Tonga $149.2 million (31 December 2008 est.) $163.1 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago $2.924 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.823 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Tunisia $31.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $28.45 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Turkey $401.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $373.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Turkmenistan $2.089 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.811 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Uganda $1.882 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.716 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Ukraine $110.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $103.9 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

United Arab Emirates $290 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $263.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

United Kingdom $5.151 trillion (31 December 2009) $4.436 trillion (31 December 2008)

United States $32.61 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) $31.53 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

Uruguay $10.49 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $8.888 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Uzbekistan $6.482 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.484 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Vanuatu $274 million (31 December 2008 est.) $229.5 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Venezuela $54.22 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $75.87 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Vietnam $132.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $114.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

West Bank $1.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.367 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

World $104.2 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $94.49 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Yemen $5.297 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.098 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Zambia $2.992 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.373 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Zimbabwe $1.186 million (31 December 2008 est.) $60 (31 December 2009 est.)

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Field Listing :: Urbanization

This entry provides two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country. The second, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time. Additionally, the World entry includes a list of the ten largest urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration is defined as comprising the city or town proper and also the suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside of, but adjacent to, the boundaries of the city. Country

Urbanization(%)

Afghanistan urban population: 24% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Albania urban population: 47% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Algeria urban population: 65% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

American Samoa urban population: 92% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Andorra urban population: 89% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Angola urban population: 57% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Anguilla urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda urban population: 30% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Argentina urban population: 92% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Armenia urban population: 64% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Aruba urban population: 47% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Australia urban population: 89% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Austria urban population: 67% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Azerbaijan urban population: 52% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bahamas, The urban population: 84% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bahrain urban population: 89% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bangladesh urban population: 27% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Barbados urban population: 40% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Belarus urban population: 73% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Belgium urban population: 97% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Belize urban population: 52% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Benin urban population: 41% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bermuda urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bhutan urban population: 35% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bolivia urban population: 66% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina urban population: 47% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Botswana urban population: 60% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Brazil urban population: 86% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

British Virgin Islands urban population: 40% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Brunei urban population: 75% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Bulgaria urban population: 71% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Burkina Faso urban population: 20% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Burma urban population: 33% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Burundi urban population: 10% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 6.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cambodia urban population: 22% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cameroon urban population: 57% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Canada urban population: 80% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cape Verde urban population: 60% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cayman Islands urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Central African Republic urban population: 39% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Chad urban population: 27% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Chile urban population: 88% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

China urban population: 43% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Colombia urban population: 74% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Comoros urban population: 28% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the urban population: 34% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Congo, Republic of the urban population: 61% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cook Islands urban population: 74% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Costa Rica urban population: 63% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire urban population: 49% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Croatia urban population: 57% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cuba urban population: 76% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Cyprus urban population: 70% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Czech Republic urban population: 73% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Denmark urban population: 87% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Djibouti urban population: 87% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Dominica urban population: 74% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Dominican Republic urban population: 69% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Ecuador urban population: 66% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Egypt urban population: 43% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

El Salvador urban population: 61% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Equatorial Guinea urban population: 39% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Eritrea urban population: 21% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Estonia urban population: 69% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Ethiopia urban population: 17% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) urban population: 92% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Faroe Islands urban population: 41% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Fiji urban population: 52% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Finland urban population: 63% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

France urban population: 77% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

French Polynesia urban population: 52% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Gabon urban population: 85% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Gambia, The urban population: 57% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Gaza Strip urban population: 72% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Georgia urban population: 53% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Germany urban population: 74% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Ghana urban population: 50% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Gibraltar urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Greece urban population: 61% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Greenland urban population: 84% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Grenada urban population: 31% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Guam urban population: 93% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Guatemala urban population: 49% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Guernsey urban population: 31% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Guinea urban population: 34% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Guinea-Bissau urban population: 30% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Guyana urban population: 28% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Haiti urban population: 47% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City) urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Honduras urban population: 48% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Hong Kong urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Hungary urban population: 68% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Iceland urban population: 92% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

India urban population: 29% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Indonesia urban population: 52% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Iran urban population: 68% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Iraq urban population: 67% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Ireland urban population: 61% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Isle of Man urban population: 51% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Israel urban population: 92% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Italy urban population: 68% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Jamaica urban population: 53% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Japan urban population: 66% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Jersey urban population: 31% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Jordan urban population: 78% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Kazakhstan urban population: 58% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Kenya urban population: 22% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Kiribati urban population: 44% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Korea, North urban population: 63% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Korea, South urban population: 81% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Kuwait urban population: 98% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Kyrgyzstan urban population: 36% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Laos urban population: 31% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Latvia urban population: 68% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Lebanon urban population: 87% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Lesotho urban population: 25% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Liberia urban population: 60% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Libya urban population: 78% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Liechtenstein urban population: 14% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Lithuania urban population: 67% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Luxembourg urban population: 82% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Macau urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Macedonia urban population: 67% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Madagascar urban population: 29% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Malawi urban population: 19% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Malaysia urban population: 70% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Maldives urban population: 38% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 5.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Mali urban population: 32% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Malta urban population: 94% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Marshall Islands urban population: 71% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Mauritania urban population: 41% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Mauritius urban population: 42% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Mexico urban population: 77% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of urban population: 22% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Moldova urban population: 42% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Monaco urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Mongolia urban population: 57% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Montenegro urban population: 60% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Montserrat urban population: 14% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Morocco urban population: 56% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Mozambique urban population: 37% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Namibia urban population: 37% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Nauru urban population: 100% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Nepal urban population: 17% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Netherlands urban population: 82% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)