| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
15.0 million |
15.6 million |
15.8 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
76.3 |
76.4 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
2.2 |
2.2 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
8.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
9.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
0.8 |
0.8 |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
96.0 |
99.0 |
99.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
0.3 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
95.8 |
95.8 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
95.4 |
95.6 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
101.0 |
104.0 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
100.0 |
103.0 |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
88.9 |
86.5 |
.. |
| Net secondary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
71.8 |
78.6 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
756.6 thousand |
756.6 thousand |
756.6 thousand |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
56,041.6 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
4.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
95.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
96.0 |
.. |
| Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) |
1,680.6 |
1,585.0 |
.. |
| Electricity use per capita (kWh) |
2,309.1 |
2,617.3 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
71.0 billion |
67.7 billion |
68.7 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
4,730.0 |
4,340.0 |
4,360.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
73.0 billion |
67.4 billion |
72.4 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
-1.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
11.8 |
7.6 |
4.4 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
8.4 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
34.6 |
34.3 |
34.3 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
57.0 |
56.9 |
56.9 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
26.9 |
33.1 |
35.7 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
25.2 |
30.8 |
32.6 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
21.3 |
21.9 |
24.2 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
21.2 |
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
-0.5 |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
357.6 |
658.6 |
732.4 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
76.8 |
119.3 |
.. |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
41.6 |
237.5 |
272.0 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
18.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
92,500.0 |
78,200.0 |
82,800.0 |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
45.4 |
52.5 |
55.9 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
89.7 |
100.8 |
105.9 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
100.0 |
93.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
8.8 billion |
1.9 billion |
3.0 billion |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
41.7 billion |
44.2 billion |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
22.5 |
32.8 |
31.3 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
4.3 billion |
5.8 billion |
7.5 billion |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
4.7 |
-0.5 |
4.8 |
| Source: World Bank
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