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2014

1.1 World Development Indicators:


Size of the economy

World View

Population

Surfacearea

Population
density

Grossnational
income,Atlas
method

Grossnational
incomepercapita,
Atlasmethod

Purchasingpowerparitygross
nationalincome

Grossdomesticproduct

Percapita

Percapita

millions

sq.kmthousands

peoplepersq.km

$billions

$billions

%growth

%growth

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

30.6

652.2

47

21.5

700

61.2

2,000

4.2

1.8

Albania

2.8

28.8

101

13.0

4,700

29.2

10,520

1.3

2.3

Algeria

39.2

2,381.7

16

207.5

5,290

509.1

12,990

2.7

0.8

AmericanSamoa

0.1

0.2

276

..

..

..

..

..

..

Andorra

0.1

0.5

169

..

..

..

..

..

..

Angola

21.5

1,246.7

17

107.5

5,010

145.3

6,770

4.1

0.9

0.1

0.4

205

1.2

12,910

1.8

20,070

0.6

0.4

41.4

2,780.4

15

..

..

..

..

3.0

..

3.0

29.7

105

11.3

3,790

24.2

8,140

3.5

3.2

Afghanistan

Antiguaand
Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba

0.1

0.2

572

..

..

..

..

..

..

23.1

7,741.2

1,515.6

65,520

984.0

42,540

2.7

0.9

Austria

8.5

83.9

103

411.7

48,590

371.3

43,810

0.4

0.1

Azerbaijan

9.4

86.6

114

69.2

7,350

152.4

16,180

5.8

4.4

Bahamas,The

0.4

13.9

38

7.7

20,600

8.0

21,540

1.8

0.3

Bahrain

1.3

0.8

1,753

25.8

19,560

47.6

36,140

5.5

4.4

156.6

144.0

1,203

140.4

900

440.8

2,810

6.0

4.7

0.3

0.4

662

4.3

15,080

4.3

15,080

0.0

0.5

Belarus

9.5

207.6

47

63.7

6,720

160.4

16,940

0.9

0.9

Belgium

11.2

30.5

370

506.1

45,210

451.0

40,280

0.2

0.4
1.7

Australia

Bangladesh
Barbados

Belize

0.3

23.0

15

1.5

4,660

2.7

8,160

0.7

Benin

10.3

114.8

92

8.1

790

18.3

1,780

5.6

2.8

0.1

0.1

1,300

6.8

104,610

4.3

66,390

4.9

5.2

Bermuda
Bhutan

0.8

38.4

20

1.9

2,460

5.4

7,210

5.0

3.3

Bolivia

10.7

1,098.6

10

27.2

2,550

61.3

5,750

6.8

5.0

3.8

51.2

75

18.2

4,740

37.6

9,820

0.4

0.5
5.0

Bosniaand
Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
BruneiDarussalam
Bulgaria

2.0

581.7

15.6

7,730

31.3

15,500

5.9

200.4

8,514.9

24

2,342.6

11,690

2,955.3

14,750

2.5

1.6

0.4

5.8

79

..

..

..

..

1.8

3.1

7.3

111.0

67

51.1

7,030

110.4

15,200

0.9

1.5

BurkinaFaso

16.9

274.2

62

11.3

670

26.4

1,560

6.5

3.5

Burundi

10.2

27.8

396

2.8

280

8.4

820

4.5

1.3

Cambodia

15.1

181.0

86

14.5

950

43.7

2,890

7.5

5.5

Cameroon

22.3

475.4

47

28.2

1,270

59.2

2,660

5.5

2.9

Canada

35.2

9,984.7

1,835.3

52,200

1,497.3

42,590

2.0

0.8

CaboVerde

0.5

4.0

124

1.8

3,630

3.1

6,220

0.5

0.4

CaymanIslands

0.1

0.3

243

..

..

..

..

..

..

CentralAfrican
Republic

4.6

623.0

1.5

320

2.8

600

36.0

37.3

12.8

1,284.0

10

13.1

1,020

25.6

2,000

3.6

0.6

0.2

0.2

853

..

..

..

..

..

..

17.6

756.1

24

268.3

15,230

370.6

21,030

4.1

3.2

1,357.4

9,600.0

146

8,905.3

6,560

16,080.6

11,850

7.7

7.1

7.2

1.1

6,898

276.1

38,420

390.0

54,260

2.9

2.5

Chad
ChannelIslands
Chile
China
HongKongSAR,
China

0.6

0.0

20,228

35.7

64,050

62.5

112,180

11.9

10.0

Colombia

MacaoSAR,China

48.3

1,141.8

44

365.1

7,560

574.6

11,890

4.3

2.9

Comoros

0.7

1.9

395

0.6

880

1.1

1,560

3.5

1.1

67.5

2,344.9

30

26.9

400

45.8

680

8.5

5.6

Congo,Rep.

4.4

342.0

13

11.8

2,660

21.0

4,720

3.4

0.9

CostaRica

4.9

51.1

95

46.5

9,550

66.1

13,570

3.5

2.1

20.3

322.5

64

28.0

1,380

59.0

2,900

8.7

6.2

4.3

56.6

76

56.7

13,330

86.6

20,370

1.0

0.7
2.8

Congo,Dem.Rep.

Coted'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba

11.3

109.9

106

66.4

5,890

208.9

18,520

2.7

Curacao

0.2

0.4

346

..

..

..

..

..

..

Cyprus

1.1

9.3

124

22.8

26,390

25.5

29,570

2.4

3.9

CzechRepublic

10.5

78.9

136

190.0

18,060

268.6

25,530

0.9

1.0

Denmark

5.6

43.1

132

343.1

61,110

249.5

44,440

0.4

0.0

Djibouti

0.9

23.2

38

..

..

..

..

5.0

3.4

Dominica

0.1

0.8

96

0.5

6,760

0.7

9,800

0.8

1.2

DominicanRepublic

10.4

48.7

215

58.4

5,620

116.0

11,150

4.1

2.8

Ecuador

15.7

256.4

63

86.6

5,510

162.2

10,310

4.0

2.4

Egypt,ArabRep.

82.1

1,001.5

82

259.0

3,160

890.3

10,850

2.1

0.4

ElSalvador

6.3

21.0

306

23.6

3,720

47.5

7,490

1.7

1.0

EquatorialGuinea

0.8

28.1

27

10.8

14,320

17.6

23,240

4.9

7.5

2014 World Development Indicators

Last updated date:04/09/2014

2014

1.1 World Development Indicators:


Size of the economy

World View

Population

Surfacearea

Population
density

Grossnational
income,Atlas
method

Grossnational
incomepercapita,
Atlasmethod

Purchasingpowerparitygross
nationalincome

Grossdomesticproduct

millions

sq.kmthousands

peoplepersq.km

$billions

$billions

%growth

%growth

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

Eritrea

6.3

117.6

63

3.1

490

7.5

1,180

1.3

1.9

Estonia

1.3

45.2

31

23.0

17,370

32.1

24,230

0.8

0.9

Ethiopia

94.1

1,104.3

94

43.8

470

127.1

1,350

10.4

7.6

FaeroeIslands

0.0

1.4

35

..

..

..

..

..

..

Fiji

0.9

18.3

48

3.9

4,430

6.7

7,610

2.7

2.0

Finland

5.4

338.4

18

256.3

47,110

209.3

38,480

1.4

1.8

France

66.0

549.2

121

2,789.6

42,250

2,481.1

37,580

0.2

0.3

FrenchPolynesia

0.3

4.0

76

..

..

..

..

..

..

Gabon

1.7

267.7

17.8

10,650

28.8

17,220

5.9

3.4

Gambia,The

1.8

11.3

183

0.9

510

3.0

1,620

5.6

2.3

Georgia

4.5

69.7

79

16.0

3,570

31.5

7,040

3.2

3.5

Germany

80.6

357.1

231

3,716.8

46,100

3,590.7

44,540

0.4

0.2

Ghana

25.9

238.5

114

45.6

1,760

100.5

3,880

7.1

4.9

Greece

11.0

132.0

86

248.6

22,530

282.7

25,630

3.9

3.3

Greenland

0.1

410.5

..

..

..

..

..

..

Grenada

0.1

0.3

311

0.8

7,460

1.2

11,120

1.8

1.4

Percapita

Guam

Percapita

0.2

0.5

306

..

..

..

..

..

..

Guatemala

15.5

108.9

144

51.6

3,340

110.2

7,130

3.7

1.1

Guinea

11.7

245.9

48

5.4

460

13.7

1,160

2.5

0.1

GuineaBissau

1.7

36.1

61

0.9

520

2.1

1,240

0.3

2.1

Guyana

0.8

215.0

3.0

3,750

5.2

6,550

5.3

4.8

10.3

27.8

374

8.4

810

17.7

1,710

4.3

2.8

Honduras

8.1

112.5

72

17.7

2,180

34.6

4,270

2.6

0.5

Hungary

9.9

93.0

109

123.1

12,410

207.6

20,930

1.7

1.2

Haiti

Iceland

0.3

103.0

14.2

43,930

12.6

38,870

3.3

2.5

1,252.1

3,287.3

421

1,960.1

1,570

6,697.9

5,350

5.0

3.7

249.9

1,904.6

138

895.0

3,580

2,314.5

9,260

5.8

4.5

Iran,IslamicRep.

77.4

1,745.2

48

447.5

5,780

1,208.3

15,600

5.8

7.0

Iraq

India
Indonesia

33.4

435.2

77

224.2

6,710

508.6

15,220

4.0

1.3

Ireland

4.6

70.3

67

179.4

39,110

160.9

35,090

0.3

0.5

IsleofMan

0.1

0.6

151

..

..

..

..

..

..

Israel

8.1

22.1

372

275.0

34,120

259.0

32,140

3.3

1.4

59.8

301.3

203

2,058.2

34,400

2,040.0

34,100

1.9

2.3

2.7

11.0

251

14.2

5,220

23.0

8,480

1.3

1.0

127.3

378.0

349

5,875.0

46,140

4,791.6

37,630

1.5

1.7

6.5

89.3

73

32.0

4,950

75.3

11,660

2.8

0.6

Kazakhstan

17.0

2,724.9

193.8

11,380

350.5

20,570

6.0

4.5

Kenya

44.4

580.4

78

41.2

930

99.7

2,250

4.7

1.9

Kiribati

0.1

0.8

126

0.3

2,620

0.3

2,780

3.0

1.4

Korea,Dem.Rep.

24.9

120.5

207

..

..

..

..

..

..

Korea,Rep.

50.2

99.9

517

1,301.6

25,920

1,679.1

33,440

3.0

2.5

Kosovo

1.8

10.9

168

7.1

3,890

16.3

8,940

3.0

2.1

Kuwait

3.4

17.8

189

140.4

44,940

275.5

88,170

6.2

2.1

KyrgyzRepublic

5.7

199.9

30

6.9

1,200

17.6

3,070

10.5

8.4

LaoPDR

6.8

236.8

29

9.9

1,460

31.0

4,570

8.1

6.2

Latvia

2.0

64.5

32

28.6

14,060

43.5

21,390

5.0

6.3

Lebanon

4.5

10.5

437

44.1

9,870

77.7

17,390

0.9

0.1

Lesotho

2.1

30.4

68

3.2

1,550

6.9

3,320

5.9

4.7

Liberia

4.3

111.4

45

1.7

410

3.4

790

11.3

8.6

Libya

6.2

1,759.5

..

..

..

..

9.4

10.1

Liechtenstein

0.0

0.2

231

..

..

..

..

..

..

Lithuania

3.0

65.3

47

41.3

13,820

69.0

23,080

3.7

5.1

Luxembourg

0.5

2.6

210

38.1

71,810

31.7

59,750

2.1

0.2

Macedonia,FYR

2.1

25.7

84

10.1

4,800

24.3

11,520

3.1

3.0

Madagascar

22.9

587.0

39

10.2

440

31.0

1,350

2.1

0.7

Malawi

16.4

118.5

174

4.4

270

12.4

760

5.0

2.0

Malaysia

29.7

330.8

90

309.0

10,400

667.6

22,460

4.7

3.0

Maldives

0.3

0.3

1,150

1.9

5,600

3.4

9,890

3.7

1.7

15.3

1,240.2

13

10.2

670

23.6

1,540

2.1

0.8

Malta

0.4

0.3

1,323

8.3

19,730

11.1

26,400

1.0

0.2

MarshallIslands

0.1

0.2

292

0.2

4,200

0.2

4,620

0.7

0.5

Mauritania

3.9

1,030.7

4.1

1,060

11.1

2,850

6.7

4.1

Mauritius

1.3

2.0

639

12.1

9,300

22.3

17,220

3.2

2.8

122.3

1,964.4

63

1,216.1

9,940

1,971.2

16,110

1.1

0.2

Micronesia,Fed.
Sts.

0.1

0.7

148

0.4

3,430

0.4

3,840

0.6

0.5

Moldova

3.6

33.9

124

8.8

2,460

18.5

5,190

8.9

8.9

Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

Mali

Mexico

2014 World Development Indicators

Last updated date:04/09/2014

2014

1.1 World Development Indicators:


Size of the economy

World View

Population

Surfacearea

Population
density

Grossnational
income,Atlas
method

Grossnational
incomepercapita,
Atlasmethod

Purchasingpowerparitygross
nationalincome

Grossdomesticproduct

millions

sq.kmthousands

peoplepersq.km

$billions

$billions

%growth

%growth

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

Monaco

0.0

0.0

18,916

..

..

..

..

..

..

Mongolia

2.8

1,564.1

10.7

3,770

25.0

8,810

11.7

10.1

Percapita

Montenegro

Percapita

0.6

13.8

46

4.5

7,260

9.1

14,600

3.5

3.4

Morocco

33.0

446.6

74

101.8

3,030

235.1

7,000

4.4

2.8

Mozambique

25.8

799.4

33

15.2

590

27.0

1,040

7.1

4.5

Myanmar

53.3

676.6

82

..

..

..

..

..

..

2.3

824.3

13.5

5,840

22.1

9,590

4.4

2.4

Nepal

27.8

147.2

194

20.3

730

62.9

2,260

3.8

2.6

Netherlands

16.8

41.5

498

797.2

47,440

726.0

43,210

0.8

1.1

Namibia

NewCaledonia

0.3

18.6

14

..

..

..

..

..

..

NewZealand

4.5

267.7

17

157.5

35,520

136.3

30,750

2.5

1.6

Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria

6.1

130.4

51

10.8

1,780

27.0

4,440

4.6

3.1

17.8

1,267.0

14

7.3

410

16.2

910

3.9

0.1
4.4

173.6

923.8

191

478.5

2,760

972.0

5,600

7.3

NorthernMariana
Islands

0.1

0.5

117

..

..

..

..

..

..

Norway

5.1

323.8

17

521.7

102,610

338.2

66,520

0.6

0.7
4.1

Oman

3.6

309.5

12

83.7

25,250

172.9

52,170

5.1

182.1

796.1

236

251.0

1,380

897.0

4,920

6.1

4.3

Palau

0.0

0.5

45

0.2

10,970

0.3

14,540

0.3

1.1

Panama

3.9

75.4

52

41.3

10,700

74.6

19,290

8.4

6.6

PapuaNewGuinea

7.3

462.8

16

14.7

2,010

17.8

2,430

5.4

3.2

Paraguay

6.8

406.8

17

27.5

4,040

52.0

7,640

13.6

11.6

Peru

30.4

1,285.2

24

194.1

6,390

345.2

11,360

5.8

4.5

Philippines

98.4

300.0

330

321.3

3,270

769.9

7,820

7.2

5.3

Poland

38.5

312.7

127

499.5

12,960

859.1

22,300

1.6

1.6

Portugal

10.5

92.1

114

216.2

20,670

265.2

25,350

1.4

0.8

Pakistan

PuertoRico

3.6

8.9

408

66.0

18,080

83.0

22,730

0.5

1.5

Qatar

2.2

11.6

187

185.5

85,550

268.6

123,860

5.6

0.2

Romania

20.0

238.4

87

180.8

9,060

360.6

18,060

3.5

4.1

143.5

17,098.2

1,988.2

13,860

3,329.7

23,200

1.3

1.1

11.8

26.3

477

7.3

620

16.8

1,430

4.6

1.7

Samoa

0.2

2.8

67

0.7

3,430

0.9

4,840

0.4

1.2

SanMarino

0.0

0.1

524

..

..

..

..

..

..

RussianFederation
Rwanda

SaoTomeand
Principe

0.2

1.0

201

0.3

1,470

0.6

2,950

4.0

1.4

SaudiArabia

28.8

2,149.7

13

755.2

26,200

1,550.4

53,780

3.8

1.9

Senegal

14.1

196.7

73

15.1

1,070

31.7

2,240

4.0

1.0

Serbia

7.2

88.4

82

41.0

5,730

86.1

12,020

2.5

3.0

Seychelles

0.1

0.5

194

1.1

12,530

2.1

23,270

3.5

2.5

SierraLeone

6.1

71.7

85

4.1

680

10.7

1,750

20.1

17.9

Singapore

5.4

0.7

7,713

291.8

54,040

414.9

76,850

3.9

2.2

SintMaarten(Dutch
part)

0.0

0.0

1,167

..

..

..

..

..

..

SlovakRepublic

5.4

49.0

113

93.0

17,200

134.8

24,930

1.8

1.6

Slovenia

2.1

20.3

102

47.0

22,830

56.9

27,680

2.5

2.7

SolomonIslands

0.6

28.9

20

0.9

1,610

1.0

1,810

3.0

0.8

Somalia

10.5

637.7

17

..

..

..

..

..

..

SouthAfrica

53.0

1,219.1

44

380.7

7,190

648.5

12,240

1.9

0.5

SouthSudan

11.3

644.3

..

12.7

1,120

24.7

2,190

24.4

19.3

Spain

46.6

505.6

94

1,361.1

29,180

1,485.7

31,850

1.2

1.0

SriLanka

20.5

65.6

327

65.0

3,170

194.0

9,470

7.3

6.4

St.KittsandNevis

0.1

0.3

208

0.7

13,460

1.1

20,400

2.0

0.8

St.Lucia

0.2

0.6

299

1.3

7,090

1.9

10,350

0.5

1.3

St.Martin(French
part)

0.0

0.1

575

..

..

..

..

..

..

St.Vincentandthe
Grenadines

0.1

0.4

280

0.7

6,580

1.2

10,610

2.8

2.8

38.0

1,879.4

20

43.1

1,130

90.0

2,370

6.0

7.9

Suriname

0.5

163.8

5.0

9,260

8.6

15,860

4.4

3.5

Swaziland

1.2

17.4

73

3.8

3,080

7.8

6,220

2.8

1.3

Sweden

9.6

450.3

23

567.2

59,130

428.4

44,660

1.5

0.8

Switzerland

8.1

41.3

202

647.3

80,950

431.2

53,920

2.0

0.9

SyrianArab
Republic

Sudan

22.8

185.2

124

..

..

..

..

..

..

Tajikistan

8.2

142.6

59

8.1

990

20.5

2,500

7.4

4.8

Tanzania

49.3

947.3

56

30.0

630

83.8

1,750

7.0

3.8

Thailand

67.0

513.1

131

359.9

5,370

905.2

13,510

1.8

1.4

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2014

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Size of the economy

World View

Population

Surfacearea

Population
density

Grossnational
income,Atlas
method

Grossnational
incomepercapita,
Atlasmethod

Purchasingpowerparitygross
nationalincome

Grossdomesticproduct

millions

sq.kmthousands

peoplepersq.km

$billions

$billions

%growth

%growth

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

2013

TimorLeste

1.2

14.9

79

4.2

3,580

7.6

6,410

8.1

5.4

Togo

6.8

56.8

125

3.6

530

8.1

1,180

5.1

2.4

Tonga

0.1

0.8

146

0.5

4,490

0.6

5,450

0.5

0.1

TrinidadandTobago

1.3

5.1

261

21.1

15,760

35.2

26,210

1.6

1.3

Tunisia

10.9

163.6

70

47.5

4,360

119.3

10,960

2.8

1.8

Turkey

74.9

783.6

97

820.6

10,950

1,405.7

18,760

4.0

2.8

Turkmenistan

5.2

488.1

11

36.1

6,880

67.7

12,920

10.2

8.8

TurksandCaicos
Islands

0.0

1.0

35

..

..

..

..

..

..

Percapita

Percapita

Tuvalu

0.0

0.0

329

0.1

6,630

0.1

5,990

1.1

0.9

Uganda

37.6

241.6

188

19.2

510

51.3

1,370

5.8

2.3

Ukraine

45.5

603.6

79

179.9

3,960

407.7

8,960

1.9

2.1

9.3

83.6

112

355.5

38,620

534.7

58,090

4.4

1.2

UnitedArab
Emirates
UnitedKingdom

64.1

243.6

265

2,506.9

39,110

2,292.2

35,760

1.7

1.0

316.1

9,831.5

35

16,967.7

53,670

17,057.5

53,960

1.9

1.1

3.4

176.2

19

51.7

15,180

64.5

18,930

4.4

4.0

30.2

447.4

71

57.4

1,900

161.5

5,340

8.0

6.3

0.3

12.2

21

0.8

3,130

0.7

2,840

2.8

0.6

Venezuela,RB

30.4

912.1

34

381.6

12,550

544.1

17,890

1.3

0.2

Vietnam

89.7

331.0

289

155.1

1,730

451.1

5,030

5.4

4.3

0.1

0.4

299

..

..

..

..

..

..

UnitedStates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu

VirginIslands(U.S.)
WestBankand
Gaza

4.2

6.0

693

11.4

2,810

19.8

4,900

13.8

10.5

Yemen,Rep.

24.4

528.0

46

32.6

1,330

93.3

3,820

4.2

1.8

Zambia

14.5

752.6

20

21.5

1,480

44.7

3,070

6.4

3.0

Zimbabwe

14.1

390.8

37

11.5

820

22.1

1,560

1.8

1.3

7,124.5

134,289.9

55

75,260.6

10,564

101,249.7

14,211

2.2

1.0

848.7

16,197.8

57

563.4

664

1,510.4

1,780

5.8

3.5

Middleincome

4,969.7

64,212.0

78

23,462.4

4,721

47,297.7

9,517

4.8

3.6

Lowermiddle
income

2,561.1

20,739.9

123

5,296.2

2,068

15,288.6

5,970

5.2

3.6

Uppermiddle
income

2,408.7

43,472.2

56

18,160.7

7,540

32,079.5

13,318

4.7

3.9

Low&middle
income

5,818.4

80,409.9

74

24,037.4

4,131

48,792.3

8,386

4.8

3.5

2,005.8

16,301.6

127

11,103.3

5,536

21,510.7

10,724

7.1

6.4

Europe&Central
Asia

272.2

6,478.6

43

1,928.7

7,086

3,710.9

13,633

3.9

3.2

LatinAmerica&
Caribbean

588.0

19,460.9

31

5,476.8

9,314

8,143.0

13,848

2.4

1.3

World
Lowincome

EastAsia&Pacific

MiddleEast&North
Africa

345.4

8,775.4

40

..

..

..

..

0.5

2.2

1,670.8

5,131.1

350

2,462.0

1,474

8,362.6

5,005

5.2

3.8

SubSaharan
Africa

936.1

24,262.3

40

1,520.5

1,624

3,001.3

3,206

4.2

1.5

Highincome

1,306.1

53,880.1

25

51,346.5

39,312

52,667.9

40,324

1.3

0.8

334.0

2,693.1

128

12,805.2

38,333

12,411.1

37,153

0.4

0.7

SouthAsia

Euroarea

MostRecentValue(MRV)ifdataforthespecifiedyearorfullperiodarenotavailableorgrowthrateiscalculatedforlessthanthefull
period.
AbouttheData
Population,total
Longdefinition
Totalpopulationisbasedonthedefactodefinitionofpopulation,whichcountsallresidentsregardlessoflegalstatusorcitizenshipexceptforrefugeesnotpermanentlysettledin
thecountryofasylum,whoaregenerallyconsideredpartofthepopulationoftheircountryoforigin.Thevaluesshownaremidyearestimates.

Source
(1)UnitedNationsPopulationDivision.WorldPopulationProspects,(2)UnitedNationsStatisticalDivision.PopulationandVitalStatisticsReport(variousyears),(3)Census
reportsandotherstatisticalpublicationsfromnationalstatisticaloffices,(4)Eurostat:DemographicStatistics,(5)SecretariatofthePacificCommunity:Statisticsand
DemographyProgramme,and(6)U.S.CensusBureau:InternationalDatabase.

Surfacearea(sq.km)
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World View

1.1 World Development Indicators:


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Longdefinition
Surfaceareaisacountry'stotalarea,includingareasunderinlandbodiesofwaterandsomecoastalwaterways.

Source
FoodandAgricultureOrganization,electronicfilesandwebsite.

Populationdensity(peoplepersq.kmoflandarea)
Longdefinition
Populationdensityismidyearpopulationdividedbylandareainsquarekilometers.Populationisbasedonthedefactodefinitionofpopulation,whichcountsallresidents
regardlessoflegalstatusorcitizenshipexceptforrefugeesnotpermanentlysettledinthecountryofasylum,whoaregenerallyconsideredpartofthepopulationoftheircountryof
origin.Landareaisacountry'stotalarea,excludingareaunderinlandwaterbodies,nationalclaimstocontinentalshelf,andexclusiveeconomiczones.Inmostcasesthe
definitionofinlandwaterbodiesincludesmajorriversandlakes.

Source
FoodandAgricultureOrganizationandWorldBankpopulationestimates.

GNI,Atlasmethod(currentUS$)
Longdefinition
GNI(formerlyGNP)isthesumofvalueaddedbyallresidentproducersplusanyproducttaxes(lesssubsidies)notincludedinthevaluationofoutputplusnetreceiptsofprimary
income(compensationofemployeesandpropertyincome)fromabroad.DataareincurrentU.S.dollars.GNI,calculatedinnationalcurrency,isusuallyconvertedtoU.S.dollars
atofficialexchangeratesforcomparisonsacrosseconomies,althoughanalternativerateisusedwhentheofficialexchangerateisjudgedtodivergebyanexceptionallylarge
marginfromtherateactuallyappliedininternationaltransactions.Tosmoothfluctuationsinpricesandexchangerates,aspecialAtlasmethodofconversionisusedbytheWorld
Bank.Thisappliesaconversionfactorthataveragestheexchangerateforagivenyearandthetwoprecedingyears,adjustedfordifferencesinratesofinflationbetweenthe
country,andthrough2000,theG5countries(France,Germany,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates).From2001,thesecountriesincludetheEuroarea,Japan,the
UnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates.

Source
WorldBanknationalaccountsdata,andOECDNationalAccountsdatafiles.

GNIpercapita,Atlasmethod(currentUS$)
Longdefinition
GNIpercapita(formerlyGNPpercapita)isthegrossnationalincome,convertedtoU.S.dollarsusingtheWorldBankAtlasmethod,dividedbythemidyearpopulation.GNIisthe
sumofvalueaddedbyallresidentproducersplusanyproducttaxes(lesssubsidies)notincludedinthevaluationofoutputplusnetreceiptsofprimaryincome(compensationof
employeesandpropertyincome)fromabroad.GNI,calculatedinnationalcurrency,isusuallyconvertedtoU.S.dollarsatofficialexchangeratesforcomparisonsacross
economies,althoughanalternativerateisusedwhentheofficialexchangerateisjudgedtodivergebyanexceptionallylargemarginfromtherateactuallyappliedininternational
transactions.Tosmoothfluctuationsinpricesandexchangerates,aspecialAtlasmethodofconversionisusedbytheWorldBank.Thisappliesaconversionfactorthataverages
theexchangerateforagivenyearandthetwoprecedingyears,adjustedfordifferencesinratesofinflationbetweenthecountry,andthrough2000,theG5countries(France,
Germany,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates).From2001,thesecountriesincludetheEuroarea,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates.

Source
WorldBanknationalaccountsdata,andOECDNationalAccountsdatafiles.

GNI,PPP(currentinternational$)
Longdefinition
PPPGNI(formerlyPPPGNP)isgrossnationalincome(GNI)convertedtointernationaldollarsusingpurchasingpowerparityrates.Aninternationaldollarhasthesame
purchasingpoweroverGNIasaU.S.dollarhasintheUnitedStates.Grossnationalincomeisthesumofvalueaddedbyallresidentproducersplusanyproducttaxes(less
subsidies)notincludedinthevaluationofoutputplusnetreceiptsofprimaryincome(compensationofemployeesandpropertyincome)fromabroad.Dataareincurrent
internationaldollars.FormosteconomiesPPPfiguresareextrapolatedfromthe2011InternationalComparisonProgram(ICP)benchmarkestimatesorimputedusingastatistical
modelbasedonthe2011ICP.For47highanduppermiddleincomeeconomiesconversionfactorsareprovidedbyEurostatandtheOrganisationforEconomicCooperationand
Development(OECD).

Source
WorldBank,InternationalComparisonProgramdatabase.

GDPgrowth(annual%)
Longdefinition
AnnualpercentagegrowthrateofGDPatmarketpricesbasedonconstantlocalcurrency.Aggregatesarebasedonconstant2005U.S.dollars.GDPisthesumofgrossvalue
addedbyallresidentproducersintheeconomyplusanyproducttaxesandminusanysubsidiesnotincludedinthevalueoftheproducts.Itiscalculatedwithoutmaking
deductionsfordepreciationoffabricatedassetsorfordepletionanddegradationofnaturalresources.

Source
WorldBanknationalaccountsdata,andOECDNationalAccountsdatafiles.

Pleaseseetheonlinetableathttp://wdi.worldbank.org/table/1.1forobservationlevelmetadata,whichcanbedownloadedinExcel.

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