Radios (per 1,000 people)

Radios are the estimated number of radio receivers in use for broadcasts to the general public, per 1,000 people. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.11.

Railways, goods transported (ton-km per PPP $ million of GDP)

Goods transported by rail measures the tonnage of goods transported times kilometers traveled per million dollars of GDP measured in PPP terms (see Tables: WDI 4.10 and 4.11 for a discussion of PPP). For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.9.

Railways, passenger-km (per PPP $ million of GDP)

Railway passengers measures the total passenger-kilometers per million dollars of GDP measured in PPP terms (see Tables: WDI 4.10 and 4.11 for a discussion of PPP). For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.9.

Real effective exchange rate index (1990 = 100)

Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.6.

Real interest rate (%)

Real interest rate is the deposit interest rate less the rate of inflation measured by the GDP deflator. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.6.

Research and development expenditure (% of GNP)

Expenditures for research and development are current and capital expenditures (including overhead) on creative, systematic activity intended to increase the stock of knowledge and on the use of this knowledge to devise new applications. This includes fun damental and applied research and experimental development work leading to new devices, products, or processes. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.12.

Resource balance (% of GDP)

Resource balance equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.

Resource balance (constant 1987 LCU)

Resource balance equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant 1987 local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.

Resource balance (constant 1987 US$)

Resource balance equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant 1987 U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.

Resource balance (constant LCU)

Resource balance equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.

Resource balance (current LCU)

Resource balance equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.

Resource balance (current US$)

Resource balance equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.

Roads, goods transported (million ton-km)

Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.9.

Roads, paved (%)

Paved roads are roads that have been sealed with asphalt or similar road-building materials. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.9.

Royalty and license fees, payments (BoP, current US$)

Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchi ses) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as manuscripts and films). Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.12.

Royalty and license fees, receipts (BoP, current US$)

Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchi ses) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as manuscripts and films). Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.12.

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