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Last Updated on May 28, 1999
Definitions from World Development Indicators
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Electric power consumption (kwh per capita)
Electricity consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants, less distribution losses, and own use by heat and power plants. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. Production less transmission and distribution losses, own-us
e, and transformation losses is equal to end-use electricity consumption. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.
Electricity production (kwh)
Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to electricity generated by hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power, it covers that generated by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy,
as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to
generate electricity: hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants, oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products, gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids, and
nuclear refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.9.
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. This indicator shows the percentage generated from coal. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.9.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.9.
Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.9.
Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total)
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.9.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.9.
Employees, agriculture, female (% of economically active pop)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture includes hunting, forestry, and fishing corresponding to major division 1 (ISIC revision 2
) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3). For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.
Employees, agriculture, male (% of economically active pop)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture includes hunting, forestry, and fishing corresponding to major division 1 (ISIC revision 2
) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3). For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.
Employees, female (% of economically active population)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.4.
Employees, industry, female (% of economically active pop)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, electricity, gas and
water, and construction corresponding to major divisions 2 through 5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C through F (ISIC revision 3). For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.
Employees, industry, male (% of economically active pop)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, electricity, gas and
water, and construction corresponding to major divisions 2 through 5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C through F (ISIC revision 3). For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.
Employees, male (% of economically active population)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.4.
Employees, services, female (% of economically active pop)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and commun
ications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, corresponding to major divisions 6 through 9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G through P (ISIC revision 3). For more information,
see Tables: WDI 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.
Employees, services, male (% of economically active pop)
Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and commun
ications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, corresponding to major divisions 6 through 9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G through P (ISIC revision 3). For more information,
see Tables: WDI 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.
Employers, etc., female (% of economically active population)
Employers operate, alone or with one or more partners, their own economic enterprise, or engage independently in a profession or trade, and hire one or more employees on a continuous basis. The definition of "on a continuous basis" is determined by nation
al circumstances. Partners may or may not be members of the same family or household. Own-account workers operate, alone or with one or more partners, their own economic enterprise, or engage independently in a profession or trade, and hire no employees o
n a continuous basis. As with employers, partners may or may not be members of the same family or household. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.4.
Employers, etc., male (% of economically active population)
Employers operate, alone or with one or more partners, their own economic enterprise, or engage independently in a profession or trade, and hire one or more employees on a continuous basis. The definition of "on a continuous basis" is determined by nation
al circumstances. Partners may or may not be members of the same family or household. Own-account workers operate, alone or with one or more partners, their own economic enterprise, or engage independently in a profession or trade, and hire no employees o
n a continuous basis. As with employers, partners may or may not be members of the same family or household. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.4.
Energy imports, net (% of commercial energy use)
Net energy imports are calculated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A minus sign indicates that the country is a net exporter. Commercial energy use refers to apparent consumption, which is equal to indigenous production plu
s imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transportation. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.7.
Expenditure per student, primary (% of GNP per capita)
Public expenditure on education (primary) is the percentage of GNP accounted for by public spending on public education plus subsidies to private education at the primary level. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.9.
Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GNP per capita)
Public expenditure on education (secondary) is the percentage of GNP accounted for by public spending on public education plus subsidies to private education at the secondary level. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.9.
Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GNP per capita)
Public expenditure on education (tertiary) is the percentage of GNP accounted for by public spending on public education plus subsidies to private education at the tertiary level. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.9.
Expenditure, total (% of GDP)
Total expenditure of the central government includes nonrepayable current and capital (development) expenditure. It does not include government lending or repayments to the government or government acquisition of equity for public policy purposes. Data ar
e shown for central government only. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.12.
Expenditure, total (current LCU)
Total expenditure of the central government includes nonrepayable current and capital (development) expenditure. It does not include government lending or repayments to the government or government acquisition of equity for public policy purposes. Data ar
e shown for central government only, and are in current local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.12.
Export duties (% of exports)
Export duties include all levies collected on goods at the point of export. Rebates on exported goods--that is, repayments of previously paid general consumption taxes, excise taxes, or import duties--should be deducted from the gross receipts of the appr
opriate taxes, not from export duty receipts. Data are shown for central government only. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.5.
Exports as a capacity to import (constant 1987 LCU)
Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and nonfactor services deflated by the import price index. Data are in constant 1987 local currency.
Exports as a capacity to import (constant 1987 US$)
Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. Data are in constant 1987 U.S. dollars.
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)
Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and nonfactor services deflated by the import price index. Data are in constant local currency.
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the world. Included is the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, travel, and other nonfactor services. Factor and property income (formerly called fac
tor services), such as investment income, interest, and labor income, is excluded. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.
Exports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant 1987 local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 1987 U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the world.
Included is the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, travel, and other nonfactor services. Factor and property income (formerly called factor services), such as investment income, interest, and labor income, is excluded. For more information, see Tab
les: WDI 4.8.
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)
Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in cur
rent U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.16.
Exports of goods and services (constant 1987 LCU)
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the world. Included is the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, travel, and other nonfactor services. Factor and property income (formerly called fac
tor services), such as investment income, interest, and labor income, is excluded. Data are in constant 1987 local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.
Exports of goods and services (constant 1987 US$)
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the world. Included is the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, travel, and other nonfactor services. Factor and property income (formerly called fac
tor services), such as investment income, interest, and labor income, is excluded. Data are in constant 1987 U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.
Exports of goods and services (constant LCU)
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the world. Included is the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, travel, and other nonfactor services. Factor and property income (formerly called fac
tor services), such as investment income, interest, and labor income, is excluded. Data are in constant local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.
Exports of goods and services (current LCU)
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the world. Included is the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, travel, and other nonfactor services. Factor and property income (formerly called fac
tor services), such as investment income, interest, and labor income, is excluded. Data are in current local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.
Exports of goods and services (current US$)
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the world. Included is the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, travel, and other nonfactor services. Factor and property income (formerly called fac
tor services), such as investment income, interest, and labor income, is excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.
Exports of goods, services and income (BoP, current US$)
Exports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and factor receipts. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.16.
External debt, total (DOD, current US$)
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term
debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.17.
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