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DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION| Central bank |  | 164 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Domestic Product - GDP | | 17.50% (2007) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) | | 1.84% (2007) | ||||||||||||||||
| Real GDP growth | |
2009: 8.2% (estimate) 2010: % (forecast) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP per capita - current prices | | 12.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP per capita - PPP | | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP (PPP) - share of world total | | 15.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP - composition by sector | |
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| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP) | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Inflation | | agriculture: 31%% (2008) industry: 26%% (2009) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment rate | | services: 43% - - | ||||||||||||||||
| Household saving rates | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Public debt (% of GDP) | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Government bond ratings | | Standard & Poor's: 26.8 Moody's rating: - Moody's outlook: - (Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Nov 2009) | ||||||||||||||||
| Market value of publicly traded shares | | -9.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Largest companies in Sector 3 | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| FT top 50 banks in the world by market value 2009 | |
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS| Current account balance | | 40% (2008 estimate) | ||||||
| Shares in world total merchandising export | | s&p | ||||||
| Shares in world total commercial services export | | - | ||||||
| Total exports | | US$327 million, note - not including illicit exports or reexports (2007) | ||||||
| Export commodities | | US$NA | ||||||
| Total imports | | US$ 0.116billion (2008) | ||||||
| Import commodities | | 0% (2007) | ||||||
| Exports - major partners | | opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems | ||||||
| Imports - major partners | | US$4.85 billion (2007) | ||||||
| FDI inflows | |
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| FDI outflows | |
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| Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser | |
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| Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2007 (Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal) | | - (for a monthly update on M&A click here ) | ||||||
| Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2008 (Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal) | | - (2009) (for a monthly update on M&A click here ) | ||||||
Best countries for doing business (ranking by country on a basis of 181, the first is the best) | | Overall ranking: capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products(Sector 1) (2009) Subcategories: Starting a business: India 22.8%, Pakistan 21.8%, US 20.5%, Tajikistan 7.2% (2007) Employing workers: Pakistan 36.8%, US 11%, India 5%, Germany 4.2% (2007)(Sector 1) Registering property: 160(Sector 1) Getting credit: 23 Protecting investors: 69(2008 estimate) Trading across border: 69(Sector 1) (2009) | ||||||
| Global competitiveness ranking (ranking by country on a basis of 133, the first is the best) | | - | ||||||
| Economic freedom index | | - (2009) (100=totally free 0=totally repressed ) |
COUNTRY AND POPULATION OVERVIEW| Time zone | | 2009 |
| Total area | | Asia |
| Capital | | Afghanistan |
| Currency | | UTC+4.5 |
| Government type | | 652,090 km2 (2006) |
| Languages | | Kabul (2009) |
| Religions | | Afghani (AFN) (2009) |
| Total population | | Islamic republic (2009) |
| Urban population as % of total population | | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
| Population median age | | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1% |
| Population growth rate | | 28.89 million (2009 forecast) |
| Life expectancy | | 23% (2006) |
| Adult literacy | | 16.0 years (2006) |
| % of population living on less than $2 a day | | - |
| Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index) | | - (0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality) |
| Freedom House rating | | 4.00% (2006) (1 represents the most free, 7 the least free) |
| Total telephone subscribers as % of population | | 44 years (2007) (sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers) |
| Internet users as % of total population | | 28% (2000/2007) |
| Cost of living - Mercer index (ranking by city on a basis of 143; the 1st is the most expensive and the 143rd is the least expensive; New York is the base city) | | New York - Index: 100 (Base) - |
| CO2 emissions | | Political Rights: 5 (metric tons of CO2 per capita) |
GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDSARTICLES AND COUNTRIES REPORTS FROM GLOBAL FINANCE ARCHIVE
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