The Richest Countries in the World
The most commonly accepted definition of the wealthiest countries is to determine how rich the average resident of a country is.
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Gross Domestic Product - GDP
US$ 17.966 billion (2008 estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
26.271 billion of International dollars (2008 estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 2.2% | -0.3% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3% | 1.2% | 5.3% | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* | ||||
| -1.4% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
*Estimate
GDP per capita - current prices
US$ 11,662 (2010 estimate)
GDP per capita - PPP
$17,053 International Dollars (2010 estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015** |
| 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
**Forecast
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GDP - composition by sector
(Data released on February 2012)
- agriculture: 5.1%
- industry: 53.9%
- services: 41% (2011 estimate)
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
N/A
(Data released on March 2012)
Inflation
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| 1.9%(2008) | 1.4% | 1.3% | 2.3% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| N/A | N/A | N/A(2009) | N/A |
*Estimate
Household saving rates
N/A
(Data released on December 2011)
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| 20.9% | 26.4% | 25% | 20.5% | 17.3% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011* | 2012** |
| 11.7% | 7.5% | 3% | 2.1% | 5.1% |
*Estimate **Forecast
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: BB-
Moody's rating: N/A
Moody's outlook: N/A
(Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Dec 2011 and Nov 2012)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance
US$ 2.1 billion (2006 estimate)(After 2008)
Current account balance by percentage of GDP
11.7% of GDP (2006 estimate)(2009)
Exports as percent of GDP(Exports of goods and services)
61.6% (2010)
(Data released on April 2012)
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Shares in world total merchandising export
0.07%(2007)
(Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2011)
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Shares in world total commercial services export
0% (2009)(2007)
(Data were released in 2012)
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Import commodities
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials
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Exports - major partners
US 40.9%, Australia 9.1%, Malaysia 8.6%, Japan 5.9%, China 5%, Spain 4.8% (2011)
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Imports - major partners
France 32.9%, China 8.4%, US 6.3%, Belgium 5.8%, Cameroon 4.3% (2011)
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FDI inflows
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| US$33 million | US$531 million(2009) | US$728 million(2009) |
FDI outflows
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| US$87 million | US$81 million | US$88 million |
Value of cross-border M&A;, by country of purchaser
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| N/A | N/A(2009) | N/A(2009) | N/A |
Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2010(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2011(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
N/A(2008 estimate)
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Best countries for doing business World Bank/IFC Doing Business Project (Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 - 185. A high ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.)
Overall ranking: 170 out of 185 countries(2009) (2013)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 157 out of 185 countries(2009)
Enforcing Contracts: 153 out of 185 countries
Registering Property: 170 out of 185 countries
Getting credit: 104 out of 185 countries
Protecting investors: 158 out of 185 countries
Trading across border: 135 out of 185 countries
Paying Taxes: 146 out of 185 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 110 out of 185 countries
Getting Electricity: 135 out of 185 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 145 out of 185 countries
(2013)
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Global competitiveness ranking(ranking by country on a basis of 144, the first is the best)
99
(2012)
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Index of Economic FreedomWSJ and Heritage Foundation
Ranking: 113 Score: 56.4 (Mostly Unfree) (2009)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed )
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Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) (2009)
Languages
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
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Total population
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2012* | 2017** |
| 0.75 million | 0.93 million | 1.21 million | 1.54 million | 1.65 million |
*Estimate **Forecast
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2011 |
| 17.4% | 54.7% | 80.1% | 86.1% |
% of population living on less than $2 a day
19.59% (2011)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
41.45 (2005)
(Data were released in 2011, 0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Freedom House rating
Political Rights:6
Civil Liberties:5 (2011)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
119.28% (2011)
(sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers)
Internet users as % of total population
8% (Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2011)
Cost of living - Mercer index(ranking by city on a basis of 214; the 1st is the most expensive and the 214th is the least expensive)
Libreville: 12th (2011)
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CO2 emissions(Metric tons of CO2 per capita)
1.0991 (Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2009)
