Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue comprises compulsory, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes collected by central governments. It includes interest collected on tax arrears and penalties collected on nonpayment or late payments of taxes and is shown net of ref unds and other corrective transactions. Data are shown for central government only. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.5.

Tax revenue (current LCU)

Tax revenue comprises compulsory, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes collected by central governments. It includes interest collected on tax arrears and penalties collected on nonpayment or late payments of taxes and is shown net of ref unds and other corrective transactions. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.5.

Taxes on goods and services (% of current revenue)

Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform ac tivities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.5.

Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and srv)

Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selected excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, and profits of fiscal monopolies. Data are shown for central government onl y. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.14.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of current revenue)

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized on land, securities, or other assets. Intragovernmental payments are elimi nated in consolidation. Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sour ces. It also includes fines, fees, recoveries, inheritance taxes, and nonrecurrent levies on capital. Data are shown for central government only. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.14.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains include taxes levied by central governments on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals and profits of enterprises. Also included are taxes on capital gains, whether realized or not, on the sale of la nd, securities, and other assets. Social security contributions based on gross pay, payroll, or number of employees are not included, but social security contributions based on personal income after deductions and personal exemptions are included. Data ar e shown for central government only. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.5.

Taxes on international trade (% of current revenue)

Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes. Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources. It also includes fines, fees, recoveries, inheritance taxes, and nonrecurrent levies on capital. Data are shown for central gover nment only. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.14.

Technicians in R & D (per million people)

Technicians in R&D are people engaged in professional R&D activity who have received vocational or technical training in any branch of knowledge or technology of a specified standard. Most of these jobs require three years beyond the first stage of second ary education. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.12.

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes)

Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone). For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.

Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people)

Telephone mainlines are telephone lines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Data are presented per 1,000 people for the entire country. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.

Telephone mainlines in largest city (per 1,000 people)

Telephone mainlines are telephone lines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Data are presented per 1,000 people for the largest city. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.

Telephone mainlines per employee

Mainlines per employee is calculated by dividing the number of mainlines by the number of telecommunications staff (with part-time staff converted to full-time equivalents) employed by telecommunications enterprises providing public telecommunications ser vices. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.

Telephone mainlines, waiting list (thousands)

Waiting list shows the number of applications (in thousands) for a connection to a mainline that have been held up by a lack of technical capacity. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.

Telephone revenue per mainline (current US$)

Revenue per line is the revenues received by firms for providing telecommunication services. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.10.

Television sets (per 1,000 people)

Television sets are the estimated number of television sets in use, per 1,000 people. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.11.

Terms of trade adjustment (constant 1987 LCU)

The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant 1987 local currency.

Terms of trade adjustment (constant 1987 US$)

The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant 1987 U.S. dollars.

Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU)

The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.

Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing)

Value added in manufacturing is the sum of gross output less the value of intermediate inputs used in production for industries classified in ISIC major division 3. Textiles and clothing comprise ISIC division 32. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.3 .

Total consumption (constant 1987 LCU)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. Data are in constant 1987 local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8 and 4.9.

Total consumption (constant 1987 US$)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. Data are in constant 1987 U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8 and 4.9.

Total consumption (constant LCU)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. Data are in constant local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8 and 4.9.

Total consumption (current LCU)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. Data are in current local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8 and 4.9.

Total consumption (current US$)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8 and 4.9.

Total consumption, etc. (% of GDP)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8 and 4.9.

Total consumption, etc. (annual % growth)

Average annual growth of total consumption based on constant 1987 local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 1987 U.S. dollars. Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. This estimate includes any statistical discre pancy in the use of resources. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8 and 4.9.

Total consumption, etc. (constant 1987 LCU)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources. Data are in constant 1987 local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.9.

Total consumption, etc. (constant 1987 US$)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources. Data are in constant 1987 U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.9.

Total consumption, etc. (constant LCU)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources. Data are in constant local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.9.

Total consumption, etc. (current LCU)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources. Data are in current local currency. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.9.

Total consumption, etc. (current US$)

Total consumption is the sum of private and general government consumption. This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.9.

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services)

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. For more information, see Ta bles: WDI 4.18.

Total debt service (% of GNP)

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. For more information, see Ta bles: WDI 4.18.

Total debt service (TDS, current US$)

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dol lars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.18.

Trade (% of GDP)

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.8.

Trade (% of GDP, PPP)

Trade as a share of PPP GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports measured in current U.S. dollars divided by the value of GDP converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity conversion factors (see Tables: WDI 4.10 and 4.11 for a discussion of PPP). For more information, see Tables: WDI 6.1.

Trade (% of goods GDP)

Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the current value of GDP in U.S. dollars after subtracting value added in services. For more information, see Tables: WDI 6.1.

Transport services (% of total service exports)

Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew , and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway faci lities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, trans ferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.6.

Transport services (% of total service imports)

Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies. For more informat ion, see Tables: WDI 4.7.

Travel services (% of total service exports)

Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies. For more information, see Tabl es: WDI 4.6.

Travel services (% of total service imports)

Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.7.

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