Chapter M: Major infectious diseases (117)

Poland
despite diligent counternarcotics measures and international
information sharing on cross-border crimes, a major illicit producer
of synthetic drugs for the international market; minor transshipment
point for Southwest Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine to
Western Europe

Portugal
seizing record amounts of Latin American cocaine destined
for Europe; a European gateway for Southwest Asian heroin;
transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe;
consumer of Southwest Asian heroin

Romania
major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin
transiting the Balkan route and small amounts of Latin American
cocaine bound for Western Europe; although not a significant
financial center, role as a narcotics conduit leaves it vulnerable
to laundering, which occurs via the banking system, currency
exchange houses, and casinos

Russia
limited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and
producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption;
government has active illicit crop eradication program; used as
transshipment point for Asian opiates, cannabis, and Latin American
cocaine bound for growing domestic markets, to a lesser extent
Western and Central Europe, and occasionally to the US; major source
of heroin precursor chemicals; corruption and organized crime are
key concerns; major consumer of opiates

Saint Kitts and Nevis
transshipment point for South American drugs
destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity

Saint Lucia
transit point for South American drugs destined for the
US and Europe

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
transshipment point for South
American drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabis
cultivation

Saudi Arabia
death penalty for traffickers; improving
anti-money-laundering legislation and enforcement

Senegal
transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin
and South American cocaine moving to Europe and North America;
illicit cultivator of cannabis

Serbia
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin moving to
Western Europe on the Balkan route; economy vulnerable to money
laundering

Singapore
drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement
efforts; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore
is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for
money laundering

Slovakia
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for
Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for regional market;
consumer of ecstasy

Slovenia
minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin
bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals

South Africa
transshipment center for heroin, hashish, and cocaine,
as well as a major cultivator of marijuana in its own right; cocaine
and heroin consumption on the rise; world's largest market for
illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through
various east African countries, but increasingly producing its own
synthetic drugs for domestic consumption; attractive venue for money
launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and
narcotics activity in the region and the size of the South African
economy

Spain
despite rigorous law enforcement efforts, North African, Latin
American, Galician, and other European traffickers take advantage of
Spain's long coastline to land large shipments of cocaine and
hashish for distribution to the European market; consumer for Latin
American cocaine and North African hashish; destination and minor
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin; money-laundering
site for Colombian narcotics trafficking organizations and organized
crime

Suriname
growing transshipment point for South American drugs
destined for Europe via the Netherlands and Brazil; transshipment
point for arms-for-drugs dealing

Switzerland
a major international financial center vulnerable to the
layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite
significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules
persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through
offshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country for
and consumer of South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and
Western European synthetics; domestic cannabis cultivation and
limited ecstasy production

Syria
a transit point for opiates, hashish, and cocaine bound for
regional and Western markets; weak anti-money-laundering controls
and bank privatization may leave it vulnerable to money laundering

Taiwan
regional transit point for heroin, methamphetamine, and
precursor chemicals; transshipment point for drugs to Japan; major
problem with domestic consumption of methamphetamine and heroin;
rising problems with use of ketamine and club drugs

Tajikistan
major transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for
Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited
illicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption;
Tajikistan seizes roughly 80% of all drugs captured in Central Asia
and stands third worldwide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw
opium); significant consumer of opiates

Tanzania
targeted by traffickers moving hashish, Afghan heroin, and
South American cocaine transported down the East African coastline,
through airports, or overland through Central Africa; Zanzibar
likely used by traffickers for drug smuggling; traffickers in the
past have recruited Tanzanian couriers to move drugs through Iran
into East Asia.

Thailand
a minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana; transit
point for illicit heroin en route to the international drug market
from Burma and Laos; eradication efforts have reduced the area of
cannabis cultivation and shifted some production to neighboring
countries; opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by eradication
efforts; also a drug money-laundering center; minor role in
methamphetamine production for regional consumption; major consumer
of methamphetamine since the 1990s despite a series of government
crackdowns

Timor-Leste
NA

Togo
transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money
laundering not a significant problem

Trinidad and Tobago
transshipment point for South American drugs
destined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis

Turkey
key transit route for Southwest Asian heroin to Western
Europe and, to a lesser extent, the US - via air, land, and sea
routes; major Turkish and other international trafficking
organizations operate out of Istanbul; laboratories to convert
imported morphine base into heroin exist in remote regions of Turkey
and near Istanbul; government maintains strict controls over areas
of legal opium poppy cultivation and over output of poppy straw
concentrate; lax enforcement of money-laundering controls

Turkmenistan
transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian
and Western European markets; transit point for heroin precursor
chemicals bound for Afghanistan

Turks and Caicos Islands
transshipment point for South American
narcotics destined for the US and Europe

Ukraine
limited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for
CIS consumption; some synthetic drug production for export to the
West; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment
point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Africa, Latin
America, and Turkey to Europe and Russia; Ukraine has improved
anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the
Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries and
Territories List in February 2004; Ukraine's anti-money-laundering
regime continues to be monitored by FATF

United Arab Emirates
the UAE is a drug transshipment point for
traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing
countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it
vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls
improving, but informal banking remains unregulated

United Kingdom
producer of limited amounts of synthetic drugs and
synthetic precursor chemicals; major consumer of Southwest Asian
heroin, Latin American cocaine, and synthetic drugs;
money-laundering center

United States
world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from
Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and
Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican
methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian
heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants,
stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering
center

Uruguay
small-scale transit country for drugs mainly bound for
Europe, often through sea-borne containers; law enforcement
corruption; money laundering because of strict banking secrecy laws;
weak border control along Brazilian frontier; increasing consumption
of cocaine base and synthetic drugs

Uzbekistan
transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian
and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit
cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for
domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by
government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin
precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan

Venezuela
small-scale illicit producer of opium and coca for the
processing of opiates and coca derivatives; however, large
quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transit the country
from Colombia bound for US and Europe; significant narcotics-related
money-laundering activity, especially along the border with Colombia
and on Margarita Island; active eradication program primarily
targeting opium; increasing signs of drug-related activities by
Colombian insurgents on border

Vietnam
minor producer of opium poppy; probable minor transit point
for Southeast Asian heroin; government continues to face domestic
opium/heroin/methamphetamine addiction problems despite longstanding
crackdowns

World
cocaine: worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2007 amounted to
232,500 hectares; Colombia produced slightly more than two-thirds of
the worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure
cocaine production decreased 7% to 865 metric tons in 2007; Colombia
conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, but both Peruvian
and Bolivian Governments are hesitant to eradicate coca in key
growing areas; 551 metric tons of export-quality cocaine (85% pure)
is documented to have been seized or destroyed in 2005; US
consumption of export quality cocaine is estimated to have been in
excess of 380 metric tons
opiates: worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation continued to
increase in 2007, with a potential opium production of 8,400 metric
tons, reaching the highest levels recorded since estimates began in
mid-1980s; Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting
for 95% of the global supply; Southeast Asia - responsible for 9% of
global opium - saw marginal increases in production; Latin America
produced 1% of global opium, but most was refined into heroin
destined for the US market; if all potential opium was processed
into pure heroin, the potential global production would be 1,000
metric tons of heroin in 2007

Zambia
transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone,
small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and
possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled
with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it
an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of
cannabis

Zimbabwe
transit point for cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax,
and methamphetamines en route to South Africa

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Field Listing :: Imports

This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise
imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free
on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate
basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Country Comparison to the World
Country

Imports

Afghanistan
$5.3 billion (2008 est.)
$4.5 billion (2007)

Albania
$4.337 billion (2010 est.)
$4.264 billion (2009 est.)

Algeria
$37.07 billion (2010 est.)
$39.1 billion (2009 est.)

American Samoa
$308.8 million (FY04 est.)

Andorra
$1.801 billion (2008)
$1.789 billion (2007)

Angola
$18.1 billion (2010 est.)
$15.74 billion (2009 est.)

Anguilla
$143 million (2006)

Antigua and Barbuda
$522.8 million (2007 est.)

Argentina
$52.61 billion (2010 est.)
$37.14 billion (2009 est.)

Armenia
$2.988 billion (2010 est.)
$2.817 billion (2009 est.)

Aruba
$1.054 billion (2006)

Australia
$200.4 billion (2010 est.)
$160.4 billion (2009 est.)

Austria
$156 billion (2010 est.)
$138.7 billion (2009 est.)

Azerbaijan
$7.035 billion (2010 est.)
$6.514 billion (2009 est.)

Bahamas, The
$2.401 billion (2006)

Bahrain
$12.14 billion (2010 est.)
$9.613 billion (2009 est.)

Bangladesh
$21.34 billion (2010)
$20.3 billion (2009)

Barbados
$1.586 billion (2006)

Belarus
$29.79 billion (2010 est.)
$28.31 billion (2009 est.)

Belgium
$281.7 billion (2010 est.)
$261.3 billion (2009 est.)

Belize
$740 million (2010 est.)
$620.5 million (2009 est.)

Benin
$1.812 billion (2010 est.)
$1.703 billion (2009 est.)

Bermuda
$1.162 billion (2006)

Bhutan
$533 million (2008)
$320 million (2006)

Bolivia
$5.006 billion (2010 est.)
$4.095 billion (2009 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
$9.403 billion (2010 est.)
$8.788 billion (2009 est.)

Botswana
$4.518 billion (2010 est.)
$4.243 billion (2009 est.)

Brazil
$187.7 billion (2010 est.)
$127.7 billion (2009 est.)

British Virgin Islands
$187 million f.o.b.

Brunei
$2.61 billion (2008 est.)
$2.055 billion (2007 est.)

Bulgaria
$22.78 billion (2010 est.)
$22.22 billion (2009 est.)

Burkina Faso
$1.48 billion (2010 est.)
$1.186 billion (2009 est.)

Burma
$4.532 billion (2010 est.)
$4.02 billion (2009 est.)
note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of
consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from
Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India

Burundi
$336 million (2010 est.)
$275 million (2009 est.)

Cambodia
$6.944 billion (2010 est.)
$5.876 billion (2009 est.)

Cameroon
$4.869 billion (2010 est.)
$4.405 billion (2009 est.)

Canada
$406.4 billion (2010 est.)
$327.3 billion (2009 est.)

Cape Verde
$858 million (2010 est.)
$835 million (2009 est.)

Cayman Islands
$876.5 million (2008)
$866.9 million (2004)

Central African Republic
$237.3 million (2007 est.)

Chad
$2.631 billion (2010 est.)
$2.539 billion (2009 est.)

Chile
$54.23 billion (2010 est.)
$39.75 billion (2009 est.)

China
$1.307 trillion (2010 est.)
$954.3 billion (2009 est.)

Christmas Island
$NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
$NA

Colombia
$36.26 billion (2010 est.)
$31.48 billion (2009 est.)

Comoros
$143 million (2006)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$5.2 billion (2009 est.)
$6.7 billion (2008 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
$3.607 billion (2010 est.)
$3.259 billion (2009 est.)

Cook Islands
$81.04 million (2005)

Costa Rica
$13.69 billion (2010 est.)
$10.87 billion (2009 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
$7.015 billion (2010 est.)
$6.318 billion (2009 est.)

Croatia
$20.93 billion (2010 est.)
$21 billion (2009 est.)

Cuba
$10.25 billion (2010 est.)
$8.91 billion (2009 est.)

Curacao
$1.34 billion (2008 est.)

Cyprus
$7.962 billion (2010 est.)
$7.973 billion (2009 est.)

Czech Republic
$109.2 billion (2010 est.)
$103.1 billion (2009 est.)

Denmark
$90.83 billion (2010 est.)
$84.46 billion (2009 est.)

Djibouti
$644 million (2009 est.)
$1.555 billion (2006)

Dominica
$296 million (2006)

Dominican Republic
$14.53 billion (2010 est.)
$12.28 billion (2009 est.)

Ecuador
$17.65 billion (2010 est.)
$14.27 billion (2009 est.)

Egypt
$46.52 billion (2010 est.)
$45.56 billion (2009 est.)

El Salvador
$7.98 billion (2010 est.)
$7.255 billion (2009)

Equatorial Guinea
$5.743 billion (2010 est.)
$5.258 billion (2009 est.)

Eritrea
$738 million (2010 est.)
$682 million (2009 est.)

Estonia
$11.52 billion (2010 est.)
$9.783 billion (2009 est.)

Ethiopia
$7.517 billion (2010 est.)
$6.946 billion (2009 est.)

European Union
$1.69 trillion (2007)
$1.466 trillion (2005)
note: external imports, excluding intra-EU trade

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
$90 million (2004 est.)

Faroe Islands
$983 million (2008)
$751 million (2006)

Fiji
$3.12 billion (2006)

Finland
$69.11 billion (2010 est.)
$57.68 billion (2009 est.)

France
$577.7 billion (2010 est.)
$535.8 billion (2009 est.)

French Polynesia
$1.706 billion (2005 est.)

Gabon
$2.433 billion (2010 est.)
$2.298 billion (2009 est.)

Gambia, The
$306 million (2010 est.)
$280 million (2009 est.)

Gaza Strip
see entry for West Bank

Georgia
$4.828 billion (2010 est.)
$4.293 billion (2009 est.)

Germany
$1.12 trillion (2010 est.)
$956.7 billion (2009 est.)

Ghana
$10.18 billion (2010 est.)
$8.046 billion (2009 est.)

Gibraltar
$2.967 billion (2004 est.)

Greece
$44.9 billion (2010 est.)
$64.2 billion (2009 est.)

Greenland
$867 million (2008)
$669 million (2007)

Grenada
$343 million (2006)

Guam
$701 million (2004 est.)

Guatemala
$12.65 billion (2010 est.)
$11.52 billion (2009)

Guernsey
$NA

Guinea
$1.551 billion (2010 est.)
$1.236 billion (2009 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
$200 million (2006)

Guyana
$1.366 billion (2010 est.)
$1.161 billion (2009 est.)

Haiti
$2.446 billion (2010 est.)
$2.032 billion (2009 est.)

Honduras
$8.878 billion (2010 est.)
$5.924 billion (2009 est.)

Hong Kong
$413 billion (2010 est.)
$348.7 billion (2009 est.)

Hungary
$87.44 billion (2010 est.)
$76.42 billion (2009 est.)

Iceland
$3.677 billion (2010 est.)
$3.318 billion (2009 est.)

India
$327 billion (2010 est.)
$274.3 billion (2009 est.)

Indonesia
$111.1 billion (2010 est.)
$84.35 billion (2009 est.)

Iran
$58.97 billion (2010 est.)
$58.97 billion (2009 est.)

Iraq
$42.56 billion (2010 est.)
$50 billion (2008 est.)

Ireland
$70.36 billion (2010 est.)
$62.22 billion (2009 est.)

Isle of Man
$NA

Israel
$55.6 billion (2010 est.)
$45.99 billion (2009 est.)

Italy
$459.7 billion (2010 est.)
$403.9 billion (2009 est.)

Jamaica
$5.378 billion (2010 est.)
$4.581 billion (2009 est.)

Japan
$636.8 billion (2010 est.)
$501.6 billion (2009 est.)

Jersey
$NA

Jordan
$12.97 billion (2010 est.)
$12.5 billion (2009 est.)

Kazakhstan
$30.11 billion (2010 est.)
$28.77 billion (2009 est.)

Kenya
$10.4 billion (2010 est.)
$9.715 billion (2009 est.)

Kiribati
$62 million (2004 est.)

Korea, North
$3.096 billion (2009)
$3.574 billion (2008)

Korea, South
$417.9 billion (2010 est.)
$317.5 billion (2009 est.)

Kosovo
$2.6 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Kuwait
$20.36 billion (2010 est.)
$17.08 billion (2009 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
$3.075 billion (2010 est.)
$2.987 billion (2009 est.)

Laos
$1.504 billion (2010 est.)
$1.308 billion (2009 est.)

Latvia
$9.153 billion (2010 est.)
$8.906 billion (2009 est.)

Lebanon
$17.97 billion (2010 est.)
$15.9 billion (2009 est.)

Lesotho
$1.766 billion (2010 est.)
$1.572 billion (2009 est.)

Liberia
$7.143 billion (2006)

Libya
$24.47 billion (2010 est.)
$22.01 billion (2009 est.)

Liechtenstein
$2.59 billion (2008)

Lithuania
$20.34 billion (2010 est.)
$17.56 billion (2009 est.)

Luxembourg
$23.67 billion (2010 est.)
$19.76 billion (2009 est.)

Macau
$4.5 billion (2009 est.)
$5.4 billion (2008 est.)

Macedonia
$5.113 billion (2010 est.)
$4.842 billion (2009 est.)

Madagascar
$1.958 billion (2010 est.)
$1.893 billion (2009 est.)

Malawi
$1.675 billion (2010 est.)
$1.502 billion (2009 est.)

Malaysia
$149.2 billion (2010 est.)
$117.3 billion (2009 est.)

Maldives
$782 million (2008 est.)
$1.221 billion (2008 est.)

Mali
$2.358 billion (2006)

Malta
$4.074 billion (2010 est.)
$3.595 billion (2009 est.)

Marshall Islands
$79.4 million (2008 est.)
$54.7 million (2000 est.)

Mauritania
$1.475 billion (2006)

Mauritius
$3.935 billion (2010 est.)
$3.499 billion (2009 est.)

Mayotte
$341 million (2005)

Mexico
$306 billion (2010 est.)
$234.4 billion (2009 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
$132.7 million (2004)

Moldova
$3.66 billion (2010 est.)
$3.276 billion (2009 est.)

Monaco
$916.1 million (2005)
note: full customs integration with France, which collects and
rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market
system through customs union with France

Mongolia
$2.131 billion (2009)
$3.224 billion (2008)

Montenegro
$601.7 million (2003)

Montserrat
$17 million (2001); $17 million

Morocco
$34.19 billion (2010 est.)
$30.55 billion (2009 est.)

Mozambique
$3.527 billion (2010 est.)
$3.059 billion (2009 est.)

Namibia
$5.152 billion (2010 est.)
$4.519 billion (2009 est.)

Nauru
$20 million (2004 est.)

Nepal
$5.26 billion (2009)
$4.1 billion (2008)

Netherlands
$408.4 billion (2010 est.)
$371.9 billion (2009 est.)

New Caledonia
$1.998 billion (2006)

New Zealand
$30.24 billion (2010 est.)
$23.95 billion (2009 est.)

Nicaragua
$4.7 billion (2010 est.)
$3.481 billion (2009 est.)

Niger
$800 million (2006)

Nigeria
$34.18 billion (2010 est.)
$29.05 billion (2009 est.)

Niue
$9.038 million (2004)

Norfolk Island
$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92); $17.9 million

Northern Mariana Islands
$214.4 million (2001)

Norway
$74.02 billion (2010 est.)
$66.68 billion (2009 est.)

Oman
$19.3 billion (2010 est.)
$16.13 billion (2009 est.)

Pakistan
$32.71 billion (2010 est.)
$28.53 billion (2009 est.)

Palau
$107.3 million (2004 est.)

Panama
$16.05 billion (2010 est.)
$12.93 billion (2009 est.)
note: includes the Colon Free Zone

Papua New Guinea
$3.547 billion (2010 est.)
$2.871 billion (2009 est.)

Paraguay
$9.242 billion (2010 est.)
$6.917 billion (2009 est.)

Peru
$25.74 billion (2010 est.)
$21.01 billion (2009 est.)

Philippines
$57.24 billion (2010 est.)
$46.39 billion (2009 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
$NA

Poland
$167.4 billion (2010 est.)
$146.4 billion (2009 est.)

Portugal
$68.22 billion (2010 est.)
$68.9 billion (2009 est.)

Puerto Rico
$29.1 billion (2001)

Qatar
$23.38 billion (2010 est.)
$20.89 billion (2009 est.)

Romania
$59.84 billion (2010 est.)
$50.03 billion (2009 est.)

Russia
$237.3 billion (2010 est.)
$191.8 billion (2009 est.)

Rwanda
$1.047 billion (2010 est.)
$961 million (2009 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
$45 million (2004 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
$383 million (2006)

Saint Lucia
$791 million (2006)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
$68.2 million (2005 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$578 million (2006)

Samoa
$324 million (2006)

San Marino
$3.744 billion (2007)
$2.035 billion (2004)

Sao Tome and Principe
$99 million (2010 est.)
$80 million (2009 est.)

Saudi Arabia
$99.17 billion (2010 est.)
$87.1 billion (2009 est.)

Senegal
$4.474 billion (2010 est.)
$4.549 billion (2009 est.)

Serbia
$15.78 billion (2010 est.)
$15.03 billion (2009 est.)

Seychelles
$831 million (2010 est.)
$759.1 million (2009 est.)

Sierra Leone
$560 million (2006)

Singapore
$315.6 billion (2010 est.)
$243.2 billion (2009 est.)

Slovakia
$62.43 billion (2010 est.)
$53.67 billion (2009 est.)

Slovenia
$25.96 billion (2010 est.)
$23.5 billion (2009 est.)

Solomon Islands
$256 million (2006)

Somalia
$798 million (2006)

South Africa
$77.04 billion (2010 est.)
$66.01 billion (2009 est.)

Spain
$324.6 billion (2010 est.)
$286.8 billion (2009 est.)

Sri Lanka
$11.6 billion (2010 est.)
$9.186 billion (2009 est.)

Sudan
$8.483 billion (2010 est.)
$8.253 billion (2009 est.)

Suriname
$1.297 billion (2006 est.)

Svalbard
$NA

Swaziland
$1.643 billion (2010 est.)
$1.585 billion (2009 est.)

Sweden
$158.6 billion (2010 est.)
$120.5 billion (2009 est.)

Switzerland
$220.4 billion (2010 est.)
$192.8 billion (2009 est.)

Syria
$13.57 billion (2010 est.)
$12.62 billion (2009 est.)

Taiwan
$250.2 billion (2010 est.)
$172.8 billion (2009 est.)

Tajikistan
$3.301 billion (2010 est.)
$2.77 billion (2009 est.)

Tanzania
$6.334 billion (2010 est.)
$5.834 billion (2009 est.)

Thailand
$156.9 billion (2010 est.)
$118 billion (2009 est.)

Timor-Leste
$202 million (2004 est.)

Togo
$1.337 billion (2010 est.)
$1.261 billion (2009 est.)

Tokelau
$969,200 (2002)

Tonga
$139 million (2006)

Trinidad and Tobago
$8.234 billion (2010 est.)
$7.161 billion (2009 est.)

Tunisia
$20.02 billion (2010 est.)
$18.12 billion (2009 est.)

Turkey
$166.3 billion (2010 est.)
$134.5 billion (2009 est.)

Turkmenistan
$4.888 billion (2010 est.)
$4.109 billion (2009 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
$175.6 million (2000)

Tuvalu
$12.91 million (2005)

Uganda
$4.474 billion (2010 est.)
$3.844 billion (2009 est.)

Ukraine
$53.54 billion (2010 est.)
$45.05 billion (2009 est.)

United Arab Emirates
$159 billion (2010 est.)
$150 billion (2009 est.)

United Kingdom
$546.5 billion (2010 est.)
$483.9 billion (2009 est.)

United States
$1.903 trillion (2010 est.)
$1.575 trillion (2009 est.)

Uruguay
$8.519 billion (2010 est.)
$6.664 billion (2009 est.)

Uzbekistan
$9.44 billion (2010 est.)
$9.023 billion (2009 est.)

Vanuatu
$156 million (2006)

Venezuela
$31.37 billion (2010 est.)
$38.44 billion (2009 est.)

Vietnam
$81.73 billion (2010 est.)
$65.4 billion (2009 est.)

Virgin Islands
$4.609 billion (2001)

Wallis and Futuna
$61.17 million (2004)

West Bank
$3.772 billion (2008)
$2.84 billion (2006)

Western Sahara
$NA

World
$14.68 trillion (2010)
$12.19 trillion (2009)

Yemen
$8.35 billion (2010 est.)
$7.518 billion (2009 est.)

Zambia
$4.949 billion (2010 est.)
$3.735 billion (2009 est.)

Zimbabwe
$2.871 billion (2010 est.)
$2.413 billion (2009 est.)

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Field Listing :: Independence

For most countries, this entry gives the date that sovereignty was
achieved and from which nation, empire, or trusteeship. For the
other countries, the date given may not represent "independence" in
the strict sense, but rather some significant nationhood event such
as the traditional founding date or the date of unification,
federation, confederation, establishment, fundamental change in the
form of government, or state succession. For a number of countries,
the establishment of statehood was a lengthy evolutionary process
occurring over decades or even centuries. In such cases, several
significant dates are cited. Dependent areas include the notation
"none" followed by the nature of their dependency status. Also see
the Terminology note.
Country

Independence

Afghanistan
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign
affairs)

Albania
28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Algeria
5 July 1962 (from France)

American Samoa
none (territory of the US)

Andorra
1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French Count
of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Seu d'Urgel)

Angola
11 November 1975 (from Portugal)

Anguilla
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Antigua and Barbuda
1 November 1981 (from the UK)

Argentina
9 July 1816 (from Spain)

Armenia
21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Aruba
none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Australia
1 January 1901 (from the federation of UK colonies)

Austria
12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier
dates: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156
(Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire
proclaimed)

Azerbaijan
30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18
October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)

Bahamas, The
10 July 1973 (from the UK)

Bahrain
15 August 1971 (from the UK)

Bangladesh
16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March
1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December
1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creation
of the state of Bangladesh

Barbados
30 November 1966 (from the UK)

Belarus
25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Belgium
4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared
independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I
ascended to the throne)

Belize
21 September 1981 (from the UK)

Benin
1 August 1960 (from France)

Bermuda
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Bhutan
1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary
king)

Bolivia
6 August 1825 (from Spain)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for
independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3
March 1992)

Botswana
30 September 1966 (from the UK)

Brazil
7 September 1822 (from Portugal)

British Virgin Islands
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Brunei
1 January 1984 (from the UK)

Bulgaria
3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the
Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the
Ottoman Empire)

Burkina Faso
5 August 1960 (from France)

Burma
4 January 1948 (from the UK)

Burundi
1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian
administration)

Cambodia
9 November 1953 (from France)

Cameroon
1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

Canada
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11
December 1931 (recognized by UK)

Cape Verde
5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

Cayman Islands
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Central African Republic
13 August 1960 (from France)

Chad
11 August 1960 (from France)

Chile
18 September 1810 (from Spain)

China
1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established);
notable earlier dates: 221 BC (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1
January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)

Christmas Island
none (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
none (territory of Australia)

Colombia
20 July 1810 (from Spain)

Comoros
6 July 1975 (from France)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
30 June 1960 (from Belgium)

Congo, Republic of the
15 August 1960 (from France)

Cook Islands
none (became self-governing in free association with
New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move
to full independence by unilateral action)

Costa Rica
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Cote d'Ivoire
7 August 1960 (from France)

Croatia
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

Cuba
20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the
US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a
day of independence

Curacao
none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Cyprus
16 August 1960 (from the UK); note - Turkish Cypriots
proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983,
but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey

Czech Republic
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech
Republic and Slovakia); note - although 1 January is the day the
Czech Republic came into being, the Czechs generally consider 28
October 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its
independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independence
day

Denmark
ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormson);
5 June 1849 (becomes a constitutional monarchy)

Djibouti
27 June 1977 (from France)

Dominica
3 November 1978 (from the UK)

Dominican Republic
27 February 1844 (from Haiti)

Ecuador
24 May 1822 (from Spain)

Egypt
28 February 1922 (from UK protectorate status; the revolution
that began 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June
1953 and all British troops withdrawn 18 June 1956); note - it was
in ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower
(northern) Egypt were first united politically

El Salvador
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Equatorial Guinea
12 October 1968 (from Spain)

Eritrea
24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)

Estonia
20 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Ethiopia
oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest
in the world - at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite
Kingdom, which coalesced in the first centuries B.C.)

European Union
7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed
establishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered
into force)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
none (overseas territory of the
UK; also claimed by Argentina)

Faroe Islands
none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing
overseas administrative division of Denmark)

Fiji
10 October 1970 (from the UK)

Finland
6 December 1917 (from Russia)

France
no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes
unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia
established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July
1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Republic founded); 4 October 1958 (Fifth French Republic established)

French Polynesia
none (overseas lands of France)

Gabon
17 August 1960 (from France)

Gambia, The
18 February 1965 (from the UK)

Georgia
9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Germany
18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into
four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and France) in 1945
following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West
Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and
French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany)
proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West
Germany and East Germany unified 3 October 1990; all four powers
formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991; notable earlier dates:
10 August 843 (Eastern Francia established from the division of the
Carolingian Empire); 2 February 962 (crowning of OTTO I, recognized
as the first Holy Roman Emperor)

Ghana
6 March 1957 (from the UK)

Gibraltar
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Greece
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Greenland
none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of
Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but
Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating
to Greenland)

Grenada
7 February 1974 (from the UK)

Guam
none (territory of the US)

Guatemala
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Guernsey
none (British crown dependency)

Guinea
2 October 1958 (from France)

Guinea-Bissau
24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from
Portugal)

Guyana
26 May 1966 (from the UK)

Haiti
1 January 1804 (from France)

Holy See (Vatican City)
11 February 1929 (from Italy); note - the
three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged,
among other things, the full sovereignty of the Vatican and
established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal
States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may
be traced back to the 8th century

Honduras
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Hong Kong
none (special administrative region of China)

Hungary
16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier
dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional
founding date); 30 March 1867 (dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary
created)

Iceland
1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish
Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)

India
15 August 1947 (from the UK)

Indonesia
17 August 1945 (declared); 27 December 1949 (by the
Netherlands); note - in August 2005 the Netherlands announced that
it had recognized de facto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945

Iran
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed); notable
earlier dates: ca. 625 B.C. (unification of Iran under the Medes);
ca. A.D. 1501 (Iran reunified under the Safavids); 12 December 1925
(modern Iran established under the Pahlavis)

Iraq
3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British
administration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional
Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi-controlled Government

Ireland
6 December 1921 (from the UK by treaty)

Isle of Man
none (British crown dependency)

Israel
14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British
administration)

Italy
17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not
finally unified until 1870)

Jamaica
6 August 1962 (from the UK)

Japan
3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji
Constitution); notable earlier dates: 660 B.C. (traditional date of
the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890
(Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)

Jersey
none (British crown dependency)

Jordan
25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British
administration)

Kazakhstan
16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Kenya
12 December 1963 (from the UK)

Kiribati
12 July 1979 (from the UK)

Korea, North
15 August 1945 (from Japan)

Korea, South
15 August 1945 (from Japan)

Kosovo
17 February 2008 (from Serbia)

Kuwait
19 June 1961 (from the UK)

Kyrgyzstan
31 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Laos
19 July 1949 (from France)

Latvia
18 November 1918 (from the Soviet Russia)

Lebanon
22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under
French administration)

Lesotho
4 October 1966 (from the UK)

Liberia
26 July 1847

Libya
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)

Liechtenstein
23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein
established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire)

Lithuania
11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by
the Soviet Union)

Luxembourg
1839 (from the Netherlands)

Macau
none (special administrative region of China)

Macedonia
8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed
independence from Yugoslavia)

Madagascar
26 June 1960 (from France)

Malawi
6 July 1964 (from the UK)

Malaysia
31 August 1957 (from the UK)

Maldives
26 July 1965 (from the UK)

Mali
22 September 1960 (from France)

Malta
21 September 1964 (from the UK)

Marshall Islands
21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN
trusteeship)

Mauritania
28 November 1960 (from France)

Mauritius
12 March 1968 (from the UK)

Mayotte
none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

Mexico
16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized
by Spain)

Micronesia, Federated States of
3 November 1986 (from the
US-administered UN trusteeship)

Moldova
27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Monaco
1419 (beginning of permanent rule by the House of Grimaldi)

Mongolia
11 July 1921 (from China)

Montenegro
3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)

Montserrat
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Morocco
2 March 1956 (from France)

Mozambique
25 June 1975 (from Portugal)

Namibia
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)

Nauru
31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered
UN trusteeship)

Nepal
1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)

Netherlands
23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low
Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26
July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of
Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace
of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)

New Caledonia
none (overseas territory of France); note - a
referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new
referendum is scheduled for 2014

New Zealand
26 September 1907 (from the UK)

Nicaragua
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Niger
3 August 1960 (from France)

Nigeria
1 October 1960 (from the UK)

Niue
19 October 1974 (Niue became a self-governing parliamentary
government in free association with New Zealand)

Norfolk Island
none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands
none (commonwealth in political union with
the US)

Norway
7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden
dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the
union)

Oman
1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)

Pakistan
14 August 1947 (from British India)

Palau
1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)

Panama
3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain
28 November 1821)

Papua New Guinea
16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered
UN trusteeship)

Paraguay
14 May 1811 (from Spain)

Peru
28 July 1821 (from Spain)

Philippines
12 June 1898 (independence proclaimed from Spain); 4
July 1946 (from the US)

Pitcairn Islands
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Poland
11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)

Portugal
1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910
(republic proclaimed)

Puerto Rico
none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)

Qatar
3 September 1971 (from the UK)

Romania
9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire;
independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26
March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic
proclaimed)

Russia
24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier
dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January
1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian
Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)

Rwanda
1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)

Saint Barthelemy
none (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
none (overseas
territory of the UK)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
19 September 1983 (from the UK)

Saint Lucia
22 February 1979 (from the UK)

Saint Martin
none (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
none (territorial collectivity of France;
has been under French control since 1763)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
27 October 1979 (from the UK)

Samoa
1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)

San Marino
3 September 301

Sao Tome and Principe
12 July 1975 (from Portugal)

Saudi Arabia
23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)

Senegal
4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence
achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960

Serbia
5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)

Seychelles
29 June 1976 (from the UK)

Sierra Leone
27 April 1961 (from the UK)

Singapore
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)

Sint Maarten
none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Slovakia
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech
Republic and Slovakia)

Slovenia
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

Solomon Islands
7 July 1978 (from the UK)

Somalia
1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland that became
independent from the UK on 26 June 1960 and Italian Somaliland that
became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1
July 1960 to form the Somali Republic)

South Africa
31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four
British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free
State); 31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 April 1994 (majority
rule)

Spain
1492; the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of
independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in
the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the
small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost
immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this
event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is
traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain

Sri Lanka
4 February 1948 (from the UK)

Sudan
1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)

Suriname
25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands)

Svalbard
none (territory of Norway)

Swaziland
6 September 1968 (from the UK)

Sweden
6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)

Switzerland
1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)

Syria
17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French
administration)

Tajikistan
9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Tanzania
26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December
1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became
independent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with
Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and
Zanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964

Thailand
1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)

Timor-Leste
28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from
Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international
recognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia

Togo
27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

Tokelau
none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga
4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)

Trinidad and Tobago
31 August 1962 (from the UK)

Tunisia
20 March 1956 (from France)

Turkey
29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)

Turkmenistan
27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Turks and Caicos Islands
none (overseas territory of the UK)

Tuvalu
1 October 1978 (from the UK)

Uganda
9 October 1962 (from the UK)

Ukraine
24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

United Arab Emirates
2 December 1971 (from the UK)

United Kingdom
12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act
establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland); notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English
kingdoms united); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan
uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates
England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England
and Scotland as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union
formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty
formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the
United Kingdom as Northern Ireland)

United States
4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)

Uruguay
25 August 1825 (from Brazil)

Uzbekistan
1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Vanuatu
30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)

Venezuela
5 July 1811 (from Spain)

Vietnam
2 September 1945 (from France)

Virgin Islands
none (territory of the US)

Wallis and Futuna
none (overseas territory of France)

Yemen
22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger
of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the
Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen
(Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen became
independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a
republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; South
Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)

Zambia
24 October 1964 (from the UK)

Zimbabwe
18 April 1980 (from the UK)

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Field Listing :: Industrial production growth rate

This entry gives the annual percentage increase in industrial
production (includes manufacturing, mining, and construction).
Country Comparison to the World
Country

Industrial production growth rate(%)

Afghanistan
NA%

Albania
3% (2010 est.)

Algeria
4.8% (2010 est.)

American Samoa
NA%

Andorra
NA%

Angola
5% (2010 est.)

Anguilla
NA%

Antigua and Barbuda
NA%

Argentina
6.7% (2010 est.)

Armenia
8% (2010 est.)

Aruba
NA%

Australia
3% (2010 est.)

Austria
3% (2010 est.)

Azerbaijan
3.5% (2010 est.)

Bahamas, The
NA%

Bahrain
1.5% (2010 est.)

Bangladesh
6.4% (2010 est.)

Barbados
-3.2% (2000 est.)

Belarus
10.5% (2010 est.)

Belgium
4% (2010 est.)

Belize
1.4% (2010 est.)

Benin
3% (2010 est.)

Bermuda
NA%

Bhutan
NA%

Bolivia
4% (2010 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.3% (2010 est.)

Botswana
6.9% (2010 est.)

Brazil
11.5% (2010 est.)

British Virgin Islands
NA%

Brunei
-5.4% (2008 est.)

Bulgaria
0.4% (2010 est.)

Burkina Faso
5.5% (2010 est.)

Burma
4.3% (2010 est.)

Burundi
7% (2010 est.)

Cambodia
4.5% (2010 est.)

Cameroon
4% (2010 est.)

Canada
5.8% (2010 est.)

Cape Verde
4% (2010 est.)

Cayman Islands
NA%

Central African Republic
3% (2002)

Chad
3% (2010 est.)

Chile
3.2% (2010 est.)

China
11% (2010 est.)

Colombia
5.5% (2010 est.)

Comoros
NA%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
NA%

Congo, Republic of the
12% (2010 est.)

Cook Islands
1% (2002)

Costa Rica
3% (2010 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
4.5% (2010 est.)

Croatia
-0.9% (2010 est.)

Cuba
0.8% (2010 est.)

Curacao
NA

Cyprus
0.1% (2010 est.)

Czech Republic
3% (2010 est.)

Denmark
4% (2010 est.)

Dominica
NA%

Dominican Republic
1.5% (2010 est.)

Ecuador
2% (2010 est.)

Egypt
5.5% (2010 est.)

El Salvador
0.9% (2010 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
1.8% (2010 est.)

Eritrea
8% (2010 est.)

Estonia
10% (2010 est.)

Ethiopia
9.5% (2010 est.)

European Union
3.8% (2010 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
NA%

Faroe Islands
8% (2007 est.)

Fiji
NA%

Finland
6% (2010 est.)

France
3.5% (2010 est.)

French Polynesia
NA%

Gabon
4.8% (2010 est.)

Gambia, The
8.9%
note: although The Gambia had the highest industrial growth rate in
the world in 2009, this growth is from a tiny industrial base (2010
est.)

Gaza Strip
see entry for West Bank

Georgia
4% (2010 est.)

Germany
9% (2010 est.)

Ghana
5% (2010 est.)

Gibraltar
NA%

Greece
3.2% (2010 est.)

Greenland
NA%

Guam
NA%

Guatemala
2.6% (2010 est.)

Guernsey
NA%

Guinea
3% (2010 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
4.7% (2003 est.)

Guyana
2.5% (2010 est.)

Haiti
-8% (2010 est.)

Honduras
2.4% (2010 est.)

Hong Kong
-0.3% (2010 est.)

Hungary
5% (2010 est.)

Iceland
-1% (2010 est.)

India
9.7% (2010 est.)

Indonesia
4% (2010 est.)

Iran
4.3% excluding oil (2010 est.)

Iraq
4.8% (2010 est.)

Ireland
5% (2010 est.)

Israel
5.7% (2010 est.)

Italy
0.5% (2010 est.)

Jamaica
-2% (2010 est.)

Japan
7.5% (2010 est.)

Jersey
NA%

Jordan
2.7% (2010 est.)

Kazakhstan
7.3% (2010 est.)

Kenya
4% (2010 est.)

Kiribati
NA%

Korea, North
NA%

Korea, South
12.1% (2010 est.)

Kuwait
2.1% (2010 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
6% (2010 est.)

Laos
12% (2010 est.)

Latvia
-1.8% (2010 est.)

Lebanon
2.1% (2010 est.)

Lesotho
3% (2010 est.)

Liberia
NA%

Libya
2.7% (2010 est.)

Liechtenstein
NA%

Lithuania
2.5% (2010 est.)

Luxembourg
1.7% (2009 est.)

Macau
NA%

Macedonia
1.3% (2010 est.)

Madagascar
2% (2010 est.)

Malawi
17.3% (2010 est.)

Malaysia
8.5% (2010 est.)

Maldives
-0.9% (2004 est.)

Mali
NA%

Malta
NA%

Marshall Islands
NA%

Mauritania
2% (2000 est.)

Mauritius
3.3% (2010 est.)

Mayotte
NA%

Mexico
6% (2010 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
NA%

Moldova
4.5% (2010 est.)

Monaco
NA%

Mongolia
3% (2006 est.)

Montserrat
NA%

Morocco
4.4% (2010 est.)

Mozambique
8% (2010 est.)

Namibia
6.5% (2010 est.)

Nauru
NA%

Nepal
1.8% (FY08)

Netherlands
3.2% (2010 est.)

New Zealand
2% (2010 est.)

Nicaragua
1.5% (2010 est.)

Niger
5.1% (2003 est.)

Nigeria
4% (2010 est.)

Niue
NA%

Northern Mariana Islands
NA%

Norway
0.3% (2010 est.)

Oman
4.5% (2010 est.)

Pakistan
4.9% (2010 est.)

Palau
NA%

Panama
2% (2010 est.)

Papua New Guinea
10% (2010 est.)

Paraguay
6.5% (2010 est.)

Peru
8.5% (2010 est.)

Philippines
11.5% (2010 est.)

Poland
6.5% (2010 est.)

Portugal
0.9% (2010 est.)

Puerto Rico
NA%

Qatar
27.1% (2010 est.)

Romania
1.5% (2010 est.)

Russia
8.3% (2010 est.)

Rwanda
7.5% (2010 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
NA%

Saint Kitts and Nevis
NA%

Saint Lucia
NA%

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NA%

Samoa
2.8% (2000)

San Marino
3.1% (2007)

Sao Tome and Principe
7% (2010 est.)

Saudi Arabia
3.1% (2010 est.)

Senegal
3.8% (2010 est.)

Serbia
1.3% (2010 est.)

Seychelles
2% (2010 est.)

Sierra Leone
NA%

Singapore
10.2% (2010 est.)

Slovakia
7.5% (2010 est.)

Slovenia
1% (2010 est.)

Solomon Islands
NA%

Somalia
NA%

South Africa
3% (2010 est.)

Spain
-2% (2010 est.)

Sri Lanka
6.9% (2010 est.)

Sudan
3.5% (2010 est.)

Suriname
6.5% (1994 est.)

Swaziland
1% (2010 est.)

Sweden
8% (2010 est.)

Switzerland
2.7% (2010 est.)

Syria
6% (2010 est.)

Taiwan
16% (2010 est.)

Tajikistan
7.5% (2010 est.)

Tanzania
7% (2010 est.)

Thailand
14.5% (2010 est.)

Timor-Leste
8.5% (2004 est.)

Togo
2.5% (2010 est.)

Tonga
1% (2003 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
2.5% (2010 est.)

Tunisia
1.6% (2010 est.)

Turkey
6% (2010 est.)

Turkmenistan
7.3% (2010 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
NA%

Tuvalu
NA%

Uganda
6% (2010 est.)

Ukraine
8% (2010 est.)

United Arab Emirates
3.2% (2010 est.)

United Kingdom
1.9% (2010 est.)

United States
3.3% (2010 est.)

Uruguay
16.5% (2010 est.)

Uzbekistan
8% (2010 est.)

Venezuela
-8% (2010 est.)

Vietnam
7.5% (2010 est.)

Virgin Islands
NA%

Wallis and Futuna
NA%

West Bank
NA% (2005)

Western Sahara
NA%

World
4.6% (2010 est.)

Yemen
9% (2010 est.)

Zambia
12.1% (2010 est.)

Zimbabwe
4% (2010 est.)

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@2090

Field Listing :: Industries

This entry provides a rank ordering of industries starting with the
largest by value of annual output.
Country

Industries

Afghanistan
small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture,
shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages,
mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper

Albania
food processing, textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement,
chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower

Algeria
petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining,
electrical, petrochemical, food processing

American Samoa
tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing
vessels), handicrafts

Andorra
tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber,
banking, tobacco, furniture

Angola
petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite,
uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing;
food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship
repair

Anguilla
tourism, boat building, offshore financial services

Antigua and Barbuda
tourism, construction, light manufacturing
(clothing, alcohol, household appliances)

Argentina
food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables,
textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel

Armenia
diamond-processing, metal-cutting machine tools,
forging-pressing machines, electric motors, tires, knitted wear,
hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments,
microelectronics, jewelry manufacturing, software development, food
processing, brandy

Aruba
tourism, transshipment facilities

Australia
mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food
processing, chemicals, steel

Austria
construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals,
chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and paperboard,
communications equipment, tourism

Azerbaijan
petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield
equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; chemicals and petrochemicals;
textiles

Bahamas, The
tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum,
aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe

Bahrain
petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron
pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance,
ship repairing, tourism

Bangladesh
cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper
newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar

Barbados
tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for
export

Belarus
metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers,
motorcycles, televisions, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles,
radios, refrigerators

Belgium
engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly,
transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and
beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum

Belize
garment production, food processing, tourism, construction,
oil

Benin
textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement

Bermuda
international business, tourism, light manufacturing

Bhutan
cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages,
calcium carbide, tourism

Bolivia
mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco,
handicrafts, clothing

Bosnia and Herzegovina
steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese,
bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden
furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil
refining

Botswana
diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal,
iron ore, silver; livestock processing; textiles

Brazil
textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin,
steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and
equipment

British Virgin Islands
tourism, light industry, construction, rum,
concrete block, offshore financial center

Brunei
petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas,
construction

Bulgaria
electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco;
machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke,
refined petroleum, nuclear fuel

Burkina Faso
cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap,
cigarettes, textiles, gold

Burma
agricultural processing; wood and wood products; copper, tin,
tungsten, iron; cement, construction materials; pharmaceuticals;
fertilizer; oil and natural gas; garments, jade and gems

Burundi
light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly
of imported components; public works construction; food processing

Cambodia
tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing,
wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles

Cameroon
petroleum production and refining, aluminum production,
food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair

Canada
transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and
unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish
products, petroleum and natural gas

Cape Verde
food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments,
salt mining, ship repair

Cayman Islands
tourism, banking, insurance and finance,
construction, construction materials, furniture

Central African Republic
gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing,
textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles

Chad
oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, brewing, natron (sodium
carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials

Chile
copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and
steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

China
world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and
ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal;
machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum;
cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including
footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation
equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships,
and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch
vehicles, satellites

Christmas Island
tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
copra products and tourism

Colombia
textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear,
beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds

Comoros
fishing, tourism, perfume distillation

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
mining (diamonds, gold, copper,
cobalt, coltan, zinc, tin, diamonds), mineral processing, consumer
products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods
and beverages), cement, commercial ship repair

Congo, Republic of the
petroleum extraction, cement, lumber,
brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes

Cook Islands
fruit processing, tourism, fishing, clothing,
handicrafts

Costa Rica
microprocessors, food processing, medical equipment,
textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic
products

Cote d'Ivoire
foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining,
truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials,
electricity, ship construction and repair

Croatia
chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal,
electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper,
wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding,
petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism

Cuba
sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement,
agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals

Curacao
tourism, petroleum refining, petroleum transshipment
facilities, light manufacturing

Cyprus
tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum
production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light
chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone, and clay products

Czech Republic
motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment,
glass, armaments

Denmark
iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, food processing,
machinery and transportation equipment, textiles and clothing,
electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products,
shipbuilding and refurbishment, windmills, pharmaceuticals, medical
equipment

Dhekelia
none

Djibouti
construction, agricultural processing

Dominica
soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement
blocks, shoes

Dominican Republic
tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold
mining, textiles, cement, tobacco

Ecuador
petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products,
chemicals

Egypt
textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light
manufactures

El Salvador
food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals,
fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals

Equatorial Guinea
petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas

Eritrea
food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light
manufacturing, salt, cement

Estonia
engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles;
information technology, telecommunications

Ethiopia
food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals,
metals processing, cement

European Union
among the world's largest and most technologically
advanced, the EU industrial base includes: ferrous and non-ferrous
metal production and processing, metal products, petroleum, coal,
cement, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, rail transportation
equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, construction
equipment, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, electrical power
equipment, machine tools and automated manufacturing systems,
electronics and telecommunications equipment, fishing, food and
beverage processing, furniture, paper, textiles, tourism

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
fish and wool processing; tourism

Faroe Islands
fishing, fish processing, small ship repair and
refurbishment, handicrafts

Fiji
tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small
cottage industries

Finland
metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and
scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs,
chemicals, textiles, clothing

France
machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft,
electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism

French Polynesia
tourism, pearls, agricultural processing,
handicrafts, phosphates

Gabon
petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals,
ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood,
cement

Gambia, The
processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages,
agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing

Gaza Strip
textiles, food processing

Georgia
steel, aircraft, machine tools, electrical appliances,
mining (manganese and copper), chemicals, wood products, wine

Germany
among the world's largest and most technologically advanced
producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery,
vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages,
shipbuilding, textiles

Ghana
mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting,
food processing, cement, small commercial ship building

Gibraltar
tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco

Greece
tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals,
metal products; mining, petroleum

Greenland
fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut);
gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining;
handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards

Grenada
food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations,
tourism, construction

Guam
US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services,
concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles

Guatemala
sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals,
petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism

Guernsey
tourism, banking

Guinea
bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron; alumina refining; light
manufacturing, and agricultural processing