Active Female Population
All women who supply labour for the production of economic goods and services, as defined by the UN System of National Accounts, during a specified time period.

Active Male Population
All men who supply labour for the production of economic goods and services, as defined by the UN System of National Accounts, during a specified time period.

Adult Literacy Rate
Percentage of adults aged 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Amount of Main Cereal Produced
Total production of the main cereal produced.

Annual Education Expenditures per Person
Public spending on education per person.

Annual Growth Rate of Exports
The exponential change for a one-year period.

Annual Growth Rate of Imports
The exponential change for a one-year period.

Annual Growth Rate of Population
The exponential change for a one-year period.

Annual Health Expenditures per Person
Public spending on health per person.

Average Life Expectancy at Birth
Number of years a newborn infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout his/her life.

Balance of Foreign Travel
It is calculated by subtracting the "Tourism Expenditures" from the "Tourism Receipts".

Balance of Government Budget
It is calculated by subtracting the "Government Expenditures" from the "Government Revenue".

Balance of Payments: Current Account
Current Account Balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income and net current transfers.

Balance of Payments: Invisible Balance
Invisible balance is calculated by subtracting the "Trade Balance" from the "Current Account".

Balance of Payments: Trade Balance
Trade balance is calculated by subtracting the "Total Imports" from the "Total Exports".

Cellular Mobile Telephone Subscribers
Refers to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service which provides access to the Public Switched Telephone Network using cellular technology.

Civil Aviation: Passenger-kilometres
Data for total services cover both domestic and international scheduled services operated by airlines registered in each country.

Consumer Price Index
Changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer.

Crude Birth Rate
Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 persons estimated at midyear.

Crude Death Rate
Number of deaths occurring during the year per 1,000 persons estimated at midyear.

Currency in Circulation
Comprise all banknotes and coins issued by the national central banks and by the central government in some Euro Area countries.

Debt Service Payments
It 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 to the IMF.

Employment in Manufacturing
Employment in manufacturing includes all persons engaged other than working proprietors, active business partners and unpaid family workers.

Enrolment Ratio in Primary Schools
The ratio of total enrolment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the primary education.

Enrolment Ratio in Secondary Schools
The ratio of total enrolment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the secondary education.

Enrolment Ratio in Universities
The ratio of total enrolment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the tertiary education.

Exports to Islamic Countries
Total exports of each OIC member country to other OIC member countries.

Exports to the Rest of the World
Total exports of OIC countries to the rest of the world.

External Public Debt: Long-Term
Comprises the long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government and political subdivisions and autonomous public bodies, and the external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity.

Female Life Expectancy at Birth
Number of years a newborn female infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout her life.

Fertiliser Use in Arable Land
The quantity of fertiliser used per unit of arable land.

Fish Catches
Includes both inland water and marine catches.

Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Direct Investment is defined as investment that is made to acquire a lasting management interest in an enterprise operating in a country other than that of the investor, the investor's purpose being an effective voice in management of the enterprise. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments.

Forests and Woodland Area
All areas covered by natural or planted trees and areas that are cleared but planned to be reforested.

GDP at Current Market Prices in Dollars
It is calculated by dividing the "GDP" by the "Total Midyear Population".

GDP at Current Market Prices
At purchaser prices, it is the sum of the gross value-added by all resident and non-resident producers in the economy plus indirect taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products; in national currency unit.

GDP Deflator
The GDP series at current prices is divided by constant price GDP series referenced to 2000. The latter series is constructed by multiplying the 2000 current price GDP level by the GDP volume index (2000=100). The deflator is expressed in index form with 2000=100.

GNI at Current Market Prices in Dollars
It is calculated by dividing the "GNI" by the "Total Midyear Population".

GNI at Current Market Prices
It is the sum of value-added by all resident producers plus any taxes that are not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income from non-resident sources, in national currency unit.

Government Expenditures as Share of GDP
It is calculated by dividing the "Government Expenditures" by the "GDP".

Government Expenditures
They comprise all non-repayable payments by the government whether requited or unrequited and whether for current or capital purposes.

Government Revenue
It comprises all non-repayable government receipts, whether requited or unrequited other than grants. Revenue is shown as net of refunds and other adjustment transactions.

Imports from Islamic Countries
Total imports of each OIC member country from other OIC member countries.

Imports from the Rest of the World
Total imports of OIC countries from the rest of the world.

Infant Mortality Rate
Number of infants who die before reaching one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Internet Subscribers
The number of internet subscribers including dial-up, leased lines and broadband.

Internet Users
The number of internet users.

Main Cereal Produced
Among wheat, rice, barley, maize, sorghum, millet and rye.

Main Telephone Lines in Operation per 100 Persons
Main telephone lines refer to the telephone lines connecting a customer's equipment to the Public Switched Telephone Network and which have a dedicated port on a telephone exchange.

Male Life Expectancy at Birth
Number of years a newborn male infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout his life.

Merchant Shipping: Fleets
Data represent the total volume of all the permanently enclosed spaces of the vessels to which the figures refer. Vessels without mechanical means of propulsion are excluded, but sailing vessels with auxiliary power are included.

Money Supply: M1 plus Quasi-money
M1 plus quasi-money comprises the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government, in national currency unit.

Money Supply: M1
It equals the sum of currency outside deposit money banks and demand deposits other than those of the central government, in national currency unit.

Motor Vehicles in Use: Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicles include vans, lorries (trucks), buses, tractors and semi-trailers, but exclude farm trailers and tractors and military and police vehicles.

Motor Vehicles in Use: Passenger Cars
All motor vehicles that seat up to nine passengers, in private and public use, except for military and police purposes.

Natural Growth Rate of Population
It is calculated by subtracting the "Crude Death Rate" from the "Crude Birth Rate" divided by 10.

Number of Chickens
Total number of chickens and roosters.

Number of Hotel Beds
This refers to the capacity in bed places of establishments offering accommodation available during the peak period of the tourist season.

Number of Tourists
Number of persons visiting a country other than their usual place of residence for any reason other than following an occupation remunerated from within the country visited.

Number of Tractors
Data generally refer to total wheel and crawler tractors used in agriculture.

Personal Computers
The number of personal computers in use.

Population Density
It is calculated by dividing the "Midyear population" by the "Land Area".

Population in Agriculture
All persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, including all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependents.

Primary School Enrolment
Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing and mathematical skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music.

Production of Bauxite Ore
Gross weight of crude ore mined.

Production of Cement
All hydraulic cements used for construction (portland, metallurgic, natural, etc.).

Production of Copper Ore
"Cu" content of copper ores and concentrates and all other copper bearing ores and concentrates intended for treatment for copper recovery.

Production of Cotton Yarn
Data refer to pure cotton yarn including yarn from cotton waste and mixed yarn in which cotton or cotton waste is the predominant material by weight.

Production of Crude Oil
A mineral oil consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons of natural origin, yellow to black in colour, of variable specific gravity and viscosity, including crude mineral oils extracted from bituminous minerals.

Production of Electricity
Refers to gross production which includes the consumption by station auxiliaries and any losses in the transformers that are considered integral parts of the station. Included also is total electric energy produced by pumping installations without the deduction of electric energy absorbed by pumping.

Production of Fertilisers
Production based on imported ammonia, phosphoric acid or rock phosphate is considered national production, while that based on imported finished fertilisers is excluded from national production to avoid double counting at the world level.

Production of Fruits
Total production of fruits excluding dates.

Production of Industrial Chemicals
Value-added of the total production of 3-digit ISIC product 351.

Production of Iron Ore
"Fe" content of iron ore and concentrates and all other iron bearing ores and concentrates intended for treatment for iron recovery.

Production of Natural Gas
Gases consisting mainly of methane occurring naturally in underground deposits. It includes both non-associated gas and associated gas as well as methane recovered from coal mines and sewage gas.

Production of Steel
Crude steel is steel (including alloy steel) as it emerges from the Bessemer, Thomas open hearth or electric process or from one of the various oxygen-blowing processes. Steel for casting is crude steel which is used in liquid form for producing steel casting.

Production of Textiles
Value-added of the total production of 3-digit ISIC product 321.

Production of Vegetables
Total amount of vegetable production excluding melon.

Railways: Net Ton-kilometres
Includes domestic and international intercity net freight traffic on railways. Net ton-kilometres include both fast and ordinary goods services but exclude service traffic, mail, baggage and unpaid services.

Railways: Passenger-kilometres
Paid intercity, domestic and international passenger traffic on railways. Passenger-kilometres include all passengers except military, government and railway personnel when carried without revenue.

Rate of Change in National Currency against the US Dollar
Annual changes in the rate of exchange; end of period.

Rate of Exchange: End of Period
Market rate where available, central bank rate otherwise.

Rate of Exchange: Period Average
The simple arithmetic mean of the monthly figures which are themselves similar averages of shorter periods.

Rate of Inflation: Change in Consumer Prices
The exponential change for a one-year period.

Rediscount Rate: End of Period
Rediscount rate is the rate at which the central banks lend or discount eligible paper for deposit money banks, typically shown on an end-of-period basis.

Secondary School Enrolment
Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development by offering more subject or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Share of Agriculture in GDP
Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry and fishing.

Share of Education Expenditures in Total Expenditures
Public spending on public education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Share of Exports in GDP
It is calculated by dividing the "Total Exports" by the "GDP".

Share of Females in Active Population
Share of active female population in total active population.

Share of Fuels in Exports
Fuels are defined as SITC group 3 (mineral fuels).

Share of Fuels in Imports
Fuels are defined as SITC group 3 (mineral fuels).

Share of Health Expenditures in Total Expenditures
Expenditures on related activities, such as insurance, sanitation, etc., are also included besides the specific expenditures on direct healthcare.

Share of Imports in GDP
It is calculated by dividing the "Total Imports" by the "GDP".

Share of Industry in GDP
Industry comprises value-added in mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water and gas (ISIC divisions 10-45).

Share of Labour Force in Agriculture
Includes all economically active persons engaged principally in agriculture, forestry, hunting or fishing.

Share of Labour Force in Industry and Services
Includes all economically active persons engaged in industry and the services sector.

Share of Males in Active Population
Share of active male population in total active population.

Share of Manufactures in Exports
Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC groups 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment) and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68.

Share of Manufactures in Imports
Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC groups 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68.

Share of Non-Fuel Primary Goods in Exports
Non-fuel primary goods are defined as SITC groups 0-2 and 4.

Share of Non-Fuel Primary Goods in Imports
Non-fuel Primary Goods are defined as SITC groups 0-2 and 4.

Share of Primary Goods in Exports
Primary goods are defined as SITC groups 0-4.

Share of Primary Goods in Imports
Primary goods are defined as SITC groups 0-4.

Share of Rural Population
Share of the total population living in areas defined as rural in each country.

Share of Services in GDP
Services include wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services corresponding to major divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2).
Share of Taxes in Government Revenue
Share of Total Tax Revenue in Government Revenue.

Share of Urban Population
Share of the total population living in areas defined as urban in each country.

Television Receivers
The term "receivers" relates to all types of receivers for broadcasts to the general public, including those connected to a cable distribution system. Private sets installed in public places as well as communal receivers are also included.

Top Export Commodity
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC), Revision 3, indicates top export commodity. See Appendix C for an explanation of the SITC codes.

Top Import Commodity
Standart International Trade Classification (SITC) code, Revision 3, indicates top import commodity. See Appendix C for an explanation of the SITC codes.

Total Active Population
The economically active population comprises all persons of either sex who supply labour for the economic production of economic goods and services as defined by the UN System of National Accounts and balances during a specific period.

Total Arable Land Area
Land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens and land under temporary fallow (less than five years).

Total Cereal Production
Includes crops harvested for dry grains only.

Total Consumption: Public and Private
Includes all current spending for purchases of goods and services by all levels of government, excluding most government enterprises, in national currency unit.

Total Corporate Taxes
Tax on company profits.

Total Energy Consumption
Includes consumption of commercial energy derived from primary soft fuels; liquids such as petroleum products; gases such as natural gas, coke oven gas and primary electricity; plus net imports and changes in the stocks of secondary fuels, net imports of electricity and changes in stocks of gasworks.

Total Energy Production
Includes primary commercial energy obtained from coal, lignite, shale oil, crude petroleum, natural gas liquids, natural gas and electricity.

Total Exports
Data show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollar.

Total Foreign Exchange Reserves
Holding by monetary authorities of claims on foreigners in the form of bank deposits.

Total Heads of Sheep
Total number of sheep excluding goats.

Total Imports
Data show the c.i.f. value of goods purchased from the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollar.

Total Investment
Consists of outlays or additions to fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in inventory, in national currency unit.

Total Irrigated Land Area
Data on irrigation relate to areas equipped to provide water to the crops.

Total Land Area
Land Area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf and exclusive economic zones. In most cases, the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Total Manufacturing Output
Output is in value-added form at factor values.

Total Meat Production
Meat from animals slaughtered within the national boundaries irrespective of their origin.

Total Midyear Population
It is based on the de facto definition of population which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.

Total Number of Hospital Beds
Includes inpatient beds available in public, private, general and specialised hospitals and rehabilitation centres.

Total Number of Nurses
All persons who have completed a programme of basic nursing education and are qualified and registered or authorised by the country to provide responsible and competent service for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of the sick and rehabilitation.

Total Number of Physicians
Graduates of any faculty or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field.

Total Personal Income Taxes
All kinds of taxes levied on individuals.

Total Poultry Meat Production
Includes meat from all domestic birds and refers, wherever possible, to ready-to-cook weight.

Total Tax Revenue
Comprises compulsory, unrequited non-repayable receipts collected by central governments for public purposes. It includes interest collected on non-payment or late payment of taxes and is shown as net of refunds and other corrective transactions.

Total Unemployment
Total number of persons without work but available for and seeking employment. The definition may change from one country to another.

Total Use of Chemical Fertilisers
Total amount of fertiliser consumption.

Total Wages in Manufacturing
All gross payments before taxes and including social security contributions.

Tourism Expenditures
Expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport.

Tourism Receipts
Expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts also include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country.

University Enrolment
Tertiary education, whether or not leading to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Value of Top Export Commodity
Total amount of top export commodity as the highest dollar value for 3-digit SITC grouping.

Value of Top Import Commodity
Total amount of top import commodity as the highest dollar value for 3-digit SITC grouping.

Wholesale Price Index
It is designed to monitor changes in prices of items at the first important commercial transaction. The WPI, when used, covers a mixture of prices of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, inclusive of imports and import duties.