income
... prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, generating an estimated 45% of the national income. An estimated 820,000 tourists, mainly from the US, visited the islands in 2005. In the ...
www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/e_ec.html
income
... Per capita GDP is among the highest in Asia, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and free education through the ...
www.exxun.com/Brunei/e_ec.html
Income
10.8%; note - this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line ...
www.exxun.com/Canada/e_ec.html
income
... Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian ...
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/e_ec.html
income
... below the official "absolute poverty" line (approximately $90 per year); and an additional 35.5 million rural population above that but below the official "low income" line (approximately $125 per year) (2006 est
www.exxun.com/China/e_ec.html
income
... not reflected in GDP data. Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth. Government reforms and improved security may lead ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/e_ec.html
income
... the economy, resulting in the loss of foreign investment and slow economic growth. GDP grew by 1.8% in 2006 and 1.7% in 2007. Per capita income has declined by 15% since 1999
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/e_ec.html
income
... a respectable rate, high unemployment and underemployment remains an important challenge. The country suffers from marked income inequality; the poorest half of the population receives less than one-fifth of GNP, while ...
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/e_ec.html
income
... El Salvador leads the region in remittances per capita with inflows equivalent to nearly all export income. Implementation in 2006 of the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which El ...
www.exxun.com/ElSalvador/e_ec.html
income
... ore, manganese, uranium, and alluvial gold. Growth remained strong in 2007, led by oil. Equatorial Guinea now has the fourth highest per capita income in the world, after Luxembourg, Bermuda, and Jersey
www.exxun.com/EquatorialGuinea/e_ec.html
income
... European Union entrant, has a modern market-based economy and one of the highest per capita income levels in Central Europe. The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong ...
www.exxun.com/Estonia/e_ec.html
income
... available; schools and libraries are connected to the internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 ...
www.exxun.com/Estonia/f_cm.html
income
... million in 2006, but historically low prices have seen many farmers switching to qat to supplement income. The war with Eritrea in 1998-2000 and recurrent drought have buffeted the economy, in particular ...
www.exxun.com/Ethiopia/e_ec.html
income
... trade position and its political and economic power. Because of the great differences in per capita income among member states (from $7,000 to $69,000) and historic national animosities, the EU faces difficulties ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/e_ec.html
income
... especially eco-tourism, is increasing rapidly, with about 30,000 visitors in 2001. Another large source of income is interest paid on money the government has in the bank. The British military presence ...
www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/e_ec.html
income
... a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since ...
www.exxun.com/Finland/a_fg.html
income
... which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that reduce income disparity and the impact of free markets on public health and welfare. Widespread opposition to ...
www.exxun.com/France/e_ec.html
income
... one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchPolynesia/e_ec.html
income
... capita income four times that of most of sub-Saharan African nations. but because of high income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon depended on timber and manganese ...
www.exxun.com/Gabon/e_ec.html
income
... in 2004. Over the past 30 years, the tourist industry has grown to become the largest income source following national defense. The Guam economy continues to experience expansion in both its tourism ...
www.exxun.com/Guam/e_ec.html
income
... US and Guatemala and has since spurred increased investment in the export sector. The distribution of income remains highly unequal with about 56% of the population below the poverty line. Other ongoing ...
www.exxun.com/Guatemala/e_ec.html
