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U N I T E D N AT I O N S C O N F E R E N C E O N T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T
U N I T E D N AT I O N S C O N F E R E N C E O N T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T
New York and Geneva, 2017
2016
3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations and acronyms ................................................................................................................. 8
Acknowledgments................................................................................................................................ 9
Sources ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 19
Table 1. List of developing countries .................................................................................................. 21
Table 2. List of Commodity Dependent Developing Countries (CDDCs), 2014–2015 ............................. 23
........................................ 25
Table 3. List of net-food importing developing countries, 2014–2015 .................................................. 26
.......................... 28
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
................................... 32
2014–2015 ........................................................................................................................ 32
............................ 33
.... 33
.......... 34
2014–2015 ........................................................................................................................ 34
.................................................... 35
............................... 35
...................................... 36
................................ 37
ratio in developing countries, 2015 ....................................................................................... 37
Figure 13. Net fuel-importing developing countries, 2014–2015 ............................................................ 38
....... 39
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY PROFILES
EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ............................................................................................................................................... 45
Comoros ............................................................................................................................................. 46
Djibouti ............................................................................................................................................... 47
................................................................................................................................................. 48
............................................................................................................................................... 49
Kenya ................................................................................................................................................. 50
Madagascar ........................................................................................................................................ 51
Malawi ................................................................................................................................................ 52
Mauritius ............................................................................................................................................. 53
Mozambique ........................................................................................................................................ 54
Rwanda ............................................................................................................................................... 55
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........................................................................................................................................... 56
Somalia ............................................................................................................................................... 57
........................................................................................................................................ 58
............................................................................................................................................... 59
.................................................................................................................. 60
Zambia ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Zimbabwe ........................................................................................................................................... 62
MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ................................................................................................................................................ 65
Cameroon ........................................................................................................................................... 66
Central African Republic ....................................................................................................................... 67
................................................................................................................................................... 68
Congo ................................................................................................................................................. 69
........................................................................................................ 70
................................................................................................................................. 71
Gabon ................................................................................................................................................. 72
......................................................................................................................... 73
NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ................................................................................................................................................ 77
.................................................................................................................................................. 78
Libya ................................................................................................................................................... 79
Morocco .............................................................................................................................................. 80
Sudan ................................................................................................................................................. 81
Tunisia ................................................................................................................................................ 82
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ............................................................................................................................................ 85
............................................................................................................................................... 86
Namibia .............................................................................................................................................. 87
........................................................................................................................................ 88
Swaziland ............................................................................................................................................ 89
WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .................................................................................................................................................. 93
Burkina Faso ....................................................................................................................................... 94
Cabo Verde .......................................................................................................................................... 95
Côte d’ivoire ........................................................................................................................................ 96
Gambia ............................................................................................................................................... 97
................................................................................................................................................. 98
Guinea ................................................................................................................................................ 99
Guinea-Bissau ..................................................................................................................................... 100
Liberia ................................................................................................................................................. 101
Mali .................................................................................................................................................... 102
Mauritania ........................................................................................................................................... 103
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Niger ................................................................................................................................................... 104
Nigeria ................................................................................................................................................ 105
Senegal ............................................................................................................................................... 106
Sierra Leone ........................................................................................................................................ 107
Togo ................................................................................................................................................... 108
CARIBBEAN
Antigua and Barbuda ........................................................................................................................... 111
............................................................................................................................................. 112
Barbados ............................................................................................................................................. 113
Cuba ................................................................................................................................................... 114
Dominica ............................................................................................................................................. 115
Dominican Republic ............................................................................................................................. 116
Grenada .............................................................................................................................................. 117
Haiti .................................................................................................................................................... 118
Jamaica .............................................................................................................................................. 119
Saint Kitts and Nevis ............................................................................................................................ 120
Saint Lucia .......................................................................................................................................... 121
.......................................................................................................... 122
Trinidad and Tobago ............................................................................................................................. 123
CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize .................................................................................................................................................. 127
Costa Rica ........................................................................................................................................... 128
.......................................................................................................................................... 129
Guatemala ........................................................................................................................................... 130
Honduras ............................................................................................................................................ 131
................................................................................................................................................ 132
Nicaragua............................................................................................................................................ 133
.............................................................................................................................................. 134
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ............................................................................................................................................ 137
................................................................................................................ 138
Brazil .................................................................................................................................................. 139
................................................................................................................................................... 140
Colombia ............................................................................................................................................. 141
.............................................................................................................................................. 142
Guyana ............................................................................................................................................... 143
............................................................................................................................................. 144
.................................................................................................................................................... 145
Suriname ............................................................................................................................................ 146
.............................................................................................................................................. 147
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ......................................................................................................... 148
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EASTERN ASIA
.................................................................................................................................................. 151
................................................................................................. 152
Mongolia ............................................................................................................................................. 153
Republic of Korea................................................................................................................................. 154
SOUTHERN ASIA
......................................................................................................................................... 157
......................................................................................................................................... 158
................................................................................................................................................ 159
India ................................................................................................................................................... 160
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ...................................................................................................................... 161
Maldives ............................................................................................................................................. 162
Nepal .................................................................................................................................................. 163
.............................................................................................................................................. 164
Sri Lanka ............................................................................................................................................. 165
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam............................................................................................................................... 169
Cambodia ............................................................................................................................................ 170
Indonesia ............................................................................................................................................ 171
........................................................................................................ 172
Malaysia.............................................................................................................................................. 173
Myanmar ............................................................................................................................................. 174
........................................................................................................................................... 175
Singapore ............................................................................................................................................ 176
.............................................................................................................................................. 177
Timor-Leste ......................................................................................................................................... 178
Viet Nam ............................................................................................................................................. 179
WESTERN ASIA
............................................................................................................................................... 183
Iraq ..................................................................................................................................................... 184
Jordan ................................................................................................................................................ 185
Kuwait ................................................................................................................................................. 186
Lebanon .............................................................................................................................................. 187
Oman .................................................................................................................................................. 188
Qatar .................................................................................................................................................. 189
Saudi Arabia ........................................................................................................................................ 190
Syrian Arab Republic ............................................................................................................................ 191
Turkey ................................................................................................................................................. 192
............................................................................................................................ 193
Yemen ................................................................................................................................................. 194
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OCEANIA
Fiji ...................................................................................................................................................... 197
Kiribati ................................................................................................................................................ 198
................................................................................................................................... 199
Micronesia (Federated States of) ........................................................................................................... 200
Nauru .................................................................................................................................................. 201
.................................................................................................................................................. 202
.............................................................................................................................. 203
Samoa ................................................................................................................................................ 204
Solomon Islands .................................................................................................................................. 205
Tonga .................................................................................................................................................. 206
Tuvalu ................................................................................................................................................. 207
Vanuatu .............................................................................................................................................. 208
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
. Decimal point
.. Not available
– Zero
CDDCs Commodity Dependent Developing Countries
LDC Least Developed Countries
MDG Millenium Development Goals
9
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The State of Commodity Dependence 2016
2014-2015.
DISCLAIMER
delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
COPYRIGHT
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GENERAL INFORMATION
indicated by an asterisk.
–
– Trade data for Sierra Leone in 2015 are not available,
– For Sudan, no data are available until 2009–2010.
Land area (square kilometers), 2013
Source World Bank, databank, World Development Indicators
Website
indicators
includes major rivers and lakes
available
Agricultural land available (percentage of land area), 2013
Source World Bank, databank, World Development Indicators
SOURCES
and under permanent pastures. Arable land
under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land
temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a
Land under permanent crops is land
for long periods and need not be replanted
for forage, including natural and cultivated crops
available
Population (number of inhabitants), 2015
Website
Total fertility rate (children per woman), 2010–2015
Website
11
were not subject to mortality
included)
available Saint Kitts and Nevis and Tuvalu
Total labour force (absolute value), 2015
Website
included)
Data not Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,
and Tuvalu
Female labour force (percentage of total labour force), 2015
Website
Data not Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,
and Tuvalu
Labour force in agriculture (per cent), 2015
Website
Data not Antigua and Barbuda, Brunei Darussalam,
Islands, Micronesia (Federated States
Women in agriculture (per cent), 2015
Website
included)
available Brunei Darussalam, Dominica, Grenada,
Constant GDP (2005 US$, billions), 2015
Website
SOURCES
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12
Annual growth rate of real GDP (per cent), 2015
Website
Data not Timor-Lesteavailable
Website
Value added of agriculture (percentage of GDP), 2015
Source World Bank, databank, World Development Indicators
Website
indicators
Data for Cabo Verde, Indonesia, Malaysia,
ensure a total of 100 per cent.
by economic activities may not add up to
Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic
India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kiribati,
(Federated States of), Morocco, Myanmar,
Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic,
(Bolivarian Republic of) and Yemen
Value added of industry (percentage of GDP), 2015
Source World Bank, databank, World Development Indicators
Website
Note(s) Industry consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water supply, and construction.
Data for Cabo Verde, Indonesia, Malaysia,
ensure a total of 100 per cent.
by economic activities may not add up to
Darussalam, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Iran (Islamic
Mauritania, Micronesia (Federated States of),
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Yemen
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Value added of services (percentage of GDP), 2015
Source World Bank, databank, World Development Indicators
Website
and industry.
Data for Cabo Verde, Indonesia, Malaysia,
ensure a total of 100 per cent.
by economic activities may not add up to
Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic
Bissau, Haiti, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Micronesia (Federated States of), Morocco,
Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Yemen
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014
Website
in 2014. Countries are divided into
National currency
Source International Organization for Standardization, ISO 4217:2015
Website
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE
Total commodity exports (in million US$), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
Note(s) Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available ( 2009–2010 and 2014–2015)
Total commodity exports (as a share of total merchandise exports), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
value
Note(s) Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available ( 2009–2010 and 2014–2015)
Direction of commodity export dependence, 1995–2015
SOURCES
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Website
Data are not available for Sierra Leone in
Data not Sierra Leone (2012, 2013 and 2015) and
Total commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
Note(s) Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available ( 2009–2010, 2014–2015)
Exports by commodity groups (as a share of total commodity exports), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
As regards data for Sierra Leone in iron ore and
concentrates [281]
November
2016). Moreover, as data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available ( 2009–2010, 2014–2015)
Three-leading commodity exports (as a share of total commodity exports), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available ( 2009–2010, 2014–2015)
Five-leading destination markets for commodity exports (as a share of total commodity exports), 2014–2015
Website
Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available
15
Export market concentration ratio
Website
to obtain values ranging from 0 to 1
2015) and Timor-Leste (1995)
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
Total commodity imports (in million US$), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
available
Total commodity imports (as a share of total merchandise imports), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
available
Total food imports (in million US$ and as a share of total commodity imports), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
brackets)
Republic of Korea and India are given in
available
SOURCES
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16
Total fuel imports (in million US$ and as a share of total commodity imports), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
brackets)
Republic of Korea and India are given in
available
Five-leading trading partners for commodity imports (as a share of total commodity imports), 2014–2015
Website
available
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
Net merchandise trade (in million US$), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
Note(s) Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available Sudan ( 2009–2010 and 2014–2015)
Net commodity trade (in million US$), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
Note(s) Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available Sudan (2009–2010 and 2014–2015)
Net fuel trade (in million US$), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
Website
balance.
Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
Data not Micronesia (Federated States of) (2014–
2014–2015
Website
2014–2015
importing country and
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country
Data not Micronesia (Federated States of) (2014–2015)
2015)
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
Net food trade (in million US$), 2009–2010 and 2014–2015
balance.
Data are not available for Sierra Leone in 2015. As a result, information given for 2014–2015 is from 2014
available Sudan (2009–2010 and 2014–2015)
2014–2015
2014–2015.
food-importing country.
available
Prevalence of undernourishment (per cent), 2015
Source World Bank, databank, World Development Indicators
indicators
energy consumption (also referred to as
below 5 per cent
Islands, Micronesia (Federated States),
Syrian Arab Republic, Tonga and Tuvalu
Poverty headcount ratio at US$1.90 a day (2011 PPP), latest available year
Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Syrian
Yemen
SOURCES
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GINI index, latest available year
Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Singapore, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic,
Multidimensional poverty index (per cent), latest available year
Data not Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Republic of), Kiribati, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar,
Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent
(Bolivarian Republic of)
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
DIMENSIONS
INDICATORS
POVERTY MEASURES
Health
Nutrition Child mortality
Education
Years Children of schooling enrolled
Intensity Headcount of poverty ratio
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
Standard of living
Cooking fuel Toilet WaterElectricity Floor Assets
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INTRODUCTION
State of Commodity Dependence Report
1
2016 edition of the State of Commodity Dependenceexport commodity dependence, import
commodity dependence and net merchandise and commodity trade. Moreover, as commodity dependence tends to negatively
2
3
The value of commodity exports from developing countries
4
Caribbean region.
distribution of CDDCs by type of commodity exports
As of May 2016, 48 countries were considered as Least Developed Countries (LDC)
5
1 Nkurunziza, J. D., Cazzaniga, S., and Tsowou, K. (2017). Commodity Dependence and Human Development. African Development Review, 29 (S1), 27-41.2 Except when stated otherwise.3 Some differences may occur between the 2014 edition of the State of Commodity Dependence and the 2016 edition as a result of the revision of data after the
2014 had been published. 4 The total number of countries under review in 2009–2010 is 134. Indeed, data for Sudan were not available over this period. 5
Heavily CDDC countries in this period.
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relatively stable in Asia and Oceania.
High export concentration of CDDCs on a small range of products:6
Five main trading partners for commodities exported by CDDCs.
Food security:
Human Development Index7
6
7 For further information about this indicator, please consult the sources of this report.
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Burundi*
Comoros*
Djibouti*
Kenya
Madagascar*
Malawi*
Mauritius
Mozambique*
Rwanda*
Somalia*a
Zambia*
Zimbabwe
Angola*
Cameroon
Central African Republic*
Congo
Gabon
Algeria
Libya
Moroccoa
Tunisia
Botswana
Namibia
Swaziland
Benin*
Burkina Faso*
Cabo Verde
Côte d’Ivoire
Gambia*
Guinea*
Guinea-Bissau*
Liberia*
Mali*
Mauritania*
Niger*
Nigeria
Senegal*
Sierra Leone*
Togo*
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti*
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
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TABLE 1. LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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Belize
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Guyana
Suriname
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
b
Mongolia
Republic of Korea
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Maldives
Nepal*
Sri Lanka
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia*
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar*
Singapore
Timor-Leste*
Viet Nam
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
Turkey
Yemen*
Fiji
Kiribati*
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Nauru
Samoa
Solomon Islands*
Tonga
Tuvalu*
Vanuatu*
* Member of the group of Least Developed Countries (LDC), as of May 2016.a South Sudan became a member state of the United Nations on 14th July 2011. As a result, Sudan and South Sudan data are presented separately for the years
2012 and 2013. No data have been indicated for the previous period 2009 and 2010, as these countries did not exist as such at this time. b Statistics generally include China, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macao SAR and Taiwan, Province of China, except when otherwise stated.
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Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mozambique
Rwanda
Somalia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe
Algeria
Libya
Sudan
Botswana
Namibia
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Côte d’Ivoire
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegala
Togo
Jamaica
Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
Guatemala
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Guyana
Suriname
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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TABLE 2. LIST OF COMMODITY DEPENDENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (CDDCS), 2014–2015
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Mongolia
Afghanistan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Maldives
Brunei Darussalam
Myanmar
Timor-Leste
Iraq
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
Yemen
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Nauru
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
a
Eritrea, Liberia, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Suriname and Tuvalu.
countries remained unchanged between the two periods. For detailed information, please refer to individual country tables.
25
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26
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Somalia
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Algeria
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Botswana
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Gambia
Guinea
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Trinidad and Tobago
8
as all developing countries (from among all Member States of the United Nations and not only members of the World Trade Organization) that show a positive balance in net food-import trade in 2014–2015.
the two periods. For detailed information, see individual country tables.
TABLE 3. LIST OF NET-FOOD IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 2014–20158
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Colombia
Suriname
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Mongolia
Republic of Korea
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Maldives
Nepal
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Singapore
Timor-Leste
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Kiribati
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Nauru
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu Vanuatu
The situation in other developing countries remained unchanged between the two periods. For detailed information, please refer to individual country tables.
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All commodities [0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 667 + 68 + 971]
All food items [0 + 1 + 22 + 4]
Agricultural raw materials [2 - (22 + 27 + 28)]
Fuels [3]
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold [27 + 28 + 667 + 68 + 971]
Forestry products [245 + 246 + 247 + 248 + 251]
ALL FOOD ITEMS
[017] Meat, edible meat offal, prepared, preserved, n.e.s.
[036] Crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates
[042] Rice
[043] Barley, unmilled
[044] Maize (not including sweet corn), unmilled
[054] Vegetables
[056] Vegetables, roots, tubers, prepared, preserved, n.e.s.
[058] Fruit, preserved, and fruit preparations (no juice)
[059] Fruit and vegetable juices, unfermented, no spirit
[062] Sugar confectionery
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes
[072] Cocoa
TABLE 4. LIST OF STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION (SITC),
THIRD REVISION CODES
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[074] Tea and mate
[075] Spices
[081] Feeding stuff for animals (no unmilled cereals)
[122] Tobacco, manufactured
[411] Animals oils and fats
AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS
[231] Natural rubber and similar gums, in primary forms
[248] Wood simply worked, and railway sleepers of wood
[261] Silk
[263] Cotton
[291] Crude animal materials, n.e.s.
[292] Crude vegetable materials, n.e.s.
FUELS
[322] Briquettes, lignites and peat
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[335] Residual petroleum products, n.e.s., related materials
BLE OILS, FATS AND WAXES
MINERALS, ORES AND METALS
[273] Stone, sand and gravel
[277] Natural abrasives, n.e.s. (incl. industrial diamonds)
[281] Iron ore and concentrates
[285] Aluminium ores and concentrates (incl. alumina)
[287] Ores and concentrates of base metals, n.e.s.
[288] Non-ferrous base metal waste and scrap, n.e.s.
[682] Copper
[683] Nickel
[684] Aluminium
[685] Lead
[686] Zinc
[687] Tin
[689] Miscellaneous no-ferrous base metals for metallurgy
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105
22 79
127
44 94
13 81
347
202
171
301
553
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90
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tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rn A
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Billi
on U
S$
2009–2010 2014–2015
77
77
97
79
56
94
56
27
74
8
51
32
73
94
72 80
97
69
58
94
55
23
76
9
44
31
69
92
0
20
40
60
80
100
Eas
tern
Afr
ica
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rnA
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Per
cen
t
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
2009–2010 2014–2015
33
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
19
11
47
21
12
22
8 7
10
3
7
17
28
38
14
12
31
12 15
16
7 7 9
2
6
15
27
39
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Eas
tern
Afr
ica
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rn A
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Per
cen
t
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
2009–2010 2014–2015
21
54
4
14
23
17
28
46
45
32
28
42
6
31
4 3 1 2 2 3 1
7
27
15
8
24
7
0.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Eas
tern
Afr
ica
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rn A
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Per
cen
t
Agricultural exports as a share of total commodity exports, by region
Share of individual regions in total developing countries agricultural exports
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
34
56
9
86
80
16
72
50
37
29
29
49
46
83
33
5
0.2 5 5
1
6
1 3
8 7 7
12
45
0.2
0
20
40
60
80
100E
aste
rn A
fric
a
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rn A
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Per
cen
t
Fuel exports as a share of total commodity exports
Share of individual regions in total developing countries fuel exports
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
23 36
10
6
61
11 22
17 26
39
22
11
10
35
6 3 2 1
7 3 1 4
21
26
9 9
16
1
0
20
40
60
80
Eas
tern
Afr
ica
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rnA
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Per
cen
t
Minerals, ores and metals exports as a share of total commodity exports
Share of individual regions in total developing countries minerals, ores and metals exports
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
35
Billion U
S$
133
34 82
90
55 11
4
16 10
2
402
324
189
375
760
10
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
0
20
40
60
80
100
Eas
tern
Afr
ica
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rnA
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Mineral, ore and metal exports as a share of total commodity exports
Fuel exports as a share of total commodity exports
Agricultural exports as a share of total commodity exports
Commodity export value (billions of dollars), right axis
Per
cen
t
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
-150 000
-100 000
-50 000
0
50 000
100 000
Eas
tern
Afr
ica
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rnA
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Milli
on U
S$
Net food-exporting region, 2009–2010
Net food-exporting region, 2014–2015
Net food-importing region, 2009–2010
Net food-importing region, 2014–2015
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
36
Mau
ritiu
s
Com
oros
Seyc
helle
sSa
o To
me
and
Prin
cipe
Cabo
Ver
de
Trin
idad
and
Tob
ago
Antig
ua a
nd B
arbu
da,
Baha
mas
, Bar
bado
s,
Dom
inic
a, G
rena
da,
Sain
t Kitt
s an
d Ne
vis,
Sa
int L
ucia
, Sai
nt V
ince
nt
and
the
Gren
adin
es
Mal
dive
s
Fiji,
Kiri
bati,
Mic
rone
sia
(Fed
erat
ed S
tate
s of
), Pa
lau,
Sam
oa, T
onga
, Tu
valu
, Van
uatu
Mar
shal
l Isl
ands
, Nau
ru,
Solo
mon
Isla
nds
Note
: The
out
line
of s
ome
Stat
es is
not
vis
ible
and
thei
r sta
tus
has
ther
efor
e be
en in
dica
ted
by a
gre
en o
r red
box
.
Net f
ood-
impo
rting
cou
ntrie
sNe
t foo
d-ex
porti
ng c
ount
ries
Sour
ce: S
peci
al U
nit o
n Co
mm
oditi
es, U
NCTA
D, u
sing
dat
a fro
m U
NCTA
DSta
t
37
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
-800 000
-600 000
-400 000
-200 000
0
200 000
400 000
600 000
Eas
tern
Afr
ica
Mid
dle
Afr
ica
Nor
ther
n A
fric
a
Sou
ther
n A
fric
a
Wes
tern
Afr
ica
Car
ibbe
an
Cen
tral
Am
eric
a
Sou
th A
mer
ica
Eas
tern
Asi
a
Sou
ther
n A
sia
Sou
th-E
aste
rnA
sia
Wes
tern
Asi
a
Oce
ania
Milli
on U
S$
Net fuel exporting region, 2009–2010
Net fuel exporting region, 2014–2015
Net fuel importing region, 2009–2010
Net fuel importing region, 2014–2015
Leas
t Dev
elop
edC
ount
ries
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Exp
ort
conc
entr
atio
n ra
tio, 2
015
Commodity export dependence (per cent), 2014–2015
Agricultural products Fuels Minerals, ores and metals Diversi ed
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
38
Com
oros M
aurit
ius
Seyc
helle
sSa
o To
me
and
Prin
cipe
Cabo
Ver
de
Antig
ua a
nd B
arbu
da,
Baha
mas
, Bar
bado
s,
Dom
inic
a, G
rena
da,
Sain
t Kitt
s an
d Ne
vis,
Sa
int L
ucia
, Sai
nt V
ince
ntan
d th
e Gr
enad
ines
Mal
dive
sSi
ngap
ore
Fiji,
Kiri
bati,
M
arsh
all I
slan
ds,
Naur
u, P
alau
, Sam
oa,
Solo
mon
Isla
nds,
To
nga,
Tuv
alu,
Van
uatu
Note
: The
out
line
of s
ome
Stat
es is
not
vis
ible
and
thei
r sta
tus
has
ther
efor
e be
en in
dica
ted
by a
blu
e bo
x.So
urce
: Spe
cial
Uni
t on
Com
mod
ities
, UNC
TAD,
usi
ng d
ata
from
UNC
TADS
tat
Net f
uel-i
mpo
rting
dev
elop
ing
coun
tries
39
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
Agric
ultu
ral c
omm
oditi
esFu
els
Min
eral
s, o
res
and
met
als
Dive
rsifi
edDa
ta n
ot a
vaila
ble
Com
oros
Mau
ritiu
s
Seyc
helle
sSa
o To
me
and
Prin
cipe
Cabo
Ver
de
Antig
ua a
nd B
arbu
da,
Baha
mas
, Trin
idad
an
d To
bago
Barb
ados
, Dom
inic
a,
Gren
ada,
Sai
nt K
itts
and
Nevi
s, S
aint
Luc
ia,
Sain
t Vin
cent
and
the
Gren
adin
es
Mal
dive
s
Fiji,
Kiri
bati,
M
arsh
all I
slan
ds,
Mic
rone
sia
(Fed
erat
ed
Stat
es o
f), P
alau
, Sam
oa,
Solo
mon
Isla
nds,
Ton
ga,
Tuva
lu, V
anua
tu
Naur
u
Sour
ce: S
peci
al U
nit o
n Co
mm
oditi
es, U
NCTA
D, u
sing
dat
a fro
m U
NCTA
DSta
t
Individual country profiles2
EASTERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
44
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Comoros Eritrea
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
ZambiaSomalia
Seychelles
Malawi
United Republic of Tanzania
Madagascar
Burundi
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Rwanda
Kenya
Uganda
Thre
e le
adin
g co
mm
odity
exp
orts
(as
ash
are
of c
omm
odity
exp
ort
valu
e), 2
014–
2015
47
95
4635
63 65
43
9482
18
41
8882
87
50
11
56
0
20
40
60
80
100
Bur
undi
Com
oros
Djib
outi
Eritr
ea
Ethi
opia
Ken
ya
Mad
agas
car
Mal
awi
Mau
ritiu
s
Moz
ambi
que
Rw
anda
Sey
chel
les
Som
alia
Uga
nda
Zam
bia
Zim
babw
e
1 0
12
20
15
20
35
2
8
2 0
7 75
2
8
0
10
20
30
40
Bur
undi
Com
oros
Djib
outi
Eritr
ea
Ethi
opia
Ken
ya
Mad
agas
car
Mal
awi
Mau
ritiu
s
Moz
ambi
que
Rw
anda
Sey
chel
les
Som
alia
Uga
nda
Zam
bia
Zim
babw
e
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Uni
ted
Rep
ublic
of T
anza
nia
Uni
ted
Rep
ublic
of T
anza
nia
Bur
undi
Com
oros
Djib
outi
Eritr
ea
Ethi
opia
Ken
ya
Mad
agas
car
Mal
awi
Mau
ritiu
s
Moz
ambi
que
Rw
anda
Sey
chel
les
Som
alia
Uga
nda
Zam
bia
Zim
babw
e
Bur
undi
Com
oros
Djib
outi
Eritr
ea
Ethi
opia
Ken
ya
Mad
agas
car
Mal
awi
Mau
ritiu
s
Moz
ambi
que
Rw
anda
Sey
chel
les
Som
alia
Uga
nda
Zam
bia
Zim
babw
e
0 0
29
0
18
8
20 0
32
12 12
0 2 3 1
15
0
10
20
30
40
51
512
46
4 7
52
1
15
42 45
011
5
42
86
22
0 20 40 60 80
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Uni
ted
Rep
ublic
of T
anza
nia
Uni
ted
Rep
ublic
of T
anza
nia
8677
65
89 92
6470
84
37
9382
9095
85
69
86 83
0
20
40
60
80
100
Bur
undi
Com
oros
Djib
outi
Eritr
ea
Ethi
opia
Ken
yaM
adag
asca
r
Mal
awi
Mau
ritiu
s
Moz
ambi
que
Rw
anda
Sey
chel
les
Som
alia
Uni
ted
Rep
ublic
of T
anza
nia
Uni
ted
Rep
ublic
of T
anza
nia
Uga
nda
Zam
bia
Zim
babw
e
38
9385
66
38 3344
53 48
32
7363
95
2233
15
63
0
20
40
60
80
100B
urun
di
Com
oros
Djib
outi
Eritr
ea
Ethi
opia
Ken
ya
Mad
agas
car
Mal
awi
Mau
ritiu
s
Moz
ambi
que
Rw
anda
Sey
chel
les
Som
alia
Uga
nda
Zam
bia
Zim
babw
e
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
45
EASTERN AFRICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
BURUNDI
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
77 109
91 86
4.0 3.8
All food items 82 47
Agricultural raw materials 4 1
Fuels 1 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 13 51
86 83
65 45
[074] Tea and mate / [071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 13 27
8 11
81
45/17/9/8/5
0.5751 0.4430
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
96 242
21 32
62 (64%) 93 (38%)
20 (21%) 135 (56%)
80
Federation 32/27/9/8/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
371 619
19 133
19 135
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–2 41
No Yes
..
(2006) 77.7
(2006) 33.4
(2010) 81.8
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
46
COMOROS
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
9 18
51 77
1.7 3.1
All food items 92 95
Agricultural raw materials 1 –
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 7 5
98 95
[075] Spices 91 91
5 2
2 2
89
42/21/12/9/5
0.6237 0.7015
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
91 106
41 42
79 (86%) 99 (93%)
9 (10%) 4 (4%)
71
24/20/11/8/8
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
204 231
82 88
9 4
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
70 81
Yes Yes
..
(2004) 13.5
(2004) 55.9
(2012) 34.3
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
47
DJIBOUTI
EASTERN AFRICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
64 85
78 65
6.1 5.2
All food items 78 46
Agricultural raw materials 2 12
Fuels 7 29
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 14 12
66 52
32 24
23 21
products11 7
75
30/13/13/11/8
0.1198 0.2063
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
144 248
35 32
102 (71%) 210 (85%)
34 (23%) 19 (8%)
61
21/11/10/10/9
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
331 641
80 163
29 –6
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
53 170
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
15.9
(2013) 22.5
(2013) 44.1
(2006) 26.9
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
48
ERITREA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
5 505
44 89
0.3 13.8
All food items 74 35
Agricultural raw materials 21 20
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 5 46
42 75
copper mattes, cemen18 41
12 23
12 11
98
54/36/6/1/1
.. ..
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
268 344
44 38
195 (72%) 226 (66%)
56 (21%) 97 (28%)
70
19/15/15/12/9
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
603 342
263 –161
56 97
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
191 52
Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
49
EASTERN AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 779 4 916
90 92
6.5 8.9
All food items 81 63
Agricultural raw materials 10 15
Fuels – 18
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 9 4
67 57
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 30 21
19 18
18 18
72
23/17/15/9/8
0.6159 0.3131
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 270 5 020
27 21
746 (33%) 1 916 (38%)
1 388 (61%) 2 653 (53%)
66
27/15/9/8/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
6 314 18 518
491 104
1 388 1 767
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–693 –1 196
No No
32.0
(2010) 33.5
(2010) 33.2
(2011) 88.2
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
50
KENYA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
3 187 3 621
66 64
8.3 5.9
All food items 67 65
Agricultural raw materials 19 20
Fuels 7 8
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 6 7
57 54
[074] Tea and mate 31 29
18 18
8 7
69
33/18/6/6/6
0.2271 0.1990
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
3 861 5 599
35 32
1 395 (36%) 1 848 (33%)
2 141 (55%) 3 283 (59%)
59
26/12/7/7/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
6 331 11 599
674 1 978
1 912 3 003
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–752 –506
No No
21.2
(2005) 33.6
(2005) 48.5
(2009) 48.2
51
EASTERN AFRICA
MADAGASCAR
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
529 1 546
49 70
6.1 15.2
All food items 62 43
Agricultural raw materials 10 3
Fuels 6 2
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 23 52
55 68
25 36
[075] Spices 19 23
11 9
75
40/12/9/8/6
0.2263 0.3052
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
705 1 076
25 34
344 (49%) 478 (44%)
329 (47%) 420 (39%)
53
15/14/10/8/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 764 954
176 –470
295 390
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
18 –184
Yes No
33.0
(2012) 77.8
(2012) 42.7
(2009) 77.0
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
52
MALAWI
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 027 1 019
91 84
15.6 17.2
All food items 92 94
Agricultural raw materials 4 5
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 1
80 76
[121] Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse 66 60
7 8
7 8
69
42/9/6/6/6
0.6667 0.5076
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
492 602
23 24
291 (59%) 319 (53%)
155 (31%) 208 (34%)
80
Russian Federation 44/19/10/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
970 1 332
–535 –417
153 207
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–650 –641
No No
20.7
(2010) 70.9
(2010) 46.1
(2010) 66.7
53
EASTERN AFRICA
MAURITIUS
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
729 964
36 37
7.9 8.0
All food items 88 82
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 1 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 9 15
83 81
[03] Fishery products 42 44
34 25
7 12
90
64/9/6/6/5
0.3580 0.2115
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 784 2 257
44 45
863 (48%) 1 084 (48%)
714 (40%) 874 (39%)
71
35/17/8/6/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 050 2 461
1 055 1 292
710 870
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
219 289
Yes Yes
5.0
(2012) 0.5
(2012) 35.8
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
54
MOZAMBIQUE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 201 3 688
86 93
20.9 23.2
All food items 20 18
Agricultural raw materials 5 8
Fuels 24 32
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 51 42
64 44
45 26
12 9
7 9
86
37/19/19/7/4
0.3586 0.2864
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 460 3 209
35 39
632 (43%) 1 038 (32%)
750 (51%) 1 890 (59%)
71
29/24/9/6/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 609 4 365
–741 –479
221 695
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
196 392
Yes Yes
25.3
(2008) 68.7
(2008) 45.6
(2011) 70.2
55
EASTERN AFRICA
RWANDA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
234 549
84 82
4.3 6.8
All food items 53 41
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 1 12
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 44 45
80 71
40 43
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 26 16
14 12
68
22/16/11/10/9
0.6009 0.3008
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
343 610
25 25
223 (65%) 444 (73%)
71 (21%) 91 (15%)
83
52/10/9/8/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 078 1 737
109 61
68 27
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
98 219
Yes Yes
31.6
(2013) 60.4
(2013) 50.4
(2010) 70.8
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
56
SEYCHELLES
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
354 463
86 90
39.0 30.2
All food items 88 88
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 12 12
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 –
97 98
[03] Fishery products 84 84
12 12
1 2
96
69/9/8/8/2
0.4582 0.5942
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
414 426
47 42
225 (54%) 266 (63%)
170 (41%) 88 (21%)
81
35/20/19/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
466 513
60 –37
129 34
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–86 –140
No No
..
(2013) 1.1
(2013) 46.8
..
57
EASTERN AFRICA
SOMALIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
437 452
99 95
28.4 65.7
All food items 60 82
Agricultural raw materials 17 7
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 23 11
81 87
44 70
23 10
14 7
95
37/36/14/5/3
0.7020 0.6599
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
539 784
68 67
494 (92%) 746 (95%)
3 (1%) 9 (1%)
88
38/19/15/11/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
353 700
102 332
2 9
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
231 374
Yes Yes
..
..
..
(2006) 81.8
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
58
SOUTH SUDAN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
.. ..
.. ..
..
.. ..
All food items .. ..
Agricultural raw materials .. ..
Fuels .. ..
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold .. ..
.. ..
..
.. ..
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
.. ..
.. ..
.. ..
.. ..
..
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
.. ..
.. ..
.. ..
.. ..
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
.. ..
.. ..
..
(2009) 42.7
(2009) 46.3
(2010) 89.3
59
EASTERN AFRICA
UGANDA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 152 1 564
72 69
6.0 6.0
All food items 81 87
Agricultural raw materials 10 7
Fuels 1 2
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 8 5
50 43
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 29 28
[03] Fishery products 13 9
[121] Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse 8 6
82
33/31/7/6/5
0.6939 0.1775
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 299 1 816
29 31
479 (37%) 608 (33%)
709 (55%) 998 (55%)
69
21/20/15/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 863 3 536
146 251
698 973
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–453 –749
No No
25.5
(2012) 34.6
(2012) 41.0
(2011) 70.3
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
60
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 912 4 888
83 85
9.5 10.2
All food items 41 50
Agricultural raw materials 10 5
Fuels 4 3
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 46 42
42 41
22 25
unmanufactured; tobacco refuse13 8
[121] Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse / [289] Ores and concentrates of precious 7 8
65
24/16/11/8/6
0.2645 0.1991
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 372 4 294
33 37
741 (31%) 957 (22%)
1 464 (62%) 3 059 (71%)
64
31/16/9/4/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 755 5 961
–540 –594
1 362 2 927
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–462 –1 504
No No
32.1
(2011) 46.6
(2011) 37.8
(2010) 66.4
61
EASTERN AFRICA
ZAMBIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
5 126 7 189
89 86
28.8 29.4
All food items 9 11
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 1 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 88 86
85 84
[682] Copper 76 79
[283] Copper ores and concentrates; copper mattes, cemen / [121] Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse
6 3
3 2
75
31/28/6/5/5
0.7554 0.6471
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 677 3 167
37 35
256 (15%) 482 (15%)
552 (33%) 942 (30%)
91
48/20/16/5/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–1 199 671
–3 449 –4 022
515 837
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–200 –292
No No
47.8
(2010) 64.4
(2010) 55.6
(2014) 54.4
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
62
ZIMBABWE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 037 2 400
75 83
23.2 32.6
All food items 39 56
Agricultural raw materials 18 8
Fuels 15 15
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 28 22
45 60
[121] Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse 22 40
13 13
10 7
81
29/18/15/13/6
0.2285 0.3550
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 308 1 278
39 31
713 (54%) 806 (63%)
425 (32%) 362 (28%)
87
45/24/7/6/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
616 1 274
–729 –1 122
122 13
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–78 –528
No No
33.4
(2011) 21.4
(2011) 43.2
(2014) 28.9
MIDDLE AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
64
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20
40
60
80
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120
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Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
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All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Ang
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Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Ang
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Cam
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Ang
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Cam
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Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
10092 90
9892 95 96
89
68
0
20
40
60
80
10073
40
26
7378
60 61 65
52
0
20
40
60
80
100
Ang
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Cam
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Ang
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Cam
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Rep
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Cha
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Dem
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Equa
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Gab
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65
MIDDLE AFRICA
ANGOLA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
45 341 45 961
99 100
57.9 32.5
All food items – –
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 99 97
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 3
99 98
97 94
1 3
1 1
92
52/18/10/9/3
0.8951 0.9338
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 312 5 684
22 23
3 155 (73%) 4 161 (73%)
899 (21%) 1 024 (18%)
64
33/12/7/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–26 048 –21 042
–41 029 –40 277
–43 874 –43 368
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
3 136 4 129
Yes Yes
14.2
(2008) 30.1
(2008) 42.7
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
66
CAMEROON
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
3 320 4 249
89 92
14.1 13.9
All food items 30 21
Agricultural raw materials 19 20
Fuels 47 55
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 4
69 71
37 45
19 14
13 12
85
47/14/13/8/3
0.3161 0.3825
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 059 2 693
43 40
895 (43%) 1 089 (40%)
963 (47%) 1 374 (51%)
81
47/23/4/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 072 2 193
–1 261 –1 556
–596 –959
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–102 179
No Yes
9.9
(2014) 24.0
(2014) 46.5
(2011) 48.2
67
MIDDLE AFRICA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
117 129
90 90
5.8 7.3
All food items 4 2
Agricultural raw materials 49 58
Fuels – 2
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 47 39
84 76
40 41
26 21
18 14
84
36/28/8/7/5
0.3767 0.3476
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
144 79
51 57
62 (43%) 20 (26%)
74 (51%) 56 (71%)
99
98/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
155 –6
27 –51
74 54
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
58 18
Yes Yes
47.7
(2008) 66.3
(2008) 56.2
(2010) 76.3
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
68
CHAD
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
3 128 3 630
98 98
32.7 29.9
All food items – 1
Agricultural raw materials 3 4
Fuels 96 95
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – –
92 96
89 92
[263] Cotton 2 3
1 1
97
67/10/9/7/4
0.7131 0.8802
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
574 875
26 26
371 (65%) 641 (73%)
165 (29%) 183 (21%)
98
77/17/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–1 000 –395
–2 554 –2 755
–2 850 –3 249
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
365 597
Yes Yes
34.4
(2011) 38.4
(2011) 43.3
(2010) 86.9
69
MIDDLE AFRICA
CONGO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 972 6 675
90 92
64.5 50.5
All food items – 1
Agricultural raw materials 3 5
Fuels 91 81
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 5 14
94 92
88 76
3 11
3 5
89
51/24/6/4/4
0.6240 0.6636
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
620 1 627
17 21
458 (74%) 1 267 (78%)
97 (16%) 229 (14%)
78
63/7/3/3/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–4 115 352
–6 353 –5 048
–6 274 –5 146
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
425 1 231
Yes Yes
30.5
(2011) 37.0
(2011) 48.9
(2012) 43.0
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
70
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
4 160 5 898
95 95
20.8 15.8
All food items 2 1
Agricultural raw materials 3 2
Fuels 15 13
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 80 84
65 75
[682] Copper 31 45
copper mattes, cemen
20 18
14 12
94
43/22/17/9/3
0.5244 0.4487
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 612 1 754
38 30
936 (58%) 1 048 (60%)
524 (32%) 559 (32%)
80
57/8/7/5/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–200 –409
–2 548 –4 144
–105 –188
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
869 1 004
Yes Yes
..
(2012) 77.1
(2012) 42.1
(2014) 72.5
71
MIDDLE AFRICA
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
9 185 8 608
96 96
74.9 60.0
All food items – –
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 99 99
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – –
99 95
77 73
19 20
3 2
87
39/18/17/8/5
0.4473 0.6911
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
3 404 1 344
65 20
227 (7%) 824 (61%)
3 159 (93%) 453 (34%)
88
73/9/3/2/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–4 350 –2 332
–5 781 –7 265
–5 942 –8 050
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
224 823
Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
72
GABON
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 662 6 954
95 89
54.2 43.4
All food items 1 3
Agricultural raw materials 12 10
Fuels 79 81
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 8 6
87 87
77 79
8 6
2 2
81
28/18/16/10/9
0.8069 0.6876
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
640 956
23 25
479 (75%) 623 (65%)
107 (17%) 265 (28%)
90
78/7/2/2/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–4 279 –3 982
–6 021 –5 998
–5 162 –5 364
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
435 427
Yes Yes
5.0
(2005) 8.0
(2005) 42.2
(2012) 16.7
73
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
5 10
51 68
2.5 3.1
All food items 88 95
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 10 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 2
93 90
[072] Cocoa 81 84
10 3
2 3
43
28/6/5/3/1
0.4915 0.5650
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
54 91
50 59
35 (65%) 48 (52%)
17 (31%) 41 (44%)
100
98/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
98 141
49 81
16 40
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
31 38
Yes Yes
6.6
(2010) 32.3
(2010) 30.8
(2009) 47.5
MIDDLE AFRICA
NORTHERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
76
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 20 40 60 80 100
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Morocco
Tunisia
Egypt
Algeria
Libya
Sudan
Thre
e le
adin
g co
mm
odity
exp
orts
(as
ash
are
of c
omm
odity
exp
ort
valu
e), 2
014–
2015
1
34
0
61
17
46
0
20
40
60
80
100
Alg
eria
Egyp
t
Liby
a
Mor
occo
Sud
an
Tuni
sia
Alg
eria
Egyp
t
Liby
a
Mor
occo
Sud
an
Tuni
sia
0 4 0 3 2 20
20
40
60
80
100
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Alg
eria
Egyp
t
Liby
a
Mor
occo
Sud
an
Tuni
sia
Alg
eria
Egyp
t
Liby
a
Mor
occo
Sud
an
Tuni
sia
0
49
97
11
58
45
0
20
40
60
80
100 99
143
2523
6
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
98
52
95
33
98
23
0
20
40
60
80
10072
49
63
30
75
32
0
20
40
60
80
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
Alg
eria
Egyp
t
Liby
a
Mor
occo
Sud
an
Tuni
sia
Alg
eria
Egyp
t
Liby
a
Mor
occo
Sud
an
Tuni
sia
77
NORTHERN AFRICA
ALGERIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
50 696 47 864
99 98
34.0 24.0
All food items – 1
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 99 99
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – –
89 89
45 38
31 32
13 19
86
65/7/5/5/4
0.5229 0.4852
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
8 396 15 142
21 27
6 549 (78%) 10 895 (72%)
640 (8%) 2 591 (17%)
73
49/11/7/3/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–10 993 6 199
–42 300 –32 722
–49 625 –44 874
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
6 331 10 613
Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
78
EGYPT
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
14 909 12 707
59 52
7.4 4.4
All food items 26 34
Agricultural raw materials 3 4
Fuels 57 49
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 14 14
51 53
18 31
17 14
16 8
65
36/11/7/6/5
0.3022 0.1400
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
17 550 25 684
36 39
8 714 (50%) 12 502 (49%)
5 216 (30%) 8 494 (33%)
59
28/9/8/7/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
23 701 41 543
2 641 12 977
–3 279 2 308
No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
4 890 8 182
Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
(2014) 4.2
79
NORTHERN AFRICA
LIBYA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
41 617 14 728
97 95
55.6 36.0
All food items – –
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 99 97
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 3
96 92
81 76
8 10
7 6
91
78/6/3/2/2
0.7633 0.6399
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
3 638 5 718
24 29
1 766 (49%) 3 601 (63%)
1 424 (39%) 1 660 (29%)
78
54/13/4/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–27 545 3 921
–37 979 –9 010
–39 850 –12 604
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 754 3 571
Yes Yes
..
..
..
(2007) 1.4
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
80
MOROCCO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
5 897 7 458
37 33
6.3 7.1
All food items 59 61
Agricultural raw materials 4 3
Fuels 10 11
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 27 25
50 49
[03] Fishery products 24 22
13 14
13 13
67
51/5/4/4/3
0.1660 0.1631
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
13 058 16 338
38 39
3 876 (30%) 4 920 (30%)
7 439 (57%) 8 929 (55%)
70
37/11/10/8/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
18 214 18 942
7 161 8 880
6 857 8 115
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
385 339
Yes Yes
5.0
(2006) 3.1
(2006) 40.7
(2011) 15.6
81
SUDAN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
NORTHERN AFRICA
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
.. 3 731
.. 98
.. 4.3
All food items .. 17
Agricultural raw materials .. 2
Fuels .. 58
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold .. 23
.. 86
.. 57
.. 22
.. 7
.. 89
50/23/8/5/3
.. 0.4940
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
.. 2 488
.. 28
.. 1 866 (75%)
.. 436 (18%)
43
.. 13/10/7/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
.. 4 932
.. –1 243
.. –1 736
.. No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
.. 1 227
.. Yes
..
(2009) 14.9
(2009) 35.4
(2010) 53.1
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
82
TUNISIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
3 747 3 591
24 23
8.6 7.9
All food items 35 46
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 57 45
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 6 6
69 62
48 29
12 19
9 14
96
68/11/7/5/5
0.2128 0.1410
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
5 473 7 243
26 32
1 856 (34%) 2 333 (32%)
2 486 (45%) 3 705 (51%)
78
38/18/10/8/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
5 220 7 091
1 727 3 652
337 2 093
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
554 674
Yes Yes
5.0
(2010) 2.0
(2010) 35.8
(2012) 1.5
SOUTHERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
84
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Lesotho
South Africa
Swaziland
Namibia
Botswana
Thre
e le
adin
g co
mm
odity
exp
orts
(as
ash
are
of c
omm
odity
exp
ort
valu
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014–
2015
2
22
36
20
54
0
20
40
60
80
100
Bot
swan
a
Leso
tho
Nam
ibia
Sou
thA
fric
a
Sw
azila
nd
Bot
swan
a
Leso
tho
Nam
ibia
Sou
thA
fric
a
Sw
azila
nd
0 6 1 4
35
0
20
40
60
80
100
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
97
72
61 56
7
0
20
40
60
80
100
1 0 2
20
40
20
40
60
80
100
Bot
swan
a
Leso
tho
Nam
ibia
Sou
thA
fric
a
Sw
azila
nd
Bot
swan
a
Leso
tho
Nam
ibia
Sou
thA
fric
a
Sw
azila
nd
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
94
36
75
55
40
0
20
40
60
80
100
17
57
41
20
54
0
20
40
60
80
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
Bot
swan
a
Leso
tho
Nam
ibia
Sou
thA
fric
a
Sw
azila
nd
Bot
swan
a
Leso
tho
Nam
ibia
Sou
thA
fric
a
Sw
azila
nd
85
SOUTHERN AFRICA
BOTSWANA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
3 395 6 701
83 94
29.5 44.4
All food items 8 2
Agricultural raw materials 1 –
Fuels 1 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 91 97
91 93
65 85
21 6
copper mattes, cemen5 2
89
70/8/5/3/3
0.7056 0.7995
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 138 4 441
41 57
639 (30%) 748 (17%)
991 (46%) 1 373 (31%)
97
65/23/4/3/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 118 611
–1 257 –2 260
968 1 337
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
385 604
Yes Yes
24.1
(2009) 18.2
(2009) 60.5
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
86
LESOTHO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
262 304
32 36
13.4 15.4
All food items 22 22
Agricultural raw materials 8 6
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 70 72
88 87
70 71
12 10
6 6
99
64/29/5/1
0.3614 0.3021
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
760 799
37 39
485 (64%) 459 (57%)
221 (29%) 281 (35%)
99
98/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 269 1 221
498 495
221 281
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
429 393
Yes Yes
11.2
(2010) 59.7
(2010) 54.2
(2009) 49.5
87
NAMIBIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 475 3 224
69 75
24.6 24.8
All food items 38 36
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 2 2
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 59 61
51 57
19 26
17 20
[286] Ores and concentrates of uranium or thorium 15 11
82
36/32/6/4/4
0.3354 0.2317
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 578 2 722
29 32
804 (51%) 1 115 (41%)
390 (25%) 778 (29%)
89
59/15/6/6/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 894 4 063
–896 –502
342 723
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–133 –37
No No
42.3
(2009) 22.6
(2009) 61.0
(2013) 44.9
SOUTHERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
88
SOUTH-AFRICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
37 104 43 982
54 55
11.1 13.2
All food items 18 20
Agricultural raw materials 4 4
Fuels 20 20
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 58 56
47 37
22 15
13 11
12 11
67
20/20/11/8/8
0.1140 0.1212
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
22 326 27 640
30 31
4 823 (22%) 5 584 (20%)
14 700 (66%) 18 588 (67%)
56
18/15/11/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
5 113 9 620
–14 778 –16 342
7 268 9 754
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–2 025 –3 132
No No
5.0
(2011) 16.6
(2011) 63.4
(2012) 10.3
89
SWAZILAND
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
737 678
43 40
18.1 16.0
All food items 69 54
Agricultural raw materials 20 35
Fuels 3 4
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 7 7
72 69
44 33
19 29
fresh or dried9 7
87
45/24/12/4/2
0.2517 0.2402
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
694 661
37 42
384 (55%) 359 (54%)
257 (37%) 264 (40%)
97
89/4/2/1/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
140 –142
–43 –17
232 234
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–125 –7
No No
26.8
(2009) 42.0
(2009) 51.5
(2010) 25.9
SOUTHERN AFRICA
WESTERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
92
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
-10 0 10 20 30 40 50
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Cabo Verde
Gambia
Senegal BeninTogo
Liberia
Guinea-BissauMali
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Ghana
Côte d’Ivoire
Nigeria
Mauritania
Niger
Burkina Faso
Thre
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adin
g co
mm
odity
exp
orts
(as
ash
are
of c
omm
odity
exp
ort
valu
e), 2
014–
2015
Ben
in
Bur
kina
Fas
o
Cab
o Ve
rde
Côt
e d’
Ivoi
re
Gam
bia
Gha
na
Gui
nea
Gui
nea-
Bis
sau
Libe
ria
Mal
i
Mau
ritan
ia
Nig
er
Nig
eria
Sen
egal
Sie
rra
Leon
e
Togo
Ben
in
Bur
kina
Fas
o
Cab
o Ve
rde
Côt
e d’
Ivoi
re
Gam
bia
Gha
na
Gui
nea
Gui
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Bis
sau
Libe
ria
Mal
i
Mau
ritan
ia
Nig
er
Nig
eria
Sen
egal
Sie
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Leon
e
Togo
27
11
82
62
38 33
7
93
4 5
3520
3
48
919
020406080
100
36
17
09
43
3 2 1
3220
0 1 1 2 47
0
20
40
60
80
100
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Ben
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Bur
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Fas
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Cab
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Côt
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Gam
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Gha
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Gui
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Gui
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Libe
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Mal
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Nig
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Nig
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Sen
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Sie
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Leon
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Togo
Ben
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Bur
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Fas
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Cab
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Côt
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Gam
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Gha
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Gui
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Gui
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Libe
ria
Mal
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Mau
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ia
Nig
er
Nig
eria
Sen
egal
Sie
rra
Leon
e
Togo
31
69
6 717
36
63
0
55
7258
42
1
26
86
52
0
20
40
60
80
100
6 313
22
2
28 29
6 10 2 7
37
96
24
1
23
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
87 94
63
86 8094 96 99
73
92 98
64
97
72
97
65
020406080
100
Ben
in
Bur
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Fas
o
Cab
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Côt
e d’
Ivoi
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Gam
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Gha
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Gui
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Gui
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Libe
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Mal
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Mau
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Nig
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Nig
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Sen
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Sie
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Leon
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Togo
Ben
in
Bur
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Fas
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Cab
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Côt
e d’
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Gam
bia
Gha
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Gui
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Gui
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Libe
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Mal
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Mau
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Nig
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Nig
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Sen
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Sie
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Leon
e
Togo
5541
5139
78
5846
59
27
4554
75
54
3832
18
0
20
40
60
80
100
93
WESTERN AFRICA
BENIN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 121 2 215
89 87
15.9 24.6
All food items 42 27
Agricultural raw materials 26 36
Fuels 15 6
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 17 31
48 65
[263] Cotton 22 26
14 24
12 15
73
23/18/16/9/7
0.6696 0.3084
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
875 1 480
42 41
509 (58%) 1 146 (77%)
316 (36%) 244 (16%)
75
23/16/12/12/12
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
846 1 032
–246 –735
150 112
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
36 546
Yes Yes
7.5
(2011) 53.1
(2011) 43.4
(2012) 64.2
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
94
BURKINA FASO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 160 2 035
93 94
13.4 17.0
All food items 18 11
Agricultural raw materials 44 17
Fuels – 3
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 37 69
89 87
44 65
36 17
9 5
82
58/8/7/5/4
0.5596 0.6515
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
735 1 365
37 42
343 (47%) 562 (41%)
357 (49%) 764 (56%)
87
67/17/1/1/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
713 1 117
–425 –670
357 703
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
132 345
Yes Yes
20.7
(2014) 43.7
(2014) 35.3
(2010) 82.8
95
CABO VERDE
WESTERN AFRICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
20 42
49 63
1.2 2.5
All food items 76 82
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 21 13
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 2 6
96 94
[03] Fishery products 73 79
21 11
2 4
97
84/5/3/3/2
0.3689 0.3410
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
296 361
42 53
182 (61%) 184 (51%)
100 (34%) 168 (47%)
93
84/5/2/1/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
661 620
276 319
96 163
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
167 149
Yes Yes
9.4
(2007) 8.1
(2007) 47.2
(2010) 82.8
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
96
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
8 659 10 667
84 86
35.2 32.4
All food items 57 62
Agricultural raw materials 9 9
Fuels 31 22
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 3 7
70 68
[072] Cocoa 42 45
15 14
13 9
77
42/16/10/5/4
0.3423 0.4179
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
3 510 4 554
47 44
1 562 (44%) 1 886 (41%)
1 800 (51%) 2 507 (55%)
80
49/20/4/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–2 877 –2 060
–5 149 –6 113
–926 194
No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–3 365 –4 729
No No
13.3
(2008) 29.0
(2008) 43.2
(2012) 59.3
97
GAMBIA
WESTERN AFRICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
56 84
84 80
6.1 9.5
All food items 74 38
Agricultural raw materials 6 43
Fuels 1 2
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 19 17
58 73
30 42
15 22
13 9
93
51/20/9/9/4
0.3618 0.3628
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
134 185
46 46
104 (78%) 150 (81%)
24 (18%) 29 (16%)
66
17/17/17/8/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
227 293
78 101
23 27
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
63 118
Yes Yes
5.3
(2003) 45.3
(2003) 47.3
(2013) 57.2
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
98
GHANA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 221 10 144
90 94
21.4 28.0
All food items 70 33
Agricultural raw materials 6 3
Fuels 2 28
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 22 36
76 83
57 32
13 26
6 25
74
32/14/14/9/5
0.3604 0.4396
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 780 4 418
29 31
1 341 (48%) 1 984 (45%)
1 174 (42%) 2 106 (48%)
81
37/30/6/4/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 584 3 196
–3 441 –5 726
1 038 –687
Yes No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–2 985 –1 372
No No
5.0
(2005) 25.2
(2005) 42.8
(2011) 30.5
99
GUINEA
WESTERN AFRICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 205 1 923
97 96
25.8 29.1
All food items 7 7
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 31 29
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 60 63
80 81
51 40
15 22
14 19
74
31/21/11/6/5
0.6350 0.4481
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
506 892
41 45
251 (50%) 391 (44%)
236 (47%) 473 (53%)
76
58/6/6/3/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–12 –23
–700 –1 031
–133 –84
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
169 265
Yes Yes
16.4
(2012) 35.3
(2012) 33.7
(2012) 73.8
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
100
GUINEA-BISSAU
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
123 169
99 99
14.7 14.9
All food items 93 93
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 6 6
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – –
98 98
89 89
5 5
[03] Fishery products 4 4
100
83/6/6/5
0.5000 0.8677
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
109 95
60 60
67 (61%) 53 (56%)
35 (33%) 35 (37%)
88
56/21/5/3/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
57 –13
–14 –74
28 26
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–47 –104
No No
20.7
(2010) 67.1
(2010) 50.7
(2006) 80.4
101
LIBERIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
89 309
48 73
8.4 14.2
All food items 3 4
Agricultural raw materials 42 32
Fuels 40 10
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 15 55
80 75
40 37
27 24
13 14
83
33/20/14/12/4
0.8012 0.4002
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
34 211
5 10
8 (25%) 59 (28%)
24 (71%) 143 (68%)
84
42/20/10/8/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
445 1 745
–55 –99
–11 112
No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
6 48
Yes Yes
31.9
(2007) 68.6
(2007) 36.5
(2013) 70.1
WESTERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
102
MALI
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 692 2 431
92 92
18.4 21.5
All food items 8 5
Agricultural raw materials 23 20
Fuels 5 2
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 64 72
91 93
63 71
[263] Cotton 23 20
5 2
85
32/21/16/13/3
0.5738 0.6575
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 011 1 027
34 30
422 (42%) 552 (54%)
531 (53%) 422 (41%)
93
62/24/3/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 110 818
–681 –1 404
444 366
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
283 419
Yes Yes
5.0
(2009) 7.3
(2009) 33.0
(2013) 78.4
103
MAURITANIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 644 1 808
96 98
41.1 35.8
All food items 27 35
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 9 7
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 64 58
85 77
48 36
[03] Fishery products 26 30
11 11
89
38/24/12/11/4
0.5258 0.3617
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
672 896
44 39
432 (64%) 532 (59%)
228 (34%) 345 (38%)
71
34/16/8/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–187 460
–972 –912
74 216
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–9 –95
No No
5.6
(2014) 5.9
(2014) 32.4
(2011) 55.6
WESTERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
104
NIGER
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
667 861
62 64
12.0 11.3
All food items 46 20
Agricultural raw materials 2 1
Fuels 12 37
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 40 42
82 77
35 35
[286] Ores and concentrates of uranium or thorium 35 34
12 8
91
States43/30/10/4/4
0.3612 0.4177
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
786 813
35 35
441 (56%) 512 (63%)
265 (34%) 250 (31%)
76
46/14/7/6/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 170 951
119 –47
183 –71
Yes No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
136 341
Yes Yes
9.5
(2014) 45.7
(2014) 34.0
(2012) 89.8
105
NIGERIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
69 587 77 068
97 97
21.7 14.1
All food items 2 3
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 96 96
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 1
95 94
85 78
6 12
4 4
74
36/16/10/6/6
0.8542 0.7170
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
10 398 16 651
27 31
4 946 (48%) 7 857 (47%)
4 592 (44%) 7 400 (44%)
75
44/13/8/6/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–32 584 –25 513
–59 188 –60 417
–62 515 –66 376
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
3 253 5 702
Yes Yes
7.0
(2009) 53.5
(2009) 43.0
(2013) 50.9
WESTERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
106
SENEGAL
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 395 1 952
67 72
10.9 13.2
All food items 45 48
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 39 24
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 15 26
67 62
38 24
[03] Fishery products 21 22
8 16
78
China32/24/14/4/4
0.2187 0.2004
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 432 2 835
51 47
1 067 (44%) 1 238 (44%)
1 234 (51%) 1 439 (51%)
76
43/19/8/3/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 658 3 363
1 037 883
694 964
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
445 304
Yes Yes
10.0
(2011) 38.0
(2011) 40.3
(2014) 51.9
107
SIERRA LEONE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
195 1 500
68 97
..
7.8 30.7
All food items 27 9
Agricultural raw materials 3 4
Fuels – 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 70 86
65 81
37 38
16 31
12 12
96
80/13/1/1/1
0.2777 ..
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
467 646
72 42
151 (32%) 387 (60%)
257 (55%) 218 (34%)
67
29/22/6/5/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
359 16
271 –887
257 250
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
98 301
Yes Yes
22.3
(2011) 52.3
(2011) 34.0
(2013) 77.5
WESTERN AFRICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
108
TOGO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
564 828
60 65
17.8 19.1
All food items 45 19
Agricultural raw materials 8 7
Fuels 13 23
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 35 52
56 59
29 34
18 14
9 11
81
28/24/15/8/6
0.3774 0.2406
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
498 1 291
31 55
271 (54%) 220 (17%)
168 (34%) 1 041 (81%)
83
57/11/7/5/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
656 1 052
–66 463
97 855
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
18 63
Yes Yes
11.4
(2011) 54.2
(2011) 46.0
(2014) 48.5
CARIBBEAN
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
110
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0 3 0 0
21
2
47
1
93
020406080
100
6 5 7
32 3043
20 16
58
93 7 2
020406080
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
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20
40
60
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Antig
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38
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37
76
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33
0
20
40
60
80
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
111
CARIBBEAN
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
5 17
10 32
0.4 1.4
All food items 53 28
Agricultural raw materials 6 2
Fuels 30 63
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 12 6
42 70
20 61
15 5
7 4
73
32/17/9/8/7
0.3091 0.4852
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
136 152
26 30
61 (45%) 58 (38%)
56 (41%) 81 (53%)
78
17/17/17/14/13
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
469 453
131 134
54 70
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
59 53
Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
112
BAHAMAS
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
415 331
59 44
5.3 3.9
All food items 12 8
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 83 87
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 5 5
88 86
77 69
6 11
5 6
77
25/21/19/7/5
0.3433 0.4989
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 214 1 483
44 46
123 (10%) 184 (12%)
1 073 (88%) 1 271 (86%)
87
41/25/11/5/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 074 2 491
799 1 152
728 983
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
74 158
Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
113
CARIBBEAN
BARBADOS
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
147 209
37 43
3.3 4.8
All food items 61 60
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 35 32
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 7
52 52
24 21
18 21
10 10
93
55/14/10/9/5
0.1721 0.1564
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
800 1 051
55 63
331 (41%) 295 (28%)
396 (49%) 624 (59%)
85
44/21/10/5/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 051 1 197
653 842
344 556
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
242 170
Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
(2012) 1.2
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
114
CUBA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 146 2 532
57 56
3.4 2.9
All food items 51 49
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 9 17
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 39 32
70 61
31 24
23 22
[122] Tobacco, manufactured 16 15
81
33/28/15/3/2
0.5583 0.2180
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 493 5 685
43 41
1 841 (41%) 2 281 (40%)
2 262 (50%) 3 125 (55%)
80
50/10/7/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
6 694 9 463
2 346 3 153
2 075 2 706
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
750 1 036
Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
115
CARIBBEAN
DOMINICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
14 9
42 25
2.9 1.7
All food items 84 69
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 16 30
90 86
55 39
20 30
15 17
100
47/43/6/3/1
0.5150 0.4068
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
93 98
42 43
50 (54%) 57 (58%)
37 (40%) 34 (35%)
92
45/29/8/6/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
190 192
79 89
37 34
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
38 51
Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
116
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 028 4 201
33 43
4.0 6.4
All food items 77 53
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 4 3
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 17 43
42 58
17 34
16 13
9 11
78
27/24/15/8/4
0.2074 0.1720
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 984 6 790
37 39
1 897 (38%) 2 674 (39%)
2 795 (56%) 3 674 (54%)
62
47/13/10/8/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
7 478 7 824
2 956 2 589
2 708 3 562
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
341 448
Yes Yes
12.3
(2013) 2.3
(2013) 47.1
(2013) 6.0
117
CARIBBEAN
GRENADA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
13 18
48 50
1.7 1.9
All food items 74 79
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 25 20
59 62
26 25
18 22
15 15
97
41/25/18/11/2
0.2381 0.1929
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
123 147
41 43
69 (56%) 81 (55%)
46 (38%) 56 (38%)
85
42/21/9/8/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
273 311
111 130
46 56
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
59 67
Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
118
HAITI
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
64 112
11 11
1.0 1.3
All food items 74 77
Agricultural raw materials 10 7
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 15 16
54 58
24 29
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes / [072] Cocoa 17 15
[072] Cocoa / [03] Fishery products 13 14
93
59/12/11/9/2
0.1999 0.5159
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 413 1 876
53 52
1 233 (87%) 1 599 (85%)
128 (9%) 201 (11%)
85
62/9/6/5/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 075 2 623
1 348 1 765
128 201
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 185 1 513
Yes Yes
53.4
(2012) 53.9
(2012) 60.8
(2012) 50.2
119
CARIBBEAN
JAMAICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 093 1 195
83 88
8.6 8.6
All food items 30 21
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 23 21
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 47 58
77 82
45 56
23 21
9 5
88
41/17/16/7/7
0.4755 0.5259
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 485 2 554
48 47
920 (37%) 936 (37%)
1 491 (60%) 1 542 (60%)
85
36/22/20/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 823 4 057
1 392 1 359
1 243 1 291
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
595 688
Yes Yes
8.1
(2004) 1.7
(2004) 45.5
(2010) 3.7
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
120
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 3
6 7
0.3 0.3
All food items 89 86
Agricultural raw materials 4 2
Fuels 4 2
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 9
69 75
45 38
20 30
4 7
92
47/27/8/7/3
0.4110 0.3134
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
77 80
27 29
58 (75%) 61 (76%)
11 (15%) 11 (13%)
95
60/23/7/3/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
248 229
75 77
11 11
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
56 58
Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
121
SAINT LUCIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
CARIBBEAN
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
117 104
65 67
9.7 7.3
All food items 51 49
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 45 47
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 3
88 87
43 45
31 30
14 12
98
42/29/14/10/3
0.4991 0.3340
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
500 523
83 85
38 (8%) 36 (7%)
458 (92%) 483 (92%)
98
79/8/5/4/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
421 458
383 420
405 434
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–22 –14
No No
..
(1995) 35.8
(1995) 42.6
(2012) 0.8
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
122
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
9 23
21 49
1.4 3.2
All food items 91 92
Agricultural raw materials 5 –
Fuels 1 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 3 7
62 59
26 32
22 17
14 10
97
89/3/3/2
0.3537 0.3379
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
97 172
29 49
42 (43%) 89 (52%)
50 (52%) 78 (45%)
91
44/19/17/6/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
290 301
87 149
50 78
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
34 68
Yes Yes
6.2
..
..
..
123
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
7 048 7 425
70 65
35.1 25.8
All food items 4 4
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 93 93
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 3 2
88 89
43 42
30 32
15 15
82
38/19/19/3/3
0.2996 0.3593
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
3 235 3 188
48 39
713 (22%) 1 052 (33%)
2 224 (69%) 1 774 (56%)
64
20/16/11/11/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–3 336 –3 310
–3 813 –4 238
–4 311 –5 166
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
421 735
Yes Yes
7.4
(1992) 3.4
(1992) 40.3
(2006) 1.7
CARIBBEAN
CENTRALAMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
126
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Mexico
Costa Rica
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Belize
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76
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35
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0
20
40
60
80
100
Bel
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Cos
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Hon
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Mex
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Nic
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Pana
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Bel
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Cos
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El S
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Hon
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Mex
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Nic
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Pana
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2 5 4 5 3 2 2 4
0
20
40
60
80
100
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Bel
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Cos
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El S
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Gua
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Hon
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Mex
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Nic
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Pana
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Bel
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Cos
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Hon
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Mex
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Nic
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Pana
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20
07 7 5
44
1
50
020406080
100
1 3 7 13 1220 15 10
020406080
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
83
3624
6151
19
53 53
020406080
100
Bel
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Cos
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El S
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Gua
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Hon
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Mex
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Nic
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Pana
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Bel
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Cos
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El S
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Gua
tem
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Hon
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s
Mex
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Nic
arag
ua
Pana
ma
3543
5042 46
3649
20
020406080
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
127
CENTRAL AMERICA
BELIZE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
310 468
72 83
22.7 27.4
All food items 68 76
Agricultural raw materials 1 2
Fuels 30 20
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 2 1
60 56
28 19
20 19
12 18
85
39/33/5/4/4
0.3178 0.2549
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
302 399
44 39
125 (41%) 138 (35%)
158 (52%) 239 (60%)
86
32/24/19/6/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
253 452
–9 –69
66 145
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–86 –219
No No
6.2
(1999) 13.9
(1999) 53.3
(2012) 7.4
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
128
COSTA RICA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 343 3 705
26 36
7.1 7.3
All food items 90 91
Agricultural raw materials 5 5
Fuels 2 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 3 3
64 62
51 44
7 11
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 6 7
88
33/28/23/2/2
0.3040 0.2291
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 754 3 976
22 24
1 009 (37%) 1 706 (43%)
1 388 (50%) 1 782 (45%)
89
62/14/6/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 795 6 002
411 272
1 352 1 774
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–1 103 –1 671
No No
5.0
(2014) 1.6
(2014) 48.5
..
129
EL SALVADOR
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 133 1 296
27 24
5.4 5.1
All food items 78 82
Agricultural raw materials 2 4
Fuels 7 7
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 12 7
42 39
21 18
11 11
10 10
87
46/22/12/4/3
0.3007 0.2103
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 773 3 634
35 35
1 360 (49%) 1 804 (50%)
1 179 (43%) 1 530 (42%)
92
49/36/3/3/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 688 5 085
1 640 2 338
1 098 1 440
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
473 736
Yes Yes
12.4
(2014) 3.0
(2014) 41.84
..
CENTRAL AMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
130
GUATEMALA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
4 674 6 613
60 61
11.8 10.8
All food items 77 76
Agricultural raw materials 7 5
Fuels 6 7
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 10 13
46 44
16 19
15 14
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 15 11
77
37/21/11/5/3
0.2537 0.1427
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 404 5 946
35 33
1 710 (39%) 2 497 (42%)
2 361 (54%) 3 037 (51%)
91
61/23/3/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
4 841 7 103
–269 –667
2 059 2 586
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–1 885 –2 507
No No
15.6
(2014) 9.3
(2014) 48.7
..
131
HONDURAS
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 785 4 075
50 51
18.3 20.7
All food items 77 80
Agricultural raw materials 3 3
Fuels 7 5
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 13 12
51 51
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 28 28
14 12
[03] Fishery products 9 11
90
34/30/20/4/2
0.2830 0.2143
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 670 3 708
33 33
1 203 (45%) 1 692 (46%)
1 325 (50%) 1 834 (49%)
91
61/25/2/2/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 594 3 027
–115 –367
1 125 1 636
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–932 –1 568
No No
12.2
(2014) 16.0
(2014) 50.6
(2012) 20.7
CENTRAL AMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
132
MEXICO
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
65 674 74 128
25 19
6.8 6.1
All food items 26 35
Agricultural raw materials 1 2
Fuels 54 44
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 19 20
62 50
47 37
8 7
7 6
88
68/11/4/3/2
0.1225 0.1224
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
48 819 68 010
18 17
18 374 (38%) 24 683 (36%)
19 890 (41%) 29 836 (44%)
89
75/7/4/2/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 500 8 500
–16 855 –6 118
–15 897 –2 478
No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 624 –905
Yes No
5.0
(2014) 3.0
(2014) 48.2
(2012) 6.0
133
NICARAGUA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 875 2 556
66 53
21.9 21.0
All food items 86 83
Agricultural raw materials 1 2
Fuels 1 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 12 15
47 45
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 21 16
15 16
11 13
90
39/23/11/11/6
0.2727 0.2267
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 511 2 300
35 33
756 (50%) 1 136 (49%)
692 (46%) 1 054 (46%)
88
42/22/20/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 540 2 104
–364 –255
673 1 038
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–849 –985
No No
16.6
(2014) 6.2
(2014) 47.1
(2011) 19.4
CENTRAL AMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
134
PANAMA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 269 8 882
21 53
8.2 17.5
All food items 48 37
Agricultural raw materials 1 4
Fuels 39 50
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 12 10
54 47
22 18
17 17
15 12
75
28/14/14/11/8
0.3094 0.1890
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 307 6 054
15 30
538 (23%) 1 184 (20%)
1 686 (73%) 4 759 (79%)
89
46/18/12/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
4 455 3 217
38 –2 828
791 335
Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–546 –2 074
No No
9.5
(2014) 3.8
(2014) 50.7
..
SOUTHAMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
136
0
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20
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60
70
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90
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120
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Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Brazil
Argentina
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All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
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20
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Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
68
95
63
86 8194 93 91 88
76 77
92
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20
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2537 34
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Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
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137
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
40 976 42 502
66 68
9.7 7.3
All food items 75 84
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 13 5
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 10 9
41 48
21 28
11 10
9 10
59
20/18/11/6/4
0.1244 0.1960
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
6 922 12 864
14 21
1 485 (21%) 1 597 (12%)
3 458 (50%) 8 795 (68%)
81
Russian Federation40/15/11/9/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–14 140 11
–34 054 –29 639
–2 066 6 482
Status: Net fuel-importing country No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–29 229 –33 987
Status: Net food-importing country No No
5.0
(2014) 1.7
(2014) 42.7
(2005) 3.7
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
138
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
5 652 10 384
92 95
30.6 30.1
All food items 21 17
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 46 53
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 31 30
66 68
43 48
15 10
8 10
90
63/13/6/5/3
0.2015 0.4358
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
932 1 830
19 18
424 (45%) 783 (43%)
414 (44%) 909 (50%)
93
73/12/4/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–1 125 –795
–4 720 –8 554
–2 206 –4 584
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–748 –956
Status: Net food-importing country No No
15.9
(2014) 6.8
(2014) 48.4
(2008) 20.6
139
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
109 408 132 000
63 63
5.6 6.5
All food items 51 57
Agricultural raw materials 6 7
Fuels 15 13
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 27 23
41 43
19 17
12 15
10 11
69
30/20/8/7/4
0.0865 0.1281
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
38 789 53 184
25 27
7 541 (19%) 10 020 (19%)
24 411 (63%) 34 980 (66%)
69
27/14/13/10/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–21 000 –8 000
–70 619 –78 816
7 661 17 781
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–48 774 –64 893
Status: Net food-importing country No No
5.0
(2014) 3.7
(2014) 51.5
(2013) 2.9
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
140
CHILE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
55 506 60 523
88 86
28.5 24.3
All food items 21 27
Agricultural raw materials 7 8
Fuels 1 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 72 65
70 66
[682] Copper 42 32
[283] Copper ores and concentrates; copper mattes, cemen 21 25
7 9
79
32/15/12/11/9
0.3054 0.3236
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
16 377 19 556
32 29
3 665 (22%) 5 892 (30%)
11 420 (70%) 12 124 (62%)
90
Canada47/30/5/5/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–12 276 –2 309
–39 129 –40 967
10 746 11 580
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–7 785 –10 173
Status: Net food-importing country No No
5.0
(2013) 0.9
(2013) 50.5
..
141
SOUTH AMERICA
COLOMBIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
27 542 36 507
76 81
10.6 10.8
All food items 17 16
Agricultural raw materials 4 4
Fuels 70 75
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 9 5
62 76
33 53
20 15
9 8
79
32/21/11/8/7
0.2430 0.3541
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
6 499 13 524
18 23
3 651 (56%) 5 777 (43%)
1 659 (26%) 6 344 (47%)
92
62/21/4/3/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
454 13 789
–21 042 –22 983
–17 513 –21 042
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–997 117
Status: Net food-importing country No Yes
8.8
(2014) 5.7
(2014) 53.5
(2010) 7.6
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
142
ECUADOR
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
14 245 20 638
91 94
21.6 20.0
All food items 36 42
Agricultural raw materials 5 5
Fuels 58 48
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 5
79 80
53 47
15 19
11 14
84
Federation44/18/14/4/4
0.3720 0.3719
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
5 494 7 993
31 33
1 574 (29%) 2 004 (25%)
3 523 (64%) 5 421 (68%)
89
49/19/10/8/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 164 2 421
–8 751 –12 645
–4 795 –4 560
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–3 514 –6 604
Status: Net food-importing country No No
10.9
(2014) 3.8
(2014) 45.4
(2014) 3.7
143
GUYANA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
805 1 140
95 93
37.6 36.6
All food items 38 38
Agricultural raw materials 6 4
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 56 58
68 72
40 44
[042] Rice 15 16
13 12
82
32/20/19/7/4
0.3710 0.3882
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
490 646
37 40
172 (35%) 242 (37%)
297 (61%) 388 (60%)
91
45/24/14/5/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
469 399
–315 –495
297 388
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–136 –189
Status: Net food-importing country No No
10.6
(1998) 14.0
(1998) 44.6
(2009) 7.8
SOUTH AMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
144
PARAGUAY
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
5 245 8 173
91 91
29.2 27.6
All food items 80 75
Agricultural raw materials 4 2
Fuels 16 22
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 1
64 63
31 27
17 21
16 15
79
44/17/13/3/2
0.3217 0.3172
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 868 2 784
22 25
660 (35%) 946 (34%)
1 101 (59%) 1 642 (59%)
94
70/11/7/4/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 694 2 231
–3 377 –5 389
281 –142
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–3 540 –5 180
Status: Net food-importing country No No
10.4
(2014) 2.8
(2014) 51.7
..
145
PERU
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
27 719 31 391
89 88
20.7 15.9
All food items 18 24
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 10 11
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 71 63
54 48
concentrates; copper mattes, cemen26 22
18 18
10 8
77
24/18/15/11/9
0.2427 0.2471
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
7 129 10 263
28 26
2 747 (39%) 4 356 (42%)
3 671 (51%) 4 959 (48%)
88
37/36/6/5/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–5 383 4 297
–20 589 –21 128
965 1 377
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–2 318 –3 133
Status: Net food-importing country No No
7.5
(2014) 3.1
(2014) 44.1
(2012) 10.4
SOUTH AMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
146
SURINAME
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
932 1 288
54 76
22.6 24.6
All food items 12 12
Agricultural raw materials 1 4
Fuels 14 15
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 73 69
86 83
49 54
23 15
14 14
83
21/21/18/16/7
0.5685 0.5658
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
463 613
33 34
205 (44%) 239 (39%)
241 (52%) 360 (59%)
84
27/18/17/13/9
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–320 105
–469 –674
110 160
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
93 90
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
8.0
(1999) 23.4
(1999) 57.6
(2010) 7.6
147
URUGUAY
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
4 628 6 463
76 77
12.9 11.6
All food items 82 82
Agricultural raw materials 13 15
Fuels 3 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 2 2
44 53
22 22
13 21
9 10
75
Federation25/24/15/7/4
0.1594 0.2181
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 708 2 928
35 29
759 (28%) 1 202 (41%)
1 691 (62%) 1 436 (49%)
94
57/16/9/8/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 700 1 708
–1 920 –3 535
1 548 1 375
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–3 016 –4 109
Status: Net food-importing country No No
5.0
(2014) 0.3
(2014) 41.6
..
SOUTH AMERICA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
148
VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
54 195 51 016
88 92
15.0 6.5
All food items 2 –
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 93 98
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 2
94 98
71 81
21 16
2 1
92
37/28/15/7/5
0.4986 0.7476
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
8 822 8 284
23 24
6 826 (77%) 6 042 (73%)
1 059 (12%) 1 542 (19%)
89
50/26/7/3/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–22 935 –20 193
–45 373 –42 732
–49 597 –48 404
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
5 648 5 826
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
(2006) 9.2
(2006) 46.9
..
EASTERN ASIA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
150
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Republic of Korea
China
Mongolia
Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea
Thre
e le
adin
g co
mm
odity
exp
orts
(as
ash
are
of c
omm
odity
exp
ort
valu
e), 2
014–
2015
31
7 110
0255075
100
Chi
na
Mon
golia
Rep
ublic
of
Kor
ea
Chi
na
Mon
golia
Rep
ublic
of
Kor
ea
6 2 5 7
0255075
100
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Dem
ocra
ticPe
ople
’sR
epub
licof
Kor
ea
Dem
ocra
ticPe
ople
’sR
epub
licof
Kor
ea
Chi
na
Mon
golia
Rep
ublic
of
Kor
ea
Chi
na
Mon
golia
Rep
ublic
of
Kor
ea
19
66
25
65
0
25
50
75
100
45
25
69
18
0
25
50
75
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Dem
ocra
ticPe
ople
’sR
epub
licof
Kor
ea
Dem
ocra
ticPe
ople
’sR
epub
licof
Kor
ea
8
63
98
12
020406080
100
17
33 29
13
0
20
40
60
80
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
Chi
na
Dem
ocra
ticPe
ople
’sR
epub
licof
Kor
ea
Dem
ocra
ticPe
ople
’sR
epub
licof
Kor
ea
Mon
golia
Rep
ublic
of
Kor
ea
Chi
na
Mon
golia
Rep
ublic
of
Kor
ea
151
EASTERN ASIA
CHINA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
150 572 249 558
8 8
2.4 2.1
All food items 32 31
Agricultural raw materials 7 6
Fuels 25 19
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 35 45
35 43
18 19
9 15
8 9
66
41/7/7/6/5
0.0700 0.1042
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
543 906 834 311
30 31
78.7 (14%) 143.3 (17%)
215.1 (40%) 324.1 (39%)
38
11/8/7/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–174 725 –463 290
393 334 584 753
178 027 276 300
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
30 715 67 136
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
9.3
(2013) 1.9
..
(2012) 5.2
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
152
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 060 2 587
47 63
8.2 29.7
All food items 10 7
Agricultural raw materials 3 2
Fuels 49 66
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 38 25
65 79
38 61
17 13
10 5
100
94/4/1/1
0.1348 0.3695
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 602 1 992
48 41
398 (25%) 659 (33%)
867 (54%) 976 (49%)
92
75/6/4/4/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 038 789
542 –595
348 –730
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
292 477
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
41.6
..
..
..
153
MONGOLIA
EASTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 303 5 097
96 98
36.8 42.0
All food items 2 1
Agricultural raw materials 7 5
Fuels 10 25
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 80 69
75 73
[283] Copper ores and concentrates; copper mattes, cemen 46 49
15 14
14 10
99
89/6/3/1
0.4831 0.5013
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
988 1 619
37 36
370 (37%) 467 (29%)
592 (60%) 1 116 (69%)
93
64/20/5/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
304 –758
–1 315 –3 478
351 –140
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
318 410
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
20.5
(2014) 0.2
(2014) 32.0
(2010) 11.1
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
154
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
47 657 66 471
11 12
4.8 4.8
All food items 10 10
Agricultural raw materials 8 7
Fuels 59 65
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 24 18
68 70
55 60
[682] Copper 7 6
6 4
66
26/13/12/8/7
0.1485 0.1477
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
161 000 208 500
43 43
17.6 (11%) 26.5 (13%)
107.3 (67%) 139.5 (67%)
43
13/10/8/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–41 000 –68 500
113 343 142 029
79 152 96 575
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
13 018 19 975
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
SOUTHERN ASIA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
156
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Maldvives
India
Sri LankaPakistan
Thre
e le
adin
g co
mm
odity
exp
orts
(as
ash
are
of c
omm
odity
exp
ort
valu
e), 2
014–
2015
40
62
26 27
7
98
81 78 76
0
20
40
60
80
100
Afg
hani
stan
Ban
glad
esh
Bhu
tan
Indi
a
Mal
dive
s
Nep
al
Paki
stan
Sri L
anka
Afgh
anis
tan
Ban
glad
esh
Bhu
tan
Indi
a
Mal
dive
s
Nep
al
Paki
stan
Sri L
anka
35
20
1 5 1 09 7 8
0
20
40
60
80
100
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Iran
(Isl
amic
Rep
ublic
of)
Iran
(Isl
amic
Rep
ublic
of)
Afg
hani
stan
Ban
glad
esh
Bhu
tan
Indi
a
Mal
dive
s
Nep
al
Paki
stan
Sri L
anka
Afg
hani
stan
Ban
glad
esh
Bhu
tan
Indi
a
Mal
dive
s
Nep
al
Paki
stan
Sri L
anka
10 11
36 38
84
0 08 7
0
20
40
60
80
100
157
3730
82
10 7 10
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Iran
(Isl
amic
Rep
ublic
of)
Iran
(Isl
amic
Rep
ublic
of)
65
7
3642
72
94
3225
33
0
20
40
60
80
100
Afgh
anis
tan
Ban
glad
esh
Bhu
tan
Indi
a
Iran
(Isl
amic
Rep
ublic
of)
Iran
(Isl
amic
Rep
ublic
of)
Mal
dive
s
Nep
al
Paki
stan
Sri L
anka
Afgh
anis
tan
Ban
glad
esh
Bhu
tan
Indi
a
Mal
dive
s
Nep
al
Paki
stan
Sri L
anka
6348
33
8
66
40 41
2537
0
20
40
60
80
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
157
SOUTHERN ASIA
AFGHANISTAN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
190 370
48 65
1.3 1.8
All food items 55 40
Agricultural raw materials 32 35
Fuels 1 10
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 11 15
65 55
40 26
[263] Cotton 13 15
12 14
94
76/9/5/3/1
0.3399 0.2671
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 607 2 665
38 35
694 (43%) 1 683 (63%)
870 (54%) 899 (34%)
82
44/16/9/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 849 7 139
1 417 2 295
868 860
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
589 1 533
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
26.8
..
..
(2011) 58.8
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
158
BANGLADESH
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 207 2 061
7 7
1.1 1.1
All food items 56 62
Agricultural raw materials 23 20
Fuels 14 11
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 7 7
69 63
[03] Fishery products 50 47
13 10
[121] Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse 6 6
73
32/16/16/5/4
0.3317 0.4010
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
9 876 14 496
37 35
4 589 (46%) 6 932 (48%)
2 766 (28%) 3 866 (27%)
45
16/8/7/7/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
9 480 9 633
8 669 12 435
2 598 3 631
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
3 909 5 664
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
16.4
(2010) 18.5
(2010) 32.1
(2011) 49.5
159
BHUTAN
SOUTHERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
246 152
43 36
17.3 7.5
All food items 11 26
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 50 36
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 38 37
71 57
47 34
17 13
7 10
99
98/1
0.2906 0.3933
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
234 350
34 36
73 (31%) 117 (33%)
96 (41%) 166 (48%)
99
96/1/1/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
123 540
–13 198
–28 111
Status: Net fuel-importing country No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
45 77
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
(2012) 2.2
(2012) 38.8
(2010) 29.4
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
160
INDIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
84 861 122 500
43 42
5.7 5.7
All food items 19 27
Agricultural raw materials 4 5
Fuels 37 38
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 40 30
65 62
35 37
23 19
7 6
54
13/12/12/10/7
0.1378 0.1197
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
169 500 243 500
55 57
12.6 (7%) 20.4 (8%)
89.5 (53%) 131.0 (54%)
35
8/8/7/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
109 500 134 000
84 639 121 000
58 466 84 133
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–3 532 –12 600
Status: Net food-importing country No No
15.2
(2011) 21.2
(2011) 35.2
(2006) 55.3
161
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
SOUTHERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
76 299 54 334
85 72
17.6 12.6
All food items 4 7
Agricultural raw materials – 1
Fuels 90 84
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 5 8
89 84
82 75
4 5
3 4
90
44/19/11/8/8
0.7222 0.4545
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
12 752 11 234
22 22
7 806 (61%) 7 464 (66%)
2 449 (19%) 1 518 (14%)
61
28/10/10/9/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–31 836 –23 785
–63 547 –43 100
–66 116 –44 101
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
4 591 3 528
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
(2013) 0.1
(2013) 37.4
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
162
MALDIVES
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
163 255
89 94
7.2 8.2
All food items 83 98
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 14 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 3 2
98 99
[03] Fishery products 82 97
14 1
2 1
92
45/26/12/7/2
0.3444 0.7895
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
501 1 185
49 56
230 (46%) 469 (40%)
226 (45%) 636 (54%)
84
46/16/13/5/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
847 1 859
339 930
203 636
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
95 219
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.2
(2009) 7.3
(2009) 38.4
(2009) 2.0
163
NEPAL
SOUTHERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
271 250
31 32
1.9 1.2
All food items 74 81
Agricultural raw materials 11 9
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 15 10
45 45
26 18
spirit10 16
9 11
94
87/3/2/1/1
0.3912 0.1375
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 791 3 127
38 44
625 (35%) 1 273 (41%)
757 (42%) 1 189 (38%)
87
67/11/4/3/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 870 6 321
1 520 2 877
757 1 189
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
425 1 071
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
7.8
(2010) 15.0
(2010) 32.8
(2011) 41.4
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
164
PAKISTAN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
4 791 5 766
25 25
2.9 2.2
All food items 67 78
Agricultural raw materials 8 7
Fuels 20 8
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 5 7
67 49
[042] Rice 42 36
fresh or dried20 7
[263] Cotton / [03] Fishery products 5 6
59
25/10/10/9/5
0.2345 0.2024
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
17 185 21 387
50 47
4 238 (25%) 5 434 (25%)
10 118 (59%) 12 426 (58%)
64
27/12/10/8/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
15 076 22 362
12 395 15 620
9 162 11 970
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 028 918
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
22.0
(2013) 6.1
(2013) 30.7
(2013) 45.6
165
SOUTHERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
SRI LANKA
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
2 833 3 635
37 33
6.2 4.8
All food items 73 76
Agricultural raw materials 10 8
Fuels – 7
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 17 10
65 57
[074] Tea and mate 45 41
14 8
6 8
52
18/16/7/6/5
0.2168 0.2037
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 270 6 804
39 36
1 684 (39%) 2 515 (37%)
1 947 (46%) 3 525 (52%)
61
20/19/12/6/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
3 180 8 238
1 437 3 169
1 939 3 285
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–371 –254
Status: Net food-importing country No No
22.0
(2012) 1.9
(2012) 39.2
..
SOUTH- EASTERN ASIA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
168
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Philippines
Cambodia
Myanmar
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Viet Nam
Indonesia
Singapore
Brunei Darussalam
Malaysia
Thre
e le
adin
g co
mm
odity
exp
orts
(as
ash
are
of c
omm
odity
exp
ort
valu
e), 2
014–
2015
Bru
nei
Dar
ussa
lam
Lao
Peop
le’s
Dem
ocra
ticR
epub
lic
Bru
nei
Dar
ussa
lam
Lao
Peop
le’s
Dem
ocra
ticR
epub
lic
0
55
35
9
3122
48
14
52
2
63
0
20
40
60
80
100
Cam
bodi
a
Indo
nesi
a
Mal
aysi
a
Mya
nmar
Phili
ppin
es
Sin
gapo
re
Thai
land
Tim
or-L
este
Viet
Nam
Cam
bodi
a
Indo
nesi
a
Mal
aysi
a
Mya
nmar
Phili
ppin
es
Sin
gapo
re
Thai
land
Tim
or-L
este
Viet
Nam
0
32
9
30
514
5 215
111
0
20
40
60
80
100
All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Bru
nei
Dar
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lam
Lao
Peop
le’s
Dem
ocra
ticR
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Bru
nei
Dar
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Lao
Peop
le’s
Dem
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ticR
epub
lic
Cam
bodi
a
Indo
nesi
a
Mal
aysi
a
Mya
nmar
Phili
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Sin
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Thai
land
Tim
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Viet
Nam
Cam
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Indo
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a
Mal
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a
Mya
nmar
Phili
ppin
es
Sin
gapo
re
Thai
land
Tim
or-L
este
Viet
Nam
99
0
46
20
5443
12
74
18
97
22
0
20
40
60
80
100
113 10
41
1021
35
1016
0 4
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
95
12
58
86
36
91
19 20 26
99
24
020406080
100
Bru
nei
Dar
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lam
Cam
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a
Indo
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ople
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Rep
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Bru
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Dar
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Lao
Peop
le’s
Dem
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ticR
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lic
Mal
aysi
a
Mya
nmar
Phili
ppin
es
Sin
gapo
re
Thai
land
Tim
or-L
este
Viet
Nam
Cam
bodi
a
Indo
nesi
a
Mal
aysi
a
Mya
nmar
Phili
ppin
es
Sin
gapo
re
Thai
land
Tim
or-L
este
Viet
Nam
61
42
2335
26 2939
1118
55
38
0
20
40
60
80
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
169
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
7 883 8 006
98 95
61.6 48.9
All food items – –
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 100 99
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – 1
99 99
56 54
43 45
– – –
90
40/18/14/10/8
0.5975 0.6473
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
562 868
23 25
480 (85%) 531 (61%)
40 (7%) 281 (32%)
95
82/4/4/3/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–5 560 –5 017
–7 321 –7 138
–7 808 –7 663
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
472 512
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
170
CAMBODIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
550 1 361
11 12
5.1 7.8
All food items 26 55
Agricultural raw materials 30 32
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 44 13
58 52
20 22
19 17
19 13
94
62/15/14/2/1
0.4010 0.3120
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 280 3 951
36 29
786 (34%) 1 649 (42%)
858 (38%) 1 403 (36%)
97
85/4/4/3/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
1 417 2 093
1 730 2 590
858 1 402
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
640 894
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
14.2
(2012) 2.2
(2012) 30.8
(2010) 46.8
171
INDONESIA
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
84 570 94 568
62 58
12.7 10.7
All food items 27 35
Agricultural raw materials 9 9
Fuels 47 46
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 17 10
48 53
19 20
16 18
13 15
75
22/19/15/11/8
.. 0.1374
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
39 008 55 684
34 35
9 677 (25%) 14 980 (27%)
22 535 (58%) 31 190 (56%)
60
33/7/7/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–21 085 –2 500
–45 562 –38 884
–17 320 –12 164
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–13 137 –18 549
Status: Net food-importing country No No
7.6
(2014) 8.3
..
(2012) 5.9
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
172
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 135 2 332
81 86
18.4 19.2
All food items 11 9
Agricultural raw materials 20 30
Fuels 14 20
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 55 41
71 66
29 26
[283] Copper ores and concentrates; copper mattes, cemen / [682] Copper 24 22
18 18
97
58/30/4/3/2
0.3075 0.2743
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
560 1 456
32 31
199 (36%) 515 (35%)
330 (59%) 847 (58%)
99
93/2/2/1/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
361 2 037
–575 –875
171 386
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
80 302
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
18.5
(2012) 16.7
(2012) 37.9
(2012) 36.8
173
MALAYSIA
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
55 953 77 830
31 36
24.9 25.1
All food items 37 31
Agricultural raw materials 8 5
Fuels 49 54
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 7 10
55 54
21 20
19 19
15 15
74
28/17/16/7/6
0.1792 0.1696
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
36 542 61 945
25 32
11 353 (31%) 15 976 (26%)
13 275 (36%) 28 449 (46%)
63
35/9/7/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–33 500 –24 500
–19 411 –15 884
–14 080 –13 892
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–9 265 –7 874
Status: Net food-importing country No No
5.0
(2009) 0.3
(2009) 46.3
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
174
MYANMAR
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 166 10 090
80 91
16.6 15.5
All food items 23 22
Agricultural raw materials 16 14
Fuels 42 43
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 18 21
71 72
41 42
16 18
14 12
96
54/24/15/2/1
0.3001 0.4053
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 338 6 271
29 37
436 (33%) 1 849 (29%)
840 (63%) 4 154 (66%)
98
79/13/3/2/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–3 115 5 797
–4 828 –3 819
–1 769 –230
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–1 007 –330
Status: Net food-importing country No No
14.2
..
..
..
175
PHILIPPINES
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 594 11 241
15 19
3.6 3.9
All food items 51 48
Agricultural raw materials 4 5
Fuels 14 12
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 31 35
36 36
14 14
13 11
9 11
81
24/20/14/13/10
0.3610 0.2790
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
17 244 21 064
33 31
5 869 (34%) 8 231 (39%)
8 780 (51%) 10 941 (52%)
71
25/14/12/10/10
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
7 206 8 707
10 650 9 823
7 884 9 635
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
2 513 2 810
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
13.5
(2012) 13.1
(2012) 43.0
(2013) 6.3
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
176
SINGAPORE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
63 666 75 787
20 20
29.7 25.4
All food items 10 14
Agricultural raw materials 1 2
Fuels 77 74
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 12 10
82 78
75 71
preparations, n.e.s.5 4
2 3
82
51/16/9/3/3
0.2129 0.2439
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
88 919 113 342
32 34
8 903 (10%) 12 766 (11%)
70 003 (79%) 88 788 (78%)
56
24/10/8/7/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–32 500 –47 000
25 253 37 555
21 077 32 633
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
2 644 2 421
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
177
THAILAND
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
49 912 57 134
29 26
16.0 14.4
All food items 47 52
Agricultural raw materials 16 15
Fuels 17 18
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 19 16
39 35
14 15
[03] Fishery products 13 10
12 10
78
31/22/10/8/7
0.0895 0.0765
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
52 829 71 453
33 33
7 847 (15%) 12 633 (18%)
28 271 (54%) 39 130 (55%)
57
22/14/8/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–15 500 –4 500
2 917 14 319
19 555 28 991
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–15 722 –17 063
Status: Net food-importing country No No
7.4
(2013) 0.04
(2013) 37.9
(2006) 1.0
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
178
TIMOR-LESTE
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
11 15
85 99
0.3 0.3
All food items 19 2
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels 80 97
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – –
97 99
crude52 94
butane28 3
[071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 17 2
99
62/29/7/1
.. 0.9303
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
106 380
39 48
81 (76%) 208 (55%)
22 (21%) 120 (32%)
99
83/9/3/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
257 781
96 365
13 106
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
79 208
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
26.9
(2007) 46.8
(2007) 31.6
(2010) 64.3
179
VIET NAM
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
24 392 36 944
38 24
22.0 19.4
All food items 53 63
Agricultural raw materials 9 11
Fuels 34 22
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 4
54 49
23 23
19 17
[042] Rice / [071] Coffee and coffee substitutes 12 9
76
25/17/12/12/10
0.2000 0.1593
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
20 901 33 646
27 21
6 393 (31%) 12 664 (38%)
7 819 (37%) 9 889 (29%)
66
26/20/8/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
12 727 500
–3 491 –3 299
–425 1 664
Status: Net fuel-importing country No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–6 472 –10 474
Status: Net food-importing country No No
11.0
(2014) 3.1
(2014) 37.6
(2011) 6.4
WESTERN ASIA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
182
20
0
40
60
80
100
120
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
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20
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All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Syria
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020406080
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71 2 3
3323
2
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
66
99
25
88
47
82 86 8063
23
64
95
020406080
100
Bah
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Emira
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Yem
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35
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39
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38 4354
6149
2128
64
0
20
40
60
80
100
Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
Bah
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Iraq
Jord
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Kuw
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Leba
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Om
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Qat
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Saud
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Syria
n Ar
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epub
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Turk
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Uni
ted
Arab
Emira
tes
Yem
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183
WESTERN ASIA
BAHRAIN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
10 255 10 428
73 66
42.2 30.1
All food items 5 6
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 49 57
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 45 36
82 86
41 52
30 30
11 4
56
26/11/7/6/6
0.3957 0.3123
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 708 4 383
24 37
1 525 (56%) 1 538 (35%)
159 (6%) 1 853 (42%)
84
61/8/6/6/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–2 786 –4 005
–7 547 –6 045
–4 897 –4 136
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
979 909
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
184
IRAQ
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
46 502 66 121
99 99
41.0 28.8
All food items – –
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 99 99
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 1
99 99
98.5 98.6
0.5 0.8
– – –
87
27/19/17/16/8
0.7218 0.9718
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
14 301 17 255
35 31
11 949 (84%) 12 631 (73%)
1 916 (13%) 3 383 (20%)
83
72/5/2/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–6 029 –11 454
–32 201 –48 865
–44 191 –62 363
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
11 845 12 520
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
22.8
..
..
(2011) 13.3
185
WESTERN ASIA
JORDAN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 786 2 056
27 25
7.1 5.7
All food items 52 65
Agricultural raw materials 1 2
Fuels 3 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 43 33
55 56
25 25
19 22
11 9
90
59/20/4/4/3
0.2510 0.1587
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
5 930 10 186
40 47
2 436 (41%) 3 960 (39%)
2 932 (49%) 4 864 (48%)
74
Russian Federation
42/16/7/5/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
7 974 13 498
4 145 8 130
2 876 4 850
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 498 2 624
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
(2012) 1.2
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
186
KUWAIT
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
54 326 68 630
90 88
49.1 42.6
All food items – 1
Agricultural raw materials – 1
Fuels 99 98
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 1
99 97
74 73
19 19
6 5
72
18/17/13/13/11
0.6057 0.5982
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 558 6 896
21 22
3 622 (79%) 4 992 (72%)
101 (2%) 199 (3%)
71
34/16/9/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–38 737 –46 383
–49 767 –61 734
–53 502 –66 774
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
3 450 4 260
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
187
WESTERN ASIA
LEBANON
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
1 895 2 017
41 47
5.1 4.1
All food items 35 48
Agricultural raw materials 3 3
Fuels 1 4
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 61 45
53 35
31 18
scrap, n.e.s.12 9
precious stones 10 8
82
48/13/10/9/2
0.0984 0.1180
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
6 844 8 334
40 43
2 514 (37%) 3 191 (38%)
3 048 (45%) 3 841 (46%)
76
47/10/9/6/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
12 497 14 915
4 949 6 317
3 032 3 766
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 847 2 216
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
188
OMAN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
25 254 34 015
79 82
47.2 40.9
All food items 4 6
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 91 87
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 5 7
88 80
70 67
15 10
3 3
88
57/12/10/6/3
0.7480 0.4467
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 017 8 571
21 29
2 106 (52%) 3 726 (43%)
1 099 (27%) 2 576 (30%)
82
51/11/9/8/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–13 312 –12 167
–21 237 –25 444
–21 856 –27 026
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 060 1 603
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
189
WESTERN ASIA
QATAR
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
53 338 90 387
87 86
47.9 41.5
All food items – –
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 99 99
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 1
92 90
43 56
42 27
7 7
80
28/20/13/10/9
0.6305 0.5078
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
3 110 5 838
13 19
1 794 (58%) 3 146 (54%)
181 (6%) 359 (6%)
76
40/14/8/7/7
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–37 405 –73 456
–50 228 –84 549
–52 755 –88 698
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
1 760 3 086
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
190
SAUDI ARABIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
188 500 217 500
85 80
39.4 28.1
All food items 2 2
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 97 96
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 2
97 96
87 83
7 10
3 3
71
23/14/13/11/10
0.6848 0.5295
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
19 075 37 996
19 23
13 738 (72%) 23 224 (61%)
126 (1%) 1 887 (5%)
62
24/19/7/6/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–120 224 –105 500
–169 425 –179 504
–182 874 –207 113
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
10 489 18 772
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
191
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
WESTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
7 518 1 588
67 63
13.1 3.8
All food items 45 82
Agricultural raw materials 2 6
Fuels 49 9
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 3
59 46
37 20
12 14
10 12
98
90/5/1/1/1
0.5271 0.1537
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
5 829 2 123
35 38
3 122 (54%) 1 042 (49%)
1 879 (32%) 788 (37%)
73
25/24/11/7/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
5 257 3 085
–1 689 535
–1 824 641
Status: Net fuel-importing country No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–254 –261
Status: Net food-importing country No No
..
..
..
(2009) 7.2
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
192
TURKEY
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
23 206 34 058
21 23
3.4 4.5
All food items 48 50
Agricultural raw materials 2 2
Fuels 18 15
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 32 33
44 43
16 16
14 14
14 13
76
Russian Federation
32/22/12/6/4
0.1114 0.0734
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
48 810 54 388
30 24
6 759 (14%) 11 470 (21%)
23 314 (48%) 17 270 (32%)
64
28/17/8/6/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
55 500 73 500
25 604 20 330
19 161 12 178
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–4 471 –5 685
Status: Net food-importing country No No
5.0
(2013) 0.3
(2013) 40.2
..
193
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
WESTERN ASIA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
133 000 228 500
71 64
49.3 55.2
All food items 6 7
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 67 69
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 26 23
72 68
49 46
12 13
11 9
65
19/17/12/10/7
0.5657 0.2427
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
46 156 62 174
27 27
12 876 (28%) 17 478 (28%)
10 159 (22%) 12 587 (20%)
65
23/16/15/6/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–14 000 –124 500
–86 844 –166 326
–79 579 –145 413
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
4 472 1 668
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
194
YEMEN
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
7 030 4 692
98 95
23.7 12.3
All food items 7 7
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 89 90
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 4 2
89 87
73 52
9 29
7 6
84
35/16/14/10/9
0.8125 0.5325
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
4 809 5 519
52 46
2 678 (56%) 3 554 (64%)
1 974 (41%) 1 757 (32%)
65
24/17/12/7/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
2 041 7 104
–2 221 826
–4 261 –2 454
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
2 155 3 205
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
26.1
..
..
(2013) 40.0
OCEANIA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
196
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Commodity exports (as a share of GDP), 2014–2015
The size of the bubbles is proportional to Commodity dependence, 2014–2015
Nauru
Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea
Fiji
Micronesia (Federated States of)
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20
40
60
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Fiji
Kir
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Vanu
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Fiji
Kir
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Pala
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Sam
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Tong
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Tuva
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Vanu
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All food exports (as a share of commodityexport value), 2014–2015
7 3 0 3 0 09
1
73
101 3
0
20
40
60
80
100
Agricultural raw materials exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Mar
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Pala
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Sam
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Tong
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Tuva
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Vanu
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28
113
0 0 0
36
0 0 0 0 0
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20
40
60
80
100
Fuel exports (as a share of commodity exportvalue), 2014–2015
90 1 0
99
2
39
5 4 92 0
0
20
40
60
80
100
Minerals, ores and metals exports (as a share ofcommodity export value), 2014–2015
Mar
shal
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land
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Sol
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Isla
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Mar
shal
lIs
land
s
Sol
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Isla
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77
95
23
93 95 97 96
37
76 74 73 73
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fiji
Kir
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Mar
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Papu
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Mar
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Sol
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Isla
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Tong
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Vanu
atu
Fiji
Kir
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i
Nau
ru
Pala
u
Sam
oa
Tong
a
Tuva
lu
Vanu
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Commodity exports (as a share of merchandiseexport value), 2014–2015
41
60
4
53 5647
39
53 54 57 55
42
0
20
40
60
80
100
All food import value (as a share of commodityimport value), 2014–2015
197
OCEANIA
FIJI
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
571 875
78 77
18.3 19.9
All food items 68 57
Agricultural raw materials 7 7
Fuels 15 28
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 10 9
52 56
23 28
15 15
14 13
83
25/25/15/10/8
0.3765 0.2050
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
809 1 147
50 39
315 (39%) 476 (41%)
472 (58%) 631 (55%)
88
48/12/12/11/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
888 1 786
238 272
386 387
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–71 –19
Status: Net food-importing country No No
5.0
(2008) 4.1
(2008) 42.8
..
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
198
KIRIBATI
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
4 9
80 95
2.8 10.0
All food items 98 96
Agricultural raw materials 1 3
Fuels – 1
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 –
96 97
[03] Fishery products 88 91
7 4
1 2
92
74/8/5/3/2
0.4569 0.8495
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
37 48
52 41
22 (59%) 29 (60%)
14 (38%) 17 (35%)
82
33/24/11/8/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
65 109
32 39
14 17
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
18 20
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
(2006) 14.1
(2006) 37.6
..
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
199
OCEANIA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 14
23 23
3.6 13.3
All food items 66 86
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels 33 13
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 2 1
96 96
[03] Fishery products 63 83
31 12
2 1
84
37/30/9/4/4
0.5004 0.7520
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
2 6
2 4
0.187 (9%) 0.261 (4%)
2 (90%) 5 (94%)
97
50/30/11/5/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
101 76
–4 –8
–0.03 4
Status: Net fuel-importing country No Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–4 –12
Status: Net food-importing country No No
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
200
MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
26 24
95 93
9.1 15.6
All food items 99 97
Agricultural raw materials – 3
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – –
99 89
99 66
– / [03] Fishery products – 14
– 9
100
63/37
0.8309 0.5421
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
67 93
39 56
55 (82%) 50 (53%)
6 (9%) 40 (42%)
85
42/18/13/7/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
145 141
41 69
6 ..
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes ..
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
29 26
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
(2013) 17.4
(2013) 42.5
..
201
OCEANIA
NAURU
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
32 26
86 95
54.9 28.1
All food items 1 1
Agricultural raw materials 1 –
Fuels 3 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 95 99
98 100
94 98
3 1
1 1
99
39/20/18/17/5
0.7015 0.9140
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
17 18
66 22
4 (21%) 10 (56%)
12 (72%) 7 (42%)
97
45/41/9/1/1
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–13 52
–16 –8
11 7
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
3 10
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
202
PALAU
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 17
94 97
3.1 14.3
All food items 97 98
Agricultural raw materials – –
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 3 2
99 99
[03] Fishery products 96 97
2 1
1 1
100
97/1/1/1
0.6588 0.9233
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
60 84
61 53
32 (53%) 39 (47%)
27 (45%) 42 (51%)
94
36/27/16/13/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
92 140
54 67
27 42
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
26 23
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
..
..
..
203
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
4 969 8 376
98 96
55.8 50.0
All food items 19 15
Agricultural raw materials 8 9
Fuels 17 36
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 56 39
67 51
31 22
22 18
14 11
90
34/23/20/11/2
0.3671 0.3181
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
1 570 821
44 29
770 (49%) 320 (39%)
753 (48%) 466 (57%)
89
40/25/10/10/4
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
–1 501 –5 908
–3 400 –7 556
–68 –2 541
Status: Net fuel-importing country No No
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–160 –964
Status: Net food-importing country No No
..
(2009) 39.3
(2009) 43.9
..
OCEANIA
THE STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE 2016
204
SAMOA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
16 19
28 37
2.6 2.4
All food items 90 94
Agricultural raw materials 1 1
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 9 5
73 76
40 45
21 25
12 6
72
23/17/16/11/5
0.7236 0.2582
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
118 182
44 48
68 (58%) 96 (53%)
42 (35%) 70 (38%)
88
37/18/17/11/5
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
212 327
102 162
42 70
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
53 78
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
5.0
(2008) 0.8
(2008) 42.7
..
205
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
187 327
98 76
27.5 30.5
All food items 23 23
Agricultural raw materials 76 73
Fuels – –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 1 4
93 92
76 73
[03] Fishery products 11 11
6 8
88
0.5770 0.6167
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
144 159
43 35
65 (45%) 86 (54%)
75 (52%) 65 (41%)
82
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
146 29
–42 –168
75 65
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
22 12
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
11.3
(2005) 45.6
(2005) 46.1
..
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TONGA
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
6 13
77 74
1.8 3.1
All food items 90 82
Agricultural raw materials 6 10
Fuels 2 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 2 9
84 76
55 43
24 24
5 9
86
25/22/15/15/9
0.4696 0.3171
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
82 108
54 51
46 (56%) 62 (57%)
33 (40%) 42 (38%)
91
40/21/15/12/3
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
144 194
76 96
33 42
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
40 51
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
(2009) 1.1
(2009) 38.1
..
207
TUVALU
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
0.10 0.22
33 73
0.3 1.2
All food items 71 96
Agricultural raw materials 13 1
Fuels 2 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold 15 2
81 99
[03] Fishery products 61 96
13 2
7 1
99
80/15/2/1/1
0.2178 0.6983
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
3 2
18 15
2 (60%) 1 (55%)
1 (32%) 1 (40%)
95
67/21/3/2/2
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
15 11
3 2
1 1
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
2 1
Status: Net food-importing country Yes Yes
..
(2010) 2.7
(2010) 41.1
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VANUATU
Land area, 2013: Agricultural land, 2013:
Population, 2015: Total fertility rate, 2010–2015:
Total labour force, 2015: Female labour force, 2015:
Labour force in agriculture, 2015: Women in agriculture, 2015:
Constant GDP (2005 US$), 2015: Annual growth rate of real GDP, 2015:
Constant GDP per capita (2005 US$), 2015: Value added of agriculture, 2015:
Value added of industry, 2015: Value added of services, 2015:
Rank of Human Development Index, 2014: National currency:
COMMODITY EXPORT DEPENDENCE 2009–2010 2014–2015
32 43
62 73
4.9 5.6
All food items 96 96
Agricultural raw materials 3 3
Fuels 1 –
Ores, metals, precious stones and non-monetary gold – –
91 94
[03] Fishery products 87 90
2 2
2 2
94
68/19/3/2/2
0.2278 0.6793
COMMODITY IMPORT DEPENDENCE
50 100
18 31
27 (54%) 42 (42%)
21 (41%) 55 (54%)
93
46/19/14/8/6
NET MERCHANDISE AND COMMODITY TRADE
225 264
18 58
20 55
Status: Net fuel-importing country Yes Yes
FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
–3 1
Status: Net food-importing country No Yes
6.4
(2010) 15.4
(2010) 37.2
..
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STATE OF COMMODITY DEPENDENCE
ISBN 978-92-1-112921-2
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