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Executive Secretariat for Integral Development

May 2012

SOCIO‐ECONOMIC DATA OF THE AMERICAS

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and

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available data from various sources and are included for informational purposes only.

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ContentsEconomic Indicators

Macroeconomic OverviewStructure of the EconomyTradeFDI and ODA

Social IndicatorsHuman Development IndexHealthEducationPoverty and InequalityMigration

Business EnvironmentGlobal Competitiveness RankingsEase of Doing BusinessLogistics Performance Index

Science and TechnologyExpenditure in Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development PersonnelPatentsCommunication Infrastructure

TourismTourist ArrivalsExpenditures and ReceiptsTourism ContributionsTourism Competitiveness

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Macroeconomic Overview

North America27.4%

South America5.8%

Central America0.2%Caribbean

0.2%

Rest of the World66.4%

5

Gross Domestic Product

LAC = 6.2%

The Americas = 33.5%

Source: Latest World Development Indicators, Updated as of Dec 2011 on World Bank Website5

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Macroeconomic Trends

Source: Latest World Development Indicators, Updated as of Dec 2011 on World Bank Website

GDP Growth (annual %)

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Structure of the EconomySource: Latest W

orld Developm

ent Indicators, World

Bank, updated as of Dec 2011 on W

B website

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Structure of the Economy

Agriculture5.9 %

Agriculture2.4 %

Industry30.2 % Industry

24.2 %

Services62.1 %

Services71.7 %

Latin America & the Carribean Western Hemisphere

Source: Latest World Development Indicators, Updated as of Dec 2011 on World Bank Website

99

Trade in Goods and Services, 2009Source: Latest W

orld Developm

ent Indicators, World Bank. Statistics m

easure the export and im

port of goods and services.

1010

FDI and ODA, 2009Source: Latest W

orld Developm

ent Indicators, World

Bank, updated as of Dec 2011 on W

B website

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Human Development Index (2011)

HDI Index

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1Haiti

Guatemala

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Honduras

Guyana

Bolivia

Paraguay

El Salvador

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Dominican Republic

Belize

Colombia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Brazil

Ecuador

Saint Lucia

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Peru

Jamaica

Latin America and the Caribbean

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Venezuela

Costa Rica

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Antigua and Barbuda

Panama

Mexico

Bahamas

Uruguay

Barbados

Argentina

Chile

Canada

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GINI index up to 2010

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Health Indicators, 2009*

Source: World D

evelopment Indicators, W

orld Bank*O

r Latest Available Inform

ation

Country Name Population Growth (annual %) Fertility Rate Life Expectancy at Birth

The AmericasNorth America (excl. Mexico)

CanadaUnited States

Latin America & Caribbean (incl. Mexico)Mexico

Central AmericaCosta RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanama

South AmericaArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorParaguayPeruUruguayVenezuela, RB

The CaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBarbadosBelizeDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaGuyanaHaitiJamaicaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and Tobago

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1.30.52.52.01.41.6

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1.92.34.03.22.72.5

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75.566.072.678.773.275.372.173.576.173.7

N/A73.977.276.6N/A72.775.567.661.472.1N/AN/A71.969.269.6

East Asia & Pacific 0.7 1.9 73.4

Europe & Central Asia 0.4 1.7 75.4

Middle East & North Africa 1.8 2.7 71.4

South Asia 1.5 2.8 64.4

Sub‐Saharan Africa 2.5 5.0 52.5

World 1.2 2.5 69.2

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Education Indicators, 2009 and 2010

Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank

2009 2009 2010 2010Country Name Literacy rate Public spending on education(% of GDP) School enrollment, secondary (% net) School enrollment, primary (% net)

Antigua and Barbuda 3 85 87Argentina 98Bahamas, TheBarbados 7 84Belize 63 95BoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombia 93 5 74 88Costa Rica 96 6DominicaDominican Republic 2 62 90Ecuador 84El Salvador 84Grenada 75Guatemala 74 50 97Guyana 3 81HaitiHonduras 96Jamaica 86 6Mexico 93Nicaragua 46 92Panama 94 69 98ParaguayPeru 2St. Kitts and Nevis 88 83St. Lucia 4 85 88St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7Trinidad and Tobago 99United StatesVenezuela, RB 72 93

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Education Indicators, 2008

Source: ECLAC, based on special tabulations of household surveys in the countries.

LATIN AMERICA (18 COUNTRIES): COMPLETION OF UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION AMONG PEOPLE AGED 20-24 BY PER CAPITA INCOME LEVEL AND SEX, AS OF APPROXIMATELY 2008

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Poverty Indicators

Poverty and Indigence in Latin America, 1980‐2011

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Migration, 2010


Region/Country Population (Millions) International migrant stock (% of population)

North America1 United States6 Canada

343.9309.734.2

1421

Latin America & Caribbean2 Brazil3 Mexico4 Colombia5 Argentina7 Peru8 Venezuela, RB9 Chile10 Guatemala11 Ecuador12 Dominican Republic13 Haiti14 Bolivia15 Honduras16 Paraguay17 El Salvador18 Nicaragua19 Costa Rica20 Panama21 Uruguay22 Jamaica23 Trinidad and Tobago24 Guyana25 Suriname26 Bahamas, The27 Belize28 Barbados29 St. Lucia30 St. Vincent and the Grenadines31 Grenada32 Antigua and Barbuda33 Dominica34 St. Kitts and Nevis

568.8194.9108.546.340.729.528.817.114.413.810.210.010.07.66.56.25.84.63.53.42.71.30.80.50.30.30.30.20.10.10.10.10.1

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World 6855.2

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Migration, 2010


Workers’

Remittances and Compensation of Employees

By Region (US$Millions)

2121

Migration, 2009


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Global Competitiveness Rankings

Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2011‐2012, World Economic Forum

*Does not include US or Canada.

CountryWorld

Ranking

20111. Institutions 2. Infrastructure

3. Macroeconomic

stability

4. Health

and

primary

education

5. Higher

education

and

training

6. Goods

market

efficiency

7. Labor

market

efficiency

8. Financial

market

sophistication

9. Technological

readiness

10.

Market

size

11. Business

sophistication12.

Innovation

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United StatesCanadaChileBarbadosPanamaCosta RicaBrazilUruguayMexicoColombiaPeruGuatemalaEl SalvadorTrinidad and TobagoArgentinaHondurasJamaicaDominican RepublicEcuadorBoliviaGuyanaNicaraguaParaguayVenezuela

5123142496153635868678491818586107110101103109115

122124

391126187553773510310095129118821341028612612512393130132142

161141223883644966858870655381917910694104102116125117

90491412641109115593942527680576281142964032119106100128

4267117793987476978971009060568910610970103769910784

131243257847574272607710010564541088599909579117

11667

24122556465711377849950656910413785781111311369412383142

453935115558311811488439810887131135801041381409196127142

221337292791437983683846724912656521031121229311488132

2016452940565449637569809052649172701031259712111292

114461348583108712324876861112491102696084135109

9241

1024394146353183566165557467798175899310682123111124

51146497235445563571139112786781019412211010699130133126

AVERAGE LAC* 82 96 79 78 79 76 89 99 75 75 73.5 73.4545 88.0454

AVERAGE 76 90 74 77 74 71 83 91 71 70 68 68.75 81.375

2525


Pillar 1: Institutions



1. InstitutionsA. Public

Institutionsi. Property rights

ii. Ethics and corruption

iii. Undue influence

iv. Government inefficiency

v. Securitya. Business costs of terrorism

b. Business costs of crime and violence

c. Organized crime

d. Reliability of police services

B. Private Institutions

i. Corporate ethics

ii. Accountability

1 Canada 11 14 14 16 13 17 35 93 43 44 6 4 7 4

2 Barbados 18 18 17 19 22 15 24 54 57 16 15 18 23 20

3 Chile 26 27 48 22 20 23 33 40 70 52 10 21 20 23

4 Peru 95 103 97 84 105 80 119 113 121 115 114 58 81 37

5 United States 39 41 33 40 40 43 75 122 81 86 30 26 29 17

6 Costa Rica 53 55 64 51 41 66 97 77 117 116 50 46 37 93

7 Panama 75 82 46 94 130 64 94 86 116 100 62 57 55 61

8 Brazil 77 83 66 92 68 109 96 23 126 120 66 65 83 48

9 Trinidad & Tobago 82 88 79 87 62 74 121 91 135 117 119 69 72 56

10 Jamaica 86 93 67 81 67 95 133 88 140 135 101 60 63 49

11 Guyana 93 95 94 88 95 72 111 92 130 93 113 80 91 78

12 Uruguay 35 35 42 23 30 46 36 5 58 24 52 39 28 64

13 Colombia 100 110 87 103 87 83 138 142 133 138 64 61 87 38

14 Honduras 102 105 91 86 85 79 134 126 137 137 98 85 70 107

15 Mexico 103 109 84 100 88 87 139 121 134 139 133 72 88 57

16 El Salvador 118 126 103 102 111 103 141 132 141 142 117 79 73 90

17 Bolivia 118 126 103 106 96 106 123 125 111 122 129 130 102 134

18 Ecuador 125 124 120 108 116 119 125 120 127 126 118 127 123 122

19 Dominican Republic 126 129 99 135 131 111 130 107 122 113 142 103 116 85

20 Guatemala 129 132 113 121 121 101 142 129 142 141 138 81 76 91

21 Nicaragua 130 130 122 123 140 124 106 99 105 106 104 117 120 110

22 Paraguay 132 134 129 133 136 110 127 111 120 123 135 118 132 92

23 Argentina 134 136 133 134 133 138 116 42 119 133 126 121 122 121

24 Venez 142 142 142 138 141 142 140 108 139 140 140 135 131 135

95 99 88 92 92 89 110 92 118 111 94 79 82 78

93 97 86 87 90 87 109 94 117 110 95 77 79 75

Country

AVERAGE LAC*

AVERAGE

2626


Pillar 6: Goods Markets Efficiency



6. Goods Markets Efficiency A. Competition

i. Domestic Competition

a. Intensity of Local

Competition

g. Time Required to

Start a Business

ii. Foreign competition

a. Prevalence of Trade Barriers

b. Trade Tariffs

c. Prevalence of Foreign Ownership

d. Business Impact of

Rules on FDI

e. Burden of Customs

Procedures

B. Quality of Demand Conditions

1 Canada 12 10 8 21 9 41 47 39 18 60 30 72 United States 24 34 25 18 13 87 59 32 43 68 58 153 Chile 25 23 24 36 84 17 5 62 8 7 10 354 Panama 46 42 43 43 35 36 45 81 11 9 63 705 Peru 50 59 57 55 91 47 28 40 28 16 53 456 Barbados 56 63 59 68 n/a 81 68 137 32 42 40 537 Costa Rica 57 82 100 65 127 48 95 44 22 35 87 368 Guatemala 65 80 82 50 111 70 75 51 57 107 65 499 El Salvador 69 75 83 40 70 61 80 50 37 103 86 5810 Uruguay 77 90 92 103 129 55 33 89 7 6 64 6311 Jamaica 78 62 70 72 28 54 58 79 51 57 92 9312 Paraguay 83 72 78 100 108 71 62 82 97 108 84 8713 Mexico 84 103 107 84 35 69 57 91 23 52 74 6214 Honduras 85 93 113 98 58 46 88 53 48 90 81 7315 Guyana 94 83 86 79 98 88 81 99 120 79 107 10416 Colombia 99 128 124 85 58 127 110 118 77 69 80 39

17 Trinidad and Tobago 104 99 89 69 118 104 56 106 75 50 126 11218 Dominican Republic 111 109 111 60 74 75 121 85 41 41 57 10719 Brazil 113 132 129 48 138 137 109 120 79 74 124 4620 Nicaragua 123 118 131 118 114 67 111 46 93 97 127 12321 Ecuador 131 130 130 109 125 129 141 88 119 140 103 11822 Bolivia 136 137 137 134 123 132 131 95 128 132 129 12823 Argentina 137 141 140 105 90 140 142 105 33 136 139 9424 Venezuela 142 142 142 140 139 141 140 121 123 142 142 129

89 94 97 80 93 82 83 84 60 72 88 7883 88 90 75 86 80 81 80 57 72 84 73

Country

AVERAGE LAC*AVERAGE

2727


Pillar 9: Technological Readiness



9. Technological Readiness

A. Technological Adoption

i. Availability of Latest

Technologies

ii. Firm‐level Technology Absorption

iii. FDI and Technology Transfer B. ICT Use

i. Internet Users

ii. Broadband Internet

Subscriptionsiii. Internet Bandwidth

1 Canada 16 22 14 29 21 16 13 14 222 United States 20 21 18 18 49 20 18 18 263 Barbados 29 34 27 38 36 28 24 31 374 Panama 40 12 28 32 4 53 58 60 515 Chile 45 32 30 40 22 56 53 50 556 Uruguay 49 53 66 76 9 49 56 46 477 Trinidad and Tobago 52 65 60 71 72 51 50 48 548 Brazil 54 47 53 48 28 63 61 63 659 Costa Rica 56 44 68 55 5 69 70 65 6710 Mexico 63 58 61 81 24 73 79 52 8411 Argentina 64 95 83 93 114 55 72 54 4912 Peru 69 56 64 62 35 82 75 81 7513 Dominican Republic 70 59 59 57 61 81 65 78 8914 Jamaica 72 60 44 72 70 83 87 75 6315 Colombia 75 74 78 83 59 78 70 66 7016 Guatemala 80 54 48 47 78 94 112 92 10217 El Salvador 90 83 73 85 89 89 100 85 11118 Honduras 91 66 81 67 40 96 109 99 9619 Venezuela 92 113 97 105 127 71 74 70 8120 Guyana 97 99 85 96 109 86 82 94 8521 Ecuador 103 116 104 103 130 90 90 97 8722 Paraguay 112 117 109 110 125 95 91 106 9523 Nicaragua 121 118 127 118 94 113 114 102 9224 Bolivia 125 136 136 139 133 103 96 100 93

75 72 72 76 67 75 77 73 7570 68 67 72 64 71 72 69 71

Country

AVERAGE LAC*AVERAGE

2828


Pillar 12: Innovation



12. Innovationi. Capacity for Innovation

ii. Quality of scientific research

institutions

iii. Company spending on

R&D

iv. University‐industry

collaboration in R&D

v. Government procurement of

advanced technology products

vi. Availability of scientists

and engineers

vii. Utility patents

1 United States 5 7 7 6 3 9 4 32 Canada 11 24 9 25 11 35 7 103 Costa Rica 35 40 31 35 35 64 32 494 Brazil 44 31 42 30 38 52 91 605 Chile 44 66 51 60 44 47 29 536 Barbados 49 91 47 100 40 39 58 377 Uruguay 55 65 58 56 53 54 94 488 Colombia 57 59 69 76 43 45 77 769 Mexico 63 76 54 79 45 75 86 5810 Panama 72 98 70 69 66 46 112 6111 Argentina 78 77 41 72 48 127 75 5512 Trinidad and Tobago 86 120 84 94 68 108 61 3913 Guatemala 91 69 103 63 55 118 84 8014 Jamaica 94 97 63 101 76 102 121 5115 Guyana 99 73 100 59 113 74 125 9016 Honduras 101 88 111 82 85 80 110 9017 Bolivia 106 70 108 78 107 107 104 9018 Ecuador 110 87 119 95 94 83 109 9019 Peru 113 99 109 118 103 98 102 8320 Dominican Republic 122 126 123 125 90 94 129 7721 Venezuela 126 123 112 121 80 139 119 6622 El Salvador 127 115 133 122 112 119 132 9023 Nicaragua 130 111 131 123 121 134 131 9024 Paraguay 133 116 138 110 123 128 137 75

88 86 86 85 69 88 96 6981 80 80 79 69 82 89 63

Country

AVERAGE LAC*AVERAGE

2929

Ease of Doing Business

Source: Doing Business Report 2011, IFC and World Bank

Country Ranking 2011 Starting a BusinessDealing with

Construction PermitsGetting Electricity

Registering Property

Getting CreditProtecting Investors

Paying TaxesTrading Across

Borders

1 United States 4 13 17 17 16 4 5 72 202 Canada 13 3 25 156 41 24 5 8 423 Chile 39 27 90 41 53 48 29 45 624 Peru 41 55 101 82 22 24 17 85 565 Colombia 42 65 29 134 51 67 5 95 876 St. Lucia 52 53 13 13 115 98 29 52 1107 Mexico 53 75 43 142 140 40 46 109 598 Antigua and Barbuda 57 80 21 16 124 98 29 135 719 Panama 61 29 71 15 120 48 111 169 1110 Dominica 65 48 18 65 116 78 29 73 8811 Trinidad and Tobago 68 74 93 24 175 40 24 65 5212 Grenada 73 60 11 39 154 98 29 91 4013 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 75 58 6 21 141 126 29 73 3814 Bahamas, The 85 73 79 105 177 78 111 56 4815 Jamaica 88 23 49 112 103 98 79 172 9716 Uruguay 90 32 153 7 165 67 97 160 12517 Belize 93 152 9 53 137 98 122 55 10718 St. Kitts and Nevis 95 64 16 33 164 126 29 133 4419 Guatemala 97 165 151 30 23 8 133 124 11920 Paraguay 102 106 66 23 64 78 65 132 15421 Dominican Republic 108 140 105 123 105 78 65 94 4522 El Salvador 112 136 144 130 54 48 166 146 6923 Argentina 113 146 169 58 139 67 111 144 10224 Guyana 114 87 28 144 104 166 79 115 8225 Nicaragua 118 130 150 136 122 98 97 155 8326 Costa Rica 121 122 141 43 46 98 166 138 7327 Brazil 126 120 127 51 114 98 79 150 12128 Honduras 128 150 70 114 94 8 166 140 10329 Ecuador 130 164 91 128 75 78 133 88 12330 Bolivia 153 169 107 124 138 126 133 179 12631 Suriname 158 173 98 38 170 159 181 34 10533 Haiti 174 180 139 75 131 159 166 118 14532 Venezuela 177 147 109 155 91 182 179 183 16634 Barbados … … … … … … … …

LAC 97 100 81 73 111 87 88 113 87Western Hemisphere 92 95 77 74 106 82 83 109 84

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Logistics Performance Index

Country LPI W* ** Customs ** Infrastructure ** International shipments

** Logistics competence

** Tracking & tracing

** Timeliness **

Canada 3.87 14 1 3.71 1 4.03 2 3.24 1 3.99 1 4.01 2 4.41 1

United States 3.86 15 2 3.68 2 4.15 1 3.21 2 3.92 2 4.17 1 4.19 2

Brazil 3.20 41 3 2.37 14 3.10 3 2.91 5 3.3 3 3.42 3 4.14 3

Argentina 3.10 48 4 2.63 6 2.75 6 3.15 3 3.03 5 3.15 8 3.82 6

Chile 3.09 49 5 2.93 3 2.86 5 2.74 13 2.94 6 3.33 4 3.8 7

Mexico 3.05 50 6 2.55 8 2.95 4 2.83 9 3.04 4 3.28 5 3.66 10

Panama 3.02 51 7 2.76 4 2.63 8 2.87 6 2.83 7 3.26 6 3.76 8

Costa Rica 2.91 56 8 2.61 7 2.56 11 2.64 15 2.8 8 3.13 9 3.71 9

Dominican Republic 2.82 65 9 2.51 9 2.34 17 2.59 17 2.42 18 3.17 7 3.85 4

Peru 2.8 67 10 2.5 10 2.66 7 2.75 12 2.61 12 2.89 11 3.38 16

Honduras 2.78 70 11 2.39 13 2.31 18 2.67 14 2.57 16 2.83 14 3.83 5

Colombia 2.77 72 12 2.5 10 2.59 9 2.54 18 2.75 9 2.75 16 3.52 13

Ecuador 2.77 71 12 2.32 17 2.38 15 2.86 8 2.6 13 2.84 12 3.55 12

Paraguay 2.75 76 14 2.37 14 2.44 12 2.87 6 2.59 14 2.72 17 3.46 15

Uruguay 2.75 77 14 2.71 5 2.58 10 2.77 11 2.59 14 2.78 15 3.06 19

Venezuela, RB 2.68 84 16 2.06 20 2.44 12 3.05 4 2.53 17 2.84 12 3.05 20

El Salvador 2.67 86 17 2.48 12 2.44 12 2.18 21 2.66 11 2.68 19 3.63 11

Guatemala 2.63 90 18 2.33 16 2.37 16 2.16 22 2.74 10 2.71 18 3.52 13

Nicaragua 2.54 107 19 2.24 19 2.23 20 2.63 16 2.31 21 2.51 20 3.21 17

Jamaica 2.53 108 20 2 22 2.07 21 2.82 10 2.32 20 3.07 10 2.82 21

Bolivia 2.51 112 21 2.26 18 2.24 19 2.53 19 2.38 19 2.38 21 3.2 18

Guyana 2.27 140 22 2.02 21 1.99 22 2.31 20 2.25 22 2.28 22 2.7 22

High income (average) 3.87 3.70 4.09 3.24 3.74 3.58 3.76

Upper middle income (average) 2.94 2.85 2.97 2.93 2.93 2.97 3.07

Latin America & Caribbean (average) 2.88 2.54 2.64 2.74 2.78 3.01 3.56

* World ranking / ** Ranking among the 22 countries in the Western Hemisphere included in this index

3.23 ‐ 5 High income 2.75 ‐ 3.23 Upper middle income 2.48 ‐ 2.75 Lower middle income 1 ‐ 2.48 Low income

Source: World Bank, 2010

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3232

Expenditure in Research and Development Regional Indicators

Oceania2.2%

Latin America and Caribbean

2.2%

Africa0.4%

Europe32.2%

United States and Canada37.5%

Asia25.5%

Source: El Estado de la Ciencia

2011, Red de Indicadores

de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT)

Share of Total Global R&D Spending, 2009

3333Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast

Expenditure in Research and Development Regional Indicators

3434



de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT)

Investment in R&D Relative to GDP, 2009*

Expenditure in Research and Development Country Indicators

* Or Latest Available Information

0.21%0.40%0.42%

0.54%0.60%0.64%0.69%

1.19%1.38%

1.70%1.85%1.92%

2.05%2.23%

2.78%3.04%

3.33%3.96%

4.28%

0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.50%

Panama

Mexico

Uruguay

Costa Rica

Argentina

Cuba

LAC

Brazil

Spain

China

UK

Canada

Europe

France

Germany

USA

Japan

Finland

Israel

35Source: El Estado de la Ciencia


de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT)

*Or latest available information

Financial Resources for R&D, 2009*


* * N/A

Higher Education Enterprises Foreign Government NPOs

Argentina 0.6 3.8 21.4 0.7 73.2 0.8

Bolivia 0.2 25.6 5 17.9 49.4 2

Brazil 1.2 2.1 46.3 0 51.6 0

Canada 1.9 17.4 47.6 6.9 24.6 3.5

Chile 0.4 17.2 43.7 3.3 33.8 2

Colombia 0.2 21 13.9 4.7 55.8 4.7

Costa Rica 0.5 0 33.3 1.9 61.5 3.3

Cuba 0.6 0 15 10 75 0

Ecuador 0.3 1.4 8.5 0.5 89.6 0

El Salvador 0.1 0.04 0.9 14.7 84.2 0.2

Guatemala ** 28.9 0 48.4 22.7 **

Mexico 0.4 6.4 43.2 1.9 46.9 1.6

Panama 0.2 3.01 2.2 49.6 44.2 1

Paraguay 0.1 9.2 0.3 12.3 76.2 2.1

Peru 0.1 ** ** ** ** **

Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 ** ** ** ** **

United States 3 0 68.1 0 26.1 5.8Uruguay 0.4 24.9 39.3 1.9 33.4 0.6

LAC 0.7 3.4 43.3 0.8 52.1 0.4

CountryExpenditure on R&D as % of GDP

Expenditure in R&D by Funding Source (%)

3636



de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT)


Expenditure in R&D by Activity, 2009*


* * N/A

Applied Research

Basic Research

Experimental Development

Agro Sciences Humanities

Engineering and Technology

Medical Sciences

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences Not Specified

Antigua and Barbuda ** ** ** 15.7 5.8 37.1 11.09 16.6 9.1 2.5

Argentina 43.7 29.8 26.5 14.08 5.82 34.43 1.15 22.11 11.56 1.05

Bolivia 23.4 70.4 6.1 39.85 2.3 32.15 ** 23.56 0.99 0

Brazil ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Canada ** ** ** ** ** ** 9.23 ** ** **

Chile 49 35.7 15.3 13.74 2.67 43.27 3 19.44 11.65 0

Colombia 47 24 29 5.7 ** 2 4.41 11.9 2.1 2.1

Costa Rica 75.5 11.4 13.1 11.9 2.04 6.59 ** 10.69 12.59 30.9

Cuba 49.9 10.1 40 ** ** ** 9 ** ** **

Ecuador 60.4 31.3 8.3 12.9 5.2 44 15 16 12.9 0

El Salvador 31.8 58.8 9.4 4.94 9.38 10 37.29 29 31.25 0.44

Guatemala 85.7 5.6 8.7 18.2 9.34 5.99 0 13.98 15.21 0

Mexico 31 23.9 45.1 0 0 0 ** 86.67 13.33 0

Panama 28 41 31 ** ** ** 22.3 ** ** 0

Paraguay 78.3 16 5.7 46.5 1.2 3.6 ** 15 11.5 0

Peru 48.3 38.3 13.4 ** ** ** 2.28 ** ** 0

Trinidad and Tobago ** ** ** 51.67 3.34 11.7 ** 20.67 10.33 0

United States 22.3 17.4 60.3 ** ** ** 5.94 ** ** 0Uruguay 65.2 21.3 13.5 29.11 3 36.47 15.21 10.27 0

Country

Expenditure in R&D by Activity (%) Expenditure in R&D by Field of Science

3737

Personnel in R&D and Percentage who are Women, 2009*



de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT)


Research and Development Personnel

* * N/A

Technicians Scholars/Doctorates Researchers S&T Services Total

Argentina 4.1 ** 57.4 49.6 ** **

Bolivia 0.5 60 30 40 48 43.5

Brazil 2.1 ** ** 48 ** **

Chile 1.5 ** ** 30 ** **

Colombia 0.7 ** ** 38.2 ** **

Costa Rica 1.7 34.2 56.9 42 36.7 39.4

Cuba 1.0 ** ** 48.5 ** 53.5

Ecuador 0.5 45 ** 44 ** 41.3

El Salvador 0.2 ** ** 32.9 ** 32.9

Guatemala 0.1 33.9 ** 31.5 ** 34.4

Honduras 0.2 41.8 ** 26.5 ** 38.3

Mexico 0.7 ** ** ** ** **

Panama 0.3 50 41.1 35.3 ** 37.1

Paraguay 0.3 44.1 34.8 52.7 39.5 44.5

Peru 0.4 ** ** ** ** **

Trinidad and Tobago 1.3 ** ** 46.7 42.2 43.5

United States 13.9 ** ** 20.6 ** 22

Uruguay 1.8 84.1 51.4 52.3 ** 52.3Venezuela 0.5 ** ** 53.1 ** **

LAC 1.6 ** ** ** ** **

CountryResearchers per Thousand

Labor Force

% of S&T Personnel who are Female

3838

Researchers in LAC by Sector of Employment and Scientific Field,

2009



de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT)

Research and Development PersonnelRegional Indicators

% of Researchers in LAC by Sector of Employment

Non profit private

organizations 1%

Government 12%

Enterprises 15%

Higher Education 72%

% of Researchers in LAC by Scientific Field

Medical Sciences 16.2%Agricultural

Sciences 8.4%

Social Sciences 24.2%

Humanities 17.1%

Engeneering and Technology

14.3%

Natural and Exact Sciences

19.8%

3939

Researchers in LAC by Scientific Field (2003‐2009)



de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT)

Research and Development PersonnelRegional Indicators


0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Year

Perc

enta

ge

Natural and Exact Sciences Engeneering and Technology M edical Sciences Agricultural Sciences Social Sciences Humanities


0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Year

Perc

enta

ge

Natural and Exact Sciences Engeneering and Technology M edical Sciences Agricultural Sciences Social Sciences Humanities

4040

Personnel in R&D by Activity, 2009*



de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RYCIT)


Research and Development PersonnelCountry Indicators

Higher Education Enterprises Government NPOs

Agricultural Sciences Humanities

Engineering and

TechnologyMedical Sciences

Natural and Exact Sciences

Social Sciences

Argentina 42.7 7.6 31 1.7 12.3 9.2 17.5 13.1 28.8 19

Bolivia 85 2.1 6.7 6.2 16 3 22 23 26 10

Brazil 56.8 37.3 5.1 0.7 10.6 23.8 13.6 18 22.3 11.7

Canada 77.1 19.3 3.22 0.5 ** ** ** ** ** **

Chile 33.9 56.1 4.1 5.8 10.8 10 13.6 14.6 30.9 20.1

Colombia 91 0.5 0.8 7.7 7.4 4.4 13.5 15.8 24.8 34

Costa Rica 65.6 0 31 3 13.2 5.6 13.9 16.8 26.1 24.4

Ecuador ** ** ** ** 40.9 7.6 18.7 11.8 8.5 12.4

El Salvador 90.2 4.5 5.3 0 12 4 23.7 10.6 28.8 20.8

Guatemala 57.7 0 42.3 0 31.1 7.4 14.9 7.8 19.5 19.4

Honduras 43.2 11.1 29.7 16 ** ** ** ** ** **

Mexico 35.8 42.5 19.3 2.5 2.8 2.4 17.2 12.6 6.5 58.5

Panama 30.3 4.1 58.3 10.3 22.7 0.7 10.2 12 45.4 9

Paraguay ** ** ** ** 35 6.4 16.2 10.8 15.3 16.3

Peru 40.2 45.8 13.9 0.1 ** ** ** ** ** **

Trinidad and Tobago 82.3 0.5 17.1 0 25.9 0 17.2 20 23.6 13.3

United States 14.2 81.2 3.7 0.9 ** ** ** ** ** **

Uruguay 80.8 1.1 13.4 4.6 14.9 15.1 17.9 20.9 20.1 11.1Venezuela 89.6 0.8 9 0.6 16.8 0 13.1 22.2 11.8 36.2

LAC 70.9 15.4 12.3 1.4 8.4 17.1 14.3 16.1 19.8 24.2

Country

Employment % of Researchers by Scientific Field

* * N/A

4141



de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

Dependency Rate = Non‐Resident Patent Applicants/Patent Applicants

Invention Coefficient = Patent Applicants/100,000 inhabitants


Science and Technology Patents, 2009*

* * N/A

Non‐Residents Residents Total

Non‐Residents Residents Total

United States 214807 241347 456154 96895 95032 191927 0.9 80Canada 32410 5067 37477 17468 2029 19497 6.4 15Brazil 18076 7875 25951 2249 529 2778 2.3 4.1Mexico 13459 822 14281 9413 213 9629 16.4 0.8Argentina 4336 640 4976 1106 248 1354 6.8 1.6Chile 3400 531 3931 1268 130 1398 6.4 3.2Venezuela 2778 123 2901 75 4 79 22.6 0.4Colombia 1546 128 1674 458 20 478 12.1 0.3

Uruguay 752 26 778 14 3 17 28.9 1Peru 657 37 694 371 13 384 17.8 0.1Costa Rica 504 20 524 48 1 49 25.2 0.4Bolivia 357 51 408 19 4 23 7 0.5Guatemala 361 12 376 168 0 168 30.8 0.1El Salvador 264 34 298 40 20 60 7.8 0.5Paraguay 249 11 260 5 1 6 22.6 0.2Panama 243 15 258 243 15 258 16.2 0.5Cuba 172 59 231 81 59 140 2.9 0.5Trinidad and Tobago 222 4 226 49 1 50 55.5 0.3Nicaragua 218 4 222 68 0 68 54.5 0.1Dominican Republic 159 8 167 ** ** ** 19.9 0.1Honduras 100 5 105 70 10 80 20 0.1Jamaica 59 10 69 61 11 72 5.9 0.4Ecuador ** ** 976 ** ** 65 ** 0.1Haiti ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 0LAC 281611 255997 535839 116669 98119 218879 4.7 1.7Total 295129 256829 550189 126143 98343 228580 ** **

Invention CoefficientCountry

Patent Applications Granted PatentsDependency

Rate

4242

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Source: International

Telecommunication Union (ITU), 2011

ICT Development Index (IDI), 2010

Note: The ITU IDI is a composite index

combining 11 indicators into one

benchmark measure that serves to

monitor and compare the level of

advancement of ICTs

in more than 150

countries worldwide. IDI is presented on a

scale from 1‐10.

Country Regional Rank Global Rank IDI

United States 1 17 7.09

Canada 2 26 6.69

Barbados 3 41 5.83

Uruguay 4 54 4.93

Chile 5 55 4.65

Argentina 6 56 4.64

Trinidad and Tobago 7 61 4.36

Brazil 8 64 4.22

Venezuela 9 65 4.11

Panama 10 66 4.09

Costa Rica 11 70 3.99

Mexico 12 75 3.75

Colombia 13 76 3.75

Suriname 14 82 3.52

Peru 15 83 3.52

Jamaica 16 85 3.41

Ecuador 17 88 3.37

Dominican Republic 18 93 3.21

Guyana 19 95 3.08

El Salvador 20 98 2.89

Paraguay 21 99 2.87

Bolivia 22 102 2.83

Honduras 23 106 2.72

Cuba 24 107 2.69

Guatemala 25 108 2.65

Nicaragua 26 114 2.31

Average (simple) 3.89

4343

Communication Infrastructure Use, 2010

Source: World Development Indicators,

World Bank

* Or Latest Available Information

Region/ CountryInternet users (per 100

people)Mobile cellular subscriptions

(per 100 people)

East Asia & Pacific 35.6 76.6Europe & Central Asia 56.7 122.7Middle East & North Africa 25.0 97.0South Asia 8.4 61.0Sub‐Saharan Africa 10.9 44.7North America 79.5 88.3Canada 81.0 70.0United States 79.0 90.0Latin America & Caribbean 34.0 98.2Antigua and Barbuda 80.0 184.7Argentina 36.0 141.8Bahamas, The 43.0 124.9Barbados 70.2 128.1Belize 12.7 56.3Bolivia 20.0 72.3Brazil 40.7 104.1Chile 45.0 116.0Colombia 36.5 93.8Costa Rica 36.5 65.1Dominica 47.5 144.9Dominican Republic 39.5 89.6Ecuador 24.0 102.2El Salvador 15.0 124.3Grenada 33.5 116.7Guatemala 10.5 125.6Guyana 29.9 73.6Haiti 8.4 40.0Honduras 11.1 125.1Jamaica 26.5 114.8Mexico 31.0 80.6Nicaragua 10.0 65.1Panama 42.8 184.7Paraguay 23.6 91.6Peru 34.3 100.1St. Kitts and Nevis 32.9 161.4St. Lucia 36.1 103.0St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69.6 120.5Suriname 31.6 176.0Trinidad and Tobago 48.5 141.2Uruguay 43.5 132.2Venezuela, RB 35.8 96.7World 30.5 78.6

4444

Communication Infrastructure

Source: CEPALSTAT

Access to Communication Infrastructure, 2009

Region/Country% Households with Radio

% Households with Television

% Households with Land Phone

% Households with Mobile Phone

% Households with Computer

% Households with Internet

Brazil 88 95 43 78 35 27Chile ** ** 45 ** 42 29Colombia ** 87 ** 63 23 15Costa Rica 76 94 65 68 37 18Dominican Republic 68 86 24 73 ** ** Ecuador ** 83 36 74 23 8El Salvador ** 83 ** 81 12 6Honduras 83 ** ** ** ** ** Mexico ** 95 46 69 27 18Nicaragua ** ** ** ** 7 2Paraguay 81 86 20 86 19 11Peru ** 74 29 64 19 10Uruguay 93 94 64 83 48 28

* * N/A

4545

Communication Infrastructure Use

Source: International Telecommunication

Union (ITU), based on national sources

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4646







4747Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update, April 2011

International Tourist Arrivals

4848

OAS Member States


Europe

Sub‐Saharan Africa

Asia and the Pacific


4949


5050

International Tourist Arrivals, OAS Member States (2011)

Source: International Tourist Arrivals, World Development Indicators, World Bank.

Information not yet available for Trinidad and Tobago. Haiti total visitors 868137.

106490

79766

59791

24669

9608

5325 5255 5161 4478 3550 3171 2832 2708 2532 2494 2485 2378 2082 1876 1726 1606 1197 1072 1036 984 807 787 695 610 595 231 205.5 150 0

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5151

Average Expenditures in International Tourism

Average expenditure per tourist, 2011 (US$)

1107

995

862

700

592

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Americas Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East Africa

Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update, April 2011

5252

Average Expenditures in International Tourism

Average expenditure per tourist by OAS Member State, 2011 (US$)

Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank.

Does not include Dominican Republic, Nicaragua,Saint

Lucia, St Kitts & Nevis, St Vincent &Grenadines, Antigua & Barbudas,Grenada, Belize, Dominica,

Guyana

Haiti

Trinidad

and

Tobago

Expenditure in country per tourist (US$)

2,773

1,479

967 1,

197

1,121

841

897

1,153

1,126

740

680

593

420

394

313 402

156

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741

0

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500

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United States

Panama

Vene

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Brazil

Colombia

Argentina

Barbados

Peru

Costa Rica

Jamaica

Chile

Uruguay

Bolivia

Bahamas

Hon

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Paraguay

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Guatemala

Nicaragua

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Antigua & Barbu

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Belize

Canada

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Haiti

Suriname

Trinidad y Tob

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5353

Europe, US$411bn,

48%

Asia and the Pacific,

US$203bn, 24%

Americas, US$166bn,

20%

Middle East, US$42bn, 5%

Africa, US$29bn, 3%

Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update, April 2011

International Tourism Receipts, 2010

International Tourism Receipts

5454Source: World Development Indicators

Receipts (% of total exports), 2009

International Tourism

4.4

6.8

7.57.8

9.1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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Europe & CentralAsia Sub‐Saharan Africa

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6.76.4

5.6

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0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Expenditures (% of total imports), 2009

5555Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank.

Does not include Dominica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago due to

unavailable information.

International Tourism ReceiptsInternational Tourism Receipts by OAS Member State, 2011 (US$bn)

Tourists' expenditure in country (US$ Mn)

18,281

12,417

6,180

4,478

2,797

2,741

2,552

2,413

2,095

2,797

2,070

1,607

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786

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646

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243

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15,000

20,000

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40,000

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United States

Canada

Mexico

Brazil

Argentina

Colombia

Peru

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Chile

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da

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Belize

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Guyana

Haiti

Trinidad y Tob

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5656

Tourism Contributions to GDP 2011

Source: W

orld Tou

rism and

Travel Cou

ncil (W

TTC) datab

ase

*Includes indirect and

indu

ced contrib

utions.

5757

Tourism Contributions to Employment

Source: W

orld Tou

rism and

Travel Cou

ncil (W

TTC) datab

ase

*Includes indirect and

indu

ced contrib

utions.

5858

Domestic Travel and Tourism

Source: W

orld Tou

rism and

Travel Cou

ncil (W

TTC) datab

ase

5959

The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2011: The Americas

Source: World Economic Forum, The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011

*Note: Suriname is not included in this year.

6060

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness

Index 2011 and 2009 Comparison: The Americas

Source: World Economic Forum, The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011

2009Country/Economy Rank/139 Score Rank/133United States 6 5.3 8Canada 9 5.29 5Barbados 28 4.84 30Mexico 43 4.43 51Costa Rica 44 4.43 42Puerto Rico 45 4.42 53Brazil 52 4.36 45Panama 56 4.3 55Chile 57 4.27 57Uruguay 58 4.24 63Argentina 60 4.2 65Jamaica 65 4.12 60Peru 69 4.04 74Dominican Republic 72 3.99 67Colombia 77 3.94 72Trinidad and Tobago 79 3.91 84Guatemala 86 3.82 70Ecuador 87 3.79 96Honduras 88 3.79 83El Salvador 96 3.68 94Guyana 98 3.62 102Nicaragua 100 3.56 103Venezuela 106 3.46 104Bolivia 117 3.35 114Paraguay 123 3.26 122

2011

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2011 and 2009 Comparison The Americas

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Data Source Link

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GDP World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

Structure of the Economy World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

Trade in Goods and Services World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

Foreign Direct Investment World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

ODA Data World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.ODA.ODAT.CD

ODA Data for Canada and US OECD http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_34447_1893129_1_1_1_1,00.html

Human Development Index UNDP Human Development Report http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/

ICT Development Index International Telecommunication Union (ITU) http://www.itu.int/ict/statistics

Health Indicators World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

Education Indicators World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

Mean Years of Schooling UNDP Human Development Report http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/

Completion of Secondary Education ECLAC http://www.eclac.org/cgi‐bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/1/41801/P41801.xml&xsl=/dds/tpl/p9f.xsl&base=/dds/tpl/top‐bottom.xsl

Distribution of Degrees Red de Indicadores

de Ciencia

y Tecnologia http://www.ricyt.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150&Itemid=20

Poverty and Extreme Poverty ECLAC http://www.eclac.org/cgi‐bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/1/41801/P41801.xml&xsl=/dds/tpl/p9f.xsl&base=/dds/tpl/top‐bottom.xsl

GINI index UNDP Human Development Report http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/161.html

Migration and Workers' Remittances World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

Global Competitiveness Rankings World Economic Forum http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr09/

Ease of Doing Business Doing Business http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/?excel=true

Logistic Performance World Bank http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp#

Communication Infrastructure Access ECLAC http://websie.eclac.cl/sisgen/ConsultaIntegrada.asp

Communication Infrastructure Use World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

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de Ciencia

y Tecnologia

(RICYT) http://www.ricyt.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150&Itemid=20

Research and Development Global R&D Funding Forecast http://www.rdmag.com/Feature‐Articles/2010/12/Policy‐And‐Industry‐Government‐Funding‐2011‐Global‐RD‐Funding‐Forecast/

International Tourism UNWTO World Tourism Barometer http://statistics.unwto.org/en

International Tourism World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators

Tourism Contributions World Tourism and Travel Council http://wttc.org/

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