Indicators of the Change
1987-2007
Economic Development
and General Balances |
1987
|
2007
|
|---|---|---|
Gross Domestic Product (MD) |
7,160 |
44,254 |
Growth rate (at constant prices) |
4.6% |
|
Debt ratio |
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Debt service |
26.3% |
15.4% |
Inflation rate |
8% |
3% |
Global investment (MD) |
1,789 |
10,000 |
National Savings ( MD) |
1,404.8 |
9,118.9 |
Distribution of investment
|
||
|
52.2% |
43% |
|
47.8% |
57% |
Sector-based distribution of GDP |
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Agriculture |
14.9% |
11.4% |
|
Non-manufacturing industries |
16.9% |
11% |
|
Manufacturing industries |
18.1% |
17.5% |
Services |
50.1% |
59.8% |
Tourism indicators |
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Number of tourist entries (in thousands) |
1,502 |
7,000 |
Number of tourist bed-nights (in thousands) |
13.7 |
39.1 |
Number of beds (in thousands) |
98 |
238 |
Tourist incomings (MD) |
2,751 |
|
Population growth |
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Population (in thousands) |
7,639 |
10,216 |
Population growth |
2.5% |
1.11% |
Consolidation of welfare benefits |
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Social welfare spending (MD) |
1,469.4 |
7,668.1 |
Share of social welfare spending in the global state budget |
44.1% |
56.2% |
State healthcare spending (MD) |
174.9 |
713.8 |
State spending in education and higher education (MD) |
431 |
3,083 |
Social allocations per household and per month (Dinars) |
87 |
278 |
Percentage of citizens receiving social security benefits |
53.1% |
90.4% |
Education |
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Schooling rate of six-year-olds |
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|
91.5% |
|
|
98.3% |
99% |
Schooling rate of 6 to14-year-olds |
79% |
95.2% |
Ratio pupils / teacher |
32.2 |
18.2 |
Number of university students |
43,700 |
342,000 |
Rate of enrollment in higher education |
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Share of scientific research spending in GDP |
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Literacy rate for the 15-24 age bracket |
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Health |
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Life expectancy at birth (years) |
74.2 |
|
Mortality rate (per 1000 inhabitants) |
5.7 |
|
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 inhabitants) |
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Number of inhabitants per doctor |
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Women |
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Percentage of females in basic and secondary education |
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Percentage of females in higher education |
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Women in working life |
19.4% |
24.9% |
Women in the Chamber of Deputies |
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Women in Municipal Councils |
13.1% |
|
Women in RCD Central Committee |
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Employment |
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Working population (in thousands) |
3,503.4 |
|
| Sector-based distribution of working population |
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| * Services |
49.1% |
|
| * Industry |
34.1% |
32.4% |
| * Agriculture |
26.2% |
18.5% |
Annual job creation average |
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Rate of job creation in relation to additional job demand (20002-2006) |
61.7% |
92.1% |
Improvement of living conditions |
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Per capita income (Dinars) |
4,294.6 |
|
Poverty rate |
3.8% |
|
Electrification rate (in rural areas) |
35.3% |
98.9% |
Drinking water supply rate (in rural areas |
28.7% |
93% |
Number of houses (in thousands) |
1,432.6 |
2,500.8 |
Percentage of sub-standard houses |
0.69% |
7.5% |
Internet and communication |
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Number of Internet users in thousands (July 2007)
|
10,000 (in 1997) |
1,646,480 |
Internet Service Providers |
12 (7 public and 5 private) |
|
Telephone density |
91.8% |
|
Number of subscribers to the fixed telephone network |
375,000 (in 1992) |
1,265,000 |
Number of subscribers to the mobile telephone network |
1,974 (in 1992) |
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