Sources of the Macroeconomic Indicators

The macroeconomic data are prepared by The World Bank from a variety of sources. Data on Personal Transfers and Compensation of Employees are prepared by World Bank staff based on IMF balance of payments statistics. Data on foreign direct investments and current account balance are prepared by World Bank staff based on IMF balance of payments statistics and UNCTAD’s World Investment Report. Other macroeconomic data are from IMF balance of payments statistics.

Data on exports of goods, services, and primary income are based on countries’ balance of payments statistics for the following countries:

Cameroon (2020) Comoros (2020) Dominica (2019–2020) Gambia, The (2019–2020) Grenada (2019–2020) Iran, Islamic Rep. (2010–2020) Jordan (2020) Kenya (2020) Kyrgyz Rep. (2020) Liberia (2020) Madagacar (2020) Malawi (2020) Mauritania (2020) Papua New Guinea (2019–2020) Peru (2020) Rwanda (2020) Samoa (2020) St. Lucia (2019–2020) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–2020) Tanzania (2020) Uganda (2020) Zimbabwe (2018–2020)

Data on imports of goods, services, and primary income are based on countries’ balance of payments statistics for the following countries:

Cameroon (2020) Comoros (2020) Dominica (2019–2020) Gambia, The (2019–2020) Grenada (2019–2020) Iran, Islamic Rep. (2010–2020) Jordan (2020) Kenya (2020) Kyrgyz Rep. (2020) Liberia (2020) Madagacar (2020) Malawi (2020) Mauritania (2020) Papua New Guinea (2019–2020) Peru (2020) Rwanda (2020) Samoa (2020) St. Lucia (2019–2020) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–2020) Tanzania (2020) Uganda (2020) Zimbabwe (2018–2020)

Data on current account balance are based on countries’ balance of payments statistics for the following countries:

Benin (2020) Burkina Faso (2020) Cameroon (2020) Central African Rep. (2020) Chad (2020) Comoros (2020) Congo, Rep. of (2020) Côte d’Ivoire (2020) Dominica (2019–2020) Gabon (2020) Gambia, The (2019–2020) Grenada (2019–2020) Guinea-Bissau (2020) Guyana (2020) Iran, Islamic Rep. (2010–2020) Jordan (2020) Kenya (2020) Kyrgyz Rep. (2020) Liberia (2020) Madagascar, Rep. of (2020) Malawi (2020) Mali (2019–2020) Mauritania (2020) Myanmar (2020) Niger (2020) Papua New Guinea (2019–2020) Peru (2020) Rwanda (2020) Samoa (2020) Senegal (2019–2020) Sierra Leone (2020) Solomon Islands (2020) Somalia (2020) St. Lucia (2019–2020) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–2020) Sudan (2020) Tanzania (2020) Togo (2020) Uganda (2020) Zimbabwe (2018–2020)

Data on personal transfers and compensation of employees are based on countries’ balance of payments statistics for the following countries:

Dominica (2019–2020) Grenada (2019–2020) Jordan (2020) Kyrgyz Rep. (2020) Peru (2020) Rwanda (2020) St. Lucia (2019–2020) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–2020) Tanzania (2020) Uganda (2020) Zimbabwe (2018–2020)

Data on primary income on foreign direct investment are based on countries’ balance of payments statistics for the following countries:

Cameroon (2020) Dominica (2019–2020) Grenada (2019–2020) Rwanda (2020) St. Lucia (2019–2020) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–2020) Sudan (2020) Uganda (2020)

Data on foreign direct investment are based on countries’ balance of payments statistics for the following countries:

Dominica (2019–2020) Grenada (2019–2020) Jamaica (2012–2020) Jordan (2020) Kyrgyz Rep. (2020) Liberia (2020) Myanmar (2020) Peru (2020) Rwanda (2020) St. Lucia (2019–2020)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–2020) Tanzania (2020) Uganda (2020) Zimbabwe (2018–2020) Data on portfolio equity are based on countries’ balance of payments statistics for the following countries:

China (2010–2020) Dominica (2019–2020) Grenada (2019–2020) Rwanda (2020) St. Lucia (2019–2020) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–2020) Uganda (2020)