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General profile: Micronesia (Federated States of)

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.113 Millions
..
463 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 700 km²
6.21 %
2.03 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-4.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
19
30
40
(e) 106
Merchandise imports
130
168
160
(e) 301
Merchandise trade balance
-112
-138
-121
(e) -195
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %4 %4 %94 %94 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
66137656613765
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
19
35
46
-
Services imports
60
80
80
-
Services trade balance
-41
-45
-34
-
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
23.8
7.6
12.1
-
Travel
69.4
69.2
55.4
-
Other services
6.7
20.2
32.5
-
TRADE INDICES
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18719224031996106115131100677110714870605954479794102110105102107110100858382839498899590
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
251
297
316
463
GDP per capita, current US$
2 250
2 761
2 911
4 109
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.06
2.26
4.62
2.03
Current account balance, % of GDP
(e) -10.08
-8.28
(e) 4.46
(e) 3.31
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
63.844.328.730.071.463.844.328.730.071.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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..
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
..
..
..
..
FDI outflows
..
..
..
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
6.08
7.37
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
23.323.323.323.323.323.323.323.323.322.020.819.418.1FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-60.93
-61.56
-48.92
-
Balance, % of imports
-80.16
-73.67
-64.46
-
Normalized balance
-0.669
-0.583
-0.476
-
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
10610110810396106110120106112104969391
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 23%Urban 23%Rural 77%Rural 77%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.002 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
10
71
52
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
..
..
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
2.77
2.27
..
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024