|
Country |
Statistics |
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Belarus |
Highest annual inflation rate, 52.4% |
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China |
Highest current account balance |
|
China |
Largest exporter |
|
China |
Largest forex reserves |
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Denmark |
Highest minimum wage |
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Germany |
Largest net exports (balance of trade) country |
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Japan |
Lowest central bank interest rate, 0.10% |
|
Japan |
Lowest commercial bank prime lending rate, 1.48% |
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Madagascar |
Highest commercial bank prime lending rate, 52.5% |
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Monaco |
Largest external debt as percentage of GDP, 1843.70% |
|
Monaco |
Largest external debt per capita, $540,000 |
|
Monaco |
Highest nominal Gross National Income per capita, $203,900 |
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Norway |
Highest government budget surplus, +US$ 37,300,000,000 |
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Oman |
Lowest public debt as percentage of GDP, 2.40% |
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Portugal |
Highest share of gold in total forex reserves, 92.8% |
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San Marino |
Highest annual deflation, -3.50% |
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Singapore |
Most exports per capita, $49,100 per person |
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Singapore |
Highest gross fixed investment as percentage of GDP, 45.00% |
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Timor-Leste |
Highest current account balance as a percentage of GDP, 44.52% |
|
Timor-Leste |
Highest tax rate as percentage of GDP, 109.7% |
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Tuvalu |
Worst current account balance as a percentage of GDP, -78.17% |
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United Arab Emirates |
Lowest tax rate as percentage of GDP, 1.4% |
|
United Kingdom |
First country to abandon the gold standard. |
|
United Kingdom |
Highest non-food retail sales of any city in the world, London with a total spend of around £64.2 billion |
|
United States |
Worst current account balance, -$664,125,000,000 |
|
United States |
Largest importer, $2,190,000,000,000 |
|
United States |
Largest stock of received foreign direct investment, $2,220,000,000,000 |
|
United States |
Largest stock of foreign direct investment abroad, $2,751,000,000,000.00 |
|
United States |
Highest government budget deficit, $-455,000,000,000 |
|
United States |
Largest government budget expenditures, $2,979,000,000,000 |
|
United States |
Largest government budget revenues, $2,524,000,000,000 |
|
United States |
Largest official gold reserves, 8,133.5 tons |
|
United States |
Largest external debt |
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Zimbabwe |
Highest central bank interest rate, 975.00% |
|
Zimbabwe |
Highest public debt as percentage of GDP, 241.20% |