Burma$3.388 billion (2008 est.)$2.964 billion (2007 est.)note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value ofconsumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in fromThailand, China, Malaysia, and India
Burundi$350 million (2008 est.)$257.6 million (2007 est.)
Cambodia$6.534 billion (2008 est.)$5.424 billion (2007 est.)
Cameroon$4.303 billion (2008 est.)$4.05 billion (2007 est.)
Canada$415.2 billion (2008 est.)$386.6 billion (2007 est.)
Cape Verde$864 million (2008 est.)$743.6 million (2007 est.)
Cayman Islands$866.9 million (2004)
Central African Republic$237.3 million (2007 est.)
Chad$1.927 billion (2008 est.)$1.541 billion (2007 est.)
Chile$57.61 billion (2008 est.)$44.03 billion (2007 est.)
China$1.074 trillion (2008 est.)$904.6 billion (2007 est.)
Christmas Island$NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands$NA
Colombia$37.56 billion (2008 est.)$31.17 billion (2007 est.)
Comoros$143 million (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the$5.2 billion (2007)$2.263 billion (2006)
Congo, Republic of the$3.105 billion (2008 est.)$2.858 billion (2007 est.)
Cook Islands$81.04 million (2005)
Costa Rica$14.55 billion (2008 est.)$12.29 billion (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire$6.76 billion (2008 est.)$5.932 billion (2007 est.)
Croatia$30.42 billion (2008 est.)$25.56 billion (2007 est.)
Cuba$14.25 billion (2008 est.)$10.08 billion (2007 est.)
Cyprus$10.54 billion (2008 est.)$7.957 billion (2007 est.)
Czech Republic$139.4 billion (2008 est.)$116.8 billion (2007 est.)
Denmark$116.4 billion (2008 est.)$100.8 billion (2007 est.)
Djibouti$1.555 billion (2006)
Dominica$296 million (2006)
Dominican Republic$16.1 billion (2008 est.)$13.6 billion (2007 est.)
Ecuador$17.79 billion (2008 est.)$13.05 billion (2007 est.)
Egypt$56.62 billion (2008 est.)$44.95 billion (2007 est.)
El Salvador$9.003 billion (2008 est.)$8.108 billion (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea$3.114 billion (2008 est.)$2.365 billion (2007 est.)
Eritrea$601 million (2008 est.)$580 million (2007 est.)
Estonia$15.35 billion (2008 est.)$14.75 billion (2007 est.)
Ethiopia$7.206 billion (2008 est.)$5.156 billion (2007 est.)
European Union $1.69 trillion (2007) $1.466 trillion (2005) note: external imports, excluding intra-EU trade
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)$90 million (2004 est.)
Faroe Islands$751 million (2006)
Fiji$3.12 billion (2006)
Finland$87.51 billion (2008 est.)$78.22 billion (2007 est.)
France$692 billion (2008 est.)$600.9 billion (2007 est.)
French Polynesia$1.706 billion (2005 est.)
Gabon$2.577 billion (2008 est.)$2.2 billion (2007 est.)
Gambia, The$299 million (2008 est.)$262.9 million (2007 est.)
Gaza Strip$2.84 billion (2006)$2.44 billion (2005)
Georgia$6.261 billion (2008 est.)$4.984 billion (2007 est.)
Germany$1.232 trillion (2008 est.)$1.079 trillion (2007 est.)
Ghana$10.26 billion (2008 est.)$8.066 billion (2007 est.)
Gibraltar$2.967 billion (2004 est.)
Greece$93.91 billion (2008 est.)$80.79 billion (2007 est.)
Greenland$712 million (2006)
Grenada$343 million (2006)
Guam$701 million (2004 est.)
Guatemala$13.42 billion (2008 est.)$12.48 billion (2007 est.)
Guernsey$NA
Guinea$1.389 billion (2008 est.)$1.218 billion (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau$200 million (2006)
Guyana$1.294 billion (2008 est.)$982.9 million (2007 est.)
Haiti$2.107 billion (2008 est.)$1.618 billion (2007 est.)
Honduras$10.39 billion (2008 est.)$8.82 billion (2007 est.)
Hong Kong$388.4 billion (2008 est.)$365.6 billion (2007 est.)
Hungary$106.5 billion (2008 est.)$93.4 billion (2007 est.)
Iceland$5.699 billion (2008 est.)$6.181 billion (2007 est.)
India$315.1 billion (2008 est.)$231.6 billion (2007 est.)
Indonesia$116 billion (2008 est.)$85.26 billion (2007 est.)
Iran$67.25 billion (2008 est.)$56.58 billion (2007 est.)
Iraq$37.22 billion (2008 est.)$25.67 billion (2007 est.)
Ireland$84.82 billion (2008 est.)$84.76 billion (2007 est.)
Isle of Man$NA
Israel$64.4 billion (2008 est.)$55.93 billion (2007 est.)
Italy$546.9 billion (2008 est.)$498.1 billion (2007 est.)
Jamaica$7.185 billion (2008 est.)$5.789 billion (2007 est.)
Japan$708.3 billion (2008 est.)$573.3 billion (2007 est.)
Jersey$NA
Jordan$14.99 billion (2008 est.)$12.02 billion (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan$38.45 billion (2008 est.)$33.26 billion (2007 est.)
Kenya$10.69 billion (2008 est.)$8.381 billion (2007 est.)
Kiribati$62 million (2004 est.)
Korea, North$3.055 billion (2007)$2.879 billion (2006)
Korea, South$427.4 billion (2008 est.)$349.6 billion (2007 est.)
Kosovo$2.6 billion f.o.b.
Kuwait$22.94 billion (2008 est.)$20.63 billion (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan$3.754 billion (2008 est.)$2.636 billion (2007 est.)
Laos$1.384 billion (2008 est.)$1.065 billion (2007 est.)
Latvia$15.65 billion (2008 est.)$15.13 billion (2007 est.)
Lebanon$16.25 billion (2008 est.)$11.93 billion (2007 est.)
Lesotho$1.88 billion (2008 est.)$1.604 billion (2007 est.)
Liberia$7.143 billion (2006)
Libya$26.55 billion (2008 est.)$17.7 billion (2007 est.)
Liechtenstein$917.3 million
Lithuania$29.3 billion (2008 est.)$23.04 billion (2007 est.)
Luxembourg$27.73 billion (2008 est.)$23.09 billion (2007 est.)
Macau$5.4 billion (2008 est.)$4.559 billion (2006 est.)
Macedonia$6.523 billion (2008 est.)$4.976 billion (2007 est.)
Madagascar$2.419 billion (2008 est.)$1.944 billion (2007 est.)
Malawi$1.587 billion (2008 est.)$1.323 billion (2007 est.)
Malaysia$154.7 billion (2008 est.)$139.1 billion (2007 est.)
Maldives$1.276 billion (2008 est.)$930 million (2006 est.)
Mali$2.358 billion (2006)
Malta$4.792 billion (2008 est.)$4.655 billion (2007 est.)
Marshall Islands$79.4 million (2008 est.)$54.7 million (2000 est.)
Mauritania$1.475 billion (2006)
Mauritius$4.399 billion (2008 est.)$3.656 billion (2007 est.)
Mayotte$341 million (2005)
Mexico$308.6 billion (2008 est.)$281.9 billion (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of$132.7 million (2004)
Moldova$4.87 billion (2008 est.)$3.676 billion (2007 est.)
Monaco$916.1 million (2005)note: full customs integration with France, which collects andrebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU marketsystem through customs union with France
Mongolia $3.615 billion (2008) $2.117 billion (2007)
Montenegro$601.7 million (2003)
Montserrat$17 million
Morocco$39.35 billion (2008 est.)$29.32 billion (2007 est.)
Mozambique$3.458 billion (2008 est.)$2.811 billion (2007 est.)
Namibia$3.849 billion (2008 est.)$3.102 billion (2007 est.)
Nauru$20 million (2004 est.)
Nepal$3.229 billion (2008)$2.398 billion (2006)
Netherlands$474.8 billion (2008 est.)$406.2 billion (2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles$15.74 billion (2006)
New Caledonia$1.998 billion (2006)
New Zealand$32.76 billion (2008 est.)$29.05 billion (2007 est.)
Nicaragua$4.848 billion (2008 est.)$4.117 billion (2007 est.)
Niger$800 million (2006)
Nigeria$46.3 billion (2008 est.)$38.8 billion (2007 est.)
Niue$9.038 million (2004)
Norfolk Island$17.9 million c.i.f.
Northern Mariana Islands$214.4 million (2001)
Norway$85.95 billion (2008 est.)$77.03 billion (2007 est.)
Oman$20.71 billion (2008 est.)$14.34 billion (2007 est.)
Pakistan$38.19 billion (2008 est.)$28.76 billion (2007 est.)
Palau$107.3 million (2004 est.)
Panama$15 billion (2008 est.)$12.52 billion (2007 est.)note: includes the Colon Free Zone
Papua New Guinea$3.124 billion (2008 est.)$2.629 billion (2007 est.)
Paraguay$8.809 billion (2008 est.)$6.008 billion (2007 est.)
Peru$28.44 billion (2008 est.)$19.6 billion (2007 est.)
Philippines$60.78 billion (2008 est.)$57.9 billion (2007 est.)
Pitcairn Islands$NA
Poland$204.4 billion (2008 est.)$162.4 billion (2007 est.)
Portugal$87.83 billion (2008 est.)$75.98 billion (2007 est.)
Puerto Rico$29.1 billion c.i.f.
Qatar$25.11 billion (2008 est.)$19.82 billion (2007 est.)
Romania$76.17 billion (2008 est.)$64.54 billion (2007 est.)
Russia$291.9 billion (2008 est.)$223.5 billion (2007 est.)
Rwanda$834 million (2008 est.)$637 million (2007 est.)
Saint Helena$45 million (2004 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis$383 million (2006)
Saint Lucia$791 million (2006)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon$68.2 million (2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$578 million (2006)
Samoa$324 million (2006)
San Marino$3.744 billion (2007)$2.035 billion (2004)
Sao Tome and Principe$87 million (2008 est.)$65 million (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia$108.3 billion (2008 est.)$82.6 billion (2007 est.)
Senegal$4.263 billion (2008 est.)$3.732 billion (2007 est.)
Serbia$18.35 billion (2007 est.)
Seychelles $1.018 billion (2008 est.) $804 million (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone$560 million (2006)
Singapore$309.6 billion (2008 est.)$254 billion (2007 est.)
Slovakia$73.62 billion (2008 est.)$65.47 billion (2007 est.)
Slovenia$33.49 billion (2008 est.)$29.42 billion (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands$256 million (2006)
Somalia$798 million (2006)
South Africa$90.57 billion (2008 est.)$81.66 billion (2007 est.)
Spain$415.5 billion (2008 est.)$380.2 billion (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka$12.61 billion (2008 est.)$10.17 billion (2007 est.)
Sudan$8.229 billion (2008 est.)$7.722 billion (2007 est.)
Suriname$1.297 billion (2006 est.)
Svalbard$NA
Swaziland$1.855 billion (2008 est.)$1.926 billion (2007 est.)
Sweden$167.8 billion (2008 est.)$152.2 billion (2007 est.)
Switzerland$227.4 billion (2008 est.)$187.7 billion (2007 est.)
Syria$15.97 billion (2008 est.)$12.27 billion (2007 est.)
Taiwan$236.7 billion (2008 est.)$216.1 billion (2007 est.)
Tajikistan$3.699 billion (2008 est.)$3.115 billion (2007 est.)
Tanzania$7.08 billion (2008 est.)$4.861 billion (2007 est.)
Thailand$157.3 billion (2008 est.)$124.5 billion (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste$202 million (2004 est.)
Togo$1.541 billion (2008 est.)$1.264 billion (2007 est.)
Tokelau$969,200 (2002)
Tonga$139 million (2006)
Trinidad and Tobago$9.788 billion (2008 est.)$7.67 billion (2007 est.)
Tunisia$23.23 billion (2008 est.)$18.02 billion (2007 est.)
Turkey$193.9 billion (2008 est.)$162 billion (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan$5.654 billion (2008 est.)$3.615 billion (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands$175.6 million
Tuvalu$12.91 million (2005)
Uganda$3.98 billion (2008 est.)$2.983 billion (2007 est.)
Ukraine$83.81 billion (2008 est.)$60.41 billion (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates$176.3 billion (2008 est.)$116.6 billion (2007 est.)
United Kingdom$639.3 billion (2008 est.)$620.7 billion (2007 est.)
United States$2.117 trillion (2008 est.)$1.968 trillion (2007 est.)
Uruguay$8.799 billion (2008 est.)$5.598 billion (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan$7.07 billion (2008 est.)$5.73 billion (2007 est.)
Vanuatu$156 million (2006)
Venezuela$48.1 billion (2008 est.)$45.46 billion (2007 est.)
Vietnam$75.47 billion (2008 est.)$58.92 billion (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands$4.609 billion (2001)
Wallis and Futuna$61.17 million (2004)
West Bank$1.3 billion (2006)$2.44 billion (2005)
Western Sahara$NA
World$15.97 trillion (2008 est.)$13.74 trillion (2007 est.)
Yemen$8.829 billion (2008 est.)$7.49 billion (2007 est.)
Zambia$4.694 billion (2008 est.)$3.611 billion (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe$1.915 billion (2008 est.)$1.975 billion (2007 est.)
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Field Listing :: Independence
For most countries, this entry gives the date that sovereignty was achieved and from which nation, empire, or trusteeship. For the other countries, the date given may not represent "independence" in the strict sense, but rather some significant nationhood event such as the traditional founding date or the date of unification, federation, confederation, establishment, fundamental change in the form of government, or state succession. Dependent areas include the notation "none" followed by the nature of their dependency status. Also see the Terminology note. Country
Independence
Afghanistan19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreignaffairs)
Albania28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Algeria5 July 1962 (from France)
American Samoanone (territory of the US)
Andorra1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French Countof Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel)
Angola11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
Anguillanone (overseas territory of the UK)
Antigua and Barbuda1 November 1981 (from the UK)
Argentina9 July 1816 (from Spain)
Armenia21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Arubanone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Australia1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
Austria976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156(Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empireproclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
Azerbaijan30 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Bahamas, The10 July 1973 (from the UK)
Bahrain15 August 1971 (from the UK)
Bangladesh16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creationof the state of Bangladesh
Barbados30 November 1966 (from the UK)
Belarus25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Belgium4 October 1830 (a provisional government declaredindependence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD Iascended to the throne)
Belize21 September 1981 (from the UK)
Benin1 August 1960 (from France)
Bermudanone (overseas territory of the UK)
Bhutan1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditaryking)
Bolivia6 August 1825 (from Spain)
Bosnia and Herzegovina1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum forindependence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March1992)
Botswana30 September 1966 (from the UK)
Brazil7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
British Virgin Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Brunei1 January 1984 (from the UK)
Bulgaria3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within theOttoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from theOttoman Empire)
Burkina Faso5 August 1960 (from France)
Burma4 January 1948 (from the UK)
Burundi1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgianadministration)
Cambodia9 November 1953 (from France)
Cameroon1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
Canada1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Cape Verde5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Cayman Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Central African Republic13 August 1960 (from France)
Chad11 August 1960 (from France)
Chile18 September 1810 (from Spain)
China221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January1912 (Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China); 1October 1949 (People's Republic of China established)
Christmas Islandnone (territory of Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsnone (territory of Australia)
Colombia20 July 1810 (from Spain)
Comoros6 July 1975 (from France)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the30 June 1960 (from Belgium)
Congo, Republic of the15 August 1960 (from France)
Cook Islandsnone (became self-governing in free association withNew Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to moveto full independence by unilateral action)
Costa Rica15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Cote d'Ivoire7 August 1960 (from France)
Croatia25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Cuba20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by theUS from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as aday of independence
Cyprus16 August 1960 (from the UK); note - Turkish Cypriotsproclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983,but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey
Czech Republic1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the CzechRepublic and Slovakia)
Denmarkfirst organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849became a constitutional monarchy
Djibouti27 June 1977 (from France)
Dominica3 November 1978 (from the UK)
Dominican Republic27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
Ecuador24 May 1822 (from Spain)
Egypt28 February 1922 (from the UK)
El Salvador15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Equatorial Guinea12 October 1968 (from Spain)
Eritrea24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
Estonia20 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Ethiopiaoldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldestin the world - at least 2,000 years
European Union7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signedestablishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty enteredinto force)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)none (overseas territory of theUK; also claimed by Argentina)
Faroe Islandsnone (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governingoverseas administrative division of Denmark)
Fiji10 October 1970 (from the UK)
Finland6 December 1917 (from Russia)
France486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Franciaestablished from the division of the Carolingian Empire)
French Polynesianone (overseas lands of France)
Gabon17 August 1960 (from France)
Gambia, The18 February 1965 (from the UK)
Georgia9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Germany18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided intofour zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or WestGermany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, andFrench zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany)proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; WestGermany and East Germany unified 3 October 1990; all four powersformally relinquished rights 15 March 1991
Ghana6 March 1957 (from the UK)
Gibraltarnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Greece1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Greenlandnone (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom ofDenmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, butGreenland actively participates in international agreements relatingto Greenland)
Grenada7 February 1974 (from the UK)
Guamnone (territory of the US)
Guatemala15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Guernseynone (British crown dependency)
Guinea2 October 1958 (from France)
Guinea-Bissau24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (fromPortugal)
Guyana26 May 1966 (from the UK)
Haiti1 January 1804 (from France)
Holy See (Vatican City)11 February 1929 (from Italy); note - thethree treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged,among other things, the full sovereignty of the Vatican andestablished its territorial extent; however, the origin of the PapalStates, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, maybe traced back to the 8th century
Honduras15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Hong Kongnone (special administrative region of China)
Hungary25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditionalfounding date)
Iceland1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the DanishCrown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
India15 August 1947 (from the UK)
Indonesia17 August 1945 (declared); 27 December 1949 (by theNetherlands)note: in August 2005, the Netherlands announced it recognized defacto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945
Iran1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)
Iraq3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under Britishadministration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition ProvisionalAuthority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi-controlled Government
Ireland6 December 1921 (from the UK by treaty)
Isle of Mannone (British crown dependency)
Israel14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under Britishadministration)
Italy17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was notfinally unified until 1870)
Jamaica6 August 1962 (from the UK)
Japan660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation byEmperor JIMMU; first recognized by Emperor Meiji in 1873)
Jerseynone (British crown dependency)
Jordan25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under Britishadministration)
Kazakhstan16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Kenya12 December 1963 (from the UK)
Kiribati12 July 1979 (from the UK)
Korea, North15 August 1945 (from Japan)
Korea, South15 August 1945 (from Japan)
Kosovo17 February 2008 (from Serbia)
Kuwait19 June 1961 (from the UK)
Kyrgyzstan31 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Laos19 July 1949 (from France)
Latvia18 November 1918 (from the Soviet Russia)
Lebanon22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate underFrench administration)
Lesotho4 October 1966 (from the UK)
Liberia26 July 1847
Libya24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Liechtenstein23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtensteinestablished); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire)
Lithuania11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized bythe Soviet Union)
Luxembourg1839 (from the Netherlands)
Macaunone (special administrative region of China)
Macedonia8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsedindependence from Yugoslavia)
Madagascar26 June 1960 (from France)
Malawi6 July 1964 (from the UK)
Malaysia31 August 1957 (from the UK)
Maldives26 July 1965 (from the UK)
Mali22 September 1960 (from France)
Malta21 September 1964 (from the UK)
Marshall Islands 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
Mauritania28 November 1960 (from France)
Mauritius12 March 1968 (from the UK)
Mayottenone (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Mexico16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognizedby Spain)
Micronesia, Federated States of3 November 1986 (from theUS-administered UN trusteeship)
Moldova27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Monaco1419 (beginning of rule by the House of Grimaldi)
Mongolia11 July 1921 (from China)
Montenegro3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)
Montserratnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Morocco2 March 1956 (from France)
Mozambique25 June 1975 (from Portugal)
Namibia21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
Nauru31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administeredUN trusteeship)
Nepal1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)
Netherlands23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the LowCountries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act ofAbjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peaceof Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)
Netherlands Antillesnone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
New Caledonianone (overseas territory of France); note - areferendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a newreferendum is scheduled for 2014
New Zealand26 September 1907 (from the UK)
Nicaragua15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Niger3 August 1960 (from France)
Nigeria1 October 1960 (from the UK)
Niueon 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentarygovernment in free association with New Zealand
Norfolk Islandnone (territory of Australia)
Northern Mariana Islandsnone (commonwealth in political union withthe US)
Norway7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Swedendissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of theunion)
Oman1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
Pakistan14 August 1947 (from British India)
Palau1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
Panama3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain28 November 1821)
Papua New Guinea16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administeredUN trusteeship)
Paraguay14 May 1811 (from Spain)
Peru28 July 1821 (from Spain)
Philippines12 June 1898 (independence proclaimed from Spain); 4July 1946 (from the US)
Pitcairn Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Poland11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
Portugal1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910(republic proclaimed)
Puerto Riconone (territory of the US with commonwealth status)
Qatar3 September 1971 (from the UK)
Romania9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire;independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republicproclaimed)
Russia24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Rwanda1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)
Saint Barthelemynone (overseas collectivity of France)
Saint Helenanone (overseas territory of the UK)
Saint Kitts and Nevis19 September 1983 (from the UK)
Saint Lucia22 February 1979 (from the UK)
Saint Martinnone (overseas collectivity of France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27 October 1979 (from the UK)
Samoa1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)
San Marino3 September 301
Sao Tome and Principe12 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Saudi Arabia23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
Senegal4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independenceachieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960
Serbia5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)
Seychelles29 June 1976 (from the UK)
Sierra Leone27 April 1961 (from the UK)
Singapore9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Slovakia1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the CzechRepublic and Slovakia)
Slovenia25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Solomon Islands7 July 1978 (from the UK)
Somalia1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, whichbecame independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and ItalianSomaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administeredUN trusteeship on 1 July 1960, to form the Somali Republic)
South Africa31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from fourBritish colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange FreeState); 31 May 1961 (republic declared) 27 April 1994 (majority rule)
Spain1492; the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety ofindependent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began inthe early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; thesmall Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almostimmediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; thisevent completed the unification of several kingdoms and istraditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain
Sri Lanka4 February 1948 (from the UK)
Sudan1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)
Suriname25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands)
Svalbardnone (territory of Norway)
Swaziland6 September 1968 (from the UK)
Sweden6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)
Switzerland1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)
Syria17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under Frenchadministration)
Tajikistan9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Tanzania26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar becameindependent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united withZanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika andZanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964
Thailand1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
Timor-Leste28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed fromPortugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of internationalrecognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia
Togo27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
Tokelaunone (territory of New Zealand)
Tonga4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
Trinidad and Tobago31 August 1962 (from the UK)
Tunisia20 March 1956 (from France)
Turkey29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)
Turkmenistan27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Turks and Caicos Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Tuvalu1 October 1978 (from the UK)
Uganda9 October 1962 (from the UK)
Ukraine24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
United Arab Emirates2 December 1971 (from the UK)
United Kingdom1927; England has existed as a unified entity sincethe 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with anAct of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotlandagreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative unionof Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with theadoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain andIreland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition ofIreland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the UnitedKingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in1927
United States4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)
Uruguay25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
Uzbekistan1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Vanuatu30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)
Venezuela5 July 1811 (from Spain)
Vietnam2 September 1945 (from France)
Virgin Islandsnone (territory of the US)
Wallis and Futunanone (overseas territory of France)
Yemen22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the mergerof the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and theMarxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen(Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen becameindependent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became arepublic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; SouthYemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)
Zambia24 October 1964 (from the UK)
Zimbabwe18 April 1980 (from the UK)
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Field Listing :: Industrial production growth rate
This entry gives the annual percentage increase in industrialproduction (includes manufacturing, mining, and construction).Country Comparison to the WorldCountry
Industrial production growth rate(%)
AfghanistanNA%
Albania3% (2008 est.)
Algeria3.2% (2008 est.)
American SamoaNA%
AndorraNA%
Angola14.3% (2008 est.)
AnguillaNA
Antigua and BarbudaNA%
Argentina4.3% (2008 est.)
Armenia2.4% (2008 est.)
ArubaNA%
Australia3% (2008 est.)
Austria2.4% (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan6% (2008 est.)
Bahamas, TheNA%
Bahrain6.3% (2008 est.)
Bangladesh6.9% (2008 est.)
Barbados-3.2% (2000 est.)
Belarus12% (2008 est.)
Belgium2% (2008 est.)
Belize1.8% (2008 est.)
Benin3.5% (2008 est.)
BermudaNA%
BhutanNA
Bolivia10.6% (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina11.6% (2008 est.)
Botswana-2.4% (2008 est.)
Brazil4.3% (2008 est.)
British Virgin IslandsNA%
Brunei1.8% (2006 est.)
Bulgaria1.5% (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso4.5% (2008 est.)
Burma7.8% (2008 est.)
Burundi5% (2008 est.)
Cambodia8% (2008 est.)
Cameroon4.2% (2008 est.)
Canada-2.8% (2008 est.)
Cape Verde5% (2008 est.)
Cayman IslandsNA%
Central African Republic3% (2002)
Chad2% (2008 est.)
Chile0.7% (2008 est.)
China9.3% (2008 est.)
Colombia0.8% (2008 est.)
Comoros-2% (1999 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theNA%
Congo, Republic of the7% (2008 est.)
Cook Islands1% (2002)
Costa Rica-1.1% (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire3% (2008 est.)
Croatia1.7% (2008 est.)
Cuba1.9% (2008 est.)
Cyprus4.1% (2008 est.)
Czech Republic3.8% (2008 est.)
Denmark-3% (2008 est.)
DominicaNA
Dominican Republic1.3% (2008 est.)
Ecuador5.5% (2008 est.)
Egypt6.1% (2008 est.)
El Salvador1.5% (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea11.3% (2008 est.)
Eritrea2% (2008 est.)
Estonia-4.8% (2008 est.)
Ethiopia10.4% (2008 est.)
European Union-0.6% (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA%
Faroe Islands8% (1999 est.)
FijiNA%
Finland0.4% (2008 est.)
France-1.8% (2008 est.)
French PolynesiaNA%
Gabon1% (2008 est.)
Gambia, The0.3% (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip2.4% (includes West Bank) (2005)
Georgia-1% (2008 est.)
Germany0.1% (2008 est.)
Ghana8.1% (2008 est.)
GibraltarNA%
Greece3.2% (2008 est.)
GreenlandNA%
GuamNA%
Guatemala1.4% (2008 est.)
GuernseyNA%
Guinea7% (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau4.7% (2003 est.)
Guyana2.4% (2008 est.)
Haiti0% (2008 est.)
Honduras4.4% (2008 est.)
Hong Kong-1.2% (2008 est.)
Hungary-1% (2008 est.)
Iceland0% (2008 est.)
India4.8% (2008 est.)
Indonesia3.7% (2008 est.)
Iran4.5% excluding oil (2008 est.)
Iraq10.5% (2008 est.)
Ireland5% (2007 est.)
Israel3.5% (2008 est.)
Italy-2.8% (2008 est.)
Jamaica-0.5% (2008 est.)
Japan-2% (2008 est.)
JerseyNA%
Jordan5.7% (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan2.4% (2008 est.)
Kenya4.8% (2008 est.)
KiribatiNA
Korea, NorthNA%
Korea, South2.2% (2008 est.)
Kuwait8% (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan10.7% (2008 est.)
Laos11% (2008 est.)
Latvia-4.5% (2008 est.)
LebanonNA%
Lesotho10% (2008 est.)
LiberiaNA%
Libya6.2% (2008 est.)
LiechtensteinNA%
Lithuania1.5% (2008 est.)
Luxembourg1.7% (2007 est.)
MacauNA
Macedonia4% (2008 est.)
Madagascar3% (2008 est.)
Malawi4% (2008 est.)
Malaysia1% (2008 est.)
Maldives-0.9% (2004 est.)
MaliNA%
MaltaNA%
Marshall IslandsNA%
Mauritania2% (2000 est.)
Mauritius5% (2008 est.)
MayotteNA%
Mexico-0.7% (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States ofNA%
Moldova-1% (2008 est.)
MonacoNA%
Mongolia3% (2006 est.)
MontserratNA%
Morocco4.7% (2008 est.)
Mozambique9% (2008 est.)
Namibia0.8% (2008 est.)
NauruNA%
Nepal1.8% (FY08)
Netherlands2.9% (2008 est.)
Netherlands AntillesNA%
New Zealand-2.2% (2008 est.)
Nicaragua3% (2008 est.)
Niger5.1% (2003 est.)
Nigeria2.8% (2008 est.)
NiueNA%
Northern Mariana IslandsNA%
Norway-0.2% (2008 est.)
Oman3.5% (2008 est.)
Pakistan4.6% (2008 est.)
PalauNA%
Panama14.2% (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea5.6% (2008 est.)
Paraguay4% (2008 est.)
Peru8% (2008 est.)
Philippines5% (2008 est.)
Poland4.8% (2008 est.)
Portugal-2.2% (2008 est.)
Puerto RicoNA%
Qatar13% (2008 est.)
Romania7.1% (2008 est.)
Russia3.5% (2008 est.)
Rwanda7.5% (2008 est.)
Saint HelenaNA%
Saint Kitts and NevisNA%
Saint LuciaNA