Argentina$52.61 billion (2010 est.)$37.14 billion (2009 est.)
Armenia$2.988 billion (2010 est.)$2.817 billion (2009 est.)
Aruba$1.054 billion (2006)
Australia$200.4 billion (2010 est.)$160.4 billion (2009 est.)
Austria$156 billion (2010 est.)$138.7 billion (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan$7.035 billion (2010 est.)$6.514 billion (2009 est.)
Bahamas, The$2.401 billion (2006)
Bahrain$12.14 billion (2010 est.)$9.613 billion (2009 est.)
Bangladesh$21.34 billion (2010)$20.3 billion (2009)
Barbados$1.586 billion (2006)
Belarus$29.79 billion (2010 est.)$28.31 billion (2009 est.)
Belgium$281.7 billion (2010 est.)$261.3 billion (2009 est.)
Belize$740 million (2010 est.)$620.5 million (2009 est.)
Benin$1.812 billion (2010 est.)$1.703 billion (2009 est.)
Bermuda$1.162 billion (2006)
Bhutan$533 million (2008)$320 million (2006)
Bolivia$5.006 billion (2010 est.)$4.095 billion (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina$9.403 billion (2010 est.)$8.788 billion (2009 est.)
Botswana$4.518 billion (2010 est.)$4.243 billion (2009 est.)
Brazil$187.7 billion (2010 est.)$127.7 billion (2009 est.)
British Virgin Islands$187 million f.o.b.
Brunei$2.61 billion (2008 est.)$2.055 billion (2007 est.)
Bulgaria$22.78 billion (2010 est.)$22.22 billion (2009 est.)
Burkina Faso$1.48 billion (2010 est.)$1.186 billion (2009 est.)
Burma$4.532 billion (2010 est.)$4.02 billion (2009 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$336 million (2010 est.)$275 million (2009 est.)
Cambodia$6.944 billion (2010 est.)$5.876 billion (2009 est.)
Cameroon$4.869 billion (2010 est.)$4.405 billion (2009 est.)
Canada$406.4 billion (2010 est.)$327.3 billion (2009 est.)
Cape Verde$858 million (2010 est.)$835 million (2009 est.)
Cayman Islands$876.5 million (2008)$866.9 million (2004)
Central African Republic$237.3 million (2007 est.)
Chad$2.631 billion (2010 est.)$2.539 billion (2009 est.)
Chile$54.23 billion (2010 est.)$39.75 billion (2009 est.)
China$1.307 trillion (2010 est.)$954.3 billion (2009 est.)
Christmas Island$NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands$NA
Colombia$36.26 billion (2010 est.)$31.48 billion (2009 est.)
Comoros$143 million (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the$5.2 billion (2009 est.)$6.7 billion (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the$3.607 billion (2010 est.)$3.259 billion (2009 est.)
Cook Islands$81.04 million (2005)
Costa Rica$13.69 billion (2010 est.)$10.87 billion (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire$7.015 billion (2010 est.)$6.318 billion (2009 est.)
Croatia$20.93 billion (2010 est.)$21 billion (2009 est.)
Cuba$10.25 billion (2010 est.)$8.91 billion (2009 est.)
Curacao$1.34 billion (2008 est.)
Cyprus$7.962 billion (2010 est.)$7.973 billion (2009 est.)
Czech Republic$109.2 billion (2010 est.)$103.1 billion (2009 est.)
Denmark$90.83 billion (2010 est.)$84.46 billion (2009 est.)
Djibouti$644 million (2009 est.)$1.555 billion (2006)
Dominica$296 million (2006)
Dominican Republic$14.53 billion (2010 est.)$12.28 billion (2009 est.)
Ecuador$17.65 billion (2010 est.)$14.27 billion (2009 est.)
Egypt$46.52 billion (2010 est.)$45.56 billion (2009 est.)
El Salvador$7.98 billion (2010 est.)$7.255 billion (2009)
Equatorial Guinea$5.743 billion (2010 est.)$5.258 billion (2009 est.)
Eritrea$738 million (2010 est.)$682 million (2009 est.)
Estonia$11.52 billion (2010 est.)$9.783 billion (2009 est.)
Ethiopia$7.517 billion (2010 est.)$6.946 billion (2009 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 $983 million (2008) $751 million (2006)
Fiji$3.12 billion (2006)
Finland$69.11 billion (2010 est.)$57.68 billion (2009 est.)
France$577.7 billion (2010 est.)$535.8 billion (2009 est.)
French Polynesia$1.706 billion (2005 est.)
Gabon$2.433 billion (2010 est.)$2.298 billion (2009 est.)
Gambia, The$306 million (2010 est.)$280 million (2009 est.)
Gaza Stripsee entry for West Bank
Georgia$4.828 billion (2010 est.)$4.293 billion (2009 est.)
Germany$1.12 trillion (2010 est.)$956.7 billion (2009 est.)
Ghana$10.18 billion (2010 est.)$8.046 billion (2009 est.)
Gibraltar$2.967 billion (2004 est.)
Greece$44.9 billion (2010 est.)$64.2 billion (2009 est.)
Greenland$867 million (2008)$669 million (2007)
Grenada$343 million (2006)
Guam$701 million (2004 est.)
Guatemala$12.65 billion (2010 est.)$11.52 billion (2009)
Guernsey$NA
Guinea$1.551 billion (2010 est.)$1.236 billion (2009 est.)
Guinea-Bissau$200 million (2006)
Guyana$1.366 billion (2010 est.)$1.161 billion (2009 est.)
Haiti$2.446 billion (2010 est.)$2.032 billion (2009 est.)
Honduras$8.878 billion (2010 est.)$5.924 billion (2009 est.)
Hong Kong$413 billion (2010 est.)$348.7 billion (2009 est.)
Hungary$87.44 billion (2010 est.)$76.42 billion (2009 est.)
Iceland$3.677 billion (2010 est.)$3.318 billion (2009 est.)
India$327 billion (2010 est.)$274.3 billion (2009 est.)
Indonesia$111.1 billion (2010 est.)$84.35 billion (2009 est.)
Iran$58.97 billion (2010 est.)$58.97 billion (2009 est.)
Iraq$42.56 billion (2010 est.)$50 billion (2008 est.)
Ireland$70.36 billion (2010 est.)$62.22 billion (2009 est.)
Isle of Man$NA
Israel$55.6 billion (2010 est.)$45.99 billion (2009 est.)
Italy$459.7 billion (2010 est.)$403.9 billion (2009 est.)
Jamaica$5.378 billion (2010 est.)$4.581 billion (2009 est.)
Japan$636.8 billion (2010 est.)$501.6 billion (2009 est.)
Jersey$NA
Jordan$12.97 billion (2010 est.)$12.5 billion (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan$30.11 billion (2010 est.)$28.77 billion (2009 est.)
Kenya$10.4 billion (2010 est.)$9.715 billion (2009 est.)
Kiribati$62 million (2004 est.)
Korea, North$3.096 billion (2009)$3.574 billion (2008)
Korea, South$417.9 billion (2010 est.)$317.5 billion (2009 est.)
Kosovo$2.6 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Kuwait$20.36 billion (2010 est.)$17.08 billion (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan$3.075 billion (2010 est.)$2.987 billion (2009 est.)
Laos$1.504 billion (2010 est.)$1.308 billion (2009 est.)
Latvia$9.153 billion (2010 est.)$8.906 billion (2009 est.)
Lebanon$17.97 billion (2010 est.)$15.9 billion (2009 est.)
Lesotho$1.766 billion (2010 est.)$1.572 billion (2009 est.)
Liberia$7.143 billion (2006)
Libya$24.47 billion (2010 est.)$22.01 billion (2009 est.)
Liechtenstein$2.59 billion (2008)
Lithuania$20.34 billion (2010 est.)$17.56 billion (2009 est.)
Luxembourg$23.67 billion (2010 est.)$19.76 billion (2009 est.)
Macau$4.5 billion (2009 est.)$5.4 billion (2008 est.)
Macedonia$5.113 billion (2010 est.)$4.842 billion (2009 est.)
Madagascar$1.958 billion (2010 est.)$1.893 billion (2009 est.)
Malawi$1.675 billion (2010 est.)$1.502 billion (2009 est.)
Malaysia$149.2 billion (2010 est.)$117.3 billion (2009 est.)
Maldives$782 million (2008 est.)$1.221 billion (2008 est.)
Mali$2.358 billion (2006)
Malta$4.074 billion (2010 est.)$3.595 billion (2009 est.)
Marshall Islands$79.4 million (2008 est.)$54.7 million (2000 est.)
Mauritania$1.475 billion (2006)
Mauritius$3.935 billion (2010 est.)$3.499 billion (2009 est.)
Mayotte$341 million (2005)
Mexico$306 billion (2010 est.)$234.4 billion (2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of$132.7 million (2004)
Moldova$3.66 billion (2010 est.)$3.276 billion (2009 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 $2.131 billion (2009) $3.224 billion (2008)
Montenegro$601.7 million (2003)
Montserrat$17 million (2001); $17 million
Morocco$34.19 billion (2010 est.)$30.55 billion (2009 est.)
Mozambique$3.527 billion (2010 est.)$3.059 billion (2009 est.)
Namibia$5.152 billion (2010 est.)$4.519 billion (2009 est.)
Nauru$20 million (2004 est.)
Nepal$5.26 billion (2009)$4.1 billion (2008)
Netherlands$408.4 billion (2010 est.)$371.9 billion (2009 est.)
New Caledonia$1.998 billion (2006)
New Zealand$30.24 billion (2010 est.)$23.95 billion (2009 est.)
Nicaragua$4.7 billion (2010 est.)$3.481 billion (2009 est.)
Niger$800 million (2006)
Nigeria$34.18 billion (2010 est.)$29.05 billion (2009 est.)
Niue$9.038 million (2004)
Norfolk Island$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92); $17.9 million
Northern Mariana Islands$214.4 million (2001)
Norway$74.02 billion (2010 est.)$66.68 billion (2009 est.)
Oman$19.3 billion (2010 est.)$16.13 billion (2009 est.)
Pakistan$32.71 billion (2010 est.)$28.53 billion (2009 est.)
Palau$107.3 million (2004 est.)
Panama$16.05 billion (2010 est.)$12.93 billion (2009 est.)note: includes the Colon Free Zone
Papua New Guinea$3.547 billion (2010 est.)$2.871 billion (2009 est.)
Paraguay$9.242 billion (2010 est.)$6.917 billion (2009 est.)
Peru$25.74 billion (2010 est.)$21.01 billion (2009 est.)
Philippines$57.24 billion (2010 est.)$46.39 billion (2009 est.)
Pitcairn Islands$NA
Poland$167.4 billion (2010 est.)$146.4 billion (2009 est.)
Portugal$68.22 billion (2010 est.)$68.9 billion (2009 est.)
Puerto Rico$29.1 billion (2001)
Qatar$23.38 billion (2010 est.)$20.89 billion (2009 est.)
Romania$59.84 billion (2010 est.)$50.03 billion (2009 est.)
Russia$237.3 billion (2010 est.)$191.8 billion (2009 est.)
Rwanda$1.047 billion (2010 est.)$961 million (2009 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha$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$99 million (2010 est.)$80 million (2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia$99.17 billion (2010 est.)$87.1 billion (2009 est.)
Senegal$4.474 billion (2010 est.)$4.549 billion (2009 est.)
Serbia$15.78 billion (2010 est.)$15.03 billion (2009 est.)
Seychelles$831 million (2010 est.)$759.1 million (2009 est.)
Sierra Leone$560 million (2006)
Singapore$315.6 billion (2010 est.)$243.2 billion (2009 est.)
Slovakia$62.43 billion (2010 est.)$53.67 billion (2009 est.)
Slovenia$25.96 billion (2010 est.)$23.5 billion (2009 est.)
Solomon Islands$256 million (2006)
Somalia$798 million (2006)
South Africa$77.04 billion (2010 est.)$66.01 billion (2009 est.)
Spain$324.6 billion (2010 est.)$286.8 billion (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka$11.6 billion (2010 est.)$9.186 billion (2009 est.)
Sudan$8.483 billion (2010 est.)$8.253 billion (2009 est.)
Suriname$1.297 billion (2006 est.)
Svalbard$NA
Swaziland$1.643 billion (2010 est.)$1.585 billion (2009 est.)
Sweden$158.6 billion (2010 est.)$120.5 billion (2009 est.)
Switzerland$220.4 billion (2010 est.)$192.8 billion (2009 est.)
Syria$13.57 billion (2010 est.)$12.62 billion (2009 est.)
Taiwan$250.2 billion (2010 est.)$172.8 billion (2009 est.)
Tajikistan$3.301 billion (2010 est.)$2.77 billion (2009 est.)
Tanzania$6.334 billion (2010 est.)$5.834 billion (2009 est.)
Thailand$156.9 billion (2010 est.)$118 billion (2009 est.)
Timor-Leste$202 million (2004 est.)
Togo$1.337 billion (2010 est.)$1.261 billion (2009 est.)
Tokelau$969,200 (2002)
Tonga$139 million (2006)
Trinidad and Tobago$8.234 billion (2010 est.)$7.161 billion (2009 est.)
Tunisia$20.02 billion (2010 est.)$18.12 billion (2009 est.)
Turkey$166.3 billion (2010 est.)$134.5 billion (2009 est.)
Turkmenistan$4.888 billion (2010 est.)$4.109 billion (2009 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands$175.6 million (2000)
Tuvalu$12.91 million (2005)
Uganda$4.474 billion (2010 est.)$3.844 billion (2009 est.)
Ukraine$53.54 billion (2010 est.)$45.05 billion (2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates$159 billion (2010 est.)$150 billion (2009 est.)
United Kingdom$546.5 billion (2010 est.)$483.9 billion (2009 est.)
United States$1.903 trillion (2010 est.)$1.575 trillion (2009 est.)
Uruguay$8.519 billion (2010 est.)$6.664 billion (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan$9.44 billion (2010 est.)$9.023 billion (2009 est.)
Vanuatu$156 million (2006)
Venezuela$31.37 billion (2010 est.)$38.44 billion (2009 est.)
Vietnam$81.73 billion (2010 est.)$65.4 billion (2009 est.)
Virgin Islands$4.609 billion (2001)
Wallis and Futuna$61.17 million (2004)
West Bank$3.772 billion (2008)$2.84 billion (2006)
Western Sahara$NA
World$14.68 trillion (2010)$12.19 trillion (2009)
Yemen$8.35 billion (2010 est.)$7.518 billion (2009 est.)
Zambia$4.949 billion (2010 est.)$3.735 billion (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe$2.871 billion (2010 est.)$2.413 billion (2009 est.)
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Field Listing :: Independence
For most countries, this entry gives the date that sovereignty wasachieved and from which nation, empire, or trusteeship. For theother countries, the date given may not represent "independence" inthe strict sense, but rather some significant nationhood event suchas the traditional founding date or the date of unification,federation, confederation, establishment, fundamental change in theform of government, or state succession. For a number of countries,the establishment of statehood was a lengthy evolutionary processoccurring over decades or even centuries. In such cases, severalsignificant dates are cited. Dependent areas include the notation"none" followed by the nature of their dependency status. Also seethe 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 Seu d'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 (from the federation of UK colonies)
Austria12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlierdates: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156(Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empireproclaimed)
Azerbaijan30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)
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 on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3March 1992)
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)
China1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established);notable earlier dates: 221 BC (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)
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
Curacaonone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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); note - although 1 January is the day theCzech Republic came into being, the Czechs generally consider 28October 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared itsindependence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independenceday
Denmarkca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormson);5 June 1849 (becomes 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 UK protectorate status; the revolutionthat began 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June1953 and all British troops withdrawn 18 June 1956); note - it wasin ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower(northern) Egypt were first united politically
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 (may be traced to the AksumiteKingdom, which coalesced in the first centuries B.C.)
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)
Franceno official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribesunified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Franciaestablished from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First FrenchRepublic founded); 4 October 1958 (Fifth French Republic established)
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 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; notable earlier dates:10 August 843 (Eastern Francia established from the division of theCarolingian Empire); 2 February 962 (crowning of OTTO I, recognizedas the first Holy Roman Emperor)
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)
Hungary16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlierdates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditionalfounding date); 30 March 1867 (dual monarchy of Austria-Hungarycreated)
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 thatit had recognized de facto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945
Iran1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed); notableearlier dates: ca. 625 B.C. (unification of Iran under the Medes);ca. A.D. 1501 (Iran reunified under the Safavids); 12 December 1925(modern Iran established under the Pahlavis)
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)
Japan3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to MeijiConstitution); notable earlier dates: 660 B.C. (traditional date ofthe founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890(Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)
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 permanent 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)
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)
Niue19 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); notable earlierdates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (RussianEmpire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)
Rwanda1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)
Saint Barthelemynone (overseas collectivity of France)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha none (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)
Sint Maartennone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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 that becameindependent from the UK on 26 June 1960 and Italian Somaliland thatbecame independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1July 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 (majorityrule)
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 Kingdom12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Actestablishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland); notable earlier dates: 927 (minor Englishkingdoms united); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlanuniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporatesEngland and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite Englandand Scotland as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Unionformally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treatyformalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of theUnited Kingdom as Northern Ireland)
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% (2010 est.)
Algeria4.8% (2010 est.)
American SamoaNA%
AndorraNA%
Angola5% (2010 est.)
AnguillaNA%
Antigua and BarbudaNA%
Argentina6.7% (2010 est.)
Armenia8% (2010 est.)
ArubaNA%
Australia3% (2010 est.)
Austria3% (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan3.5% (2010 est.)
Bahamas, TheNA%
Bahrain1.5% (2010 est.)
Bangladesh6.4% (2010 est.)
Barbados-3.2% (2000 est.)
Belarus10.5% (2010 est.)
Belgium4% (2010 est.)
Belize1.4% (2010 est.)
Benin3% (2010 est.)
BermudaNA%
BhutanNA%
Bolivia4% (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina3.3% (2010 est.)
Botswana6.9% (2010 est.)
Brazil11.5% (2010 est.)
British Virgin IslandsNA%
Brunei-5.4% (2008 est.)
Bulgaria0.4% (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso5.5% (2010 est.)
Burma4.3% (2010 est.)
Burundi7% (2010 est.)
Cambodia4.5% (2010 est.)
Cameroon4% (2010 est.)
Canada5.8% (2010 est.)
Cape Verde4% (2010 est.)
Cayman IslandsNA%
Central African Republic3% (2002)
Chad3% (2010 est.)
Chile3.2% (2010 est.)
China11% (2010 est.)
Colombia5.5% (2010 est.)
ComorosNA%
Congo, Democratic Republic of theNA%
Congo, Republic of the12% (2010 est.)
Cook Islands1% (2002)
Costa Rica3% (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire4.5% (2010 est.)
Croatia-0.9% (2010 est.)
Cuba0.8% (2010 est.)
CuracaoNA
Cyprus0.1% (2010 est.)
Czech Republic3% (2010 est.)
Denmark4% (2010 est.)
DominicaNA%
Dominican Republic1.5% (2010 est.)
Ecuador2% (2010 est.)
Egypt5.5% (2010 est.)
El Salvador0.9% (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea1.8% (2010 est.)
Eritrea8% (2010 est.)
Estonia10% (2010 est.)
Ethiopia9.5% (2010 est.)
European Union3.8% (2010 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA%
Faroe Islands8% (2007 est.)
FijiNA%
Finland6% (2010 est.)
France3.5% (2010 est.)
French PolynesiaNA%
Gabon4.8% (2010 est.)
Gambia, The8.9%note: although The Gambia had the highest industrial growth rate inthe world in 2009, this growth is from a tiny industrial base (2010est.)
Gaza Stripsee entry for West Bank
Georgia4% (2010 est.)
Germany9% (2010 est.)
Ghana5% (2010 est.)
GibraltarNA%
Greece3.2% (2010 est.)
GreenlandNA%
GuamNA%
Guatemala2.6% (2010 est.)
GuernseyNA%
Guinea3% (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau4.7% (2003 est.)
Guyana2.5% (2010 est.)
Haiti-8% (2010 est.)
Honduras2.4% (2010 est.)
Hong Kong-0.3% (2010 est.)
Hungary5% (2010 est.)
Iceland-1% (2010 est.)
India9.7% (2010 est.)
Indonesia4% (2010 est.)
Iran4.3% excluding oil (2010 est.)
Iraq4.8% (2010 est.)
Ireland5% (2010 est.)
Israel5.7% (2010 est.)
Italy0.5% (2010 est.)
Jamaica-2% (2010 est.)
Japan7.5% (2010 est.)
JerseyNA%
Jordan2.7% (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan7.3% (2010 est.)