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Income

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph GDP per capita (constant 1995 US$)   12459.7 16397.3 19129.2 22541.4
Graph GNP per capita (constant 1995 US$)   12275.7 15960.5 18438.2  
Graph GINI index          

Trade

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Trade (% of GDP)   42.59 54.61 52.15  
Graph Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)   20.37 13.85 8.56 4.35
Graph Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)   10.16 11.06 9.05 6.2
Graph Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)   896585000 1719850000 2351330000 18802200000

Labor

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Labor force, children 10-14 (% of age group) 1.95 1.62      

Food Prices

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Labor force, children 10-14 (% of age group) 1.95 1.62      

Debt & Aid

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Present value of debt (% of GNI)          
Graph Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services)          
Graph Aid per capita (current US$)          

Goverment

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Privatization proceeds (current US$)          
Graph General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)   17665600000 57323800000 129885000000  

Environmental Impact

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)     1.5 2.67  
Graph CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)     1.44 0.76  
Graph CO2 emissions (kt) 192736 326986 420867 428842  
Graph CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 10.76 15.33 17.11 15.43  
Graph CO2 emissions (kg per 1995 US$ of GDP)   1.23 1.04 0.8