Invest.climate; macroeconomic conditions international comparison 1990-2012

Invest.climate; macroeconomic conditions international comparison 1990-2012

Countries Periods Costs and time container transport Costs Import (USD) Costs and time container transport Costs Export (USD)
Australia 2012 1,119 1,060
Austria 2012 1,195 1,180
Belgium 2012 1,600 1,429
Canada 2012 1,660 1,610
Czech Republic 2012 1,165 1,060
Denmark 2012 744 744
Finland 2012 620 540
France 2012 1,248 1,078
Germany 2012 937 872
Hungary 2012 1,085 1,015
Ireland 2012 1,121 1,109
Italy 2012 1,245 1,245
Japan 2012 970 880
The Netherlands 2012 975 895
Poland 2012 1,000 1,050
South Korea 2012 695 680
Spain 2012 1,221 1,221
Sweden 2012 735 697
United Kingdom 2012 1,045 950
United States 2012 1,315 1,050
EU-15 2012 . .
EU-25 2012 . .
EU-27 2012 . .
OECD 2012 . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


In this table international comparisons are made of macroeconomic conditions on the basis of a number of elementary performance indicators:
- Inflation;
- Long-term interest rate;
- Net borrowing/lending of consolidated general government sector;
- General government debt;
- Unemployment;
- Imports and exports, related to Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
- Goods trade with non-EU countries;
- Container transport.
These indicators give an overall picture of the international competitive position of a country. The macroeconomic circumstances define the basic climate within which companies develop their activities. Good macroeconomic conditions ensure a favourable climate in which enterprises can function well.

Note:
Comparable definitions are used to compare the figures presented internationally. The definitions sometimes differ from definitions used by Statistics Netherlands. The figures in this table could differ from Dutch figures presented elsewhere on the website of Statistics Netherlands.

Data available from 1990 up to 2012.

Status of the figures:
The external sources of these data frequently supply adjusted figures on preceding periods. These adjusted data are not mentioned as such in the table.

Changes as of 22 December 2017:
No, table is stopped.

When will new figures be published?
Not.

Description topics

Costs and time container transport
Costs and number of days required to import and export containers with standard goods. It concerns the following population:
The importer or exporter has 60 or more employees, is located in or around densely populated areas, is a private enterprise which does not operate in the export processing zone or an industrial state with special export or import privileges. The company is domestically owned and exports more than 10 percent of its sales. Traded goods are dry shipped in 20 foot fully loaded containers. The goods are not dangerous goods, no military items, do not need to be cooled or undergo another special treatment, and belong to the most important export or import goods of a country.

Source: World Bank.
Costs
Costs of importing and exporting a container.
Costs which are made for the import/export of a container with standard goods. The costs exist of procedure costs, transhipment costs and transport charges. At the import the costs are counted as from the moment that the container comes in the port up to the moment that it is at the factory/wholesale trade for further processing. At the export this applies as from the moment of loading at the factory to the departure from the port.
Import
Export