Country Name Country CoSeries Name Series Code

China CHN Current account balance (% of GDP) BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

China CHN Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) BN.KLT.DINV.CD
China CHN Net capital account (BoP, current US$) BN.TRF.KOGT.CD
China CHN Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$) BN.GSR.GNFS.CD
China CHN Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.METH.AG.ZS
China CHN Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS
China CHN Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) EG.USE.COMM.CL.ZS
China CHN CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
China CHN Patent applications, residents IP.PAT.RESD
China CHN Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
China CHN Trade (% of GDP) NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
India IND Current account balance (% of GDP) BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
India IND Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) BN.KLT.DINV.CD
India IND Net capital account (BoP, current US$) BN.TRF.KOGT.CD
India IND Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$) BN.GSR.GNFS.CD
India IND Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.METH.AG.ZS
India IND Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS
India IND Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) EG.USE.COMM.CL.ZS
India IND CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
India IND Patent applications, residents IP.PAT.RESD
India IND Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
India IND Trade (% of GDP) NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Japan JPN Current account balance (% of GDP) BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Japan JPN Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) BN.KLT.DINV.CD
Japan JPN Net capital account (BoP, current US$) BN.TRF.KOGT.CD
Japan JPN Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$) BN.GSR.GNFS.CD
Japan JPN Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.METH.AG.ZS
Japan JPN Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS
Japan JPN Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) EG.USE.COMM.CL.ZS
Japan JPN CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
Japan JPN Patent applications, residents IP.PAT.RESD
Japan JPN Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Japan JPN Trade (% of GDP) NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Sri Lanka LKA Current account balance (% of GDP) BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Sri Lanka LKA Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) BN.KLT.DINV.CD
Sri Lanka LKA Net capital account (BoP, current US$) BN.TRF.KOGT.CD
Sri Lanka LKA Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$) BN.GSR.GNFS.CD
Sri Lanka LKA Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.METH.AG.ZS
Sri Lanka LKA Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS
Sri Lanka LKA Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) EG.USE.COMM.CL.ZS
Sri Lanka LKA CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
Sri Lanka LKA Patent applications, residents IP.PAT.RESD
Sri Lanka LKA Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Sri Lanka LKA Trade (% of GDP) NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
United States USA Current account balance (% of GDP) BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
United States USA Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) BN.KLT.DINV.CD
United States USA Net capital account (BoP, current US$) BN.TRF.KOGT.CD
United States USA Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$) BN.GSR.GNFS.CD
United States USA Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.METH.AG.ZS
United States USA Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS
United States USA Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) EG.USE.COMM.CL.ZS
United States USA CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
United States USA Patent applications, residents IP.PAT.RESD
United States USA Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
United States USA Trade (% of GDP) NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Data from database: World Development Indicators

Last Updated: 03/30/2023
 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
1.532655173656 0.17366841341 0.7206605491 1.6941800707 1.789217716053
-27790987919.5 -92338473352 -50259822365 -99374807720 -205941648762.6
-91496073.44 -568607666.62 -327297478.9 -75764996.64 91500853.54
217009899934 87905148452 131844297312358572608160 462807887089.71
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7.230985031406 7.48733189391 7.6059369606 .. ..
1245709 1393815 1243568 1344817 ..
19.69227698826 19.1121035364 18.409992316 18.586139239 20.037761862691
37.6324132405 37.5657841021 35.890096034 34.754295776 37.468958236895
-1.43948891787 -2.4269753887 -1.051114806 1.2269069389 -1.052243531182
-28875941053.3 -30699661201 -37469945322 -53239697391 -27488543123.44
37311530.98128 -123100671.22 -1155591043 -1056330062 -307606463.2117
-72211612625.3 -105917684941 -73451671323 -8342168264 -74039374427.9
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1.713496761494 1.79103287837 1.775922673 .. ..
14961 16289 19454 23141 ..
18.7917648393 19.9278285989 18.690982707 18.708898687 21.398534215004
40.74249695452 43.6169693324 39.962527934 37.805353579 45.290265741607
4.120369662838 3.51874409932 3.4471799798 2.9354188544 3.1926109399601
154947985696 134928938194 218323780736 85452818966 137789144286.77
-2498993250.54 -1922509970.2 -3808661034 -1932522235 -3824968251.192
37636176718.93 1405006849.05 -8615189108 -7597675867 -22513457717.49
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.. .. .. .. ..
9.098304984317 8.80168143469 8.5409802049 .. ..
260292 253630 245372 227348 ..
17.59143910478 18.3260176547 17.445377832 15.558554276 18.427676191772
34.42321357217 36.6320638483 35.179820201 31.358711629 37.379986490441
-2.44658556517 -2.962153774 -2.070887394 -1.268905064 ..
-1300931667.45 -1546187438.7 -666103447.7 -419326632 ..
10930632.9951 14360304.221 23110883.153 28060183.234 ..
-6317047992.81 -6576794257.4 -5147667482 -5188536224 ..
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.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
1.089349030514 1.00092295958 1.0906756266 .. ..
277 343 356 353 ..
20.22420003599 21.4462486145 21.823530925 15.268412793 16.851113994156
47.14040980015 49.809396752 49.425523885 36.635086589 41.0586669354
 -1.85352858227 -2.1421602897 -2.085756036 -2.942488433 -3.630071094209
28590000000 -345435000000 -2.09067E+11122885000000 -26574000000
12395000000 -4261000000 -6455000000 -5532000000 -2475000000
-510339000000 -578600000000 -5.59675E+11 -6.5399E+11 -845050000000
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14.82326086764 15.2225476515 14.673410607 .. ..
293904 285095 285113 269586 ..
12.261738118 12.3609892157 11.872470115 10.202125743 10.89272667733
27.27916102201 27.6103792721 26.451949474 23.383761878 25.481400266712
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BN.TRF.KOGT.CD CC BY-4.0
BN.GSR.GNFS.CD CC BY-4.0
EN.ATM.METH.AG.ZCC BY-4.0
EN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZCC BY-4.0
EG.USE.COMM.CL.ZUse and distribution of these data are subject to IEA terms and
EN.ATM.CO2E.PC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
IP.PAT.RESD CC BY-4.0
NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS CC BY-4.0
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Indicator Name
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Net capital account (BoP, current US$)
Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$)
Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Patent applications, residents
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Trade (% of GDP)
Short definition

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed thr

Long definition
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and
Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to a
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonpro
Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports
Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, ani
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced th
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce
Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning o
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed thro
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Y
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Ye
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Ye
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Ye
World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Com
World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Com
IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/inde
Climate Watch. 2020. GHG Emissions. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available at: https://www.climatewatchdat
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent R
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts
Topic
Economic Policy & Debt: Balance of payments: Current account
Economic Policy & Debt: Balance of payments: Capital & financi
Economic Policy & Debt: Balance of payments: Capital & financi
Economic Policy & Debt: Balance of payments: Current account
Environment: Emissions
Environment: Emissions
Environment: Energy production & use
Environment: Emissions
Infrastructure: Technology
Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Shares of GDP & ot
Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Shares of GDP & ot
Periodicity
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Aggregation method

Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted Average
Sum
Weighted average
Weighted average
Statistical concept and methodology

IPCC category 4 = Agriculture. Methane emissions result largely

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced t
Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency
Carbon dioxide emissions, largely by-products of energy produc
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a nation
Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general gov
 Development relevance

The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the largest share of the
The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the largest share of the
Governments in many countries are increasingly aware of the urgent need to make better use of the world's energy resources
The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the largest share of the
Patent data can be used in the analysis of a wide array of topics related to technical change and patenting activity including in
e side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general governm
Limitations and exceptions

National reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that follows the Intergovernmental Panel
National reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that follows the Intergovernmental Panel
The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national stat
Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates ex
A patent is an exclusive right granted for a specified period (generally 20 years) for a new way of doing something or a new tec
Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the p
 General comments
Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balanc
Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance o
Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balanc
Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balanc
k Convention on Climate Change that follows the Intergovernmental Panel on
k Convention on Climate Change that follows the Intergovernmental Panel on
Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency f
ries since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transp
period (generally 20 years) for a new way of doing something or a new tec
toms reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-borde
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