Introduction

These Services Profiles provide users with statistics on key “infrastructure services”, i.e., transport, telecommunications as well as financial and insurance services for 186 economies. For the first time the Profiles cover all WTO members and most observers. The information is derived from multiple statistical domains, such as national accounts, employment statistics, balance of payments statistics, Foreign affiliates statistics (FATS), Foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics, as well as quantitative indicators, largely sourced from international/regional organizations and specialized bodies. Statistics are presented in standardized format for quick reference.