In UNCTADstat, economies are grouped by geographic location, development status, as well as economic and institutional criteria.
The table below shows the full correspondence of the territories defined in ISO 3166-1 and M49 to the UNCTAD target economies: However, if available, they are included in the world total. These cases are presented in the table below, showing also the start and end dates of the validity of the affected economies:įor the following territories, subsumed in the group "other territories", data are not presented individually in any UNCTADstat table.
In the case of a significant change in the statistical territory of a country or territorial unit, for example due to a split or a unification, the new country or territorial unit is recorded as a new economy. Data for the economies which are subdivisions of target economies, listed below, are included in some UNCTADstat tables.Įach economy is associated with a specific statistical territory. However, in the cases below, the target economies are broader than the territorial units defined in ISO 3166-1 and M49.
With a few exceptions, the target economies and their numerical codes are conform with the ISO 3166-1 standard and the Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (M49) of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). In each UNCTADstat table, UNCTAD tries to disseminate data for the target economies below: In the UNCTADstat Data Center, the term "economy" refers to a country or any other type of a territorial unit. Unless otherwise specified, the designations employed and the presentation of the material on UNCTADstat do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Country classification General disclaimer