1 2 Base metals and their by-products 73 61 Mineral products 52 62 Precious and semiprecious stones, precious metals and their by-products 27 43 Ready-made food (including alcohol) 24 64 Articles from stone, plaster and cement 4 18 Source: armstat.am
Top 5 Importers of Armenian Products in Jan-March 2010, mln USD
Germany 37 Bulgaria 35 Russia 26 United States 18 Netherlands 16 Source: armstat.am
Students of Higher Education Institutions in Total Population in 2009
Armenia 3.5% Finland 3.2% Georgia 2.3% Russia 5.2% Sources: stat.fi, gks.ru, geostat.ge, armstat.am
Armenia’s Economy in 1991-2009
GDP Growth Rate Compared to 1991 Per Capita GDP 1992 -42% $88 1994 -44% $172 1996 -37% $423 1998 -30% $497 2000 -23% $593 2002 -5% $740 2004 +19% $1,113 2006 +52% $1,982 2008 +91% $3,689 2009 +64% $2,117 Sources:
Vartan Oskanian’s Interview with Yerkir Media TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuWdaiDJpvo Vartan Oskanian’s Interview with Yerkir Media TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U3aTk5_0ZE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpowGDQuyl4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuVw9A12vFI
Percentage of Budget Expenses for Education
2009 2010 Georgia 9.6% 9.1% Armenia 13.4% 10.7% Azerbaijan 13.2% 11.3% UK 12.5% 12.7% US 15.0% 16.1% Sources: Civilitas: Armenia’s State Budget, georgia.gov.ge, news.az, pfmc.az,today.az, mof.ge, civil.ge, ukpublicspending.co.uk, usgovernmentspending.com
Major Components of GDP
2007 2008 2009 Services 33.6% 34.3% 43.0% Constr. 24.5% 27.1% 18.8% Agr.* 18.2% 15.7% 16.2% Industry 15.0% 13.0% 13.6% * Data also includes hunting, forestry, fishing, fish-breeding Source: minfin.am
Military expenses as percent of GDP
2008 2009 Armenia 3.3% 3.8% Azerbaijan 6.4% 7.8% Georgia 7.9% 17.2% Turkey 1.8% 1.8% Sources: armscontrolcenter.org, turkishtradechicago.org, reuters.com, nytimes.com, armstat.am, azernews.az
Agedness of Population, 2009
Iran 5.4% Turkey 6.1% Azerbaijan 7.0% Armenia 10.4% Nagorno Karabakh 14.1% Georgia 14.4% Sweden 18.1% Sources: armstat.am, azstat.org, stat-nkr.am, scb.se, geostat.ge
Rating of Judicial Independence: From Worst to Best
Venezuela 1.4 Armenia 2.3 Georgia 2.7 Russia 2.7 Turkey 3.7 Azerbaijan 3.9 United Arab Emirates 5.1 USA 5.3 Estonia 5.5 Germany 6.4 New Zealand 6.7 Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey 2008, 2009