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REVEALED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
IN SERVICES
| Country |
Total Services |
Transportation |
Passenger
services |
Freight |
Other
Transportation |
Travel |
Government
Services |
Other
Services |
|
|
1991 |
1997 |
1991 |
1997 |
1991 |
1997 |
1991 |
1997 |
1991 |
1997 |
1991 |
1997 |
1991 |
1997 |
1991 |
1997 |
| Bangladesh |
1.01 |
0.63 |
0.33 |
0.37 |
- |
- |
0.06 |
0.14 |
0.99 |
1.14 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
3.62 |
10.55 |
1.76 |
0.24 |
| India |
1.06 |
1.01 |
0.82 |
0.97 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.77 |
1.04 |
1.29 |
1.07 |
0.08 |
0.58 |
1.18 |
1.04 |
|
Maldives |
3.37 |
3.75 |
2.85 |
1.06 |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.81 |
7.24 |
2.81 |
8.35 |
11.17 |
0.48 |
0.99 |
0.14 |
- |
| Nepal |
2.31 |
3.43 |
0.79 |
0.96 |
3.24 |
3.51 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.96 |
1.87 |
6.68 |
7.71 |
1.33 |
5.54 |
| Pakistan |
0.95 |
0.83 |
1.93 |
1.84 |
4.81 |
4.19 |
0.32 |
0.31 |
2.01 |
2.06 |
0.32 |
0.17 |
2.95 |
2.48 |
0.52 |
0.64 |
| Sri Lanka |
1.06 |
0.8 |
1.55 |
1.57 |
3.43 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.29 |
2.04 |
3.25 |
1 |
0.62 |
0.8 |
0.63 |
0.82 |
0.54 |
Notes : - Indicate
that data are either not available, zero or insignificant.
Source :IMF, Balance of Payment Year Book, Page No.
283 , 1999 and: South Asia Economic Journal Vol. 1 , no.2
Sage , New Delhi.
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