Statistical Terms Glossary

Usually refers to dialogue between opposite parties within one country.

National disposable income may be derived from national income by adding all current transfers in cash or in kind receivable by resident institutional units from non-resident units and subtracting all current transfers in cash or in kind payable by resident institutional units to non-resident units.

The environment corresponding to the national territory, including the surrounding sea area covered in an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) agreement and the airspace over the country

The environmental sphere which is associated with the national territory including the surrounding sea area covered in an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) agreement and the airspace over the country. Open oceans outside an EEZ and airspace outside a national territory are part of the environmental sphere but not part of any country’s national environment.

The National Estate refers to components of the cultural and natural environment that are of great national value and need to be preserved for the benefit of the community. Some components like the Great Barrier Reef belong to the global world heritage.
Such components possess aesthetic, historical, scientific, social, cultural, ecological or other special values and include parks and reserves, beaches, coastlines, certain forests, rare species, buildings and gardens of special merit, sites of archaeological interest, museums and so forth

Capital formation and final consumption grouped together constitute national expenditure

National expenditure on environmental protection is defined as the sum of:
- final and intermediate consumption of environmental protection products by resident units, other than those of the environmental protection producers themselves;
- plus capital formation on environmental protection products;
- plus gross capital formation on other products required for environmental protection activities;
- plus (current and capital) specific transfers by residents units not captured in the items above;
- plus (current and capital) financing provided by transfers to the rest of the world.
- less financing by transfers received from the rest of the world.

Capital formation and final consumption grouped together constitute national expenditure.

Gas pipeline transport between two places (an initial compression facility and a decompressing facility) located in the same country or in the part of the seabed that is allocated to it. It may involve transit through other countries.

Independent bodies established by domestic law with a mandate to protect and promote human rights within a state.

ICT Infrastructure offers a range of technologies to assist organisations in running efficiently. These services are essential to the everyday mechanics of an organisation and integral to effective service delivery. These include hardware, software, networking and implementation.

National income is the total value of the primary incomes receivable within an economy less the total of the primary incomes payable by resident units

A physical location that provide tourist information's to the visitors who tour the place or area locally.

The transport of goods and/or passengers using an inland waterway vessel between two places (a place of loading/embarkation and a place of unloading/disembarkation) within a national territory irrespective of the country in which the vessel is registered. It may involve transit through a second country, although for this country this transport must be reported as transit.

Inland waterway transport vessel which is registered at a given date in the reporting country.

IWT vessel which is registered at a given date in the reporting country.

Is the flow of technology and information among people, enterprises and institutions which is key to the innovative process on the national level. According to innovation system theory, innovation and technology development are results of a complex set of relationships among actors in the system, which includes enterprises, universities and government research institutes.

NNAs have the sole right to allocate International Security Identification Number (ISIN) codes to securities within their own jurisdiction.

Oil pipeline transport between two places (a pumping-in place and a pumping-out place) located in the same country or in that part of the seabed allocated to it. It may involve transit through a second country.

The effective exercise of a government’s authority over development policies and activities, including those that rely – entirely or partially – on external resources. For governments, this means articulating the national development agenda and establishing authoritative policies and strategies.

National parks are large natural areas not materially altered by human activity where extractive resource uses are not allowed and whose purpose is to protect nature and scenic areas of national and international significance for scientific, educational and recreational use

National private corporations include all resident corporations and quasi-corporations that are not controlled by government or by non-resident institutional units

Rail transport between two places (a place of loading and a place of unloading) located in the same country irrespective of the country in which the railway vehicles were registered. It may involve transit through a second country.

In the EC directives, the regulatory institution responsible for issuing licenses, controlling prices, resolving disputes, etc.

Is to conduct basic and applied research within the major fields of interest in order to develop production and services sectors.

A non-financial public corporation (state-owned enterprise) that is involved in the exploration, extraction, processing, or sale of minerals or oil.