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The pound is the main unit of sterling, [4] [c] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [7] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling. [4] Sterling is the world's oldest currency in continuous use since its inception. [8]
Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits."
Countries by total wealth, 2022 (2023 publication) National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total sum of the value of a country's assets minus its liabilities.
Countries by GNI (PPP) per capita in 2016. This article includes a list of countries of the world and their gross national income (GNI) (formerly GNP) per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2023, as reported by the World Bank.
In the following table, for each country/territory, IMF figures shows total population, GDP, government revenue,, government expenditure, and government expenditure per capita, in current USD, calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
[1]: 207 Net debt equals gross debt minus financial assets that are debt instruments. [ 1 ] : 208, s7.243 Net debt estimates are not always available since some government assets are difficult to value, such as loans made at concessional rates.
[105] [106] Of the approximately £16 billion invested in R&D by UK businesses in 2008, approximately £12 billion was by manufacturing businesses, mostly located in England. [106] In 2008, the UK was the sixth-largest manufacturer in the world measured by value of output. [107] A Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 jet engine made in England
The bank has a starting capital of $50 billion, with wealth increased to $100 billion over time. [112] Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa initially contributed $10 billion each to bring the total to $50 billion. [111] [112] As of 2020, it had 53 projects underway worth around $15 billion. [113]