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Assessing the Potential of Services Trade in Developing Countries 5
Figure 1.3. Trade in Services, by Region, 2007
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa a
South Asia b
Sub-Saharan Africa
Source: WDI Database.
a. 2000.
b. 2006.
0 3 6 9 12 15
percentage of GDP
Figure 1.4. Worker Remittances Received, by Region, 2007
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
0
1 2 3 4
percentage of GDP
Source: WDI Database.
Note: The figure shows worker remittances received and the compensation of employees received. Some
remittances are sent by temporary service providers (engaged in trade) and others by permanent
migrants (not engaged in trade).
health, justice, and so on. Adding to this complexity, the international movement of
natural persons to deliver services requires the involvement of immigration authorities.
Governmental coordination is therefore a special challenge for policy making
on trade in the field of services.