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Table 5 Summary Statistics for the Period January 1993–December 2012

From: The effect of coca and FDI on the level of corruption in Bolivia

Variable

Obs.

Mean

Std. Dev.

Minimum

Median

Maximum

Corruption1

240

3.63

0.52

2.50 (2001:09–10)

4.00

4.50 (2012:07–12)

Investment profile2

240

5.08

2.41

1.00 (1997:08–1998:03)

6.00

9.00 (2006:05–2008:06)

Risk for inflation3

240

1.89

0.98

0.00 (1999: 07, 10–12; 2002:07–2003:09)

1.50

4.00 (1993:01–10; 1996:07; 2008:06–10)

Price of coca ($/Kg)

240

4.29

1.98

0.80 (1994:02, 1995:03)

5.10

8.91 (2012:09)

FDI ($)

240

42,059,958

36,625,671

−67,800,000 (2005:11–12)

40,366,666

134,000,000 (1999:11–12)

Exports + Imports ($)

240

535,000,000

428,000,000

153,000,000 (1993:01–03)

286,000,000

1,860,000,000 (2012:10–12)

Imports ($)

240

235,000,000

172,000,000

64,730,000 (1994:01–03)

154,000,000

739,000,000 (2012: 07–12)

GDP per capita ($)

240

103.61

40.31

64.42 (1994:06)

84.08

226.09 (2012:10–12)

  1. Dollar figures represent nominal values
  2. Numbers in parentheses reflect years, months of occurrence
  3. 1 Own scale (0 lowest corruption, 6 highest corruption)
  4. 2Own scale (0 very low risk of investment, 12 very high risk of investment)
  5. 3Own scale (<2 % = 0; 2–2.9 % = 0.50; 3–3.9 % = 1.00; 4–5.9 % = 1.50; 6–7.9 % = 2.00; 8–9.9 % = 2.50; above 130 % = 10)