Each country's data is presented in a single section or in regional comparative tables where possible, depending on the availability of data. Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vanuatu. Since some countries and areas in the region do not report their trade statistics to the United Nations, there are inevitably some gaps in the data.
Regional tables offer consolidated data.
This profile attempts to bring together the available data with a view to highlighting gaps and deficiencies in existing data and knowledge about women in Samoa. Although the government has recognized the importance of women's contribution to the development of the country and has made a general commitment to meet women's needs and ensure their equal participation in development activities, this commitment has yet to be translated into sectoral policies and programmes. This profile is an attempt to pool together the available data as well as to highlight the data gaps in order to facilitate a systematic appraisal of the issues and problems related to women in the Solomon Islands. Traditionally, the status of women in Vanuatu society has been subordinate to men. Over the years, however, there have been changes though in many respects, the role of women particularly in the rural areas, remains more or less as it has been.