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March 2006 |
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| Bangladesh |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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140 494 |
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Rank in world trade, 2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
|
56
844 |
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Merchandise |
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|
70 |
67 |
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|
| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
|
263 434 |
|
Commercial services |
|
121 |
74 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2004) |
- 279 |
|
Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
50 |
47 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
|
139 |
|
Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
97 |
54 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
|
36.9 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004 |
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
|
157 |
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5 |
5 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
211 |
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9 |
7 |
6 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
150 |
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5 |
7 |
7 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2006) |
0.105 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
2, 4 May 2000 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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39.7 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2004) |
|
15.8 |
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to total merchandise imports |
|
15.8 |
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| MFN
tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2004 |
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| Simple average
of ad-valorem duties |
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Number of: |
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| All goods |
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163.8 |
18.6 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
9 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
188.5 |
20.6 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
0 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
35.7 |
18.3 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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27 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
... |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
... |
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| Share in total
imports |
... |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004 |
|
1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
8 305 |
|
10 |
14 |
19 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
12
023 |
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7 |
21 |
15 |
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2004 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.09 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.13 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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7.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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19.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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7.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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63.7 |
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Manufactures |
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43.9 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (25) |
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58.6 |
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1. India |
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18.5 |
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| 2. United
States |
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25.6 |
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2. China |
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13.1 |
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| 3. Canada |
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3.5 |
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3. Singapore |
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10.5 |
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| 4. Hong Kong,
China |
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1.6 |
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4. European Union (25) |
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9.9 |
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| 5. Japan |
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1.0 |
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5. Japan |
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5.4 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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|
2004 |
|
1995-2004 |
|
2003 |
2004 |
|
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
420
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|
-1 |
30 |
6 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1
835 |
|
5 |
21 |
15 |
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2004 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.02
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|
Share in world total imports |
0.09 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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18.4
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Transportation |
|
77.3 |
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| Travel |
|
15.9
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Travel |
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8.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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65.7
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Other commercial services |
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14.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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| Patents
granted, 1998 |
140 |
14 |
126 |
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Marks registered, 1998 |
285 |
142 |
143 |
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