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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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4 335 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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106 818 |
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Merchandise |
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13 |
15 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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118 226 |
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Commercial services |
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16 |
15 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
27
896 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
8 |
9 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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87 849 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
8 |
7 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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389.6 |
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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) |
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152 |
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5 |
2 |
8 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
... |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
... |
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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) |
2.085 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
14, 16 June 2004 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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1.1 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2004) |
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69.2 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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0.1 |
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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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6.9 |
0.0 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
67 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
9.5 |
0.0 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
0 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.3 |
0.0 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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5 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
0.7 |
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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imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
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| Share in total
imports, 2001 |
100.0 |
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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
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)
a |
198
637 |
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... |
... |
24 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)
a |
173
599 |
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... |
... |
27 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
2.16 |
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Share in
world total imports |
1.82 |
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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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2.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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3.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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10.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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16.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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82.7 |
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Manufactures |
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78.6 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Malaysia |
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15.2 |
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1. Malaysia |
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15.2 |
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| 2. European
Union (25) |
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14.5 |
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2. European Union (25) |
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13.4 |
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| 3. United
States |
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13.0 |
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3. United States |
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12.6 |
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| 4. Hong Kong,
China |
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9.8 |
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4. Japan |
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11.7 |
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| 5. China |
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8.6 |
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5. China |
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9.9 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004
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1995-2004 |
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2003 |
2004 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
41 077
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4 |
12 |
19 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
40 470
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8 |
13 |
23 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.88
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Share in world total imports |
1.90 |
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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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35.6
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Transportation |
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38.2 |
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| Travel |
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12.4
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Travel |
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19.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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52.0
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Other commercial services |
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42.6 |
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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, 2002 |
7 583 |
243 |
7
340 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
25
729 |
3 388 |
22 341 |
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