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March 2006 |
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| South Africa |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
|
45
584 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
|
|
| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
|
212 777 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
37 |
33 |
|
|
| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
|
510 103 |
|
Commercial services |
|
41 |
39 |
|
|
| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
- 7 443 |
|
Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
23 |
20 |
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|
| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
|
2 011 |
|
Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
24 |
24 |
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|
| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
|
56.3 |
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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) |
|
130 |
|
3 |
3 |
4 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
138 |
|
4 |
-1 |
3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
145 |
|
4 |
8 |
13 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
|
Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2006) |
0.466 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
23, 25 April 2003 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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2.6 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2007) |
|
96.5 |
|
to total merchandise imports |
|
2.7 |
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| MFN
tariffs |
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|
Final bound |
Applied 2002 |
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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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|
19.1
|
5.8 |
|
GATS services sectors with commitments |
91 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
39.8
|
9.1 |
|
Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
0 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
15.8
|
5.3 |
|
Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
|
18 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
0.0 |
14.4 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
73 |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
4 |
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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 |
|
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$)
a |
46
029 |
|
... |
23 |
26 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)
a |
57
100 |
|
... |
40 |
39 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.50 |
|
Share in
world total imports |
0.60 |
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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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|
7.9 |
|
Agricultural products |
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6.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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27.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
|
17.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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|
65.0 |
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Manufactures |
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69.4 |
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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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|
36.3 |
|
1. European Union (25) |
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40.8 |
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| 2. United
States |
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|
11.6 |
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2. United States |
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8.6 |
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| 3. Japan |
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10.2 |
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3. China |
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7.5 |
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| 4. Taipei,
Chinese |
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3.4 |
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4. Japan |
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6.8 |
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| 5. Switzerland |
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2.8 |
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5. Saudi Arabia |
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5.6 |
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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$) |
8 772
|
|
8 |
69 |
14 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
10
074 |
|
6 |
52 |
26 |
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2004
|
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|
2004 |
|
| Share in world total exports |
0.40
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|
Share in world total imports |
0.47 |
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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 |
|
16.2
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|
Transportation |
|
46.7 |
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| Travel |
|
72.1
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|
Travel |
|
31.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
11.8
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Other commercial services |
|
21.9 |
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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, 1995 |
5 453 |
... |
... |
|
Marks registered, 1995 |
10
313 |
6 027 |
4 286 |
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| a Break in series for merchandise: 1998. |
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