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March 2006 |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
|
19 444 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
|
|
| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
|
20 055 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
79 |
75 |
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|
| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
|
81 144 |
|
Commercial services |
|
84 |
72 |
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|
| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
-
648 |
|
Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
58 |
54 |
|
|
| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
|
757 |
|
Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
61 |
52 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
|
79.6 |
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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) |
|
147 |
|
4 |
6 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
164 |
|
6 |
5 |
8 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
189 |
|
7 |
10 |
9 |
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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) |
0.088 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
3, 5 March 2004 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2000-2002): |
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in total tax revenue |
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12.9 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2001) |
|
37.8 |
|
to total merchandise imports |
|
4.7 |
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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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|
29.8
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10.1 |
|
GATS services sectors with commitments |
27 |
|
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
49.7
|
22.5 |
|
Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
0 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
19.3
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8.3 |
|
Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
|
29 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
1.7 |
0.7 |
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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, 2001 |
56.2 |
|
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 |
|
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
5 757 |
|
5 |
9 |
12 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
7 973 |
|
5 |
9 |
19 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.06 |
|
Share in
world total imports |
0.08 |
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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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20.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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|
12.9 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
|
2.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
|
15.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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|
71.2 |
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Manufactures |
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67.2 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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|
34.0 |
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1. India |
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17.3 |
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| 2. European
Union (25) |
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|
32.1 |
|
2. European Union (25) |
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|
16.0 |
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| 3. India |
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7.0 |
|
3. Singapore |
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9.3 |
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| 4. Japan |
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2.8 |
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4. Hong Kong, China |
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7.9 |
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| 5. Russian
Federation |
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2.7 |
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5. Iran, Islamic Rep. of |
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5.9 |
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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$) |
1
506 |
|
7 |
11 |
8 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1
872 |
|
5 |
6 |
14 |
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2004
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|
2004 |
|
| Share in world total exports |
0.07
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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 |
|
41.4
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|
Transportation |
|
60.6 |
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| Travel |
|
34.0
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Travel |
|
15.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
24.5
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Other commercial services |
|
23.6 |
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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, 1997 |
160 |
66 |
94 |
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Marks registered, 1997 |
1 765 |
656 |
1 109 |
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