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March 2006 |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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62 387 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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163 492 |
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Merchandise |
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25 |
25 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
|
510 268 |
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Commercial services |
|
28 |
25 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
6 632 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
16 |
17 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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2 987 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
16 |
15 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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128.3 |
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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) |
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125 |
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2 |
7 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
174 |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
126 |
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3 |
8 |
12 |
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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) |
0.990 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
12, 14 November 2003 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2003-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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10.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2005) |
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74.7 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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3.1 |
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| MFN
tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2003 |
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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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25.7
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15.4 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
75 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
X |
29.6 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
5 - 1 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
24.2
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13.3 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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12 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
25.4
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1.6 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
22 |
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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
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
96
248 |
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6 |
18 |
20 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
94
410 |
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3 |
17 |
25 |
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2004 a |
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2004 a |
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| Share in world total
exports |
1.05 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.99 |
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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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16.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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3.9 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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17.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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76.0 |
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Manufactures |
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73.0 |
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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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17.0 |
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1. Japan |
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24.1 |
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| 2. European
Union (25) |
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15.3 |
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2. European Union (25) |
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10.3 |
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| 3. Japan |
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14.2 |
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3. United States |
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9.5 |
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| 4. Singapore |
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7.3 |
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4. China |
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8.0 |
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| 5. China |
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7.1 |
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5. Malaysia |
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6.0 |
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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$) |
18 932
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|
3 |
3 |
21 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
22 948
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2 |
9 |
27 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.87
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Share in world total imports |
1.08 |
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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 principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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23.0
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Transportation |
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47.3 |
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| Travel |
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53.0
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Travel |
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19.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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24.0
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Other commercial services |
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33.0 |
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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, 2000 |
541 |
153 |
388 |
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Marks registered, 2000 |
14
217 |
7 686 |
6 531 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2003. |
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