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| Bulgaria |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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7 623 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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49 900 |
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Merchandise |
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68 |
58 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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94 476 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 12 577 |
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Commercial services |
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57 |
63 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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7 765 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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147.4 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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155 |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
209 |
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10 |
5 |
14 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
256 |
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12 |
10 |
12 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.142 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 December 1996 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
6, 8 April 2009 |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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100 |
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Number of
notifications to WTO and measures in force |
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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
58 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
28 - 5 |
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| All goods |
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5.5 |
5.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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143 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
15.9 |
16.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
10 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
4.8 |
5.4 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
81 - 65 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
51.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
33 - 24 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
53.2 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
4 - 4 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
80 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
4 - 3 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
22 470 |
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21 |
23 |
21 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
37 261 |
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24 |
29 |
24 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.14 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.23 |
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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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13.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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8.0 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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32.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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29.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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52.3 |
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Manufactures |
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61.6 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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59.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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62.1 |
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| 2. Turkey |
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8.8 |
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2. Ukraine |
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8.0 |
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| 3. Serbia |
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4.7 |
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3. Russian Federation |
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6.2 |
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| 4. Russian
Federation |
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2.7 |
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4. Turkey |
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6.1 |
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| 5. FYR
Macedonia |
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2.3 |
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5. China |
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3.3 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
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2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
8 000
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18 |
23 |
23 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
6 696
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19 |
34 |
22 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.21
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Share in world total imports |
0.19 |
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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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28.9
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Transportation |
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32.6 |
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| Travel |
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47.5
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Travel |
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35.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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23.6
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Other commercial services |
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31.9 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 65 |
199 |
264 |
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4 241 |
1 101 |
4 675 |
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