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| Malaysia |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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26 993 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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194 927 |
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Merchandise |
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21 |
28 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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383 709 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
15 |
19 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
28
931 |
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Commercial services |
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30 |
31 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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13 911 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
17 |
19 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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205.9 |
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2000-2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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148 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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145 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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152 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
1.202 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2001-2003) |
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Review date |
16, 18 January 2006 |
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in total tax revenue |
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5.4 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.0 |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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83.7 |
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Number of
notifications to WTO and measures in force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
29 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
5 - 3 |
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25.7 |
8.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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12 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
83.4 |
14.7 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
14.9 |
8.0 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
2.8 |
0.7 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 1 |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
74.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
78.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
1 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
73 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
199 516 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
156 896 |
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2008
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| Share in world total
exports |
1.24 |
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Share in
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0.96 |
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| Breakdown in
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
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13.9 |
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Agricultural products |
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8.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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20.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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16.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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65.1 |
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Manufactures |
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72.8 |
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1. China |
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12.8 |
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12.5 |
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2. Japan |
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12.5 |
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Union (27) |
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11.3 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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11.8 |
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4. Singapore |
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10.9 |
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5. United States |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
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2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
29 336
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30 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
29 081
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18 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.78
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Share in world total imports |
0.83 |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By
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| Transportation |
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23.2
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Transportation |
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38.8 |
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| Travel |
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47.7
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Travel |
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21.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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29.2
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Other commercial services |
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39.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
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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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| 338 |
6 645 |
6 983 |
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