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October 2009 |
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| Nigeria |
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| BASIC
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| Population
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151 319 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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212 080 |
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Merchandise |
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41 |
53 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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315 030 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
27 |
35 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
16
840 |
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Commercial services |
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60 |
43 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
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718 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
38 |
26 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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73.3 |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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160 |
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6 |
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5 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.236 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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Review date |
11, 13 May 2005 |
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in total tax revenue |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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19.3 |
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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 |
11 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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118.4 |
12.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
150.0
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15.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
48.5 |
11.5 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
25.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
32 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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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$) |
80 750 |
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18 |
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23 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
41
700 |
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35 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.50 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.25 |
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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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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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2.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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25.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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92.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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5.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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5.5 |
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Manufactures |
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68.5 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
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| 1. United
States |
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42.5 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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29.1 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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21.4 |
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2. China |
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15.2 |
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| 3. India |
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9.6 |
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3. United States |
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8.2 |
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4. Belize |
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5. India |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2007
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2000-2007 |
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2006 |
2007 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) a |
5 788
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29 |
55 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) a |
13 902
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35 |
66 |
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2007
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2007 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.17
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Share in world total imports |
0.45 |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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68.5
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Transportation |
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41.3 |
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| Travel |
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0.6
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Travel |
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14.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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30.9
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Other commercial services |
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44.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
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non-residents |
Madrid |
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