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April 2013 |
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| Nicaragua |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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5 870 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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9 317 |
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Merchandise |
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130 |
125 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
|
22 374 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
105 |
99 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 1 507 |
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Commercial services |
|
136 |
139 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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1 618 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
110 |
113 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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108.9 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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120 |
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3 |
3 |
5 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
176 |
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10 |
12 |
6 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
134 |
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5 |
8 |
7 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
3 September 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.023 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 6 December 2012 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2000-2001) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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10.0 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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2.5 |
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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 2011 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
5 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
8 - 6 |
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| All goods |
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40.7 |
5.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
43.4 |
11.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
40.3 |
4.8 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
1.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 2 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
21.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
63.8 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
49 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE
TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
2 264 |
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17 |
33 |
22 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
5 204 |
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12 |
20 |
25 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.03 |
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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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77.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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17.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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2.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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21.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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5.0 |
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Manufactures |
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57.6 |
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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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30.4 |
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1. United States |
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18.8 |
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| 2. Venezuela,
Bolivarian Rep. of |
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13.3 |
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2. Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of |
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15.7 |
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| 3. Canada |
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12.0 |
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3. China |
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9.2 |
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| 4. European
Union (27) |
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10.7 |
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4. Costa Rica |
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8.6 |
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| 5. El Salvador |
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8.7 |
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5. Mexico |
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8.1 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
573 |
|
13 |
1 |
18 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
800 |
|
11 |
9 |
17 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.02 |
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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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8.7 |
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Transportation |
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45.7 |
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| Travel |
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65.8 |
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Travel |
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31.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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25.5 |
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Other commercial services |
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22.8 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2000 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2000 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 7 |
129 |
136 |
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404 |
2 490 |
... |
2 894 |
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