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October 2009 |
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| Sierra Leone |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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5 560 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
|
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
|
1 953 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
171 |
179 |
|
|
| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
|
4 260 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
145 |
153 |
|
|
| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
- 181 |
|
Commercial services |
|
181 |
179 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
|
143 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
155 |
153 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
|
52.5 |
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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) |
|
229 |
|
11 |
7 |
5 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.015 |
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| WTO accession
date |
23 July 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
9, 11 February 2005 |
|
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 (%) |
|
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 2006 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
41 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
1 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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|
47.4 |
13.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
|
... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
40.3 |
16.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
48.5 |
13.1 |
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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 |
0.3 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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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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| in
non-agricultural goods |
... |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
110 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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2008
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|
2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
220 |
|
42 |
6 |
-10 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
560 |
|
18 |
14 |
26 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.00 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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78.1 |
|
Agricultural products |
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29.9 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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40.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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6.3 |
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Manufactures |
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29.1 |
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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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|
1.0 |
|
1. Côte d'Ivoire |
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36.7 |
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| 2. Saudi
Arabia |
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0.4 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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18.5 |
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| 3. European
Union (27) |
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0.2 |
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3. Canada |
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6.5 |
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| 4. Russian
Federation |
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0.2 |
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4. United States |
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4.9 |
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| 5. Ecuador |
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0.2 |
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5. Japan |
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4.2 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
|
97.4 |
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Unspecified origins |
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1.2 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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2007
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|
2000-2007 |
|
2006 |
2007 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
42 |
|
1 |
-46 |
-1 |
|
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
86 |
|
1 |
-10 |
11 |
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2007
|
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|
2007 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.00
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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 |
|
36.7
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|
Transportation |
|
56.3 |
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| Travel |
|
52.0
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Travel |
|
16.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
11.4
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|
Other commercial services |
|
27.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
|
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 1995 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
|
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
|
Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| ... |
5 |
5 |
|
... |
... |
999 |
999 |
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| a Breakdowns by commodity group and by
destination/origin refer to 2002. |
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