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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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1 338 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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23 898 |
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Merchandise |
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74 |
92 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
|
33 105 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
52 |
67 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
5
364 |
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Commercial services |
|
109 |
152 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
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15 278 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
83 |
126 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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110.5 |
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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) |
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180 |
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8 |
5 |
3 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
135 |
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6 |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
164 |
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10 |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.053 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 March 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2004-2006) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
14, 16 September 2005 |
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in total tax revenue |
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5.7 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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4.0 |
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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 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
8 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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55.7 |
7.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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2 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
90.2 |
18.1 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
50.5 |
5.9 |
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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 (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 2 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
27.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
78.8 |
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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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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$) |
16
929 |
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19 |
-5 |
26 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
9 973 |
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15 |
18 |
30 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.11 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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2.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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8.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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70.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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39.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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27.7 |
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Manufactures |
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48.4 |
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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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46.0 |
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1. United States |
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24.0 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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14.3 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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13.3 |
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| 3. Jamaica |
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6.7 |
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3. Brazil |
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11.8 |
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| 4. Mexico |
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3.2 |
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4. Colombia |
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7.9 |
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| 5. Barbados |
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2.9 |
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5. Gabon |
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6.1 |
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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$) |
910 |
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8 |
-9 |
14 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
320 |
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-2 |
-34 |
3 |
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2007
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2007 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.03
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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25.2
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Transportation |
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53.7 |
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| Travel |
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50.9
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Travel |
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29.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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23.9
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Other commercial services |
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17.1 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2002 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 2 |
79 |
81 |
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225 |
949 |
... |
1 174 |
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| a Refers to 2005 values and to the average
annual percentage change for 2000-2005. |
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