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October 2009 |
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| South Africa |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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48
687 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
|
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
|
276 764 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
40 |
34 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
|
492 155 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
26 |
22 |
|
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 20 981 |
|
Commercial services |
|
46 |
39 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
|
3 837 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
28 |
23 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
|
67.5 |
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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) |
|
138 |
|
4 |
5 |
3 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
135 |
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4 |
8 |
3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
201 |
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9 |
10 |
6 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.529 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
23, 25 April 2003 |
|
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 (%) |
|
96.6 |
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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 |
|
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 |
4 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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|
19.2 |
7.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
|
56 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
41.2 |
9.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
1 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
15.7 |
7.6 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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1 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
2.3 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 3 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
31.5 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
70.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
91 |
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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$) |
80 782 |
|
13 |
20 |
16 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
99
480 |
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16 |
12 |
12 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.50 |
|
Share in
world total imports |
0.61 |
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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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8.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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35.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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25.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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54.5 |
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Manufactures |
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67.4 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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|
31.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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31.3 |
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| 2. Japan |
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11.0 |
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2. China |
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11.3 |
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| 3. United
States |
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10.8 |
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3. United States |
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8.0 |
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| 4. China |
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5.8 |
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4. Saudi Arabia |
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6.3 |
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| 5. India |
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3.1 |
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5. Japan |
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5.6 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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|
2008
|
|
2000-2008 |
|
2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) a |
12
159 |
|
... |
13 |
-8 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) a |
16 505
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|
... |
16 |
2 |
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2008
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|
2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.32
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|
Share in world total imports |
0.47 |
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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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12.8
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|
Transportation |
|
46.0 |
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| Travel |
|
62.8
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Travel |
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26.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
24.4
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|
Other commercial services |
|
28.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
|
Trademark registrations by office, 2005 |
|
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
|
Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| ... |
... |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
19
895 |
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| a Break in series for commercial services:
2001. |
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