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| Bahrain,
Kingdom of |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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1 324 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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22 945 |
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Merchandise |
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72 |
87 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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29 836 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
50 |
63 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2011) |
3 247 |
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Commercial services |
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84 |
109 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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25 264 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
58 |
83 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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148.9 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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132 |
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6 |
3 |
4 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.092 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
18, 20 July 2007 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004) |
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| GPA
accession |
Observer |
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in total tax revenue |
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32.4 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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2.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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73.3 |
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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 2011 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
35 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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34.4 |
5.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
38.9 |
8.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
33.5 |
4.6 |
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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 |
0.8 |
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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 |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
38.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
10.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
22 |
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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$) |
19 650 |
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11 |
26 |
31 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
12 730 |
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5 |
21 |
4 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.11 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.07 |
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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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2.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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8.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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88.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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53.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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9.3 |
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Manufactures |
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38.8 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Saudi
Arabia, Kingdom of |
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23.2 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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20.0 |
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| 2. Qatar |
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11.0 |
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2. China |
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13.4 |
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| 3. Oman |
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10.9 |
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3. Brazil |
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12.4 |
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| 4. United Arab
Emirates |
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8.5 |
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4. United States |
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8.2 |
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| 5. European
Union (27) |
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7.1 |
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5. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
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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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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
3 040 |
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0 |
11 |
-25 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 778 |
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4 |
9 |
-7 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.07 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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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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24.1 |
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Transportation |
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36.2 |
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| Travel |
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34.0 |
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Travel |
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40.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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41.9 |
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Other commercial services |
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23.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2004 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2011 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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26 |
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422 |
4 533 |
2 339 |
7 294 |
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