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March 2014 |
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| Bahamas |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2012) |
|
372 |
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Rank in world trade,
2012 |
Exports |
Imports |
|
|
| GDP (million
current US$, 2012) |
|
8 149 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
154 |
139 |
|
|
| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2012) |
|
11 574 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
128 |
113 |
|
|
| Current
account balance (million US$, 2012) |
- 1 424 |
|
Commercial services |
|
90 |
117 |
|
|
| Trade per
capita (US$, 2010-2012) |
|
20 964 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
64 |
91 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2010-2012) |
|
96.3 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2012 |
|
2005-2012 |
2011 |
2012 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
|
102 |
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
108 |
|
1 |
6 |
6 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
108 |
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1 |
7 |
13 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
Observer |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
|
- |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
- |
|
Import duties collected (%,
2010-2012) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
|
in total tax revenue |
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|
35.1 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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|
to total imports |
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|
10.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
|
- |
|
Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
|
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| MFN tariffs |
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|
Final bound |
Applied 2011 |
|
Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
- |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
|
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|
Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 2 |
|
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| All goods |
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|
- |
35.9 |
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Anti-dumping |
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|
- |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
23.2 |
|
Countervailing duties |
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|
- |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
- |
37.8 |
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Safeguards |
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|
- |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
- |
0.0 |
|
Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2011) |
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Requests for consultation |
- |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
50.2 |
|
Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
- |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
46.5 |
|
Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
- |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
- |
|
Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
|
- |
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| MERCHANDISE
TRADE |
|
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
|
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|
2012 |
|
2005-2012 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
984 |
|
9 |
19 |
18 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
3 386 |
|
6 |
14 |
14 |
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2012 |
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2012 |
|
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
|
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 main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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|
10.1 |
|
Agricultural products |
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|
19.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
|
30.7 |
|
Fuels and mining products |
|
31.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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|
46.5 |
|
Manufactures |
|
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|
48.3 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
|
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| 1. United
States |
|
|
81.6 |
|
1. United States |
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|
84.5 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
|
|
8.6 |
|
2. Trinidad and Tobago |
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|
3.9 |
|
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| 3. Canada |
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|
3.0 |
|
3. European Union (27) |
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|
2.8 |
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| 4. Kenya |
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|
1.6 |
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4. China |
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1.7 |
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| 5. Panama |
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|
0.9 |
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5. Japan |
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|
0.9 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
|
0.2 |
|
Unspecified origins |
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|
2.6 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012 |
|
2005-2012 |
|
2011 |
2012 |
|
|
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
2 723 |
|
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 522 |
|
3 |
14 |
21 |
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2012 |
|
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|
2012 |
|
|
| Share in world total exports |
0.06 |
|
Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
|
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
|
|
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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|
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| Transportation |
|
4.5 |
|
Transportation |
|
25.5 |
|
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| Travel |
|
87.9 |
|
Travel |
|
18.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
7.6 |
|
Other commercial services |
|
55.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
|
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
|
Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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