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| Syrian Arab
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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20 820 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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59 147 |
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Merchandise |
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93 |
80 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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107 378 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
69 |
57 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 367 |
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Commercial services |
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59 |
77 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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1 818 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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55 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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66.0 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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127 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
102 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
97 |
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| WTO accession |
Observer |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
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Import duties collected |
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accession |
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in total tax revenue |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2009 |
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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 |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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14.2 |
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Anti-dumping |
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goods (AOA) |
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22.7 |
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Countervailing duties |
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| Non-agricultural
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12.9 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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0.1 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2008) |
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Requests for consultation |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
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non-agricultural goods |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
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| MERCHANDISE
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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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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
10 000 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
16 900 |
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14 |
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2011 a |
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2011 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.05 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.09 |
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| Breakdown in
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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20.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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23.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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52.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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20.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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By main
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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1. European Union (27) |
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2. Turkey |
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9.5 |
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3. China |
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Arabia, Kingdom of |
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4. Ukraine |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
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2009 |
2010 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
7 040 |
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22 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3 377 |
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-15 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.18 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.09 |
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| Breakdown in
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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7.5 |
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Transportation |
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47.2 |
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| Travel |
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87.9 |
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Travel |
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44.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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4.6 |
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Other commercial services |
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8.1 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2009 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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