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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
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3 460 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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current US$, 2010) |
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3 636 |
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Merchandise |
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127 |
151 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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6 676 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
102 |
125 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
... |
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Commercial services |
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166 |
140 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2004-2006) |
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790 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
140 |
114 |
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ratio (2004-2006) |
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118.3 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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121 |
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-1 |
5 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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| WTO accession |
31 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
11, 13 September 2002 |
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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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39.1 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
44 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
0 - 0 |
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19.9 |
9.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
37.8 |
11.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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goods |
10.7 |
9.3 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2008) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
11.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
16.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
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Arbitration awards (Article
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2005-2010 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
2 033 |
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27 |
-23 |
48 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
1 822 |
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-26 |
27 |
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2010 |
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0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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11.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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28.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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75.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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35.2 |
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0.0 |
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Manufactures |
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Union (27) |
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20.7 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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46.5 |
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2. United Arab Emirates |
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12.1 |
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3. China |
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6.8 |
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4. Singapore |
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SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009 |
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2005-2009 |
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2008 |
2009 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
136 |
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14 |
64 |
-1 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
616 |
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2009 |
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0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.02 |
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Transportation |
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Travel |
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commercial services |
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by patent office |
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Madrid |
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