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September
2013 |
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Singapore |
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BASIC
INDICATORS |
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Population
(thousands, 2012) |
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5 312 |
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Rank in world trade,
2012 |
Exports |
Imports |
|
|
GDP
(million current US$, 2012) |
|
274
701 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
14 |
15 |
|
|
GDP
(million current PPP US$, 2012) |
|
328
323 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
9 |
10 |
|
|
Current
account balance (million US$, 2005) |
26 429 |
|
Commercial services |
|
12 |
9 |
|
|
Trade per
capita (US$, 2010-2012) |
|
189
391 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
7 |
6 |
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Trade to
GDP ratio (2010-2012) |
|
400.2 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2012
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2005-2012 |
2011 |
2012 |
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Real GDP (2005=100) |
|
146 |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
Exports
of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
144 |
|
5 |
3 |
0 |
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Imports
of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
145 |
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5 |
4 |
3 |
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TRADE
POLICY |
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WTO
accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
2.266 |
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Trade
Policy Review |
24, 26 July 2012 |
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Import duties collected (%, 2009-2011) |
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GPA
accession |
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20 October 1997 |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.0 |
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Tariffs
and duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.0 |
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Tariff
binding coverage (%) |
|
69.7 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures
in force |
|
|
MFN tariffs |
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Final
bound |
Applied 2012 |
|
Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
4 |
|
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Simple
average of import duties |
|
|
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to
WTO |
20 - 16 |
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All
goods |
|
|
10.2 |
0.2 |
|
Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
|
... |
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Agricultural goods (AOA) |
26.5 |
1.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
|
... |
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Non-agricultural goods |
6.4 |
0.0 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff
lines) |
0.5 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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MFN duty
free imports (%, 2011) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 0 |
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in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
98.7 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB)
reports |
0 - 0 |
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in
non-agricultural goods |
100.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5
DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
67 |
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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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2012
|
|
2005-2012 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
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Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
408
393 |
|
9 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
379
723 |
|
10 |
18 |
4 |
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2012
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2012 |
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Share in world total exports |
2.22 |
|
Share in world total imports |
2.04 |
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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 main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main commodity group (ITS) |
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Agricultural products |
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|
2.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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|
3.7 |
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Fuels and
mining products |
|
19.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
|
34.2 |
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Manufactures |
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|
69.2 |
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Manufactures |
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59.7 |
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By main destination |
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By main origin |
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1. Malaysia |
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12.3 |
|
1. European Union (27) |
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12.6 |
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2. Hong
Kong, China |
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|
11.0 |
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2. Malaysia |
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10.6 |
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3. China |
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10.8 |
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3. China |
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10.3 |
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4. Indonesia |
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10.6 |
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4. United States |
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10.2 |
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5.
European Union (27) |
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|
9.2 |
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5. Korea, Republic of |
|
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6.7 |
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COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
2005-2012 |
|
2011 |
2012 |
|
|
Commercial services
exports (million US$) a |
111
932 |
|
... |
15 |
3 |
|
|
Commercial services
imports (million US$) a |
117
744 |
|
... |
17 |
3 |
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2012
|
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|
2012 |
|
|
Share in world total exports |
2.57 |
|
Share in world total imports |
2.84 |
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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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Transportation |
|
38.0 |
|
Transportation |
|
30.0 |
|
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Travel |
|
17.2 |
|
Travel |
|
19.0 |
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Other
commercial services |
|
44.8 |
|
Other commercial services |
|
51.0 |
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INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
|
|
|
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|
Patent
grants by patent office, 2011 |
|
Trademark registrations by office, 2011 |
|
|
Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
|
Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484 |
5 465 |
5 949 |
|
2 831 |
4 995 |
5 902 |
13 728 |
|
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|
a Break in series for commercial
services: 2009. |
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