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April
2009 |
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Bahrain |
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BASIC INDICATORS |
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Population
(thousands, 2007) |
|
753 |
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Rank in world trade, 2007 |
Exports |
Imports |
|
|
GDP (million
current US$, 2005) |
|
16 041 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
73 |
82 |
|
|
GDP
(million current PPP US$, 2005) |
|
24 245 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
51 |
58 |
|
|
Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
2
907 |
|
Commercial services |
|
72 |
100 |
|
|
Trade
per capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
|
36 475 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
47 |
74 |
|
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Trade to GDP
ratio (2003-2005) |
|
152.7 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2005 |
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2000-2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Real GDP (2000=100) |
|
134 |
|
6 |
6 |
8 |
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Exports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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Imports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.081 |
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WTO
accession date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%, 2003-2005) |
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|
Trade
Policy Review date |
18, 20 July 2007 |
|
in total tax revenue |
|
|
42.8 |
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Tariffs
and duty free imports |
|
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to total imports |
|
|
2.8 |
|
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Tariff binding coverage (%) |
|
73.6 |
|
Number of
notifications to WTO and measures in force |
|
|
MFN tariffs |
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|
Final bound |
Applied 2007 |
|
Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
34 |
|
|
Simple average
of import duties |
|
|
|
Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 1 |
|
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All goods |
|
|
34.4 |
5.0 |
|
Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
|
... |
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Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
38.9 |
7.4 |
|
Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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Non-agricultural
goods |
33.4 |
4.7 |
|
Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
|
0 |
|
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Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.6 |
|
Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) |
|
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MFN duty free
imports (%, 2006) |
|
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
24.4 |
|
Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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in
non-agricultural goods |
1.8 |
|
Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
22 |
|
Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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MERCHANDISE TRADE |
|
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
|
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|
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|
2007 |
|
2000-2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
13
634 |
|
12 |
19 |
12 |
|
|
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
11
488 |
|
14 |
12 |
9 |
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2007 |
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2007 |
Share in world total
exports |
0.10 |
|
Share in
world total imports |
0.08 |
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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 |
|
|
0.5 |
|
Agricultural products |
|
|
5.6 |
|
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Fuels and
mining products |
|
89.7 |
|
Fuels and mining products |
|
59.1 |
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Manufactures |
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|
9.8 |
|
Manufactures |
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|
35.2 |
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By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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1. Saudi Arabia |
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5.3 |
|
1. European Union (27) |
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|
11.4 |
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2. United
States |
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|
2.7 |
|
2. Australia |
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|
6.3 |
|
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3. European
Union (27) |
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|
2.4 |
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3. Japan |
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|
5.2 |
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4. United Arab
Emirates |
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|
1.5 |
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4. Saudi Arabia |
|
|
4.8 |
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5. India |
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|
1.0 |
|
5. China |
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4.2 |
|
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Unspecified destinations |
|
79.1 |
|
Unspecified origins |
|
|
51.0 |
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COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2000-2007 |
|
2006 |
2007 |
Commercial services exports (million US$) a |
3
524 |
|
... |
9 |
6 |
|
|
Commercial services imports (million US$) a |
1
701 |
|
... |
13 |
6 |
|
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|
2007 |
|
|
|
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|
2007 |
Share in world total exports |
0.11
|
|
Share in world total imports |
0.05 |
|
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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 |
|
|
|
|
Transportation |
|
21.3
|
|
Transportation |
|
41.1 |
|
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Travel |
|
31.4
|
|
Travel |
|
28.1 |
|
|
Other
commercial services |
|
47.4
|
|
Other commercial services |
|
30.8 |
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INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
|
|
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Patent grants
by patent office, 2004 |
|
Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
|
|
Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
|
Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
... |
26 |
|
... |
... |
2 341 |
2 341 |
|
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a Break in series for commercial services:
2004. |
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