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Economic indicators

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Economic indicators

 
Main indicators 2009201020112012 (e)2013 (e)
GDP (billions USD) 834.061,014.48e1,163.85e1,275.011,364.81
GDP (constant prices, annual % change) 0.36.2e3.9e4.44.2
GDP per capita (USD) 17,110.0920,756.25e23,749.24e25,948.7827,702.97
General government balance (in % of GDP) 0.71.8e2.1e2.42.7
Inflation rate (%) 2.83.0e4.5e3.53.0
Current Account (billions USD) 32.7928.21e16.96e17.7717.56
Current Account (in % of GDP) 3.92.8e1.5e1.3-

Source: IMF - World Economic Outlook Database ; World Bank

Note: (e) Estimated data

 
Breakdown of economic activity by sector Agriculture Industry Services
Value added (annual % change) 1.6 -0.9 1.4
Value added (in % of GDP) 2.6 36.4 61.0
Employment by sector (in % of total employment) 7.2 25.0 67.8

Source: World Bank - last available data.

 
Monetary indicators 20062007200820092010
Average annual exchange rate for 1 USD 954.79929.261,102.051,276.931,156.06

Source: World Bank

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Foreign trade in figures

 
Foreign trade indicators 20062007200820092010
Imports of goods (millions USD) 309,383356,846435,275323,085425,212
Exports of goods (millions USD) 325,465371,489422,007363,534466,384
Imports of services (millions USD) 69,34683,95495,43379,52592,978
Exports of services (millions USD) 55,33371,37589,42872,46681,570
Imports of goods and services (annual % change) 11.311.74.4-8.2-
Exports of goods and services (annual % change) 11.412.66.6-0.8-
Imports of goods and services (in % of GDP) 38.340.454.245.9-
Exports of goods and services (in % of GDP) 39.741.953.049.8-
Trade Balance (millions USD) 31,49737,1775,17437,86241,876
Current Account (millions USD) 5,3855,876-5,77742,668-
Foreign trade (in % of GDP) 78.082.3107.295.7-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization ; World Bank

 

Main partner countries

Main customers
(% of exports)
2010
China 25.1%
United States 10.7%
Japan 6.0%
Hong Kong 5.4%
Singapore 3.3%
See more countries 49.5%
Main suppliers
(% of imports)
2009
China 16.8%
Japan 15.3%
United States 9.0%
Saudi Arabia 6.1%
Australia 4.6%
See more countries 48.2%

Source: Comtrade, last available data

 

Main products

Main exports
(% of exports)
2010
Electronic integrated circuits and microassembliesElectronic integrated circuits and microassemblies 8.1%
Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo...Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods 7.9%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally...Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702) 6.8%
Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles...Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in other heading; lasers (excl. laser diodes); other optical appliances and instruments not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 6.4%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals 6.4%
See more products 64.3%
Main imports
(% of imports)
2009
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude 15.7%
Electronic integrated circuits and microassembliesElectronic integrated circuits and microassemblies 6.7%
Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbonsPetroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons 5.3%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals 3.8%
Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels...Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal 3.1%
See more products 65.4%

Source: Comtrade, last available data

 

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