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Trade

Import and export of goods and services represent a significant share of the gross domestic product. Trading is the way for countries to satisfy the demand for scarce resources and to enhance cooperation by providing a bridge between countries that produce and consume.

Sources: United Nations,

The Observatory of Economy Complexity, 

International Monetary Fund,

RsA Asia

Total imports (current US$ mln): imports of goods and services from the balance of payments expressed in current US$ million, provided by IMF's World Outlook Database

Source: Imf.org. (2018). World Economic Outlook Database. [online] Available at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/index.aspx [Accessed 14 Aug. 2018].

Total exports (current US$ mln): exports of goods and services from the balance of payments expressed in current US$ million, provided by IMF's World Outlook Database

Source: Imf.org. (2018). World Economic Outlook Database. [online] Available at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/index.aspx [Accessed 14 Aug. 2018].

Imports: list of imports categorised according to The Observatory of Economic Complexity's classification with depth Harmonised System 2. Original data provided by the United Nations Statistical Division.

Source: Atlas.media.mit.edu. (2018). OEC: The Observatory of Economic Complexity. [online] Available at: https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/ [Accessed 14 Aug. 2018].

Exports: list of exports categorised according to The Observatory of Economic Complexity's classification with depth Harmonised System 2. Original data provided by the United Nations Statistical Division.

Source: Atlas.media.mit.edu. (2018). OEC: The Observatory of Economic Complexity. [online] Available at: https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/ [Accessed 14 Aug. 2018].

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