Creative Economy: A Feasible Development Option

TABLE1.1IMPORTS (c.i.f., in millions of $)Growthrate (1)2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2003-2008Economic group andcountry/territory225,590 250,160 284,624 317,175 337,506 402,452 420,783 11.15 WORLD187,170 205,869 230,741 250,975 266,902 306,808 317,058 9.18 Developed economies36,692 41,842 50,492 62,090 65,426 88,370 93,721 17.90 Developing economies1,728 2,448 3,391 4,110 5,178 7,274 10,003 31.40 Transition economies76,853 79,805 86,735 94,453 100,243 109,145 104,706 6.20 DEVELOPED ECONOMIES: AMERICA8,214 9,162 9,846 10,940 12,015 13,602 14,736 10.33 Canada16 22 26 26 25 17 - - Greenland68,624 70,621 76,862 83,488 88,203 95,525 89,971 5.63 United States of America12,995 13,810 15,399 17,095 18,073 19,484 19,736 7.55 DEVELOPED ECONOMIES: ASIA865 786 872 894 946 1,103 1,224 8.87 Israel12,129 13,025 14,526 16,202 17,128 18,381 18,512 7.46 Japan93,458 107,686 123,069 133,393 142,370 170,815 184,353 11.27 DEVELOPED ECONOMIES: EUROPE84,198 97,541 111,718 120,901 129,456 155,144 166,750 11.26 EUROPEAN UNION (EU)3,207 3,946 4,742 4,953 5,279 6,768 7,132 12.40 Austria4,708 5,685 6,412 6,769 6,919 7,940 8,632 8.18 Belgium189 258 313 363 430 633 756 24.46 Bulgaria224 256 295 311 350 433 497 14.01 Cyprus1,261 1,609 1,987 2,185 2,660 3,185 3,802 18.41 Czech Republic1,849 2,188 2,270 2,696 3,099 3,789 4,129 14.87 Denmark157 181 198 222 277 365 387 18.15 Estonia868 1,089 1,251 1,343 1,490 1,691 1,918 11.59 Finland11,340 13,339 15,105 16,141 17,035 20,428 22,791 10.95 France14,996 16,841 18,372 20,757 20,730 24,579 26,866 9.60 Germany1,179 1,714 1,996 2,188 2,366 2,816 3,560 14.59 Greece875 1,090 1,274 1,230 1,320 1,525 1,624 7.72 Hungary1,375 1,521 1,853 2,047 2,384 2,682 2,549 11.60 Ireland6,298 7,337 8,738 9,523 10,657 12,231 12,597 11.54 Italy168 204 232 269 404 492 466 21.37 Latvia136 175 225 276 376 497 484 24.83 Lithuania424 527 567 541 578 712 717 6.75 Luxembourg90 115 132 140 147 163 174 8.14 Malta4,600 5,366 6,074 6,339 6,920 8,042 12,082 15.32 Netherlands1,228 1,332 1,634 1,891 2,257 2,988 3,837 23.11 Poland1,328 1,547 1,764 1,697 1,827 2,100 2,161 6.70 Portugal636 809 901 1,034 1,204 1,546 1,791 17.83 Romania352 436 570 637 709 903 1,291 21.84 Slovakia306 395 493 470 522 671 711 12.01 Slovenia4,745 5,999 7,269 8,200 8,311 10,184 10,491 11.53 Spain2,192 2,601 3,056 3,281 3,518 4,008 4,458 10.76 Sweden19,468 20,979 23,996 25,396 27,684 33,774 30,847 9.07 United Kingdom9,260 10,145 11,351 12,492 12,914 15,671 17,604 11.33 OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES105 119 130 - - - - - Andorra19 23 26 27 33 37 37 11.29 Faroes83 124 142 192 212 253 195 12.32 Iceland1,648 1,875 2,112 2,365 2,547 3,092 3,468 13.05 Norway7,405 8,003 8,941 9,907 10,122 12,289 13,904 11.27 Switzerland3,864 4,569 5,539 6,033 6,216 7,363 8,262 11.62 DEVELOPED ECONOMIES: OCEANIA3,192 3,747 4,566 4,931 5,146 6,103 7,040 12.32 Australia672 822 973 1,102 1,071 1,260 1,222 8.11 New Zealand1,585 2,032 2,749 3,468 4,306 4,728 5,693 22.12 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: AFRICA266 341 450 542 652 691 857 18.96 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: EASTERN AFRICA- - - - 7 5 9 - Burundi- - 51 49 55 82 72 - Ethiopia62 72 90 115 133 133 135 13.70 Kenya9 35 35 33 42 46 108 21.24 Madagascar- 22 23 31 32 29 43 12.16 Malawi91 116 117 101 106 113 143 2.87 Mauritius5 6 9 9 10 11 13 12.47 Mayotte18 23 32 47 43 44 51 14.76 Mozambique- - 4 8 20 20 28 - Rwanda8 - - - - - 29 - Seychelles31 33 38 39 49 77 68 18.51 Uganda- - - 52 73 69 83 - United Republic of Tanzania41 34 35 36 61 44 54 10.62 Zambia- - 15 21 20 17 20 - ZimbabweCREATIVE ECONOMY REPORT 2010Statistical Annex Part 1303