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/territory- - 19 79 77 - - - DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: MIDDLE AFRICA- - - 51 52 - - - Cameroon- - 19 28 26 - - - Gabon714 943 1,118 1,277 1,350 1,754 2,381 18.83 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: NORTHERN AFRICA117 183 224 306 253 230 295 6.75 Algeria- - - - - - 522 - Egypt290 380 435 489 560 796 799 17.55 Morocco- - - - - 102 99 - Sudan307 380 459 482 537 625 667 11.64 Tunisia590 694 1,035 1,335 1,712 1,675 1,677 19.06 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: SOUTHERN AFRICA32 41 80 84 93 111 125 20.67 Namibia558 652 955 1,251 1,619 1,565 1,552 18.95 South Africa15 55 127 234 515 607 778 70.86 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: WESTERN AFRICA- - - - 13 - - - Benin10 - 22 18 - - - - Burkina Faso- - - - - 12 15 - Cape Verde- 28 38 34 46 52 63 16.19 Côte d’Ivoire- - - 90 76 105 118 - Ghana5 - - 8 14 13 18 - Guinea- - 17 14 18 41 42 - Mali- - 8 19 10 11 13 - Niger- - - - 282 291 435 - Nigeria- 27 38 46 56 69 74 22.69 Senegal- - 5 5 - 13 - - Togo6,139 6,683 7,437 9,140 11,522 16,862 16,007 22.33 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: AMERICA- 184 413 652 1,081 1,005 1,193 43.05 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: CARIBBEAN- - - 21 - - - - Aruba- 88 106 122 132 151 106 6.06 Bahamas- - - 94 75 52 84 - Barbados- 95 89 106 110 - - - Cuba- - - - 5 6 5 - Dominica- - - - 392 416 486 - Dominican Republic- - 141 166 184 192 304 - Jamaica- - 1 1 1 1 1 - Montserrat- - - 50 71 71 88 - Netherlands Antilles- - 76 92 112 116 119 - Trinidad and Tobago4,310 4,651 4,710 5,604 6,318 7,105 7,901 12.12 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: CENTRAL AMERICA- - - 18 15 16 13 - Belize- 172 183 193 223 269 292 11.96 Costa Rica84 101 106 210 221 279 265 24.84 El Salvador197 200 228 326 289 376 369 13.54 Guatemala- 75 83 111 130 153 - - Honduras4,028 3,908 4,061 4,505 5,178 5,695 6,538 11.23 Mexico- 47 49 55 60 73 69 9.89 Nicaragua- 149 - 186 202 245 355 - Panama1,830 1,848 2,314 2,884 4,123 8,752 6,912 36.71 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: SOUTH AMERICA127 217 350 486 602 793 990 34.08 Argentina54 40 42 40 47 58 77 13.34 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)507 374 484 647 898 1,017 1,728 33.87 Brazil377 387 463 556 692 789 1,070 21.81 Chile295 275 315 398 500 603 702 21.67 Colombia209 226 254 287 307 310 427 11.61 Ecuador- - - 18 18 19 38 - Guyana- 74 106 112 159 191 356 32.81 Paraguay219 219 247 282 307 4,032 - - Peru41 37 54 59 76 99 123 26.23 Uruguay- - - - 516 841 1,402 - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)28,899 32,975 40,072 49,286 49,413 66,597 71,834 16.75 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: ASIA22,519 24,146 28,315 30,421 33,413 39,501 43,631 12.27 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: EASTERN ASIA2,941 3,339 3,563 3,956 4,292 5,622 6,078 13.54 China16,957 18,072 19,828 20,726 22,752 26,310 29,473 10.16 China, Hong Kong SAR214 253 335 366 492 619 674 22.23 China, Macao SAR- - 2,055 2,292 2,220 2,382 2,604 - China, Taiwan Province of2,407 2,472 2,524 3,062 3,633 4,549 4,802 16.21 Korea, Republic of- 9 10 18 25 19 - - MongoliaCREATIVE ECONOMY REPORT 2010Statistical Annex Part 1305