Creative Economy: A Feasible Development Option

TABLE3.1IMPORTS (c.i.f., in millions of $)Growth rate (1)2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2003-2008Economic group andcountry/territory399,738 464,050 574,898 650,448 700,896 717,956 738,569 9.15 WORLD313,406 349,354 421,776 454,449 486,522 479,397 482,958 6.10 Developed economies84,002 111,394 148,359 188,327 202,224 222,417 235,918 15.48 Developing economies2,330 3,302 4,764 7,672 12,150 16,141 19,692 45.18 Transition economies115,702 122,488 141,694 152,745 162,893 167,722 169,016 6.43 Developed economies: America9,906 10,514 12,103 13,361 14,911 15,852 16,805 9.78 Canada8 9 11 10 8 6 - - Greenland105,788 111,965 129,581 139,374 147,974 151,863 152,211 6.10 United States of America28,251 31,140 35,465 36,777 36,567 35,781 37,178 2.63 Developed economies: Asia8,614 9,128 10,951 11,548 11,069 12,283 11,651 4.45 Israel19,637 22,012 24,514 25,229 25,498 23,498 25,526 1.80 Japan163,112 187,321 234,217 253,675 272,056 259,476 257,956 5.81 Developed economies: Europe154,988 178,310 223,254 241,816 260,455 246,924 244,220 5.73 European Union (EU)3,315 4,259 4,968 5,620 5,000 5,128 5,336 3.21 Austria19,808 19,715 23,110 25,617 23,127 25,295 25,345 4.15 Belgium241 319 447 610 741 895 990 25.48 Bulgaria176 233 325 607 421 356 395 7.54 Cyprus2,413 2,820 3,481 3,162 4,277 5,717 6,879 19.55 Czech Republic3,760 3,668 4,463 5,774 5,259 4,517 4,156 1.63 Denmark255 454 367 427 482 490 438 2.33 Estonia1,749 2,080 2,577 3,742 3,835 3,879 5,545 19.22 Finland15,612 18,048 22,520 23,624 27,140 24,103 25,046 5.82 France28,610 31,258 41,058 47,162 49,985 43,615 41,910 4.99 Germany1,286 1,632 1,994 1,966 2,240 3,260 3,091 14.70 Greece2,264 3,180 4,080 3,975 3,994 5,480 5,207 10.06 Hungary4,270 4,225 4,394 5,054 5,399 4,828 4,675 2.47 Ireland9,700 11,801 15,872 16,091 15,829 15,164 14,956 2.99 Italy157 218 268 360 474 604 551 23.38 Latvia274 334 447 576 728 822 707 18.06 Lithuania835 799 852 934 852 765 681 -3.42 Luxembourg85 101 105 118 140 148 153 9.82 Malta15,490 19,992 26,355 25,788 26,778 28,666 25,586 4.45 Netherlands2,603 2,941 3,486 4,141 4,719 6,074 8,063 21.58 Poland1,680 2,033 2,538 2,377 2,440 2,707 2,971 6.23 Portugal614 864 1,222 1,630 1,847 2,313 2,927 26.19 Romania567 725 958 1,239 1,699 2,132 2,275 27.25 Slovakia379 428 571 531 605 690 846 12.43 Slovenia6,319 8,736 11,160 12,725 13,322 13,793 12,481 7.30 Spain3,871 4,853 6,249 6,749 6,997 6,588 6,571 5.01 Sweden28,653 32,595 39,388 41,218 52,124 38,896 36,438 2.18 United Kingdom8,124 9,011 10,964 11,859 11,602 12,553 13,736 7.38 Other European countries107 129 165 - - - - - Andorra20 21 23 23 30 32 31 9.76 Faroes114 152 192 231 223 259 172 4.25 Iceland1,743 2,114 2,786 2,803 3,008 3,346 3,340 8.66 Norway6,139 6,595 7,799 8,803 8,340 8,916 10,193 7.48 Switzerland6,342 8,405 10,399 11,253 15,006 16,419 18,809 17.64 Developed economies: Oceania5,554 7,364 9,117 9,782 13,604 14,847 17,201 18.82 Australia788 1,041 1,282 1,472 1,402 1,571 1,608 8.12 New Zealand3,345 4,392 6,199 7,874 10,245 10,126 12,377 21.85 Developing economies: Africa305 417 605 988 1,332 1,408 1,339 28.08 Developing economies: Eastern Africa- - - - 7 5 8 - Burundi- - 76 104 110 119 103 - Ethiopia88 90 103 100 172 311 324 34.15 Kenya11 32 37 41 48 67 90 22.52 Madagascar- 18 15 19 20 26 30 12.71 Malawi86 135 158 393 413 243 240 12.79 Mauritius6 9 8 12 15 18 9 7.96 Mayotte31 30 36 46 40 48 52 10.18 Mozambique- - 4 11 11 22 43 - Rwanda9 - - - - - 14 - Seychelles50 60 81 97 149 252 189 31.60 Uganda- - - 79 214 188 137 - United Republic of Tanzania24 43 30 51 79 63 67 14.94 Zambia- - 56 34 54 46 31 - Zimbabwe- - 21 90 105 - - - Developing economies: Middle Africa- - - 56 60 - - - Cameroon- - 21 35 45 - - - Gabon906 1,163 1,500 1,729 1,658 2,044 3,230 18.68 Developing economies: Northern Africa296 392 507 641 522 568 843 11.99 AlgeriaStatistical Annex Part 3CREATIVE ECONOMY REPORT 2010349