Creative Economy: A Feasible Development Option

TABLE3.4.BIMPORTS OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SERVICES, BYECONOMIC GROUP AND COUNTRY/T ERRITORY, 2002-2008 (1)CONTINUEDIMPORTS (in millions of $)Economic group andcountry/territory2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Statistical Annex Part 3United States Computer and information 1,515 1,939 2,147 2,349 13,434 14,806 16,139Computer 1,301 1,732 1,861 2,000 12,847 14,052 15,214Information 214 207 287 349 587 754 925DEVELOPING ECONOMIES COMPUTER AND INFORMATION 4,549 4,521 6,078 7,806 9,840 12,483 14,481Angola Computer and information 1 2 8 18 12 23 27Computer 1 2 8 18 12 23 27Information - - - - - - -Argentina Computer and information 131 139 160 195 226 310 372Computer 128 136 156 191 214 297 355Information 2 4 5 4 12 14 17Bangladesh Computer and information 1 1 2 4 3 4 5Computer 0 0 1 4 2 3 4Information 1 1 1 0 0 1 1Barbados Computer and information 6 7 7 8 6 11 -Computer - - - 6 - 3 -Information - - - 2 - 8 -Benin Computer and information 2 1 2 3 4 4 -Computer 2 1 2 3 4 4 -Information - - - - - - -Bolivia Computer and information 58 10 11 13 16 17Computer 4 7 8 9 12 10 9Information 1 1 2 2 2 5 8Botswana Computer and information 4 6 7 9 4 7 10Computer - 6 7 9 4 7 10Information - - - - - - -Brazil Computer and information 1,155 1,063 1,281 1,713 2,005 2,273 2,787Computer 1,086 1,014 1,236 1,657 1,947 2,205 2,701Information 69 49 45 56 58 68 86Burkina Faso Computer and information - - - - - - -Computer - - - - - - -Information - - - - - - -Cambodia Computer and information - 1 1 0 0 1 2Computer - 1 1 0 0 1 2Information - - - - - - -Cameroon Computer and information 0 22 9 3 2 2 9Computer - - - - - - -Information - - - - - - -Cape Verde Computer and information 2 3 4 5 4 9 5Computer 2 3 4 - - - -Information - - - - - - -Chile Computer and information 41 75 74 71 73 58 71Computer - - - - - - -Information - - - - - - -China Computer and information 1,133 1,036 1,253 1,623 1,739 2,208 3,165Computer - - - - - - -Information - - - - - - -China, Hong Kong SAR Computer and information 225 282 395 427 371 423 512Computer - - - - - - -Information - - - - - - -China, Macao SAR Computer and information 16 17 24 25 33 46 42Computer - - - - - - -Information - - - - - - -384CREATIVE ECONOMY REPORT 2010