Table 2 : Imports of Agricultural Products of selected Economies
in 2000 and 2004 |
(Value in Million
Dollars) |
Percentage
share of agriculture in economy's total merchandise trade |
|
2000 |
2004 |
2000 |
2004** |
World |
552185 |
783103 |
|
|
Major Developed
Nations |
Australia+ |
4234 |
5930 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
|
(0.77) |
(0.76) |
|
|
Canada+ |
15272 |
19374 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
|
(2.77) |
(2.47) |
|
|
European Union |
252289 |
373779 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
|
(45.69) |
(47.73) |
|
|
United States |
69115 |
88112 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
|
(12.52) |
(11.25) |
|
|
Major Developing Countries |
Brazil |
5162 |
4446 |
8.8 |
6.7 |
|
(0.93) |
(0.57) |
|
|
China |
19544 |
42279 |
8.7 |
7.5 |
|
(0.35) |
(0.54) |
|
|
India* |
3900 |
7265 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
|
(0.71) |
(0.93) |
|
|
Indonesia |
5727 |
6638 |
13.1 |
12.1 |
|
(1.04) |
(0.85) |
|
|
Korea |
12837 |
16036 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
|
(2.32) |
(2.05) |
|
|
Malysia |
4610 |
7027 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
|
(0.83) |
(0.90) |
|
|
Sri Lanka* |
934 |
1032 |
13.0 |
6.5 |
|
(0.17) |
(0.13) |
|
|
Thailand* |
4473 |
6433.00 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
|
(0.81) |
(0.01) |
|
|
Viet Nam |
1269 |
- |
8.1 |
9.3 |
|
(0.23) |
- |
|
|
Least Developed Countries |
Bangladesh |
1923 |
2364 |
21.7 |
19.7 |
|
(0.35) |
(0.30) |
|
|
Madagascar |
133 |
- |
14.1 |
16.8 |
|
(0.02) |
- |
|
|
Figures in the round bracket are the percentage share of the
respective countries in the world agriculture export. |
* : Includes Secretariate
estimates, ** : Or nearest year, + : Imports are valued at f.o.b. |
Source:
International Trade Statistics 2005, World Trade Organisation |
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