WT/L/1103  
 
2 December 2020  
(20-8688) Page: 1/16 
General Council  
16-17 December 2020  Original: English  
 
EUROPEAN UNION1 PREFERENCES FOR ALBANIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA,  
KOSOVO2, MONTENEGRO,  NORTH MACEDONIA , AND SERBIA  
REPORT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION UNDER THE DECISION OF 7 DECEMBER 20163  
COVERING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY -31 DECEMBER 20 19 
The following communication, dated 2 December  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  On 8 December 2000, the European Union (EU) was granted a waiver (WT/L/380) from its 
obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the GATT 1994 to the extent necessary to permit the 
European Union to afford duty -free or preferential treatment to eligible products originating in 
Albania, Bosnia -Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Rep ublic of Macedonia and Serbia and 
Montenegro, without being required to extend the same duty -free or preferential treatment to like 
products of any other Member. This waiver expired on 31 December 2006.  
1.2.  With a view to maintaining the current system in plac e, the EU requested two extensions of 
the Western Balkans Waiver, which were adopted by the WTO General Council at its meetings on 
27-28 July 2006 (WT/L/654), on 30 November 2011 (WT/L/836), and on 7 December 2016 
(WT/L/1002) respectively. The waiver will expire on 31  December 2021 and covers products 
originating in the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo , Montenegro,  the Republic 
of North Macedonia  and the Republic of Serbia.  
1.3.  Under the terms of this waiver, the EU is required to submit to the General Council an annual 
report on the preferences and duty -free treatment afforded to products from the partners  listed in 
paragraph 1, including the extent to which such preferences and duty -free treatment differ from the 
EU's MFN and GSP concession s, with a view to facilitating the a nnual review provided for in 
paragraph  4 of Article IX of the WTO Agreement. This report covers the calendar year 20 19. 
1.4.  The EU trade regime vis-à-vis these partners  is currently regulated by the granting of 
autonomous trade preferences and by the conclusion of Stabilization and Association Agreements.  
2  AUTONOMOUS TRADE PREFERENCES  
2.1.  Before 2000, the EU already had a liberal trade regime towards the Western Balkans, all owing 
more than 80% of regional exports to enter  the European Union duty -free. On 1 December 2000 
the EU Council of Ministers extended the duty -free access to the EU market for products originating 
from this area even further.  
 
1 The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. During the transition 
period, which ends on 31 December 2020, Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable 
to and in the United Kingdom.  
2 This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and 
the ICJ Opinion on th e Kosovo declaration of independence.  
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  2.2.  The reason for such an extens ion was that the general level of i mports from the Western Balkan 
partners  remained very low, being less than one per cent of all EU imports. It was, therefore, 
considered appropriate to further improve the EU's autonomous trade preferences by removing all  
remaining tariff ceilings for industrial and agricultural products and by further improving access to 
the EU market for agricultural and fishery products.  
2.3.  Further market opening also accompanied the enhanced process of political and economic 
stabilization in the region into which the European Union engaged following the end of the Balkan 
wars in the 1990s.  Fully liberalized access to the markets of the EU is also foreseen as part of the 
Stabilization and Association Process. In addition to th e autonomous trade preferences, the 
Stabilization and Association Agreements facilitate this liberalization.  
3  THE STABILIZATION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENTS  
3.1.  The Stabilization and Association Agreements are tools which provide for the economic 
development and political stabilization of the partners  in the region, and establish a close, long -term 
association between the EU and the Western Balkans.  
3.2.  The Stabilization and Association Agreement with North Macedonia  entered into force on 
1 April 2004, the one with Al bania on 1  April 2009, the one with Montenegro on 1  May 2010, the 
one with the Republic of Serbia on 1 September 2013, the one with Bosnia and Herzegovina on 
1 June 2015 and the one with Kosovo on 1 April 2016.  
3.3.  These Stabilization and Association Agreemen ts aim at creating a free trade area for goods 
among the parties over a transitional period in line with Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and envisage 
a progressive and reciprocal liberalization of trade in services. Associated disciplines in areas such 
as competition and state aid rules, intellectual property, public procurement, etc. are also envisaged.  
3.4.  All the agreements establish a free trade area with the concerned partner  in line with the 
obligations foreseen in Article XXIV of the GATT  1994 and in Artic le V of the GATS. At the same time 
they also allow the continuation of the autonomous preferences where these provide more 
favourable conditions for the export of the goods originating in Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , 
Kosovo , Montenegro , North Macedonia , and Serbia . 
4  TRADE WITH THE PARTNERS  OF THE WESTERN BALKANS  
4.1.   In the year 2019  EU imports from the Western Balkans concentrated primarily on machinery 
and transport equipment, miscellaneous manufactured articles and manufactured goods classified 
chiefly by  material.  
4.2.  Statistical annexes are provided to present a detailed description of the EU trade relations with 
the partners of the Western Balkans for the year 2019. The first annex describes the trade relations 
with the partners of the Western Balkans as a whole, while the remaining annexes describe in detail 
the trade relations with each partner of the region.  
 
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  ANNEX 1: WESTERN BALKANS  2019  
Population in Mio   17.6 
Area in 1000skm  207.8  
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  100.7  
GDP Per Capita in euro  5,708 
EU 27 TRADE WITH WESTERN BALKANS  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 9,003  0.8 21,584  2.1 12,581  
2006 11,573  0.9 25,204  2.2 13,631  
2007 13,340  0.9 29,374  2.4 16,034  
2008 13,928  0.9 33,029  2.5 19,101  
2009 11,177  0.9 25,478  2.3 14,301  
2010 14,030  0.9 26,490  1.9 12,460  
2011 16,320  0.9 30,284  1.9 13,964  
2012 15,432  0.9 29,861  1.8 14,430  
EU 28 TRADE WITH WESTERN BALKANS  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 13,769 0.8 22,062 1.3 8,293 
2014 15,051 0.9 23,368 1.4 8,317 
2015 16,150 0.9 24,502 1.4 8,352 
2016 17,746 1.0 25,967 1.5 8,220 
2017 20,251 1.1 29,237 1.6 8,986 
2018 22,679 1.1 31,821 1.6 9,142 
2019 23.435  1.1 33.574  1.6 10.139  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2019  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  23,435  100.0 1.14%  33,574  100.0 1.65% 
1000 - Primary products  4,951  21.1 0.80%  9,532  28.4 2.97% 
1100 - Agricultural products  2,396   10.2 1.49% 3,698  11.8 2.36% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  2,555   10.9 0.55% 5,563   16.6 3.63% 
2000 - Manufactures  18,296  78.1 1.37% 23,765  70.8 1.45% 
2100 - Iron and steel  1,094   4.7 3.15% 937  2.8 2.79% 
2200 - Chemicals  2,706   11.5 1.24% 4,700   14.0 1.21% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  2,545  10.9 2.48% 4,104   12.2 3.22% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  6,959   29.7 1.06% 9,664   28.8 1.17% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  149  0.6 0.07% 1,213   3.6 1.36% 
2420 - Transport equipment  1,640  7.0 1.01% 3,183   9.5 0.98% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
2430 - Other machinery  5,170   22.1 1.95% 5,268  15.7 1.28% 
2500 - Textiles  282  1.2 0.99% 1,230  3.7 6.38% 
2600 - Clothing  1,532  6.5 1.63% 615  1.8 1.93% 
2700 - Other manufactures  3,178   13.6 1.56% 2,515   7.5 1.18% 
3000 - Other products  727  3.1 0.42% 1,047  3.7 0.83% 
 
The above codes correspond to the following SITC codes: 1000 - Primary products:  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 68; 1100 - 
Agricultural products:  0, 1, 2, 4, excl. 27, excl. 28; 1200 - Fuels and mining products : 3, 27, 28, 68; 2000 – 
Manufactures:  5, 6, 7, 8, excl. 68, ex cl. 891; 2100 - Iron and steel:  67; 2200 – Chemicals:  5; 2300 - Other 
semi-manufactures:  61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69; 2400 - Machinery and transport equipment:  7; 2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment:  75, 76, 776; 2420 - Transport equipment:  78, 79, 71 3, 7783; 2430 - Other 
machinery:  71, 72, 73, 74, 77, excl. 713, excl. 776, excl. 7783; 2500 – Textiles:  65; 2600 – Clothing:  84; 2700 
- Other manufactures:  81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 89, excl. 891; 3000 - Other products:  9, 891.  
 
Source: World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 2: ALBANIA  2019  
Population in Mio  2.9 
Area in 1000skm  28.7 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  13.7 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,755  
EU 27 TRADE WITH ALBANIA  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 417 0.0 1,383  0.1 966 
2006 496 0.0 1,541  0.1 1,045  
2007 627 0.0 1,802  0.1 1,175  
2008 688 0.0 2,002  0.2 1,315  
2009 654 0.1 1,969  0.2 1,315  
2010 894 0.1 2,063  0.2 1,169  
2011 942 0.1 2,289  0.1 1,347  
2012 1,114  0.1 2,372  0.1 1,258  
EU 28 TRADE WITH ALBANIA  
Year  IMPORTS  
Rank 20 19: 62 EXPORTS  
Rank 20 19: 57 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports 
(%) Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports 
(%) Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 1,235 0.1 2,326 0.1 1,091 
20120 2014 1,246 0.1 2,468 0.1 1,222 
2015 1,165 0.1 2,520 0.1 1,355 
2016 1,291 0.1 2,708 0.2 1,416 
2017 1,503 0.08 2,987 0.2 1,484 
2018 1,759  0.09 3,198  0.2 1,439  
2019 1,853  0.09 3,195  0.2 1,342  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2019  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  1,853  100.0  0.09%  3,195  100.0  0.16%  
1000 – Primary products  531  26.8 0,09%  974  30.5 0.30%  
1100 – Agricultural products  197  10.2 0.12%  544  17.0 0.32%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  334  18.0 0.07%  430  13.5 0.28%  
2000 – Manufactures  1,285  69.3 0.10%  2,203  68.9 0.13%  
2100 – Iron and steel  26  1.4 0.07%  73  2.3 0.22%  
2200 – Chemicals  14  0.7 0.01%  373  11.7 0.10%  
2300 – Other semi -manufactures  149  8.0 0.14%  433  13.5 0.34%  
2400 – Machinery and transport 
equipment  142  7.7 0.02%  654  20.5 0.08%  
2410 – Office and 
telecommunication equipment  14  0.7 0.01%  91  2.9 0.10%  
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2430 – Other machinery  115  6.2 0.04%  372  11.6 0.09%  
2500 – Textiles  24  1.3 0.08%  215  6.7 0.11%  
2600 – Clothing  430  23.2 0.46%  178  5.6 0.56%  
2700 – Other manufactures  500  27.0 0.24%  277  8.7 0.13%  
3000 – Other products  44  2.4 0.03%  122  3.8 0.08%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 3: BOSNIA  AND HERZEGOVINA  2019  
Population in Mio  3.3 
Area in 1000skm  51.1 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  17.7 
GDP Per Capita in euro  5,373  
 
EU 27 TRADE WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 1,332 0.1 2,871 0.3 1,538 
2006 1,725 0.1 2,883 0.2 1,157 
2007 1,832 0.1 3,123 0.3 1,292 
2008 1,937 0.1 3,736 0.3 1,799 
2009 1,527 0.1 2,941 0.3 1,414 
2010 2,026 0.1 3,138 0.2 1,112 
2011 2,406 0.1 3,537 0.2 1,131 
2012 2,422 0.1 3,598 0.2 1,176 
EU 28 TRADE WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA  
Year  IMPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 47 EXPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 38 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 3,244 0.2 4,777 0.3 1,533 
2014 3,330 0.2 5,024 0.3 1,694 
2015 3,493  0.2 5,075  0.3 1,582 
2016 3,786 0.2 5,265 0.3 1,471 
2017 4,256 0.2 5,920 0.3 1,664  
2018 4,702 0.2 6,086 0.3 1,385 
2019 4,398  0.2 6,344  0.3 1,946  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2019  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  4,398  100.0  0.21%  6,344  100.0  0.31%  
1000 - Primary products  966  22.0 0.16%  1,848  30.7 0.61%  
1100 - Agricultural products  369  8.4 0.23%  961  15.2 0.57%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  597  13.6 0.13%  986  15.6 0.64%  
2000 - Manufactures  3,414  77.6 0.26%  4,351  68.6 0.26%  
2100 - Iron and steel  112  2.5 0.32%  229  3.6 0.68%  
2200 - Chemicals  312  7.1 0.14%  862  13.6 0.22%  
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  682  15.5 0.66%  854  13.5 0.67%  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  895  20.4 0.14%  1,550  24.4 0.19%  
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  21  0.5 0.01%  182  2.9 0.20%  WT/L/1103  
 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2420 - Transport equipment  189  4.3 0.12%  579  9.1 0.18%  
2430 - Other machinery  684  15.6 0.26%  790  12.5 0.19%  
2500 - Textiles  38  0.9 0.13%  251  4.0 1.30%  
2600 - Clothing  254  5.8 0.27%  107  1.7 0.34%  
2700 - Other manufactures  1,122  25.5 0.55%  498  7.8 0.23%  
3000 - Other products  249  5.7 0.14%  202  3.2 0.13%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 4: NORTH MACEDONIA  2019 
Population in Mio  2.1 
Area in 1000skm  25.7 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  11.3 
GDP Per Capita in euro  5,457  
EU 27 TRADE WITH NORTH MACEDONIA  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 1,018  0.1 1,567  0.1 550 
2006 1,304  0.1 1,832  0.2 528 
2007 1,858  0.1 2,080  0.2 223 
2008 1,765  0.1 2,532  0.2 767 
2009 1,189  0.1 2,076  0.2 887 
2010 1,735  0.1 2,383  0.2 648 
2011 2,161  0.1 2,947  0.2 787 
2012 2,126  0.1 3,300  0.2 1,174  
EU 28 TRADE WITH NORTH MACEDONIA  
Year  IMPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 44 EXPORTS  
Rank 20 19: 40 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 2,388 0.1 3,396 0.2 1,008 
2014 3,019 0.2 3,818 0.2 799 
2015 3,365 0.2 4,114 0.2 749 
2016 3,713 0.2 4,452  0.3 740 
2017 4,239 0.2 4,971 0.3 732 
2018 4,925 0.3 5.561  0.3 635 
2019 5,294  0.3 6,131 0.3 837 
MAIN PRODUCTS 2019  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  5,294  100.0 0.26% 6,131  100.0 0.30% 
1000 - Primary products  668  12.6 0,11% 2,469  40.3 0.77% 
1100 - Agricultural products  307  5.8 0,19% 420  6.9 0.25% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  362  6.8 0,08% 2,049   33.4 1.34% 
2000 - Manufactures  4,567  86.3 0,34% 3,613  58.9 0.22% 
2100 - Iron and steel  283  5.3 0,82% 172  2.8 0.51% 
2200 - Chemicals  1,398   26.4 0,64% 669  10.9 0.17% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  97  1.8 0,09% 725  11.8 0.52% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  1,978  37.4 0,30% 1,368  22.3 0.17% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  21  0.4 0,01%  185  3.0 0.21% 
2420 - Transport equipment  313  5.9 0,19%  376  6.1 0.12% WT/L/1103  
 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2430 - Other machinery  1,644   31.1 0,62% 808  13.2 0.20% 
2500 - Textiles  39  0.7 0,14% 342  5.6 1.78% 
2600 - Clothing  413  7.8 0,44% 38 0.6 0.12% 
2700 - Other manufactures  359  6.8 0,18% 299  4.9 0.14% 
3000 - Other products  39  0.7 0,02% 182  3.0 0.12% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 5: KOSOVO 2019  
Population in Mio  1.8 
Area in 1000sk  10,9 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  7,1 
GDP Per Capita in euro  3,956  
EU 27 TRADE WITH KOSOVO  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 12 0.0 155 0.0 143 
2006 28 0.0 277 0.0 250 
2007 47 0.0 424 0.0 377 
2008 86 0.0 533 0.0 447 
2009 80 0.0 619 0.1 539 
2010 147 0.0 626 0.1 479 
2011 137 0.0 672 0.0 535 
2012 121 0.0 645 0.0 524 
EU 28 TRADE WITH KOSOVO  
Year  IMPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 129 EXPORTS  
Rank 20 19: 78 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 125 0.0 724 0.0 599 
2014 96 0.0 728 0.0 632 
2015 104 0.0 764 0.0 660 
2016 73 0.0 854 0.1 780 
2017 89 0.0 906 0.1 817 
2018 101 0.0 1.044  0.1 943 
2019 132 0.0 1.293  0.1 1.162  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2019 
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  131.6  100.0 0.01% 1,293  100.0 0.06% 
1000 - Primary products  36.6 27.9 0.01% 437  33.8 0.14% 
1100 - Agricultural products  25.9  19.8 0.02% 393  30.4 0.23% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  10.6  8.1 0.00% 45  3.4 0.03% 
2000 - Manufactures  87.3  66.7 0.01% 843  65.2 0.05% 
2100 - Iron and steel  12.6  9.6 0.04% 33  2.6 0.10% 
2200 - Chemicals  6.7  5.1 0.00% 180  13.9 0.05% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  15.0  11.4 0.01% 152  11.7 0.12% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  12.0  9.1 0.00% 351  27.2 0.04% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  1.4  1.1 0.00% 50  3.9 0.06% WT/L/1103  
 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
2420 - Transport equipment  2.8  1.2 0.00% 134  11.4 0.04% 
2430 - Other machinery  7.8 5.9 0.00% 167  12.9 0.04% 
2500 - Textiles  3.1  2.4 0.01% 7  0.6 0.04% 
2600 - Clothing  3.4  2.6 0.00% 27  2.1 0.09% 
2700 - Other manufactures  34.5  26.3 0.02% 92  7.1 0.04% 
3000 - Other products  25.8  19.7 0.01% 45  3.5 0.03% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 6: SERBIA 2019  
Population in Mio  7.0 
Area in 1000skm  77,5 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  45.9 
GDP Per Capita in euro  6,584  
EU 27 TRADE WITH SERBIA  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 1,177 0.1 2,610 0.2 1,433 
2006 2,835 0.2 5,793 0.5 2,957 
2007 3,656 0.3 8,012 0.6 4,356 
2008 4,013 0.3 9,044 0.7 5,031 
2009 3,211 0.3 6,588 0.6 3,377 
2010 4,085 0.3 7,426 0.6 3,341 
2011 4,819 0.3 8,629 0.6 3,810 
2012 4,716 0.3 9,124 0.6 4,408 
EU 28 TRADE WITH SERBIA  
Year  IMPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 31 EXPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 25 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 6,588 0.4 9,927 0.6 3,380 
2014 7,110 0.4 10,357 0.6 3,262 
2015 7,880 0.5 11,154 0.6 3,270 
2016 8,732 0.5 11,693 0.6 2,957 
2017 9,999  0.5 13,387  0.7 3,388  
2018 11,003 0.6 14,727 0.8 3,724 
2019 11,593  0.6 15,345  0.8 3,753  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2019  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  11,593  100.0 0.56% 15,345  100.0 0.75% 
1000 - Primary products  2,656  22.9 0.43% 3,255  21.2 1.01% 
1100 - Agricultural products  1,489   12.8 0.92% 1,423  9.3 0.85% 
1200 - Fuels and mining 
products  1,167  10.1 0.25% 1,832   11.9 1.20% 
2000 - Manufactures  8,871  76.5 0.66% 11,939  77.9 0.73% 
2100 - Iron and steel  643  5.6 1.86% 417  2.7 1.24% 
2200 - Chemicals  968  8.4 0.44% 2,494   16.3 0.64% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  1,597   13.8 1.55% 1,823   11.9 1.43% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  3,895   33.6 0.59% 5,335   34.8 0.64% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  90  0.8 0.04% 654  4.3 0.73% 
2420 - Transport equipment  1,097   9.5 0.68% 1,687  11.0 0.52% 
2430 - Other machinery  2,708   23.4 1.02% 2,994   19.5 0.73% 
2500 - Textiles  178  1.5 0.63% 407  2.7 2.11% 
2600 - Clothing  431  3.7 0.46% 232  1.5 0.73% 
2700 - Other manufactures  1,158   10.0 0.57% 1,241   8.1 0.58% 
3000 - Other products  365  3.1 0.21% 652  4.3 0.43% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 7: MONTENEGRO  2019  
Population in Mio  0.6 
Area in 1000skm  13,8 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  4.9 
GDP Per Capita in euro  7,884  
EU 27 TRADE WITH MONTENEGRO  
Year  IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 85 0.0 284 0.0 199 
2006 293 0.0 517 0.0 224 
2007 341 0.0 673 0.1 333 
2008 271 0.0 871 0.1 600 
2009 130 0.0 533 0.0 403 
2010 183 0.0 545 0.0 362 
2011 220 0.0 686 0.0 466 
2012 268 0.0 747 0.0 479 
EU 28 TRADE WITH MONTENEGRO  
Year  IMPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 123 EXPORTS  
Rank 201 9: 80 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 188 0.0 912 0.1 724 
2014 251 0.0 973 0.1 722 
2015 144 0.0 877 0.1 733 
2016 152 0.0 995 0.1 843 
2017 166 0.0 1,066  0.1 900 
2018 189 0.0 1,205 0.1 1,016 
2019 167 0.0 1,265  0.1 1,098  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2019  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  166.8  100.0  0.01% 1,265  100.0  0.06% 
1000 - Primary products  93.9  56.3 0.02% 449 35.5 0.14% 
1100 - Agricultural products  9.3  5.6 0.01% 227  18.0 0.14% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  84.6  50.7 0.02% 221  17.5 0.14% 
2000 - Manufactures  71.8  43.0 0.01% 807  63.8 0.05% 
2100 - Iron and steel  16.7  10.0 0.05% 13  1.1 0.04% 
2200 - Chemicals  6.7  4.0 0.00% 122  9.6 0.03% 
2300 - Other semi-manufactures  5.5 3.3 0.01% 117  9.3 0.09% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  36.8  22.1 0.01% 406  32.1 0.05% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  1.3  0.8 0.00% 52  4.1 0.06% 
2420 - Transport equipment  23.5  14.1 0.01% 216  17.1 0.07% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2430 - Other machinery  12.0  7.2 0.00% 137  10.9 0.03% 
2500 - Textiles  0.0  0.0 0.00% 7  0.6 0.04% 
2600 - Clothing  0.7  0.4 0.00% 33  2.6 0.10% 
2700 - Other manufactures  5.3  3.2 0.00% 108  8.5 0.05% 
3000 - Other products  4.3 2.6 0.00% 44 3.5 0.03% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
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