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ISBN 978-92-870-3742-8

Trade Profiles provides the latest information on the trade flows and trade policy measures of WTO members, observers and other selected economies. With information for each country provided in a standardized format, the publication is an invaluable quick reference tool for anyone looking for essential trade statistics. The data provided for each country include basic economic indicators (such as GDP), trade policy indicators (such as tariffs, import duties, number of disputes, notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force), merchandise trade flows (broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations), services trade flows (with a breakdown by major components) and industrial property indicators. With one page devoted to each country, Trade Profiles offers a concise overview of global trade.

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This report is also available in French and Spanish (Price: CHF 30.00)To order, please contact: WTO Publications World Trade Organization 154, rue de Lausanne CH-1211 Geneva 21 Tel: (41 22) 739 52 08 Fax: (41 22) 739 54 58 ISBN 978-92-870-3742-8Email: [email protected] © World Trade Organization 2010

AlbaniaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladeshBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBeninBoliviaBolivarian Republic of VenezuelaBotswanaBrazilBrunei Darussalam BulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEuropean UnionFijiFinlandFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)France

GabonThe GambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong Kong, ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao, ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlands

New ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaudi Arabia SenegalSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandChinese TaipeiTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayViet NamZambiaZimbabwe

WTO MeMbers(as of 8 October 2010)

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INTRODUCTION

These Trade Profiles combine information on trade flows and trade policy measures of Members, Observers and other selected economies. The information is retrieved from various WTO Divisions and external sources and presented in standardized format for quick reference.

The indicators are divided into five categories:

I. Basic economic indicators – population, GDP, current account balance, etc.

II. Trade policy indicators – specific WTO relevant information, including tariff binding information, import duties collected in total tax revenue, the number of dispute rulings (complainant, defendant), notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force.

III. Merchandise trade indicators (customs-based statistics) – information on total trade flows broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations.

IV. Commercial services indicators (balance of payments based statistics) – trends in total trade flows and a breakdown by major components.

V. Industrial property indicators – annual number of patents granted and marks registered in the name of residents and non-residents in the economy. Data are currently provided for as many Members and Observers for which adequate information is available in the WTO Secretariat and other national and international bodies. For updates, see the WTO Online Database at the WTO Statistics Gateway (www.wto.org, choose Resources, Trade statistics). Depending on data availability, missing trade profiles will be completed or added.

For sources and methodology, please refer to the Technical Notes at the end of the publication.

The definition of economies in this booklet does not imply an expression of opinion by the Secretariat concerning the status of any country or territory, the delimitation of its frontiers, nor regarding the rights and obligations of any WTO Member in respect of WTO Agreements. Throughout this report, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Republic of Korea and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are referenced as Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela, Korea, Republic of and Taipei, Chinese respectively.

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Acknowledgements are due to the International Monetary Fund, the International Trade Center, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Statistics Division, the World Bank and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The assistance of all these organizations in supplying statistics as well as other information has greatly facilitated the work of the Secretariat.

Symbols and abbreviations

... Not available or not reported- Not applicableAOA WTO Agreement on AgricultureCRN Central Registry of NotificationsDSU Dispute Settlement UnderstandingEIA Economic Integration AgreementEU European Union

GATS General Agreement on Trade in ServicesGDP Gross Domestic ProductGPA Government Procurement AgreementITS WTO International Trade Statistics MFN Most Favoured NationPPP Purchasing Power ParityRTA Regional Trade Agreement

Annual average percentage changes are calculated using a geometric average.

Minor discrepancies between constituent figures and totals are due to rounding.

Tables include in general information for the period 2000 - latest available year.

Unless otherwise indicated, (i) all value figures are expressed in United States dollars; (ii) merchandise trade figures are on a customs basis; (iii) trade in commercial services data are on a balance of payments basis; and (iv) merchandise exports are valued f.o.b. and merchandise imports c.i.f.

Comments and enquiries on this booklet should be addressed to [email protected].

Closing date 8 October 2010.

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CONTENTS

Afghanistan – AF 3Albania – AL 4Algeria – DZ 5Angola – AO 6Antigua and Barbuda – AG 7Argentina – AR 8Armenia – AM 9Australia – AU 10Austria – AT 11Azerbaijan – AZ 12Bahamas – BS 13Bahrain – BH 14Bangladesh – BD 15Barbados – BB 16Belarus – BY 17Belgium – BE 18Belize – BZ 19Benin – BJ 20Bhutan – BT 21Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela – VE 22Bolivia – BO 23Bosnia and Herzegovina – BA 24Botswana – BW 25Brazil – BR 26Brunei Darussalam – BN 27Bulgaria – BG 28Burkina Faso – BF 29Burundi – BI 30Cambodia – KH 31Cameroon – CM 32Canada – CA 33Cape Verde – CV 34Central African Republic – CF 35Chad – TD 36Chile – CL 37China – CN 38Colombia – CO 39Comoros – KM 40Congo – CG 41Congo, Dem. Rep. of – CD 42Costa Rica – CR 43Côte d’Ivoire – CI 44Croatia – HR 45Cuba – CU 46Cyprus – CY 47

Czech Republic – CZ 48Denmark – DK 49Djibouti – DJ 50Dominica – DM 51Dominican Republic – DO 52Ecuador – EC 53Egypt – EG 54El Salvador – SV 55Equatorial Guinea – GQ 56Eritrea – ER 57Estonia – EE 58Ethiopia – ET 59European Union (27) – E27 60Fiji – FJ 61Finland – FI 62France – FR 63FYR Macedonia – MK 64Gabon – GA 65Gambia – GM 66Georgia – GE 67Germany – DE 68Ghana – GH 69Greece – GR 70Grenada – GD 71Guatemala – GT 72Guinea – GN 73Guinea-Bissau – GW 74Guyana – GY 75Haiti – HT 76Honduras – HN 77Hong Kong, China – HK 78Hungary – HU 79Iceland – IS 80India – IN 81Indonesia – ID 82Iran, Islamic Rep. of – IR 83Iraq – IQ 84Ireland – IE 85Israel – IL 86Italy – IT 87Jamaica – JM 88Japan – JP 89Jordan – JO 90Kazakhstan – KZ 91Kenya – KE 92

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Korea, Republic of – KR 93Kuwait – KW 94Kyrgyz Republic – KG 95Lao People’s Dem. Rep. – LA 96Latvia – LV 97Lebanon – LB 98Lesotho – LS 99Libyan Arab Jamahiriya – LY 100Lithuania – LT 101Luxembourg – LU 102Macao, China – MO 103Madagascar – MG 104Malawi – MW 105Malaysia – MY 106Maldives – MV 107Mali – ML 108Malta – MT 109Mauritania – MR 110Mauritius – MU 111Mexico – MX 112Moldova – MD 113Mongolia – MN 114Montenegro – ME 115Morocco – MA 116Mozambique – MZ 117Myanmar – MM 118Namibia – NA 119Nepal – NP 120Netherlands – NL 121New Zealand – NZ 122Nicaragua – NI 123Niger – NE 124Nigeria – NG 125Norway – NO 126Oman – OM 127Pakistan – PK 128Panama – PA 129Papua New Guinea – PG 130Paraguay – PY 131Peru – PE 132Philippines – PH 133Poland – PL 134Portugal – PT 135Qatar – QA 136Romania – RO 137Russian Federation – RU 138

Rwanda – RW 139Saint Kitts and Nevis – KN 140Saint Lucia – LC 141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – VC 142Samoa – WS 143Sao Tome and Principe – ST 144Saudi Arabia – SA 145Senegal – SN 146Serbia – RS 147Seychelles – SC 148Sierra Leone – SL 149Singapore – SG 150Slovak Republic – SK 151Slovenia – SI 152Solomon Islands – SB 153South Africa – ZA 154Spain – ES 155Sri Lanka – LK 156Sudan – SD 157Suriname – SR 158Swaziland – SZ 159Sweden – SE 160Switzerland – CH 161Syrian Arab Republic – SY 162Taipei, Chinese – TW 163Tajikistan – TJ 164Tanzania – TZ 165Thailand – TH 166Togo – TG 167Tonga – TO 168Trinidad and Tobago – TT 169Tunisia – TN 170Turkey – TR 171Turkmenistan – TM 172Uganda – UG 173Ukraine – UA 174United Arab Emirates – AE 175United Kingdom – GB 176United States – US 177Uruguay – UY 178Uzbekistan – UZ 179Vanuatu – VU 180Viet Nam – VN 181Yemen – YE 182Zambia – ZM 183Zimbabwe – ZW 184


AFGHANISTAN


ALBANIA


ALGERIA


ANGOLA


ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA


ARGENTINA


ARMENIA


AUSTRALIA


AUSTRIA


AZERBAIJAN


BAHAMAS


BAHRAIN


BANGLADESH


BARBADOS


BELARUS


BELGIUM


BELIZE


BENIN


BHUTAN


BOLIVARIAN REP. OF VENEZUELA


BOLIVIA


BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA


BOTSWANA


BRAZIL


BRUNEI DARUSSALAM


BULGARIA


BURKINA FASO


BURUNDI


CAMBODIA


CAMEROON


CANADA


CAPE VERDE


CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC


CHAD


CHILE


CHINA


COLOMBIA


COMOROS


CONGO


CONGO, DEM. REP. OF


COSTA RICA


CÔTE D’IVOIRE


CROATIA


CUBA


CYPRUS


CZECH REPUBLIC


DENMARK


DJIBOUTI


DOMINICA


DOMINICAN REPUBLIC


ECUADOR


EGYPT


EL SALVADOR


EQUATORIAL GUINEA


ERITREA


ESTONIA


ETHIOPIA


EUROPEAN UNION (27)


FIJI


FINLAND


FRANCE


FYR MACEDONIA


GABON


GAMBIA


GEORGIA


GERMANY


GHANA


GREECE


GRENADA


GUATEMALA


GUINEA


GUINEA-BISSAU


GUYANA


HAITI


HONDURAS


HONG KONG, CHINA


HUNGARY


ICELAND


INDIA


INDONESIA


IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF


IRAQ


IRELAND


ISRAEL


ITALY


JAMAICA


JAPAN


JORDAN


KAZAKHSTAN


KENYA


KOREA, REPUBLIC OF


KUWAIT


KYRGYZ REPUBLIC


LAO PEOPLE’S DEM. REP.


LATVIA


LEBANON


LESOTHO


LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA


LITHUANIA


LUXEMBOURG


MACAO, CHINA


MADAGASCAR


MALAWI


MALAYSIA


MALDIVES


MALI


MALTA


MAURITANIA


MAURITIUS


MEXICO


MOLDOVA


MONGOLIA


MONTENEGRO


MOROCCO


MOZAMBIQUE


MYANMAR


NAMIBIA


NEPAL


NETHERLANDS


NEW ZEALAND


NICARAGUA


NIGER


NIGERIA


NORWAY


OMAN


PAKISTAN


PANAMA


PAPUA NEW GUINEA


PARAGUAY


PERU


PHILIPPINES


POLAND


PORTUGAL


QATAR


ROMANIA


RUSSIAN FEDERATION


RWANDA


SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS


SAINT LUCIA


SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES


SAMOA


SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE


SAUDI ARABIA


SENEGAL


SERBIA


SEYCHELLES


SIERRA LEONE


SINGAPORE


SLOVAK REPUBLIC


SLOVENIA


SOLOMON ISLANDS


SOUTH AFRICA


SPAIN


SRI LANKA


SUDAN


SURINAME


SWAZILAND


SWEDEN


SWITZERLAND


SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC


TAIPEI, CHINESE


TAJIKISTAN


TANZANIA


THAILAND


TOGO


TONGA


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO


TUNISIA


TURKEY


TURKMENISTAN


UGANDA


UKRAINE


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


UNITED KINGDOM


UNITED STATES


URUGUAY


UZBEKISTAN


VANUATU


VIET NAM


YEMEN


ZAMBIA


ZIMBABWE


TECHNICAL NOTES

BASIC INDICATORSTrade per capita is estimated as an economy’s total trade of goods and commercial services (exports + imports, balance of payments basis) divided by the population. It is calculated on the basis of data for the three latest years available.

Trade to GDP ratio is estimated as an economy’s total trade of goods and commercial services (exports + imports, balance of payments basis) divided by GDP, on the basis of data for the three latest years available. GDP is measured in nominal terms and with market exchange rates.

Real GDP, exports and imports of goods and services (national accounts based), refer to data at constant prices or volume figures based on 2000.

Ranks in world trade of merchandise and commercial services are defined first referring to European Union (EU (27)) members as individual traders and second referring to the EU (27) as one trader (i.e. excluding individual EU (27) members).

TRADE POLICYThe Trade Policy Review date indicates the date of the latest policy review for the economy considered.

The tariff binding coverage corresponds to the number of the Harmonized System (HS) subheadings containing at least one bound tariff line divided by the respective total number of HS subheadings of the corresponding version of the HS nomenclature.

For MFN bound tariffs, the simple average of import duties refers to the simple average of ad-valorem (AV ) and calculable ad-valorem equivalent (AVE) of final bound HS 6-digit duties. For MFN applied tariffs it refers to the simple average of AV and calculable AVE of MFN applied HS 6-digit duties.

The non-AV duties as a percentage of total tariff lines refer to the share of HS six-digit subheadings subject to non-AV duties. When only part of the HS six-digit subheading is subject to non-AV duties the percentage share of these tariff lines is used.

Agricultural goods according to the AOA (WTO Agreement on Agriculture) definition refer to HS chapters 1 to 24 (excluding fish and fish products) and a number of manufactured agricultural products (for further information see “The Legal Texts, The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Negotiations”, WTO). This definition does not correspond to the definition of agricultural products presented in the breakdown of merchandise trade by main commodity group (see below).

Import duties collected in total tax revenue and import duties collected to total imports (goods and commercial services) are estimated in general on the basis of data for the three latest years available.

The number of services sectors with GATS commitments has been established by the WTO Secretariat on the basis of available information and in the light of the Services Sectoral Classification List (MTN.GNS/W/120). The total number of sub-sectors is in the order of 160. In the absence of a GATS schedule for the EU (27), the total number of services sub-sectors listed in the statistical profiles of the individual EC-12 members and of the EU (27) is that of the existing European Communities (EC) schedule.

For EU (27) members the number of notifications outstanding (NO) refers to the sum of NO of the EU and of the individual economy.

The number of contingency measures in force is based on information made available to relevant committees (annual reports G\L\901, G\L\902 and G\L\906). Please note that there is no obligation on WTO Members to notify the expiry or termination of safeguard measures.

For the number of disputes, a dispute is understood to be a proceeding initiated under the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) and identified by a reference number (WT/DS...). Reports refer to those adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). For EU (27) individual members the numbers refer to the EU figures plus any additional disputes involving only the member considered. For more information refer to www.wto.org/disputes.


MERCHANDISE TRADE (customs-based statistics)The share in world total exports and imports of merchandise for individual economies is calculated using world trade including intra-EU (27) trade. For the EU (27) as one trading reporter the share is calculated on the basis of world trade excluding intra-EU (27) trade.

Breakdown by main commodity group according to the ITS (WTO International Trade Statistics) definitions: Agricultural products refer to food (SITC Rev. 3 sections 0, 1, 4 and division 22) and raw materials (SITC Rev. 3 divisions 21, 23, 24, 25 and 26). It differs from the Agricultural goods AOA definition (see above). Fuels and mining products include ores and other minerals; fuels and non-ferrous metals. Manufactures refer to iron and steel, chemicals, other semi-manufactures, machinery and transport equipment, textiles, clothing and other consumer goods. Please note that due to the products not classified in the three main product groups, the sum of shares may not add up to a 100.

Breakdown by main destination and origin: EU (27) members are grouped as one trading partner. Shares for unspecified destinations/origins are presented when at least one of the shares is greater than the share of the fifth main destination/origin. Re-imports are also included.

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (balance of payments based statistics)The share in world total exports and imports of commercial services for individual economies is calculated using world trade including intra-EU (27) trade. For the EU (27) as one trading reporter the share is calculated on the basis of world trade excluding intra-EU (27) trade.

Breakdown by principal services items: Other commercial services refer to communication, construction, insurance, financial, computer, information, other business, and personal, cultural and recreational services, and royalties and license fees.

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Data refer to the annual number of patents granted to (including those based on PCT international applications) and trademark registrations effected (including designations under the Madrid Agreement or Protocol) in the name of residents and non-residents of the considered economy.

EU (27) refers to the EU members as of January 2007, including EC-12 members (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom) and Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Sweden. The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is referred to as Taipei, Chinese in the tables.

Statistical sources:Eurostat, online database; IMF, Balance of Payments Statistics and Government Finance Statistics; UNCTAD, TRAINS database; UNSD, Comtrade database (for OECD members, UNSD-OECD Joint Trade Data Collection and Processing System); World Bank, World Development Indicators; WIPO, Industrial Property Statistics; WTO and national statistics.


WTO MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS

Members

Observers

Others


Note: Colours and boundaries do not imply any judgement on the part of WTO as to the legal status or frontier of any territory.


NOTES

This report is also available in French and Spanish (Price: CHF 30.00)To order, please contact: WTO Publications World Trade Organization 154, rue de Lausanne CH-1211 Geneva 21 Tel: (41 22) 739 52 08 Fax: (41 22) 739 54 58 ISBN 978-92-870-3742-8Email: [email protected] © World Trade Organization 2010

AlbaniaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladeshBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBeninBoliviaBolivarian Republic of VenezuelaBotswanaBrazilBrunei Darussalam BulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEuropean UnionFijiFinlandFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)France

GabonThe GambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong Kong, ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao, ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlands

New ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaudi Arabia SenegalSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandChinese TaipeiTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayViet NamZambiaZimbabwe

WTO MeMbers(as of 8 October 2010)

Trade Profiles 2010

WTO

201

0

Wo

rld T

rade O

rgan

ization

Trad

e Pro

files 2010

ISBN 978-92-870-3742-8

Trade Profiles provides the latest information on the trade flows and trade policy measures of WTO members, observers and other selected economies. With information for each country provided in a standardized format, the publication is an invaluable quick reference tool for anyone looking for essential trade statistics. The data provided for each country include basic economic indicators (such as GDP), trade policy indicators (such as tariffs, import duties, number of disputes, notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force), merchandise trade flows (broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations), services trade flows (with a breakdown by major components) and industrial property indicators. With one page devoted to each country, Trade Profiles offers a concise overview of global trade.

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