WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization
WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization
WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization
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Luxembourg<br />
BASIC INDICATORS<br />
Population (thousands, 2011) 517 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports<br />
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 59 475 Merchandise 70 66<br />
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 45 903 excluding intra-EU trade - -<br />
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) 4 092 Commercial services 19 29<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 280 477 excluding intra-EU trade - -<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 259.6<br />
2011 2005-2011<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2010 2011<br />
Real GDP (2005=100) 111<br />
2 3 2<br />
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) 120<br />
3 3 2<br />
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)<br />
TRADE POLICY<br />
124<br />
4 5 3<br />
<strong>WTO</strong> accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to <strong>WTO</strong> budget (%, <strong>2012</strong>) 0.425<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> Policy Review 6, 8 July 2011 Import duties collected<br />
GPA accession 1 January 1996 in total tax revenue ...<br />
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...<br />
Tariff binding coverage (%) 100 Number of notifications to <strong>WTO</strong> and measures in force<br />
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2011 Outstanding notifications in <strong>WTO</strong> Central Registry<br />
25<br />
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to <strong>WTO</strong> 33 - 10<br />
All goods 5.2 5.3 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) 140<br />
Agricultural goods (AOA) 13.8 13.9 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) 11<br />
Non-agricultural goods 3.9 4.0 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0<br />
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 4.8 4.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)<br />
MFN duty free imports (%, 2010)<br />
Requests for consultation<br />
87 - 72<br />
in agricultural goods (AOA)<br />
42.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 36 - 30<br />
in non-agricultural goods<br />
58.8 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 4 - 4<br />
Services sectors with GATS commitments 115 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 4 - 3<br />
MERCHANDISE TRADE<br />
Value<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2011 2005-2011 2010 2011<br />
Merchandise exports , f.o.b. (million US$) 21 778<br />
2 -7 10<br />
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 28 722<br />
5 -1 14<br />
2011<br />
2011<br />
Share in world total exports 0.12 Share in world total imports<br />
0.16<br />
Breakdown in economy's total exports<br />
Breakdown in economy's total imports<br />
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)<br />
Agricultural products 8.9 Agricultural products 12.0<br />
Fuels and mining products 4.7 Fuels and mining products 18.3<br />
Manufactures 83.8 Manufactures 66.8<br />
By main destination By main origin<br />
1. European Union (27) 78.8 1. European Union (27) 75.6<br />
2. United States 3.5 2. United States 5.3<br />
3. Switzerland 2.9 3. Switzerland 1.9<br />
4. China 1.4 4. Japan 1.6<br />
5. Hong Kong, China 1.1 5. China 1.6<br />
Unspecified destinations 0.1 Unspecified origins 1.7<br />
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE<br />
Value<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2011 2005-2011 2010<br />
2011<br />
Commercial services exports (million US$) 72 469<br />
10 15 9<br />
Commercial services imports (million US$) 40 993<br />
9 10 12<br />
2011<br />
2011<br />
Share in world total exports 1.74 Share in world total imports<br />
1.04<br />
Breakdown in economy's total exports<br />
Breakdown in economy's total imports<br />
By principal services item<br />
By principal services item<br />
Transportation 5.2 Transportation<br />
4.7<br />
Travel 6.3 Travel<br />
9.2<br />
Other commercial services 88.6 Other commercial services<br />
86.1<br />
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY<br />
Patent grants by patent office, 2010 <strong>Trade</strong>mark registrations by office<br />
Residents Non-residents Total<br />
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total<br />
60 27 87 ... ... ... ...<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Organization</strong><br />
<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Profiles</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Luxembourg<br />
September <strong>2012</strong><br />
Download the data:<br />
www.wto.org/statistics<br />
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