WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization

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Maldives
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2011) 320 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 2 050 Merchandise 171 163
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 2 859 excluding intra-EU trade 145 137
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 463 Commercial services 127 161
Trade per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 7 040 excluding intra-EU trade 101 135
Trade to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 110.0
2011 2005-2011
Annual percentage change
2010 2011
Real GDP (2005=100) 161
8 6 7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ...
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Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
TRADE POLICY
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WTO accession 31 May 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2012) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 26, 28 October 2009 Import duties collected (%, 2008-2010)
GPA accession - in total tax revenue 70.4
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 12.5
Tariff binding coverage (%) 97.1 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2011 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry
32
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods 36.9 20.5 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA) 47.9 18.3 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) ...
Non-agricultural goods 35.1 20.8 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 0.0 0.4 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)
MFN duty free imports (%, 2010)
Requests for consultation
0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)
14.8 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods
0.1 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments 5 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010 2011
Merchandise exports , f.o.b. (million US$) 346
14 17 75
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 1 465
12 13 34
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 0.00 Share in world total imports
0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products 23.3 Agricultural products 21.7
Fuels and mining products 0.7 Fuels and mining products 26.0
Manufactures 0.0 Manufactures 48.7
By main destination By main origin
1. European Union (27) 49.0 1. United Arab Emirates 21.8
2. Thailand 20.3 2. Singapore 21.6
3. Sri Lanka 11.7 3. India 10.1
4. Taipei, Chinese 7.3 4. European Union (27) 8.6
5. Japan 3.1 5. Sri Lanka 5.6
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010
2011
Commercial services exports (million US$) 846
18 17 11
Commercial services imports (million US$) 329
8 6 10
2011 a
2011 a
Share in world total exports 0.02 Share in world total imports
0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item
By principal services item
Transportation 5.2 Transportation
54.0
Travel 93.5 Travel
34.3
Other commercial services 1.2 Other commercial services
11.7
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents Total
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total
... ... ... 151 ... ... 151
a Breakdowns by services items refer to 2010.
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Maldives
September 2012
World Trade Organization
Trade Profiles 2012