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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Samoa<br />
BASIC INDICATORS<br />
Population (thousands, 2011) 184 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports<br />
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 649 Merchandise 187 186<br />
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 840 excluding intra-EU trade 161 160<br />
Current account balance (million US$, 2011) - 76 Commercial services 164 186<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 2 891 excluding intra-EU trade 138 160<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 89.7<br />
2011 2005-2011<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2010 2011<br />
Real GDP (2005=100) 107<br />
1 2 2<br />
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ...<br />
... ... ...<br />
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)<br />
TRADE POLICY<br />
...<br />
... ... ...<br />
<strong>WTO</strong> accession 10 May <strong>2012</strong> Contribution to <strong>WTO</strong> budget (%, <strong>2012</strong>) ...<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> Policy Review ... Import duties collected<br />
GPA accession - 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 Outstanding notifications in <strong>WTO</strong> Central Registry<br />
5<br />
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to <strong>WTO</strong> 2 - 0<br />
All goods 21.1 ... Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) ...<br />
Agricultural goods (AOA) 25.8 ... Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) ...<br />
Non-agricultural goods 20.4 ... Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0<br />
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 0.4 ... Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)<br />
MFN duty free imports<br />
Requests for consultation<br />
0 - 0<br />
in agricultural goods (AOA)<br />
... Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0<br />
in non-agricultural goods<br />
... Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0<br />
Services sectors with GATS commitments 80 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0<br />
MERCHANDISE TRADE<br />
Value<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2011 2005-2011 2010 2011<br />
Merchandise exports , f.o.b. (million US$) 54<br />
-8 29 -9<br />
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 346<br />
6 34 12<br />
2011<br />
2011<br />
Share in world total exports 0.00 Share in world total imports<br />
0.00<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 31.9 Agricultural products 28.4<br />
Fuels and mining products 0.7 Fuels and mining products 22.1<br />
Manufactures 65.3 Manufactures 49.0<br />
By main destination By main origin<br />
1. Australia 61.1 1. New Zealand 27.9<br />
2. New Zealand 18.9 2. Singapore 21.2<br />
3. American Samoa 6.4 3. United States 11.3<br />
4. Tonga 3.4 4. Australia 9.9<br />
5. Singapore 3.4 5. Japan 9.4<br />
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE<br />
Value<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2011 2005-2011 2010<br />
2011<br />
Commercial services exports (million US$) 171<br />
7 7 8<br />
Commercial services imports (million US$) 74<br />
5 21 -5<br />
2011<br />
2011<br />
Share in world total exports 0.00 Share in world total imports<br />
0.00<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 4.4 Transportation<br />
55.1<br />
Travel 78.3 Travel<br />
17.5<br />
Other commercial services 17.3 Other commercial services<br />
27.4<br />
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY<br />
Patent grants by patent office, 2007 <strong>Trade</strong>mark registrations by office, 2007<br />
Residents Non-residents Total<br />
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total<br />
... 11 11 21 122 ... 143<br />
Download the data:<br />
www.wto.org/statistics<br />
Samoa<br />
September <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Organization</strong><br />
<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Profiles</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
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