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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Solomon Islands<br />
BASIC INDICATORS<br />
Population (thousands, 2011) 552 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports<br />
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 838 Merchandise 165 183<br />
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 1 625 excluding intra-EU trade 139 157<br />
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 204 Commercial services 177 169<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 1 608 excluding intra-EU trade 151 143<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 122.6<br />
2011 2005-2011<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2010 2011<br />
Real GDP (2005=100) 146<br />
7 7 9<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 26 July 1996 Contribution to <strong>WTO</strong> budget (%, <strong>2012</strong>) 0.015<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> Policy Review 6, 8 May 2009 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 2011 Outstanding notifications in <strong>WTO</strong> Central Registry<br />
47<br />
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to <strong>WTO</strong> 3 - 0<br />
All goods 78.7 10.1 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) ...<br />
Agricultural goods (AOA) 73.7 16.0 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) ...<br />
Non-agricultural goods 79.4 9.2 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0<br />
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 1.5 3.0 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 29 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$) 413<br />
26 36 85<br />
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 467<br />
17 43 15<br />
2011 a<br />
2011 a<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 95.0 Agricultural products 19.9<br />
Fuels and mining products 0.1 Fuels and mining products 25.0<br />
Manufactures 0.3 Manufactures 52.0<br />
By main destination By main origin<br />
1. China 33.2 1. Singapore 23.2<br />
2. European Union (27) 22.6 2. Australia 18.1<br />
3. Singapore 9.1 3. United States 14.6<br />
4. Philippines 8.1 4. China 11.1<br />
5. Thailand 6.4 5. New Zealand 6.4<br />
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE<br />
Value<br />
Annual percentage change<br />
2011 2005-2011 2010<br />
2011<br />
Commercial services exports (million US$) b 119<br />
... 58 14<br />
Commercial services imports (million US$) b 199<br />
... 78 11<br />
2011<br />
2011<br />
Share in world total exports 0.00 Share in world total imports<br />
0.01<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 25.5 Transportation<br />
25.9<br />
Travel 59.7 Travel<br />
35.3<br />
Other commercial services 14.8 Other commercial services<br />
38.8<br />
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY<br />
Patent grants by patent office <strong>Trade</strong>mark registrations by office<br />
Residents Non-residents Total<br />
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total<br />
... ... ... ... ... ... ...<br />
a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009.<br />
b Break in series for commercial services: 2006.<br />
Download the data:<br />
www.wto.org/statistics<br />
Solomon Islands<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>