WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization

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Australia
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2011) 22 621 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 1 371 764 Merchandise 21 19
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 892 740 excluding intra-EU trade 15 13
Current account balance (million US$, 2008) - 47 787 Commercial services 23 18
Trade per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 22 764 excluding intra-EU trade 12 11
Trade to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 44.4
2011 2005-2011
Annual percentage change
2010 2011
Real GDP (2005=100) 117
3 2 2
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) 118
3 5 0
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
TRADE POLICY
151
7 5 11
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2012) 1.225
Trade Policy Review 5, 7 April 2011 Import duties collected (%, 2008-2010)
GPA accession Observer in total tax revenue 1.8
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 2.2
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
21
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 8 - 6
All goods 10.0 2.8 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) 22
Agricultural goods (AOA) 3.5 1.4 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) 3
Non-agricultural goods 11.0 3.1 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 0.3 0.2 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)
MFN duty free imports (%, 2010)
Requests for consultation
7 - 13
in agricultural goods (AOA)
49.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 5 - 3
in non-agricultural goods
49.9 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 2
Services sectors with GATS commitments 103 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$) 270 440
17 38 27
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 243 699
12 22 21
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 1.48 Share in world total imports
1.32
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products 12.6 Agricultural products 5.8
Fuels and mining products 59.0 Fuels and mining products 18.9
Manufactures 10.5 Manufactures 69.1
By main destination By main origin
1. China 27.5 1. China 18.5
2. Japan 19.2 2. European Union (27) 17.8
3. Korea, Republic of 8.9 3. United States 11.4
4. European Union (27) 7.1 4. Japan 7.9
5. India 5.9 5. Singapore 6.2
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010
2011
Commercial services exports (million US$) 50 881
9 16 8
Commercial services imports (million US$) 59 517
12 23 19
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 1.22 Share in world total imports
1.51
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item
By principal services item
Transportation 10.7 Transportation
26.1
Travel 61.8 Travel
45.2
Other commercial services 27.5 Other commercial services
28.7
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office, 2010 Trademark registrations by office, 2010
Residents Non-residents Total
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total
1 178 13 379 14 557 24 210 7 913 7 820 39 943
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Australia
September 2012
World Trade Organization
Trade Profiles 2012