WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization

United Kingdom
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2011) 62 641 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 2 431 589 Merchandise 11 6
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 2 287 072 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 75 221 Commercial services 2 4
Trade per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 22 409 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Trade to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 61.0
2011 2005-2011
Annual percentage change
2010 2011
Real GDP (2005=100) 103
1 2 1
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) 113
2 7 5
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
TRADE POLICY
104
1 9 1
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2012) 4.642
Trade Policy Review 6, 8 July 2011 Import duties collected
GPA accession 1 January 1996 in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%) 100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2011 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry
25
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 33 - 10
All goods 5.2 5.3 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) 140
Agricultural goods (AOA) 13.8 13.9 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) 11
Non-agricultural goods 3.9 4.0 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 4.8 4.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)
MFN duty free imports (%, 2010)
Requests for consultation
87 - 73
in agricultural goods (AOA)
42.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 36 - 31
in non-agricultural goods
58.8 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 4 - 4
Services sectors with GATS commitments 115 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 4 - 3
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010 2011
Merchandise exports , f.o.b. (million US$) 473 191
4 15 17
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 637 762
4 16 14
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 2.59 Share in world total imports
3.46
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products 7.3 Agricultural products 10.8
Fuels and mining products 18.7 Fuels and mining products 18.4
Manufactures 72.1 Manufactures 69.1
By main destination By main origin
1. European Union (27) 53.4 1. European Union (27) 51.3
2. United States 13.3 2. China 9.0
3. China 3.0 3. United States 8.1
4. India 1.8 4. Norway 6.0
5. Switzerland 1.8 5. Japan 2.1
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010
2011
Commercial services exports (million US$) 273 733
5 2 11
Commercial services imports (million US$) 170 426
1 1 6
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 6.57 Share in world total imports
4.31
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item
By principal services item
Transportation 12.9 Transportation
19.4
Travel 13.0 Travel
29.4
Other commercial services 74.1 Other commercial services
51.2
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office, 2010 Trademark registrations by office, 2010
Residents Non-residents Total
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total
2 323 3 271 5 594 23 246 ... 4 084 27 330
World Trade Organization
Trade Profiles 2012
United Kingdom
September 2012
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