WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization

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El Salvador
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2011) 6 227 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 23 054 Merchandise 112 94
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 42 829 excluding intra-EU trade 88 70
Current account balance (million US$, 2011) - 1 223 Commercial services 119 127
Trade per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 2 408 excluding intra-EU trade 93 101
Trade to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 68.7
2011 2005-2011
Annual percentage change
2010 2011
Real GDP (2005=100) 109
1 1 1
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) 124
4 12 9
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
TRADE POLICY
114
2 11 11
WTO accession 7 May 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2012) 0.047
Trade Policy Review 10, 12 February 2010 Import duties collected (%, 2008-2010)
GPA accession - in total tax revenue 5.1
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 0.2
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
26
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 8 - 7
All goods 36.6 5.9 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA) 42.5 12.3 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) ...
Non-agricultural goods 35.7 4.9 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 0.0 0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)
MFN duty free imports (%, 2010)
Requests for consultation
1 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)
25.3 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 1 - 0
in non-agricultural goods
56.8 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments 29 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$) 5 309
8 16 18
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 10 118
7 16 19
2011 a
2011 a
Share in world total exports 0.03 Share in world total imports
0.05
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products 25.2 Agricultural products 18.8
Fuels and mining products 5.2 Fuels and mining products 18.4
Manufactures 67.8 Manufactures 62.5
By main destination By main origin
1. United States 48.4 1. United States 36.9
2. Guatemala 14.0 2. Guatemala 9.5
3. Honduras 12.9 3. Mexico 8.9
4. Nicaragua 5.4 4. European Union (27) 6.8
5. European Union (27) 4.3 5. China 5.7
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010
2011
Commercial services exports (million US$) 1 016
2 13 8
Commercial services imports (million US$) 1 071
0 11 5
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 0.02 Share in world total imports
0.03
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item
By principal services item
Transportation 36.0 Transportation
44.7
Travel 40.8 Travel
18.9
Other commercial services 23.2 Other commercial services
36.4
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office, 1995 Trademark registrations by office, 1997
Residents Non-residents Total
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total
1 60 61 1 303 4 157 ... 5 460
a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2010.
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El Salvador
September 2012
World Trade Organization
Trade Profiles 2012