WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization

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France
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2011) 65 437 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 2 773 032 Merchandise 6 5
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 2 302 946 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 44 576 Commercial services 5 6
Trade per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 21 776 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Trade to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 53.5
2011 2005-2011
Annual percentage change
2010 2011
Real GDP (2005=100) 105
1 2 2
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) 109
1 10 5
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
TRADE POLICY
115
2 9 5
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2012) 4.398
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 - 74
in agricultural goods (AOA)
42.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 36 - 30
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$) 596 068
4 8 14
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 713 859
6 9 17
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 3.27 Share in world total imports
3.87
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products 14.0 Agricultural products 9.8
Fuels and mining products 7.4 Fuels and mining products 18.9
Manufactures 76.6 Manufactures 70.9
By main destination By main origin
1. European Union (27) 60.9 1. European Union (27) 58.9
2. United States 5.6 2. China 8.0
3. China 3.2 3. United States 5.6
4. Switzerland 3.1 4. Russian Federation 2.8
5. Russian Federation 1.8 5. Switzerland 2.3
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010
2011
Commercial services exports (million US$) 166 612
5 1 15
Commercial services imports (million US$) 143 475
5 2 9
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 4.00 Share in world total imports
3.63
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item
By principal services item
Transportation 23.2 Transportation
28.5
Travel 32.3 Travel
29.0
Other commercial services 44.5 Other commercial services
42.5
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office, 2010 Trademark registrations by office, 2010
Residents Non-residents Total
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total
8 779 1 120 9 899 ... ... 4 192 4 192
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France
September 2012
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Trade Profiles 2012