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April 2013 |
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| Samoa |
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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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184 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
|
641 |
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Merchandise |
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188 |
185 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
|
823 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
162 |
159 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 53 |
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Commercial services |
|
164 |
187 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
|
2 813 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
138 |
161 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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86.4 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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105 |
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1 |
0 |
2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
10 May 2012 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
... |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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100 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
13 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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21.1 |
... |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
25.8 |
... |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
20.4 |
... |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.4 |
... |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
... |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
... |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
80 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE
TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
54 |
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-8 |
29 |
-9 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
346 |
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6 |
34 |
12 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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31.9 |
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Agricultural products |
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28.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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22.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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65.3 |
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Manufactures |
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49.0 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Australia |
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50.2 |
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1. New Zealand |
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27.9 |
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| 2. New Zealand |
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15.5 |
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2. Singapore |
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21.2 |
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| 3. American
Samoa |
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5.2 |
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3. United States |
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11.3 |
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| 4. Tonga |
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2.8 |
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4. Australia |
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9.9 |
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| 5. Singapore |
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2.8 |
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5. Japan |
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9.4 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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17.9 |
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Unspecified origins |
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0.0 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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|
2011 |
|
2005-2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
171 |
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
75 |
|
5 |
8 |
1 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
|
4.4 |
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Transportation |
|
54.4 |
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| Travel |
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78.5 |
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Travel |
|
17.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
17.0 |
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Other commercial services |
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28.3 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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11 |
11 |
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21 |
122 |
... |
143 |
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