October 2011
Georgia
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  4 453 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  11 667 Merchandise  132 114
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  22 419 excluding intra-EU trade 107 89
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 1 114 Commercial services 98 124
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  2 213 excluding intra-EU trade 72 98
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   83.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   129 5 -4 6
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 14 June 2000 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.025
Trade Policy Review 8, 10 December 2009 Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  Observer in total tax revenue 1.1
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 0.5
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   18
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 8 - 0
All goods   7.4   1.3 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   13.0   7.5 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   6.5   0.3 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.4   0.5 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   52.4 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   98.4 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   125 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  1 583 13 -24 40
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  5 096 15 -31 17
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.01 Share in world total imports  0.03
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   20.3 Agricultural products 18.9
Fuels and mining products   20.6 Fuels and mining products 20.5
Manufactures   53.4 Manufactures 60.2
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   18.5 1. European Union (27)   28.2
2. Azerbaijan   15.4 2. Turkey   17.3
3. Turkey   13.6 3. Ukraine   10.9
4. United States   11.4 4. Azerbaijan   9.1
5. Armenia   10.1 5. China   6.5
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  1 512   18 6 23
Commercial services imports (million US$)   995   11 -21 9
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.04   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   46.1   Transportation 55.7
Travel   43.5   Travel 20.0
Other commercial services   10.5   Other commercial services 24.3
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  147   146   293   407   691  3 105  4 203