October 2011
Guinea-Bissau
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  1 515 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   879 Merchandise  177 195
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  1 784 excluding intra-EU trade 151 169
Current account balance (million US$, 2008) -  29 Commercial services 186 185
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)   286 excluding intra-EU trade 160 159
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   52.6
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   116 3 3 3
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 31 May 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review ... Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    97.7 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   43
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   48.7   11.9 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   40.1   14.5 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   50.0   11.5 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   0.0 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   1.4 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   2 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$)   125 7 -7 5
Merchandise imports, f.o.b. (million US$)   220 16 16 -4
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.00 Share in world total imports  0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products ... Agricultural products ...
Fuels and mining products ... Fuels and mining products ...
Manufactures ... Manufactures ...
  By main destination   By main origin
1. India   86.6 1. European Union (27)   46.9
2. Singapore   12.1 2. Senegal   40.9
3. European Union (27)   0.8 3. Thailand   7.0
4. Panama   0.2 4. China   2.4
5. Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of   0.2 5. Gambia   1.6
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009   2008 2009
Commercial services exports (million US$)   28   57 31 -36
Commercial services imports (million US$)   68   13 25 -20
2009  a 2009  a
Share in world total exports   0.00   Share in world total imports 0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   0.2   Transportation 37.7
Travel   87.3   Travel 53.5
Other commercial services   12.6   Other commercial services 8.8
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
... ... ...   2 ... ...   2
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2005. Breakdowns by services items refer to 2008.