October 2011
Iceland
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   317 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  12 594 Merchandise  108 127
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  11 093 excluding intra-EU trade 84 101
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)  15 014 Commercial services 84 98
Trade per capita (US$, 2005-2007)  45 878 excluding intra-EU trade 58 72
Trade to GDP ratio (2005-2007)   78.4
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   101 0 -7 -3
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   129 7 7 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   68 -9 -24 ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.047
Trade Policy Review 7, 9 June 2006 Import duties collected (%, 2005-2007)
GPA accession  28 April 2001 in total tax revenue 1.0
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 0.7
Tariff binding coverage (%)    95.0 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   25
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 22 - 7
All goods   23.5   5.6 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   109.0   26.8 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   9.6   2.3 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   3.1   2.4 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   68.3 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   81.9 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   113 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$)  4 604 8 -25 14
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  3 920 -5 -42 9
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.03 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   41.9 Agricultural products 12.2
Fuels and mining products   43.0 Fuels and mining products 29.0
Manufactures   14.6 Manufactures 58.8
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   77.5 1. European Union (27)   51.9
2. United States   4.6 2. Norway   9.0
3. Norway   4.2 3. Brazil   8.7
4. Japan   2.5 4. United States   8.2
5. Russian Federation   2.1 5. China   6.0
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  2 532   5 6 10
Commercial services imports (million US$)  2 073   -4 -24 8
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.07   Share in world total imports 0.06
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   47.5   Transportation 35.7
Travel   22.6   Travel 26.3
Other commercial services   29.9   Other commercial services 38.0
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  4   75   79   387   528  2 385  3 300
                         
a  Refers to 2009 and to the average annual percentage change for 2005-2009.