October 2011
Saint Kitts and Nevis
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   52 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   526 Merchandise  183 189
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)   683 excluding intra-EU trade 157 163
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) -  96 Commercial services 172 181
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  10 425 excluding intra-EU trade 146 155
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   99.8
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   98 0 -11 -2
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 21 February 1996 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 5, 7 November 2007 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    97.8 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   46
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 2
All goods   75.9   9.2 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   108.6   14.3 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   70.8   8.4 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.4 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   10.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   5.6 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   8 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$)   55 10 -2 10
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   290 7 -12 2
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   8.0 Agricultural products 20.5
Fuels and mining products   0.2 Fuels and mining products 9.2
Manufactures   91.8 Manufactures 70.3
  By main destination   By main origin
1. United States   84.7 1. United States   61.0
2. European Union (27)   5.2 2. Trinidad and Tobago   11.5
3. Netherlands Antilles   2.4 3. European Union (27)   6.5
4. Antigua and Barbuda   1.5 4. Japan   3.0
5. Grenada   1.2 5. Canada   2.1
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   119   -6 -19 -5
Commercial services imports (million US$)   87   -1 -17 -10
2010   2010
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   9.6   Transportation 43.4
Travel   69.0   Travel 11.6
Other commercial services   21.4   Other commercial services 45.0
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
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a  Breakdowns by commodity group refer to 2006 and by destination/origin refer to 2008.