October 2011
Niger
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  15 512 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  5 549 Merchandise  146 148
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  11 209 excluding intra-EU trade 120 122
Current account balance (million US$, 2008) -  651 Commercial services 174 133
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)   199 excluding intra-EU trade 148 107
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   57.9
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   128 5 -1 9
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 13 December 1996 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 11, 13 November 2009 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    96.7 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   38
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   44.6   11.9 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   84.2   14.5 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   38.3   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 (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   0.0 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   11.1 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   7 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$)   930 14 -5 8
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  2 150 18 12 13
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.01 Share in world total imports  0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   14.0 Agricultural products 21.9
Fuels and mining products   33.7 Fuels and mining products 13.7
Manufactures   5.2 Manufactures 37.9
  By main destination   By main origin
1. United States   16.7 1. China   43.8
2. Japan   16.6 2. European Union (27)   25.3
3. European Union (27)   15.9 3. United States   6.1
4. Switzerland   15.6 4. Nigeria   3.9
5. Nigeria   11.1 5. Japan   3.3
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009   2008 2009
Commercial services exports (million US$)   100   4 59 -21
Commercial services imports (million US$)   735   28 62 23
2009   2009
Share in world total exports   0.00   Share in world total imports 0.02
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   7.8   Transportation 72.6
Travel   66.1   Travel 7.3
Other commercial services   26.1   Other commercial services 20.1
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
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Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
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