October 2011
Paraguay
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  6 455 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  18 475 Merchandise  109 88
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  33 256 excluding intra-EU trade 85 64
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) -  596 Commercial services 102 139
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  2 778 excluding intra-EU trade 76 113
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   106.6
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   131 5 -4 15
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   155 9 -13 28
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   161 10 -13 24
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.040
Trade Policy Review 27, 29 April 2011 Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 11.0
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 2.6
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   10
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 5 - 1
All goods   33.5   10.2 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 0
Agricultural goods (AOA)   33.2   10.3 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   33.5   10.2 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)   27.6 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   40.7 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   9 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$)  4 534 22 -29 43
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  10 040 22 -23 45
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.03 Share in world total imports  0.07
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   88.5 Agricultural products 8.1
Fuels and mining products   0.8 Fuels and mining products 12.5
Manufactures   10.7 Manufactures 79.3
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Uruguay   22.0 1. China   34.2
2. Brazil   14.6 2. Brazil   24.1
3. Chile   12.1 3. Argentina   15.7
4. Argentina   11.9 4. European Union (27)   5.3
5. European Union (27)   10.7 5. United States   4.4
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  1 361   17 18 9
Commercial services imports (million US$)   677   16 -9 32
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.04   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   16.9   Transportation 66.5
Travel   16.0   Travel 22.6
Other commercial services   67.1   Other commercial services 10.9
                         
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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