October 2011
Slovak Republic
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  5 433 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  89 034 Merchandise  45 39
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  129 843 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 3 004 Commercial services 60 61
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  26 338 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   155.6
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   120 4 -6 0
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   166 11 9 7
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   155 9 8 8
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.363
Trade Policy Review 6, 8 July 2011 Import duties collected
GPA accession  1 May 2004 in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
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   18
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 31 - 10
All goods   5.0   5.1 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 149
Agricultural goods (AOA)   12.3   12.8 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) 8
Non-agricultural goods   3.9   4.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   4.8   4.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 85 - 73
in agricultural goods (AOA)   41.1 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 33 - 32
in non-agricultural goods   51.4 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 4 - 4
Services sectors with GATS commitments   94 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 4 - 3
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  65 345 15 -21 17
Merchandise imports, f.o.b. (million US$)  66 557 14 -25 20
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.43 Share in world total imports  0.43
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   5.7 Agricultural products 7.7
Fuels and mining products   7.6 Fuels and mining products 16.2
Manufactures   86.4 Manufactures 75.8
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   84.4 1. European Union (27)   51.2
2. Russian Federation   3.9 2. Russian Federation   9.4
3. China   2.0 3. Korea, Republic of   7.8
4. Turkey   1.7 4. China   5.9
5. United States   1.5 5. Japan   1.7
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  5 816   6 -26 -7
Commercial services imports (million US$)  6 775   11 -12 -15
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.16   Share in world total imports 0.19
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   31.1   Transportation 28.0
Travel   39.4   Travel 30.0
Other commercial services   29.5   Other commercial services 42.0
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  66   488   554  2 235   862  2 626  5 723