October 2011
Turkey
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  72 752 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  735 264 Merchandise  33 21
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010) 1 115 994 excluding intra-EU trade 22 15
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 48 445 Commercial services 28 39
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  4 751 excluding intra-EU trade 16 24
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   49.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   117 3 -5 9
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   116 3 -5 5
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   112 2 -14 15
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 26 March 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.945
Trade Policy Review 10, 12 December 2007 Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  Observer in total tax revenue 1.5
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 1.1
Tariff binding coverage (%)    50.3 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   45
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 19 - 0
All goods   28.5   9.9 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 121
Agricultural goods (AOA)   60.7   43.4 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) 1
Non-agricultural goods   17.0   4.8 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   10
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.1   0.8 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 2 - 8
in agricultural goods (AOA)   23.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 1 - 2
in non-agricultural goods   40.2 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   77 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$)  113 981 9 -23 12
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  185 542 10 -30 32
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.75 Share in world total imports  1.20
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   10.9 Agricultural products 6.9
Fuels and mining products   8.2 Fuels and mining products 27.4
Manufactures   77.6 Manufactures 62.5
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   47.1 1. European Union (27)   38.9
2. Iraq   5.3 2. Russian Federation   11.6
3. Russian Federation   4.1 3. China   9.2
4. United States   3.3 4. United States   6.6
5. United Arab Emirates   2.9 5. Iran, Islamic Rep. of   4.1
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  33 436   5 -5 2
Commercial services imports (million US$)  18 397   12 -6 18
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.91   Share in world total imports 0.52
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   25.1   Transportation 45.5
Travel   63.5   Travel 26.3
Other commercial services   11.4   Other commercial services 28.2
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  406   242   648  41 360  3 994  7 328  52 682