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October 2011 |
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| Trinidad and
Tobago |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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1 341 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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20 398 |
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Merchandise |
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80 |
103 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
|
34 259 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
57 |
78 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
1 614 |
|
Commercial services |
|
120 |
153 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2007-2009) |
|
17 287 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
94 |
127 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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100.8 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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117 |
|
3 |
-4 |
0 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 March 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.058 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
14, 16 September 2005 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2006-2008) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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4.9 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.9 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
|
100 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
10 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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55.8 |
7.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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2 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
89.9 |
18.1 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
50.6 |
5.9 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.3 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2008) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 2 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
25.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
82.7 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
32 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE
TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
10 590 |
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1 |
-51 |
16 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
6 575 |
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3 |
-27 |
-5 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.07 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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3.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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10.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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78.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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35.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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17.9 |
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Manufactures |
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53.4 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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54.4 |
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1. United States |
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31.0 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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14.3 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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11.4 |
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| 3. Jamaica |
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5.2 |
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3. Colombia |
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9.9 |
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| 4. Barbados |
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3.0 |
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4. Russian Federation |
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7.8 |
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| 5. Suriname |
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2.0 |
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5. Gabon |
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7.0 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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|
2009 |
|
2005-2009 |
|
2008 |
2009 |
|
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
758 |
|
-4 |
1 |
-17 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
335 |
|
-8 |
-15 |
23 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.02 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
|
28.4 |
|
Transportation |
|
38.8 |
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| Travel |
|
48.3 |
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Travel |
|
31.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
23.3 |
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Other commercial services |
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29.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2002 |
|
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 2 |
79 |
81 |
|
225 |
949 |
... |
1 174 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2009. |
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