October 2011
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   109 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   562 Merchandise  188 184
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)   940 excluding intra-EU trade 162 158
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) -  206 Commercial services 167 182
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  5 398 excluding intra-EU trade 141 156
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   102.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   109 2 -3 -7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 5, 7 November 2007 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    99.7 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2007 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   33
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 2
All goods   62.6   9.9 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   114.6   15.9 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   54.6   8.9 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.2 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2007) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   24.3 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   12.8 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   8 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$)   42 1 -6 -15
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   379 10 -11 14
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.00 Share in world total imports  0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   70.0 Agricultural products 24.0
Fuels and mining products   2.7 Fuels and mining products 22.6
Manufactures   27.3 Manufactures 53.3
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Saint Lucia   20.6 1. United States   33.0
2. Trinidad and Tobago   16.1 2. Trinidad and Tobago   27.1
3. European Union (27)   12.4 3. European Union (27)   9.5
4. Barbados   11.3 4. China   5.3
5. Antigua and Barbuda   7.4 5. Canada   5.0
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   137   -3 -9 0
Commercial services imports (million US$)   86   3 -12 -1
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.00   Share in world total imports 0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   6.2   Transportation 53.5
Travel   63.4   Travel 16.0
Other commercial services   30.4   Other commercial services 30.6
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2000 Trademark registrations by office, 1996
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
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