October 2011
Vanuatu
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   240 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   729 Merchandise  185 191
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  1 096 excluding intra-EU trade 159 165
Current account balance (million US$, 2007) -  34 Commercial services 149 176
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  2 769 excluding intra-EU trade 123 150
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   98.9
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   130 5 4 3
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession Observer Contribution to WTO budget -
Trade Policy Review - Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)  - Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2009 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry -
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 3 - 0
All goods -    15.5 Anti-dumping  -
Agricultural goods (AOA) -    27.2 Countervailing duties  -
Non-agricultural goods -    13.8 Safeguards  -
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) -    2.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2007) Requests for consultation -
in agricultural goods (AOA)   4.6 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports -
in non-agricultural goods   16.7 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) -
Services sectors with GATS commitments - Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) -
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)   49 5 0 -14
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   285 14 -6 -3
2010  a 2010  a
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 ... Agricultural products ...
Fuels and mining products ... Fuels and mining products ...
Manufactures ... Manufactures ...
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   17.0 1. Australia   31.1
2. Philippines   13.9 2. New Zealand   16.8
3. New Caledonia   9.8 3. Singapore   12.4
4. Fiji   6.9 4. Fiji   9.1
5. Japan   5.4 5. China   6.6
    Unspecified destinations     26.7       Unspecified origins     0.5
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   263   14 5 12
Commercial services imports (million US$)   119   12 0 18
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports   0.01   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   18.0   Transportation 64.7
Travel   67.1   Travel 15.1
Other commercial services   14.9   Other commercial services 20.2
                         
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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a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2007. Breakdowns by services items refer to 2007.