October 2011
Samoa
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   183 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   565 Merchandise  182 186
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)   800 excluding intra-EU trade 156 160
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) -  59 Commercial services 164 184
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  2 721 excluding intra-EU trade 138 158
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   90.8
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   105 1 -6 1
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 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry -
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods -  ... Anti-dumping  -
Agricultural goods (AOA) -  ... Countervailing duties  -
Non-agricultural goods -  ... Safeguards  -
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) -  ... Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports Requests for consultation -
in agricultural goods (AOA) ... Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports -
in non-agricultural goods ... 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$)   60 -7 -36 29
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   310 5 -20 34
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   21.5 Agricultural products 26.8
Fuels and mining products   0.3 Fuels and mining products 18.3
Manufactures   78.2 Manufactures 54.0
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Australia   77.1 1. New Zealand   30.7
2. New Zealand   10.9 2. Australia   23.3
3. American Samoa   5.3 3. United States   11.5
4. United States   3.1 4. Japan   8.4
5. Singapore   2.1 5. China   6.1
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   160   7 11 8
Commercial services imports (million US$)   78   7 3 21
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   4.6   Transportation 46.6
Travel   77.8   Travel 19.1
Other commercial services   17.6   Other commercial services 34.3
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007 Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
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