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Germany: Trade Profile
October 2010
Germany
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 81 880Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009)3 346 702Merchandise 23
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009)2 984 440excluding intra-EU trade--
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) 168 020Commercial services32
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) 35 526excluding intra-EU trade--
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  84.7
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  10511-5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  16873...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  14754...
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)8.933
Trade Policy Review6, 8 April 2009Import duties collected
GPA accession 1 January 1996in total tax revenue...
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports...
Tariff binding coverage (%)   100Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  20
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO30 - 9
All goods  5.2  5.3Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)144
Agricultural goods (AOA)  13.5  13.5Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)10
Non-agricultural goods  3.9  4.0Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  4.8  4.6Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation82 - 70
in agricultural goods (AOA)  41.3Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports33 - 27
in non-agricultural goods  54.8Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)4 - 4
Services sectors with GATS commitments  115Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)4 - 3
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)1 126 38389-22
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 938 295712-21
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   9.02Share in world total imports 7.40
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  6.9Agricultural products10.3
Fuels and mining products  4.7Fuels and mining products14.9
Manufactures  86.1Manufactures72.7
  By main destination  By main origin
1. European Union (27)  62.91. European Union (27)  58.3
2. United States  6.72. China  8.3
3. China  4.53. United States  5.9
4. Switzerland  4.44. Switzerland  4.2
5. Russian Federation  2.55. Russian Federation  3.7
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 226 639  1215-12
Commercial services imports (million US$) 253 110  712-13
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  6.77  Share in world total imports8.05
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  22.9  Transportation20.7
Travel  15.3  Travel32.0
Other commercial services  61.7  Other commercial services47.3
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008Trademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
 12 639 4 669 17 308 47 729 2 530 5 844 56 103
             
a  Refers to 2008 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2008.
Courtesy WTO
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