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Ireland: Trade Profile
October 2010
Ireland
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 4 450Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009) 227 193Merchandise 3138
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) 183 707excluding intra-EU trade--
Current account balance (million US$, 2009)- 6 499Commercial services98
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) 89 056excluding intra-EU trade--
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  156.5
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  1333-3-6
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  1466......
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  1405......
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)1.225
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 - 73
in agricultural goods (AOA)  41.3Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports33 - 28
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$) 114 58743-9
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 62 50720-26
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   0.92Share in world total imports 0.49
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  9.1Agricultural products12.7
Fuels and mining products  1.6Fuels and mining products11.2
Manufactures  85.4Manufactures68.3
  By main destination  By main origin
1. European Union (27)  61.01. European Union (27)  59.0
2. United States  21.12. United States  17.5
3. Switzerland  2.93. China  5.8
4. Japan  2.14. Norway  1.9
5. China  2.05. Japan  1.5
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 96 745  209-5
Commercial services imports (million US$) 103 449  1415-5
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  2.89  Share in world total imports3.29
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  4.2  Transportation2.1
Travel  5.1  Travel8.5
Other commercial services  90.7  Other commercial services89.4
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008Trademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
  262  56  318 1 374 1 064 2 169 4 607
             
a  Refers to 2007 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2007.
Source WTO
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