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| October 2010 | | |
| Ireland | | |
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| BASIC INDICATORS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Population (thousands, 2009) | | 4 450 | | Rank in world trade, 2009 | Exports | Imports | | |
| GDP (million current US$, 2009) | | 227 193 | | Merchandise | | | 31 | 38 | | |
| GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) | | 183 707 | | excluding intra-EU trade | - | - | | |
| Current account balance (million US$, 2009) | - 6 499 | | Commercial services | | 9 | 8 | | |
| Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) | | 89 056 | | excluding intra-EU trade | - | - | | |
| Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009) | | 156.5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Annual percentage change | | |
| | | | | 2009 | | 2000-2009 | 2008 | 2009 | | |
| Real GDP (2000=100) | | 133 | | 3 | -3 | -6 | | |
| Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) a | 146 | | 6 | ... | ... | | |
| Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) a | 140 | | 5 | ... | ... | | |
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| TRADE POLICY | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WTO accession | 1 January 1995 | | Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010) | 1.225 | | |
| Trade Policy Review | 6, 8 April 2009 | | Import duties collected | | | | |
| GPA accession | 1 January 1996 | | in total tax revenue | | | ... | | |
| Tariffs and duty free imports | | | | to total imports | | | ... | | |
| Tariff binding coverage (%) | | 100 | | Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force | | |
| MFN tariffs | | | Final bound | Applied 2009 | | Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry | 20 | | |
| Simple average of import duties | | | | Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO | 30 - 9 | | |
| All goods | | | 5.2 | 5.3 | | Anti-dumping (30 June 2009) | | 144 | | |
| Agricultural goods (AOA) | 13.5 | 13.5 | | Countervailing duties (30 June 2009) | 10 | | |
| Non-agricultural goods | 3.9 | 4.0 | | Safeguards (19 October 2009) | | 0 | | |
| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) | 4.8 | 4.6 | | Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) | | |
| MFN duty free imports (%, 2008) | | | | Requests for consultation | 82 - 73 | | |
| in agricultural goods (AOA) | 41.3 | | Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports | 33 - 28 | | |
| in non-agricultural goods | 54.8 | | Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) | 4 - 4 | | |
| Services sectors with GATS commitments | 115 | | Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) | 4 - 3 | | |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE | | | Value | | Annual percentage change | |
| | | | | 2009 | | 2000-2009 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) | 114 587 | | 4 | 3 | -9 | | |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) | 62 507 | | 2 | 0 | -26 | | |
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| | | | | 2009 | | | | | | 2009 |
| Share in world total exports | 0.92 | | Share in world total imports | 0.49 | | |
| Breakdown in economy's total exports | | | Breakdown in economy's total imports | | | |
| By main commodity group (ITS) | | | By main commodity group (ITS) | | | |
| Agricultural products | | | 9.1 | | Agricultural products | | | 12.7 | | |
| Fuels and mining products | | 1.6 | | Fuels and mining products | | 11.2 | | |
| Manufactures | | | | 85.4 | | Manufactures | | | | 68.3 | | |
| By main destination | | | By main origin | | | |
| 1. European Union (27) | | | 61.0 | | 1. European Union (27) | | | 59.0 | | |
| 2. United States | | | 21.1 | | 2. United States | | | 17.5 | | |
| 3. Switzerland | | | | 2.9 | | 3. China | | | | 5.8 | | |
| 4. Japan | | | | | 2.1 | | 4. Norway | | | | 1.9 | | |
| 5. China | | | | | 2.0 | | 5. Japan | | | | 1.5 | | |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE | | Value | | Annual percentage change | |
| | | | | 2009 | | 2000-2009 | | 2008 | 2009 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) | 96 745 | | 20 | 9 | -5 | | |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) | 103 449 | | 14 | 15 | -5 | | |
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| | | | 2009 | | | | | | 2009 |
| Share in world total exports | 2.89 | | Share in world total imports | 3.29 | | |
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| Breakdown in economy's total exports | | | Breakdown in economy's total imports | | | |
| By principal services item | | | By principal services item | | | | |
| Transportation | | 4.2 | | Transportation | | 2.1 | | |
| Travel | | 5.1 | | Travel | | 8.5 | | |
| Other commercial services | | 90.7 | | Other commercial services | | 89.4 | | |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patent grants by patent office, 2008 | | Trademark registrations by office, 2008 | | |
| Residents | Non-residents | Total | | Direct residents | Direct non-residents | Madrid | Total | | |
| 262 | 56 | 318 | | 1 374 | 1 064 | 2 169 | 4 607 | | |
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| a Refers to 2007 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2007. | | |
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Source WTO |