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Japan: Trade Profile
October 2010
Japan
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 127 560Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009)5 067 526Merchandise 45
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009)4 138 481excluding intra-EU trade44
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) 142 195Commercial services65
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) 12 039excluding intra-EU trade44
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  32.2
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  1040-1-5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  1587......
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  1284......
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)5.111
Trade Policy Review18, 20 February 2009Import duties collected (%, 2003-2005)
GPA accession 1 January 1996in total tax revenue1.1
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports1.5
Tariff binding coverage (%)   99.7Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  16
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO11 - 10
All goods  5.1  4.9Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)6
Agricultural goods (AOA)  22.2  21.0Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)0
Non-agricultural goods  2.5  2.5Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  3.5  3.7Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation14 - 15
in agricultural goods (AOA)  50.7Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports10 - 7
in non-agricultural goods  84.0Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)1 - 1
Services sectors with GATS commitments  112Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 1
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 580 71929-26
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 551 960423-28
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   4.65Share in world total imports 4.35
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  1.4Agricultural products12.3
Fuels and mining products  4.4Fuels and mining products34.0
Manufactures  87.5Manufactures51.8
  By main destination  By main origin
1. China  18.91. China  22.2
2. United States  16.42. United States  11.0
3. European Union (27)  12.53. European Union (27)  10.7
4. Korea, Republic of  8.14. Australia  6.3
5. Taipei, Chinese  6.35. Saudi Arabia  5.3
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 125 858  715-14
Commercial services imports (million US$) 146 903  410-10
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  3.76  Share in world total imports4.67
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  25.1  Transportation27.6
Travel  8.2  Travel17.2
Other commercial services  66.7  Other commercial services55.2
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008Trademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
 151 765 25 185 176 950 82 438 9 346 5 741 97 525
             
a  Refers to 2007 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2007.
Source WTO
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