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Maldives: Trade Profile
October 2010
Maldives
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009)  309Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009) 1 356Merchandise 170164
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) 1 689excluding intra-EU trade144138
Current account balance (million US$, 2008)-  651Commercial services124162
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) 7 219excluding intra-EU trade98136
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  180.0
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  17676-3
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  1388......
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  14610......
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession31 May 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)0.015
Trade Policy Review26, 28 October 2009Import duties collected (%, 2006-2008)
GPA accession -in total tax revenue71.9
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports12.7
Tariff binding coverage (%)   97.1Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  30
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO2 - 0
All goods  36.9  20.4Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)...
Agricultural goods (AOA)  48.0  18.3Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)...
Non-agricultural goods  35.1  20.7Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  0.0  0.4Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)  15.6Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods  0.1Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments  5Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 0
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  169545-49
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  9671127-30
2009  b2009  b
Share in world total exports   0.00Share in world total imports 0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  90.9Agricultural products24.1
Fuels and mining products  2.4Fuels and mining products12.1
Manufactures  3.6Manufactures60.7
  By main destination  By main origin
1. Thailand  49.01. Singapore  21.3
2. European Union (27)  31.02. United Arab Emirates  18.0
3. Sri Lanka  9.53. European Union (27)  11.5
4. Japan  2.94. India  10.4
5. Iran, Islamic Rep. of  2.95. Malaysia  7.7
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$)  629  78-8
Commercial services imports (million US$)  279  1130-19
2009  b2009  b
Share in world total exports  0.02  Share in world total imports0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  5.8  Transportation55.7
Travel  92.6  Travel31.7
Other commercial services  1.6  Other commercial services12.6
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent officeTrademark registrations by office, 2007
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
.........  151......  151
             
a  Refers to 2004 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2004.
b  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2008. Breakdowns by services items refer to 2008.
Source WTO
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