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Nepal: Trade Profile
October 2010
Nepal
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 29 331Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009) 12 531Merchandise 148114
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) 33 916excluding intra-EU trade12289
Current account balance (million US$, 2009)-  10Commercial services129131
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)  199excluding intra-EU trade103105
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  48.6
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  139455
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)............
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)............
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession23 April 2004Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)0.015
Trade Policy Review...Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession -in total tax revenue21.9
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports6.5
Tariff binding coverage (%)   99.4Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  31
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO3 - 0
All goods  26.0  12.4Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)...
Agricultural goods (AOA)  41.4  14.3Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)...
Non-agricultural goods  23.7  12.1Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  0.0  0.5Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free importsRequests for consultation0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)...Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods...Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments  77Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 0
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  81308-14
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 4 392121623
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   0.01Share in world total imports 0.03
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  30.5Agricultural products14.2
Fuels and mining products  6.0Fuels and mining products16.7
Manufactures  63.4Manufactures50.8
  By main destination  By main origin
1. India  63.51. India  56.8
2. European Union (27)  11.12. China  11.2
3. United States  7.13. European Union (27)  5.4
4. Bangladesh  6.94. Saudi Arabia  3.0
5. China  2.75. Indonesia  2.9
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$)  548  34611
Commercial services imports (million US$)  771  1717-8
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  0.02  Share in world total imports0.02
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  7.0  Transportation27.7
Travel  67.6  Travel56.3
Other commercial services  25.4  Other commercial services16.0
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007Trademark registrations by office, 2007
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
  1  0  1  612  520... 1 132
             
 
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