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Switzerland: Trade Profile
October 2010
Switzerland
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 7 731Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2008) 500 260Merchandise 2020
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2008) 345 707excluding intra-EU trade1414
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) 23 636Commercial services1528
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) 68 897excluding intra-EU trade817
Trade to GDP ratio (2006-2008)  111.2
Annual percentage change
2008  2000-200820072008
Real GDP (2000=100)  117242
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  13959...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  13246...
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 July 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)1.368
Trade Policy Review15, 16 December 2008Import duties collected (%, 2005-2007)
GPA accession 1 January 1996in total tax revenue0.9
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports0.4
Tariff binding coverage (%)   99.5Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  14
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO20 - 6
All goods  8.0  6.5Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)...
Agricultural goods (AOA)  48.0  36.9Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)...
Non-agricultural goods  2.0  1.9Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  81.1  80.0Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation4 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)  18.3Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports1 - 0
in non-agricultural goods  37.3Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments  115Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 0
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 172 850916-14
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 155 706714-15
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   1.38Share in world total imports 1.23
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  4.2Agricultural products7.3
Fuels and mining products  5.6Fuels and mining products11.4
Manufactures  89.4Manufactures80.6
  By main destination  By main origin
1. European Union (27)  59.71. European Union (27)  78.0
2. United States  10.02. United States  5.8
3. Japan  3.83. China  3.0
4. China  2.94. Japan  2.1
5. Hong Kong, China  2.95. Viet Nam  1.3
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 68 822  1019-10
Commercial services imports (million US$) 35 472  1015-2
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  2.05  Share in world total imports1.13
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  8.2  Transportation20.6
Travel  20.3  Travel30.7
Other commercial services  71.5  Other commercial services48.7
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008Trademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
  510  277  787 10 502 4 547 13 646 28 695
             
a  Refers to 2007 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2007.
Source WTO
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