These Trade Profi les combine information on trade fl ows and trade policy measures of
Members, Observers and other selected economies. The information is retrieved from
various WTO Divisions and external sources and presented in standardized format for quick
reference.
The indicators are divided into fi ve categories:
I. Basic economic indicators – population, GDP, current account balance, etc.
II. Trade policy indicators – specifi c WTO relevant information, including tariff binding
information, import duties collected in total tax revenue, the number of dispute rulings
(complainant, defendant), notifi cations outstanding and contingency measures in force.
III. Merchandise trade indicators (customs-based statistics) – information on total trade
fl ows broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations.
IV. Commercial services indicators (balance of payments based statistics) – trends in total
trade fl ows and a breakdown by major components.
V. Industrial property indicators – annual number of patents granted and marks registered
in the name of residents and non-residents in the economy.
Data are currently provided for as many Members and Observers for which adequate
information is available in the WTO Secretariat and other national and international bodies.
For updates, see the WTO Online Database at the WTO Statistics Gateway (www.wto.org,
choose Resources, Trade statistics). Depending on data availability, missing trade profi les will
be completed or added.
Closing date 15 October 2009.
