These Trade Profiles combine information on trade flows 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 five categories:
I. Basic economic indicators – population, GDP, current account balance, etc.
II. Trade policy indicators – specific WTO relevant information, including tariff binding
information, import duties collected in total tax revenue, the number of dispute rulings
(complainant, defendant), notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force.
III. Merchandise trade indicators (customs-based statistics) – information on total trade
flows broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations.
IV. Commercial services indicators (balance of payments based statistics) – trends in total
trade flows 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 profiles will
be completed or added.
Closing date 8 October 2010.
