About the WTO
The World Trade Organization
deals with the global rules of
trade between nations. Its main
function is to ensure that trade
fows as smoothly, predictably
and freely as possible.
About this
publication
Trade Profles
provides a
series of key indicators on
trade in goods and services for
197economies. The data are
taken from a variety of sources,
and each profle is presented
in a handy two-page format,
allowing for easy comparison
between economies.
For more information
Further statistical information is
available on the WTO web site
at wto/statistics
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Contents
Introduction 2
Technical notes 3
Trade profles 5
Index of trade profles 5
Acknowledgements 400
2World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2018
Trade Profles contain detailed information on
merchandise trade fows, including top products
traded by each economy, an expanded section on
trade in commercial services, as well as statistics
on intellectual property. The information, available
for WTO Members, Observers, and other selected
economies, is derived from multiple domains, such
as customs statistics, national accounts, Balance
of Payments statistics, Foreign AffliaTes Statistics
(FATS), and industrial property statistics. Data
are sourced from WTO Secretariat and external
sources and presented in standardized and
visualized format for quick reference.
Introduction
I. The frst section provides a snapshot
of the importance of trade in the
economy–GDP, GDP per capita, current
account balance (% of GDP), trade per
capita, trade (% GDP), as well as the
economy’s ranking in world merchandise
trade and trade in commercial services.
II. The second section is dedicated to
Merchandise Trade indicators (customs-
based statistics)–information on total
trade fows broken down by broad
product category and major origins
and destinations. This section provides
statistics on top exported and imported
agricultural and non-agricultural products
at the HS 4-digit level according to the
defnitions of the WTO Agreement on
Agriculture and WTO Non-Agricultural
Market Access (NAMA products).
III. The third section deals with Trade in
Commercial Services–information on
total trade fows (Balance of Payments
based statistics) broken down by main
service item and major origins and
destinations. It also contains information
on inward and outward FATS sales. This
section provides detailed trade statistics
for Transport, including its breakdown
by mode of transport, Travel, Other
commercial services and Goods-related
services.
IV. The fourth and last section covers
Industrial Property Indicators–annual
number of applications for patents,
trademarks, and industrial designs in the
name of residents and non-residents of
the reporting economy.。