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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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4 484 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2006) |
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163 296 |
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Merchandise |
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19 |
27 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2006) |
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226 070 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
13 |
18 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
22
278 |
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Commercial services |
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53 |
24 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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82 688 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
34 |
15 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2004-2006) |
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162.6 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2006
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2000-2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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152 |
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7 |
8 |
9 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
159 |
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12 |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
174 |
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15 |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.811 |
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| WTO accession
date |
10 April 1996 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
24, 26 April 2006 |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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100 |
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Number of
notifications to WTO and measures in force |
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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
26 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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14.7 |
5.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
25.4 |
7.1 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
13.1 |
4.7 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.2 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2005) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
46.7 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
16.9 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
46 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
231
550 |
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21 |
24 |
28 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
165
620 |
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21 |
32 |
25 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
1.44 |
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Share in
world total imports |
1.01 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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3.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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8.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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53.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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7.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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38.9 |
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Manufactures |
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76.2 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Taipei,
Chinese |
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21.6 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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22.2 |
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| 2. Japan |
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16.4 |
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2. China |
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9.9 |
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| 3. India |
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7.3 |
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3. India |
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9.6 |
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| 4. Iran,
Islamic Rep. of |
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3.2 |
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4. United States |
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7.0 |
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| 5. European
Union (27) |
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2.2 |
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5. Japan |
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6.6 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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33.3 |
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Unspecified origins |
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13.1 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
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2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
8 958
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22 |
19 |
21 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
42 773
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23 |
37 |
28 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.24
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Share in world total imports |
1.23 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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20.1
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Transportation |
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59.6 |
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| Travel |
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79.9
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Travel |
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31.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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0.0 |
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Other commercial services |
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9.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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annual percentage change for 2000-2004. |
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