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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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3 216 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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12 960 |
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Merchandise |
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136 |
124 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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28 514 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
111 |
98 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2011) |
- 1 588 |
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Commercial services |
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90 |
100 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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3 299 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
64 |
74 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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85.9 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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132 |
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5 |
3 |
3 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
144 |
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6 |
5 |
7 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
158 |
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-3 |
12 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
8 September 2000 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.028 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
28, 30 April 2010 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
Observer |
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in total tax revenue |
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3.2 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.1 |
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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 2011 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
7 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
4 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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7.0 |
5.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
9.5 |
7.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.6 |
4.5 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
12.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
58.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
108 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE
TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
1 951 |
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20 |
42 |
26 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
5 396 |
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13 |
-3 |
22 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.03 |
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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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6.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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17.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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33.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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21.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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60.0 |
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Manufactures |
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60.4 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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72.7 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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64.0 |
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| 2. Serbia |
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9.3 |
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2. China |
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6.4 |
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| 3. Turkey |
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7.4 |
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3. Turkey |
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5.6 |
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| 4. Switzerland |
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2.7 |
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4. Serbia |
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4.4 |
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| 5. China |
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2.5 |
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5. Switzerland |
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2.6 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
2 398 |
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13 |
-7 |
6 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 236 |
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9 |
-10 |
12 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.06 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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| Transportation |
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13.0 |
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Transportation |
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17.1 |
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| Travel |
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68.1 |
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Travel |
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70.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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18.9 |
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Other commercial services |
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12.9 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2011 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2011 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 1 |
20 |
21 |
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212 |
352 |
2 771 |
3 335 |
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