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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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3 143 |
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Rank in world trade, 2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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12 295 |
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Merchandise |
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140 |
111 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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24 251 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
114 |
86 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 1 924 |
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Commercial services |
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84 |
91 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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2 837 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
58 |
66 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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82.7 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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153 |
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5 |
6 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
225 |
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11 |
8 |
7 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
310 |
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15 |
28 |
12 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.022 |
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| WTO accession
date |
8 September 2000 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2005-2007) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
... |
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in total tax revenue |
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7.6 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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2.8 |
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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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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
4 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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7.0 |
5.2 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
9.4 |
7.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.6 |
4.8 |
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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 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
13.4 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
43.6 |
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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) |
0 - 0 |
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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$) |
1
355 |
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23 |
35 |
26 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
5
251 |
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22 |
37 |
25 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.01 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.03 |
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| Breakdown in
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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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7.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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17.3 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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22.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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18.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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70.1 |
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Manufactures |
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63.6 |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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79.7 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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60.7 |
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2. China |
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7.4 |
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Macedonia |
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2.9 |
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3. Turkey |
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6.0 |
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2.8 |
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4. Serbia |
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4.7 |
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2.1 |
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5. Russian Federation |
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4.4 |
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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$) |
2 419
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24 |
30 |
26 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 361
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24 |
22 |
25 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.06
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Share in world total imports |
0.07 |
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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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8.8
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Transportation |
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14.8 |
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| Travel |
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70.8
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Travel |
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65.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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20.4
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Other commercial services |
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19.3 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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3 270 |
3 270 |
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