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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
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39 876 |
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Rank in world trade, 2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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328 385 |
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Merchandise |
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45 |
47 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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571 537 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
30 |
29 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2008) |
7
588 |
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Commercial services |
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47 |
47 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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3 070 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
29 |
30 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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45.2 |
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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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139 |
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4 |
9 |
7 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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161 |
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9 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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138 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.315 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004) |
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Review date |
12, 14 February 2007 |
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in total tax revenue |
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2.8 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.8 |
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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 |
12 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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31.9 |
11.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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69 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
32.5 |
10.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
31.8 |
11.9 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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1 |
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0.0 |
11.3 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
15 - 16 |
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goods (AOA) |
4.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
3 - 6 |
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non-agricultural goods |
21.7 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
2 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
63 |
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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$) |
70
023 |
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13 |
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26 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
57
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.44 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.35 |
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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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| Agricultural
products |
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53.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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5.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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12.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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10.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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30.6 |
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Manufactures |
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82.9 |
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| 1. Brazil |
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18.9 |
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1. Brazil |
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31.3 |
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Union (27) |
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18.8 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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15.7 |
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3. China |
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12.4 |
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States |
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7.9 |
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4. United States |
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12.2 |
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2.0 |
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Unspecified origins |
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3.2 |
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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$) |
11
870 |
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12 |
30 |
16 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
12 579
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28 |
19 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.31
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Share in world total imports |
0.36 |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By
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| Transportation |
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15.2
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Transportation |
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31.2 |
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| Travel |
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39.0
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Travel |
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35.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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45.8
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Other commercial services |
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33.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2000 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2003 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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1 442 |
1 587 |
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17 032 |
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