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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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160 000 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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78 992 |
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Merchandise |
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76 |
69 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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213 504 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
54 |
47 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
1 032 |
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Commercial services |
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115 |
75 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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217 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
89 |
52 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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49.1 |
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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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157 |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
241 |
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12 |
13 |
9 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
219 |
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10 |
16 |
15 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.101 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2005-2007) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
13, 15 September 2006 |
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in total tax revenue |
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39.1 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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11.8 |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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15.5 |
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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 |
32 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
5 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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169.2 |
14.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
192.0 |
17.6 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
34.4 |
14.3 |
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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 |
0.5 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 0 |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
75.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
4.7 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
9 |
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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$) |
15 357 |
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12 |
6 |
23 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
23
838 |
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13 |
16 |
28 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.10 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.15 |
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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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10.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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28.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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2.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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13.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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87.6 |
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Manufactures |
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51.4 |
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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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51.2 |
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1. China |
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15.6 |
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| 2. United
States |
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25.7 |
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2. India |
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13.2 |
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4.0 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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9.7 |
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4. Kuwait |
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7.2 |
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5. Indonesia |
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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$) |
891 |
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15 |
14 |
30 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3 684
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12 |
27 |
38 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.02
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Share in world total imports |
0.11 |
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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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12.5
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Transportation |
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87.4 |
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| Travel |
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10.2
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Travel |
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5.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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77.3
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Other commercial services |
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7.6 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2006 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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146 |
162 |
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32 |
149 |
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