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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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767 |
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Rank in world trade, 2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2006) |
|
15 828 |
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Merchandise |
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73 |
84 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2005) |
|
20 344 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
51 |
60 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2008) |
2
257 |
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Commercial services |
|
76 |
97 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
|
41 915 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
51 |
71 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2004-2006) |
|
171.3 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2005 |
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2000-2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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134 |
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6 |
6 |
8 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.081 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2003-2005) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
18, 20 July 2007 |
|
in total tax revenue |
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42.8 |
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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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73.6 |
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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 |
36 |
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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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34.4 |
5.2 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
38.9 |
8.6 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
33.4 |
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 (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
24.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
1.9 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
22 |
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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 |
|
2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
18
150 |
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14 |
12 |
33 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
12
500 |
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13 |
9 |
9 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.11 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.08 |
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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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0.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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5.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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90.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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59.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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8.9 |
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Manufactures |
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35.2 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Saudi Arabia |
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5.3 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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11.4 |
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| 2. United
States |
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2.7 |
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2. Australia |
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6.3 |
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| 3. European
Union (27) |
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2.4 |
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3. Japan |
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5.2 |
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| 4. United Arab
Emirates |
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1.5 |
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4. Saudi Arabia |
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4.8 |
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| 5. India |
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1.0 |
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5. China |
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4.2 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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79.1 |
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Unspecified origins |
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51.0 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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2008 |
|
2000-2008 |
|
2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) b |
3
740 |
|
... |
6 |
6 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) b |
2
030 |
|
... |
6 |
19 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.10
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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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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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20.4
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Transportation |
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44.6 |
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| Travel |
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31.2
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Travel |
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24.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
48.5
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Other commercial services |
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30.6 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2004 |
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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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| ... |
... |
26 |
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... |
... |
2 341 |
2 341 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2007. |
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| b Break in series for commercial services:
2004. |
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