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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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191 972 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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1 612 539 |
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Merchandise |
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22 |
24 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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1 976 632 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
16 |
16 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 28 192 |
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Commercial services |
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31 |
22 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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1 854 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
18 |
13 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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26.2 |
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2000-2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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132 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
183 |
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7 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
183 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.897 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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Review date |
9, 11 March 2009 |
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in total tax revenue |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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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 |
13 |
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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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31.4 |
13.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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56 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
35.5 |
10.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
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| Non-agricultural
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30.8 |
14.1 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
24 - 14 |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
1.8 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
11 - 3 |
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non-agricultural goods |
31.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
2 - 2 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
43 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
197 942 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
182
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| Share in world total
exports |
1.23 |
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Share in
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1.11 |
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| Breakdown in
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By main
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| Agricultural
products |
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31.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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5.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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22.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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23.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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43.7 |
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Manufactures |
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Union (27) |
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1. European Union (27) |
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20.9 |
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2. United States |
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14.9 |
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3. China |
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4. Argentina |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
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2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
28 822
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27 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
44 396
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28 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.76
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Share in world total imports |
1.27 |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| Transportation |
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18.8
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Transportation |
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23.4 |
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| Travel |
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20.1
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Travel |
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24.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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61.2
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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2 232 |
2 465 |
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