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October 2009 |
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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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335 |
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Rank in world trade, 2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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6 935 |
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Merchandise |
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148 |
137 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
|
... |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
122 |
111 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 1 002 |
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Commercial services |
|
83 |
114 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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23 250 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
57 |
88 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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117.0 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008 |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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116 |
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2 |
3 |
1 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
101 |
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0 |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
100 |
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0 |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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- |
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| WTO accession
date |
Observer |
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Import duties collected (%,
2003-2005) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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47.5 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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13.4 |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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- |
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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 2007 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
- |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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- |
29.9 |
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Anti-dumping |
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- |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
23.6 |
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Countervailing
duties |
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- |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
- |
30.9 |
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Safeguards |
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- |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
- |
0.1 |
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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 |
- |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
37.8 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
- |
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non-agricultural goods |
15.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
- |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
- |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
- |
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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$) |
989 |
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7 |
16 |
23 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
3
123 |
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5 |
8 |
6 |
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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 |
0.02 |
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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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13.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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18.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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27.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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27.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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52.6 |
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Manufactures |
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52.8 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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69.9 |
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1. United States |
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87.2 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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12.7 |
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2. Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela |
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5.2 |
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| 3. Canada |
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5.2 |
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3. Netherlands Antilles |
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2.0 |
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| 4. Nigeria |
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2.3 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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1.2 |
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| 5. Turks and
Caicos Islands |
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1.9 |
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5. Trinidad and Tobago |
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1.1 |
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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$) |
2 503
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3 |
7 |
-2 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 254
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3 |
-1 |
-17 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.07
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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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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2.1
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Transportation |
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28.3 |
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| Travel |
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86.0
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Travel |
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24.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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11.9
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Other commercial services |
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47.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| a Refers to 2004 values and to the average
annual percentage change for 2000-2004. |
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