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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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687 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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1 359 |
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Merchandise |
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160 |
180 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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3 266 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
134 |
154 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
... |
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Commercial services |
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179 |
177 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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1 537 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
153 |
151 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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94.8 |
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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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200 |
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9 |
14 |
14 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
... |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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| WTO accession
date |
Observer |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
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in total tax revenue |
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4.8 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.9 |
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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 |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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21.9 |
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Anti-dumping |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
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41.4 |
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Countervailing
duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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18.9 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports |
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Requests for consultation |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
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non-agricultural goods |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
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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$) |
521 |
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22 |
63 |
-23 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
543 |
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15 |
25 |
3 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.00 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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48.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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18.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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50.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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25.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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1.4 |
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Manufactures |
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56.2 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
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| 1. India |
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1. India |
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74.0 |
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| 2. Bangladesh |
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2. Japan |
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4.7 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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4.1 |
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China |
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4. Singapore |
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3.9 |
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5. China |
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3.6 |
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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$) |
53 |
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13 |
16 |
-13 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
108 |
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11 |
-1 |
1 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.00
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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Transportation |
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| Travel |
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Travel |
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| Other
commercial services |
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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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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837 |
837 |
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