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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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4 423 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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1 970 |
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Merchandise |
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173 |
187 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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3 254 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
147 |
161 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
... |
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Commercial services |
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185 |
168 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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140 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
159 |
142 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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35.5 |
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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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106 |
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1 |
4 |
3 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
103 |
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0 |
13 |
7 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
98 |
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0 |
13 |
10 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.015 |
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| WTO accession
date |
31 May 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
11, 13 June 2007 |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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62.5 |
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Number of
notifications to WTO and measures in force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2007 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
40 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
1 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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36.2 |
17.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
30.0 |
21.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
37.9 |
17.3 |
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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 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2005) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
0.6 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
17 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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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$) |
195 |
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2 |
13 |
10 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
310 |
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13 |
23 |
24 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| 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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38.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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15.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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... |
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| Manufactures |
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32.8 |
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Manufactures |
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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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55.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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20.8 |
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| 2. Switzerland |
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13.7 |
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2. Cameroon |
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15.7 |
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11.9 |
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3. Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
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6.1 |
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5.0 |
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4. Japan |
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3.9 |
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China |
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2.6 |
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5. Congo |
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3.6 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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5.9 |
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Unspecified origins |
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41.0 |
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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$) |
29 |
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16 |
18 |
11 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
175
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6 |
21 |
20 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| Share in world total exports |
0.00
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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7.4
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Transportation |
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49.9 |
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| Travel |
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56.1
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Travel |
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30.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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36.5
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Other commercial services |
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19.5 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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by patent office |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| a Breakdowns by commodity group and by
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