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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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4 487 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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2 195 |
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Merchandise |
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175 |
191 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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3 633 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
149 |
165 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2011) |
... |
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Commercial services |
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186 |
175 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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148 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
160 |
149 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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31.7 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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119 |
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3 |
3 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
90 |
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10 |
4 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
114 |
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11 |
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| WTO accession |
31 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
11, 13 June 2007 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
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in total tax revenue |
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18.8 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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7.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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62.1 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2011 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
41 |
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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 |
17.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
30.0 |
21.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
37.9 |
17.2 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.5 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
1.9 |
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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) |
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TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
190 |
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7 |
17 |
36 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
310 |
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10 |
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2011 a |
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0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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| Breakdown in
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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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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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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origin |
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Union (27) |
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1. European Union (27) |
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48.3 |
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2. Japan |
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13.7 |
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3. Cameroon |
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4. China |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
32 |
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9 |
7 |
6 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
186 |
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10 |
17 |
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2011 |
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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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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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commercial services |
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Other commercial services |
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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 |
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