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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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7 631 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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488 470 |
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Merchandise |
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20 |
23 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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324 576 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
14 |
15 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
41
214 |
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Commercial services |
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15 |
27 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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65 231 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
8 |
16 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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113.7 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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115 |
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3 |
2 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
127 |
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4 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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125 |
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4 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
1.379 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 July 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2004-2006) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
15, 16 December 2008 |
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in total tax revenue |
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1.0 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.5 |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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99.8 |
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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 |
11 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
20 - 6 |
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| All goods |
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9.8 |
7.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
57.2 |
44.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
2.7 |
2.2 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
81.8 |
83.4 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
4 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
21.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
35.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
115 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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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$) |
200 334 |
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12 |
16 |
16 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
183 192 |
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10 |
14 |
14 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
1.25 |
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Share in
world total imports |
1.12 |
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| Breakdown in
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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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3.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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6.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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13.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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89.3 |
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Manufactures |
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79.6 |
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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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61.0 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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78.8 |
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| 2. United
States |
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9.6 |
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2. United States |
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5.8 |
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3.3 |
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3. China |
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2.5 |
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China |
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2.9 |
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4. Japan |
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2.1 |
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2.8 |
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5. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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1.7 |
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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$) |
75 194
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12 |
20 |
16 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
36 623
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12 |
18 |
10 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
1.99
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Share in world total imports |
1.05 |
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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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8.6
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Transportation |
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22.5 |
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| Travel |
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19.2
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Travel |
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29.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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72.2
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Other commercial services |
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47.8 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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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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| 428 |
309 |
737 |
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8 638 |
3 752 |
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476 |
25
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| a Refers to 2006 values and to the average
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