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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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18 898 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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23 396 |
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Merchandise |
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110 |
120 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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41 860 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
86 |
94 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
- 547 |
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Commercial services |
|
126 |
105 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
|
570 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
100 |
79 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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51.1 |
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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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133 |
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4 |
3 |
4 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
120 |
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2 |
-12 |
25 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
193 |
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9 |
6 |
42 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.028 |
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| WTO accession
date |
13 December 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
1, 3 October 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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13.3 |
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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 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
47 |
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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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79.9 |
17.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
80.0 |
22.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
50.0 |
17.1 |
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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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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
46.7 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
7.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
3 |
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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$) |
4 350 |
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11 |
1 |
21 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
4 360 |
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14 |
17 |
18 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.03 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.03 |
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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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26.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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21.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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65.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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29.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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3.0 |
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Manufactures |
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49.0 |
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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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74.3 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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35.0 |
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| 2. United
States |
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6.4 |
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2. Nigeria |
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23.3 |
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| 3. China |
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3.4 |
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3. China |
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6.3 |
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| 4. Congo, Dem.
Rep. of |
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2.8 |
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4. Equatorial Guinea |
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3.5 |
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| 5. Chad |
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0.8 |
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5. United States |
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2.9 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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2.8 |
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Unspecified origins |
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0.1 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
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$) |
552
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|
-1 |
-14 |
16 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 708
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8 |
0 |
21 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| Share in world total exports |
0.01
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Share in world total imports |
0.05 |
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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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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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38.7
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Transportation |
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49.7 |
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| Travel |
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37.2
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Travel |
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22.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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24.1
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Other commercial services |
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27.8 |
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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 Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2006. Breakdowns by services items refer to 2007. |
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