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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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9 838 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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45 790 |
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Merchandise |
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94 |
77 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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80 841 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
70 |
55 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
- 2 068 |
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Commercial services |
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65 |
103 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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2 799 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
42 |
77 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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66.4 |
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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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150 |
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5 |
8 |
5 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
115 |
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2 |
2 |
3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
125 |
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3 |
12 |
4 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.093 |
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| WTO accession
date |
9 March 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2004-2006) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
24, 26 November 2008 |
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in total tax revenue |
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10.8 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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4.1 |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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100.0 |
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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 |
7 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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34.9 |
7.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
39.6 |
12.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
34.2 |
6.2 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 3 |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
... |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 1 |
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non-agricultural goods |
... |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
60 |
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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$) |
6
949 |
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2 |
8 |
-3 |
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| Merchandise imports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
16
095 |
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7 |
12 |
18 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.04 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.10 |
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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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10.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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12.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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7.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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27.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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81.4 |
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Manufactures |
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59.5 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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40.2 |
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1. United States |
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44.8 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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18.8 |
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2. Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela |
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13.4 |
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| 3. Haiti |
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8.8 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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10.9 |
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| 4. Korea,
Republic of |
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3.7 |
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4. Mexico |
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6.7 |
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2.4 |
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5. Japan |
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3.9 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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15.4 |
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Unspecified origins |
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1.6 |
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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$) |
4 883
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6 |
5 |
3 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 775
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4 |
12 |
5 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.13
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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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7.5
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Transportation |
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66.6 |
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| Travel |
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85.9
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Travel |
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18.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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6.6
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Other commercial services |
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14.7 |
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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
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