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| Population
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496 754 |
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Rank in world trade, 2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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current US$, 2007) |
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16 847 194 |
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Merchandise |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2007) |
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14 817 619 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
1 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 373 591 |
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Commercial services |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
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8 523 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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27.9 |
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2007 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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117 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
144 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
144 |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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| WTO accession
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1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2005-2007) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
6, 8 April 2009 |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.6 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.2 |
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100 |
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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 |
28 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
27 - 4 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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143 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
15.9 |
16.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
10 |
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goods |
3.9 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
81 - 65 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
33 - 24 |
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non-agricultural goods |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
4 - 4 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
115 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
1 924 912 |
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2 282 239 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
15.91 |
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Share in
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18.33 |
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| Breakdown in
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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Agricultural products |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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Fuels and mining products |
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33.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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States |
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1. China |
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16.0 |
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Federation |
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2. United States |
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12.0 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008 |
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2000-2008 |
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2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
743 195
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
620 710
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
26.86
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Share in world total imports |
23.90 |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By
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| Transportation |
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Transportation |
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26.1 |
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| Travel |
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14.6
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Travel |
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| Other
commercial services |
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59.2
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Other commercial services |
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51.2 |
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by patent office |
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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 |
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