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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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13 479 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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52 572 |
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Merchandise |
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72 |
73 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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107 946 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
50 |
51 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
1
598 |
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Commercial services |
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104 |
82 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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2 510 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
78 |
57 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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71.7 |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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148 |
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5 |
2 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
147 |
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5 |
-2 |
1 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
217 |
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10 |
6 |
5 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.091 |
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| WTO accession
date |
21 January 1996 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
15, 17 June 2005 |
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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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100.0 |
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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 |
23 |
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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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21.7 |
11.3 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
25.6 |
15.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
21.2 |
10.7 |
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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 (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
3 - 3 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
2.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
2 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
31.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
2 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
66 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 1 |
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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$) |
18 511 |
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18 |
13 |
29 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
18 686 |
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22 |
15 |
34 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.12 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.11 |
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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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28.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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9.0 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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63.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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18.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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7.6 |
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Manufactures |
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65.7 |
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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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45.3 |
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1. United States |
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14.9 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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11.3 |
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2. China |
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12.2 |
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3. Colombia |
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4. European Union (27) |
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8.6 |
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5. Japan |
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5.0 |
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0.4 |
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Unspecified origins |
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13.4 |
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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$) |
1 288
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6 |
13 |
19 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 888
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11 |
10 |
16 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.03
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Share in world total imports |
0.08 |
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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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29.8
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Transportation |
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56.6 |
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| Travel |
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59.2
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Travel |
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18.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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11.0
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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by patent 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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31 |
33 |
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7 253 |
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