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| BASIC
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| Population
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1 341 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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23 089 |
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Merchandise |
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79 |
79 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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27 701 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 2 192 |
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Commercial services |
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64 |
77 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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24 337 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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162.0 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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165 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
163 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
190 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.088 |
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| WTO accession
date |
13 November 1999 |
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Import duties collected |
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Review date |
6, 8 April 2009 |
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in total tax revenue |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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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 |
32 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
28 - 5 |
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| All goods |
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5.5 |
5.6 |
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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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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
4.8 |
5.4 |
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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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agricultural goods (AOA) |
51.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
33 - 24 |
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non-agricultural goods |
53.2 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
4 - 4 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
103 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
4 - 3 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)
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12 451 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)
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16 028 |
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17 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.08 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.10 |
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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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14.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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12.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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16.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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17.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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68.7 |
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Manufactures |
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69.4 |
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By main
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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63.4 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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59.7 |
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| 2. Russian
Federation |
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15.1 |
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2. Russian Federation |
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10.1 |
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States |
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5.7 |
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3. China |
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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$) |
5
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17 |
25 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3
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26 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.13
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Share in world total imports |
0.10 |
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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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39.6
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Transportation |
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38.8 |
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| Travel |
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24.0
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Travel |
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23.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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36.4
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 13 |
1 043 |
1 056 |
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876 |
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