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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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1
660 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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782 |
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Merchandise |
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199 |
186 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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2 262 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
173 |
160 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
- 53 |
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Commercial services |
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167 |
182 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
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321 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
141 |
156 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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93.8 |
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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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148 |
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5 |
6 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
99 |
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0 |
7 |
9 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
97 |
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0 |
9 |
-1 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.015 |
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| WTO accession
date |
23 October 1996 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
4, 6 February 2004 |
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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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13.7 |
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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 |
33 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
1 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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102.0 |
19.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
103.5 |
18.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
56.1 |
19.0 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
23.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
1.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
111 |
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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$) |
14 |
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-1 |
9 |
11 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
329 |
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7 |
24 |
3 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.00 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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63.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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31.9 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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15.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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20.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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20.9 |
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Manufactures |
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47.4 |
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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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42.8 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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42.1 |
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| 2. India |
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17.4 |
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2. United States |
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10.9 |
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| 3. Senegal |
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17.4 |
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3. China |
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10.8 |
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| 4. Singapore |
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4.8 |
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4. Côte d'Ivoire |
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8.9 |
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| 5. United Arab
Emirates |
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4.1 |
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5. Brazil |
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4.3 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2007
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2000-2007 |
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2006 |
2007 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
114 |
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9 |
16 |
24 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
77 |
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3 |
107 |
-18 |
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2007
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2007 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.00
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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17.4
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Transportation |
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47.2 |
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| Travel |
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65.3
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Travel |
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9.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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17.3
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Other commercial services |
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43.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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