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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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13 676 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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38 977 |
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Merchandise |
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93 |
81 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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65 100 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
69 |
57 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 1 862 |
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Commercial services |
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98 |
96 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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1 706 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
72 |
70 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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66.2 |
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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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135 |
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4 |
6 |
4 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
128 |
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3 |
11 |
8 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
148 |
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5 |
7 |
12 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.067 |
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| WTO accession
date |
21 July 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2004-2006) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
4, 6 February 2009 |
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in total tax revenue |
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12.1 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.4 |
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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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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
16 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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42.2 |
5.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
51.3 |
9.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
40.8 |
4.9 |
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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 (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
7 - 2 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
30.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
2 - 2 |
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non-agricultural goods |
59.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
20 |
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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$)
a |
7
738 |
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15 |
12 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)
a |
14
549 |
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... |
14 |
7 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.05 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.09 |
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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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41.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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11.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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20.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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46.9 |
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Manufactures |
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65.1 |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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39.4 |
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1. United States |
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36.7 |
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| 2. El Salvador |
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12.6 |
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2. Mexico |
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9.7 |
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| 3. Honduras |
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9.5 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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6.6 |
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6.6 |
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4. China |
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5.8 |
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Union (27) |
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5.6 |
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5. El Salvador |
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4.7 |
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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$) |
1
649 |
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11 |
15 |
2 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2
125 |
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13 |
15 |
5 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.04
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Share in world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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11.4
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Transportation |
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54.3 |
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| Travel |
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64.8
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Travel |
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28.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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23.8
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Other commercial services |
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17.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2006 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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107 |
110 |
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4 184 |
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| a Break in series for merchandise: 2002. |
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