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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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644 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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530 |
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Merchandise |
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200 |
193 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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752 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
174 |
167 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 1995) |
- 19 |
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Commercial services |
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180 |
183 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
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347 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
154 |
157 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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50.9 |
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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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118 |
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2 |
0 |
1 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
94 |
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-1 |
6 |
8 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
140 |
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4 |
8 |
2 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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- |
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| WTO accession
date |
Observer |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
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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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- |
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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 |
- |
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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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- |
11.3 |
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Anti-dumping |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
5.6 |
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Countervailing
duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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12.2 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports |
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Requests for consultation |
- |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
- |
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non-agricultural goods |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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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$) |
13 |
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-1 |
31 |
0 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
180 |
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20 |
21 |
29 |
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2008 a |
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2008 a |
| 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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40.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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32.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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0.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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1.3 |
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Manufactures |
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40.8 |
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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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16.1 |
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1. United Arab Emirates |
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38.6 |
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| 2. Singapore |
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1.3 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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12.8 |
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| 3. India |
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1.2 |
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3. Pakistan |
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4.0 |
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Emirates |
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0.6 |
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4. China |
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3.7 |
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0.3 |
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5. Tanzania |
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2.9 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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80.0 |
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Unspecified origins |
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25.8 |
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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$) |
46 |
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3 |
10 |
8 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
59 |
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15 |
18 |
10 |
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2007 a |
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2007 a |
| 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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| Transportation |
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10.8
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Transportation |
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63.7 |
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| Travel |
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63.2
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Travel |
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20.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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26.0
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Other commercial services |
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16.1 |
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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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and by destination/origin refer to 2007. Breakdowns by services items refer
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