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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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2 728 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2007) |
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112 116 |
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Merchandise |
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39 |
67 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2006) |
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121 068 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
25 |
45 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
64
741 |
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Commercial services |
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49 |
48 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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40 369 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
31 |
31 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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88.9 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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159 |
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8 |
11 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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121 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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142 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.259 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2006-2008) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
... |
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in total tax revenue |
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66.8 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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2.3 |
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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 |
41 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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100.0
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4.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
100.0
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5.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
100.0
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4.7 |
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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 |
0.2 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
... |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
... |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
61 |
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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$) |
87
090 |
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21 |
12 |
39 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
24
874 |
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17 |
18 |
22 |
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2008 b |
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2008 b |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.54 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.15 |
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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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0.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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16.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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95.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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4.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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4.5 |
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Manufactures |
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76.2 |
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By main
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| 1. United Arab
Emirates |
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0.8 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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28.5 |
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| 2. India |
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2. China |
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11.5 |
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| 3. Saudi
Arabia |
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0.5 |
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3. United States |
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11.3 |
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States |
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4. Japan |
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8.5 |
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5. Saudi Arabia |
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6.0 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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94.5 |
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Unspecified origins |
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0.2 |
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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$) |
10 301
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26 |
21 |
13 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
12 149
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14 |
19 |
16 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.27
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Share in world total imports |
0.35 |
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| Breakdown in
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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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37.4
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Transportation |
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35.3 |
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| Travel |
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2.5
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Travel |
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62.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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60.1
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Other commercial services |
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2.4 |
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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 |
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