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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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6 205 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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5 195 |
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Merchandise |
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144 |
160 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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13 243 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
118 |
134 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
107 |
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Commercial services |
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149 |
164 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
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494 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
123 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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83.2 |
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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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170 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
15 |
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-21 |
-5 |
12 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
15 |
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-21 |
25 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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| WTO accession
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Import duties collected |
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Review date |
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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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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 |
4 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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9.7 |
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Anti-dumping |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
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19.5 |
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Countervailing
duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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8.2 |
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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
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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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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
1
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16 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
1 302 |
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12 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.01 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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Agricultural products |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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Fuels and mining products |
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Manufactures |
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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$) |
299 |
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10 |
-3 |
54 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
229 |
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15 |
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25 |
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2007 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.01
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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| Transportation |
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10.1
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Transportation |
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76.8 |
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| Travel |
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77.9
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Travel |
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| Other
commercial services |
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12.0
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2003 |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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720 |
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