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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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4 139 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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28 660 |
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Merchandise |
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108 |
76 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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47 891 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
84 |
54 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 3 056 |
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Commercial services |
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38 |
45 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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10 211 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
21 |
28 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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166.2 |
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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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141 |
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4 |
8 |
8 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
251 |
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12 |
7 |
30 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
158 |
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6 |
9 |
10 |
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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 (%,
2005-2007) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
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in total tax revenue |
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9.7 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.7 |
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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 2007 |
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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 |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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6.8 |
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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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4.9 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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6.0 |
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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$)
a |
4 454 |
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27 |
25 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
16
754 |
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13 |
27 |
37 |
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2008 b |
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2008 b |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.03 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.10 |
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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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12.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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17.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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16.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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68.7 |
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Manufactures |
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69.3 |
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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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10.6 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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28.4 |
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| 2. Switzerland |
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2. United States |
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7.1 |
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Emirates |
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5.3 |
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3. China |
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5.0 |
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| 4. Syrian Arab
Republic |
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5.2 |
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4. Egypt |
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4.2 |
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Arabia |
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3.7 |
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5. Turkey |
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3.0 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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39.5 |
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Unspecified origins |
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25.0 |
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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$) |
18 928
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12 |
46 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
13 392
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14 |
34 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.50
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Share in world total imports |
0.38 |
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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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2.6
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Transportation |
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14.2 |
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| Travel |
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38.0
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Travel |
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26.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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59.4
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Other commercial services |
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59.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| a Break in series for merchandise: 2001 for
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| b Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
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