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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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3 633 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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6 048 |
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Merchandise |
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134 |
115 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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10 628 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
108 |
90 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 1 015 |
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Commercial services |
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119 |
134 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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1 727 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
93 |
108 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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137.2 |
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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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163 |
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6 |
3 |
7 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
260 |
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13 |
10 |
12 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
301 |
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15 |
13 |
13 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.016 |
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| WTO accession
date |
26 July 2001 |
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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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6.4 |
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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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100.0 |
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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 |
27 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
5 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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7.0 |
4.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
13.6 |
11.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.0 |
3.7 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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1 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
26.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
72.4 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
147 |
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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$) |
1
591 |
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16 |
28 |
19 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
4
899 |
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26 |
37 |
33 |
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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 |
0.03 |
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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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37.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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5.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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23.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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56.0 |
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Manufactures |
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61.1 |
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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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51.5 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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43.0 |
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| 2. Russian
Federation |
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19.7 |
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2. Ukraine |
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17.1 |
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| 3. Ukraine |
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9.0 |
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3. Russian Federation |
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13.6 |
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| 4. Belarus |
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5.8 |
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4. China |
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6.6 |
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2.8 |
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5. Turkey |
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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$) |
831 |
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23 |
34 |
32 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
779 |
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19 |
30 |
31 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.02
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Share in world total imports |
0.02 |
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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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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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45.8
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Transportation |
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41.7 |
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| Travel |
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24.4
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Travel |
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35.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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29.9
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Other commercial services |
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23.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 262 |
6 |
268 |
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792 |
467 |
4 071 |
5 330 |
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