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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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3 200 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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2 858 |
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Merchandise |
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128 |
153 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2007) |
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6 016 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
103 |
127 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 1998) |
77 |
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Commercial services |
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171 |
141 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2004-2006) |
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811 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
145 |
115 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2004-2006) |
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119.3 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2007
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2000-2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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139 |
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5 |
12 |
2 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
215 |
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12 |
118 |
5 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.015 |
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| WTO accession
date |
31 May 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
11, 13 September 2002 |
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in total tax revenue |
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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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39.3 |
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Number of
notifications to WTO and measures in force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2007 |
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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 |
0 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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19.7 |
11.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
37.7 |
10.1 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
10.5 |
12.1 |
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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 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
33.7 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
10.4 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
3 |
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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$) |
1 750 |
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22 |
5 |
22 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
1 750 |
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30 |
15 |
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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
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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10.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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26.9 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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70.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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32.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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0.0 |
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Manufactures |
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33.6 |
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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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47.5 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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42.1 |
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| 2. China |
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7.8 |
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2. Russian Federation |
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11.2 |
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| 3. Switzerland |
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7.4 |
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3. China |
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4.9 |
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5.4 |
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4. Brazil |
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4.4 |
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Federation |
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1.3 |
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5. Japan |
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3.3 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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28.5 |
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Unspecified origins |
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11.6 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2006
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2000-2006 |
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2005 |
2006 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
87 |
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19 |
53 |
9 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
406
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16 |
46 |
7 |
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2006 a |
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2006 a |
| Share in world total exports |
0.00
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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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| Transportation |
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0.0 |
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Transportation |
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30.1 |
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| Travel |
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8.3
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Travel |
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3.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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91.7
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Other commercial services |
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66.2 |
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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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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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