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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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411 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2007) |
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7 449 |
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Merchandise |
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117 |
117 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2007) |
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9 444 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
-
445 |
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Commercial services |
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77 |
93 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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31 684 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
- |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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174.7 |
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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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112 |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
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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) |
0.042 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
6, 8 April 2009 |
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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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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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100 |
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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 |
35 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
28 - 5 |
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| All goods |
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5.5 |
5.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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143 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
15.9 |
16.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
10 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
4.8 |
5.4 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
81 - 65 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
51.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
33 - 24 |
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non-agricultural goods |
53.2 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
4 - 4 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
12 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
4 - 3 |
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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$) |
2 797 |
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2 |
10 |
-9 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
4 587 |
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4 |
11 |
-4 |
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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 |
0.03 |
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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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6.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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14.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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1.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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15.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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91.1 |
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Manufactures |
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68.8 |
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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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44.4 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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69.7 |
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| 2. Singapore |
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13.6 |
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2. Singapore |
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5.9 |
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| 3. United
States |
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9.0 |
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3. China |
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3.1 |
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China |
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6.6 |
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4. Switzerland |
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2.2 |
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5.7 |
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5. United States |
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2.2 |
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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$) |
3
714 |
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17 |
28 |
10 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2
252 |
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15 |
29 |
0 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.10
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Share in world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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14.1
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Transportation |
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13.8 |
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| Travel |
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25.8
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Travel |
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19.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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60.1
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Other commercial services |
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67.0 |
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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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313 |
317 |
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723 |
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