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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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320 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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2 050 |
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Merchandise |
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171 |
163 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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2 840 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
145 |
137 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 463 |
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Commercial services |
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97 |
154 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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11 974 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
71 |
128 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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187.0 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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161 |
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8 |
6 |
7 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
31 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
26, 28 October 2009 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2008-2010) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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70.4 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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10.5 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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97.1 |
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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 2011 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
34 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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36.9 |
20.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
47.9 |
18.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
35.1 |
20.8 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.4 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
14.8 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
0.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
5 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE
TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
346 |
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14 |
17 |
75 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
1 465 |
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12 |
13 |
34 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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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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23.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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21.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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26.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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0.0 |
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Manufactures |
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48.7 |
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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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49.0 |
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1. United Arab Emirates |
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21.8 |
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| 2. Thailand |
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20.3 |
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2. Singapore |
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21.6 |
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| 3. Sri Lanka |
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11.7 |
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3. India |
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10.1 |
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| 4. Taipei,
Chinese |
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7.3 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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8.6 |
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| 5. Japan |
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3.1 |
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5. Sri Lanka |
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5.6 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
1 975 |
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36 |
26 |
9 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
535 |
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17 |
13 |
20 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.05 |
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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 principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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3.0 |
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Transportation |
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32.7 |
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| Travel |
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94.6 |
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Travel |
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39.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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2.4 |
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Other commercial services |
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28.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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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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151 |
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151 |
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