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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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14 278 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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4 269 |
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Merchandise |
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156 |
154 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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11 948 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
130 |
128 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2002) |
- 201 |
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Commercial services |
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172 |
159 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2004-2006) |
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126 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
146 |
133 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2004-2006) |
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57.7 |
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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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135 |
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4 |
9 |
10 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
52 |
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-8 |
-1 |
-5 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
118 |
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2 |
-4 |
-5 |
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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 |
6, 8 February 2002 |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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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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31.2 |
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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 |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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75.9 |
13.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
121.4 |
15.5 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
42.4 |
12.6 |
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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) |
25.6 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
27.8 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
33 |
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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$) |
770 |
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9 |
31 |
8 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
1 650 |
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15 |
14 |
20 |
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2008
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2008 |
| 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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88.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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17.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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13.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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11.5 |
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Manufactures |
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69.0 |
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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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45.3 |
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1. South Africa |
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26.6 |
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| 2. South
Africa |
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10.1 |
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2. Mozambique |
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20.3 |
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| 3. United
States |
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5.7 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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10.8 |
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| 4. Switzerland |
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4.1 |
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4. Tanzania |
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5.8 |
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Republic of |
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3.2 |
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5. Switzerland |
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5.3 |
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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$) |
80 |
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15 |
4 |
86 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
222 |
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5 |
5 |
0 |
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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 |
0.01 |
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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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39.8
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Transportation |
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67.4 |
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| Travel |
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55.9
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Travel |
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22.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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4.3
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Other commercial services |
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10.3 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2003 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2006 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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2 |
2 |
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96 |
274 |
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370 |
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