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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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4 769 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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449 996 |
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Merchandise |
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28 |
37 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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277 275 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
20 |
23 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
88
341 |
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Commercial services |
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25 |
23 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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63 139 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
13 |
14 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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75.9 |
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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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121 |
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2 |
4 |
2 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
110 |
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1 |
3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
145 |
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5 |
9 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.865 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2005-2007) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
22, 24 October 2008 |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.2 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.3 |
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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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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
17 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
19 - 6 |
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| All goods |
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20.8 |
8.2 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
136.3 |
59.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.2 |
0.6 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
10.6 |
8.3 |
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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 |
3 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
55.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
2 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
96.8 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
111 |
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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$) |
172 517 |
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14 |
12 |
27 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
89 293 |
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13 |
25 |
11 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
1.07 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.54 |
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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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5.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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9.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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75.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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13.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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17.8 |
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Manufactures |
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76.8 |
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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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83.4 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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68.1 |
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| 2. United
States |
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4.4 |
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2. China |
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6.5 |
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| 3. Canada |
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2.3 |
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3. United States |
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5.5 |
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1.2 |
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4. Canada |
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2.8 |
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Republic of |
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1.0 |
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5. Russian Federation |
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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$) |
45 595
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13 |
22 |
13 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
43 928
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15 |
25 |
13 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
1.21
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Share in world total imports |
1.26 |
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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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47.4
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Transportation |
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33.0 |
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| Travel |
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10.2
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Travel |
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36.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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42.4
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Other commercial services |
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30.8 |
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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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| 429 |
1 345 |
1 774 |
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8 085 |
8 085 |
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| a Refers to 2007 values and to the average
annual percentage change for 2000-2007. |
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