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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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3 571 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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26 778 |
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Merchandise |
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76 |
72 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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55 670 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
53 |
50 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2011) |
- 3 874 |
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Commercial services |
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60 |
84 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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11 617 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
40 |
60 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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157.9 |
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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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166 |
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9 |
8 |
11 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
170 |
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9 |
8 |
5 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
180 |
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10 |
19 |
21 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
6 September 1997 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.095 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
17, 19 September 2007 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
Observer |
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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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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 2011 |
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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 |
10 - 10 |
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| All goods |
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22.8 |
6.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
27.6 |
12.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
22.1 |
6.0 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.2 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
6 - 1 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
32.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
27.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
70 |
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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$) |
14 555 |
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13 |
3 |
32 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
21 802 |
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15 |
21 |
30 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.08 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.12 |
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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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5.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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7.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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1.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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92.5 |
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Manufactures |
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90.6 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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26.3 |
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1. China |
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26.2 |
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| 2. Venezuela,
Bolivarian Rep. of |
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17.7 |
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2. United States |
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18.6 |
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| 3. Colombia |
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12.8 |
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3. Singapore |
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15.7 |
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| 4. Costa Rica |
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4.4 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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9.0 |
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4.0 |
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5. Mexico |
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3.9 |
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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$) |
7 065 |
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14 |
9 |
18 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3 257 |
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11 |
21 |
27 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.17 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.08 |
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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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55.7 |
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Transportation |
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53.5 |
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| Travel |
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27.3 |
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Travel |
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14.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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17.0 |
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Other commercial services |
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32.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2011 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2011 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 12 |
309 |
321 |
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3 351 |
5 998 |
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