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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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5 184 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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239 700 |
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Merchandise |
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14 |
15 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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314 586 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
9 |
9 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2005) |
26 429 |
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Commercial services |
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10 |
11 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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171 465 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
6 |
6 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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415.8 |
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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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144 |
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6 |
15 |
5 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
143 |
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6 |
19 |
3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
139 |
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6 |
16 |
2 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
2.266 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
24, 26 July 2012 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
20 October 1997 |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.0 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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69.7 |
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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 |
3 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
19 - 15 |
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| All goods |
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10.3 |
0.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
26.9 |
0.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.4 |
0.0 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.5 |
0.0 |
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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 |
1 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
98.8 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
100.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
67 |
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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$) |
409 503 |
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10 |
30 |
16 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
365 770 |
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11 |
26 |
18 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.24 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.98 |
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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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2.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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3.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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21.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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34.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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68.3 |
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Manufactures |
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60.1 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Malaysia |
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12.2 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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12.6 |
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| 2. Hong Kong,
China |
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11.0 |
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2. United States |
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10.8 |
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| 3. Indonesia |
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10.4 |
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3. Malaysia |
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10.7 |
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| 4. China |
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10.4 |
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4. China |
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10.4 |
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| 5. European
Union (27) |
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9.6 |
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5. Taipei, Chinese |
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7.4 |
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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$) |
128 891 |
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15 |
20 |
15 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
113 827 |
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13 |
22 |
18 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
3.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
2.83 |
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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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| Transportation |
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28.8 |
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Transportation |
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29.3 |
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| Travel |
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14.8 |
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Travel |
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17.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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56.4 |
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Other commercial services |
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52.9 |
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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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| 484 |
5 465 |
5 949 |
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2 831 |
4 995 |
5 902 |
13 728 |
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