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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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839 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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181 948 |
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Merchandise |
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14 |
15 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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238 503 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
9 |
9 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
39
109 |
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Commercial services |
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14 |
15 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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156 419 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
7 |
8 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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443.2 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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146 |
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5 |
8 |
1 |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
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goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
2.157 |
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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 |
14, 16 July 2008 |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.1 |
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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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69.2 |
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Number of
notifications to WTO and measures in force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
8 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
15 - 13 |
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| All goods |
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10.7 |
0.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
29.1 |
0.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.3 |
0.0 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.5 |
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 |
1 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
98.7 |
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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) |
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$)
a |
338 176 |
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10 |
13 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)
a |
319 780 |
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10 |
22 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
2.10 |
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Share in
world total imports |
1.95 |
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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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2.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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3.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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19.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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29.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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70.0 |
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Manufactures |
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64.1 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
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| 1. Malaysia |
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12.1 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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12.3 |
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| 2. Indonesia |
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10.6 |
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2. Malaysia |
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11.9 |
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| 3. Hong Kong,
China |
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10.4 |
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3. United States |
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11.8 |
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Union (27) |
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10.4 |
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4. China |
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10.6 |
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9.2 |
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5. Japan |
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8.1 |
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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$) |
82 934
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14 |
26 |
3 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
78 868
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13 |
16 |
6 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
2.20
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Share in world total imports |
2.26 |
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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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34.8
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Transportation |
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37.7 |
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| Travel |
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12.8
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Travel |
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18.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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52.5
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Other commercial services |
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44.3 |
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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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| 469 |
7 009 |
7 478 |
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5 437 |
12 093 |
5 902 |
23
432 |
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