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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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10
327 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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40 180 |
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Merchandise |
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71 |
68 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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82 572 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
49 |
46 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
- 904 |
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Commercial services |
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63 |
80 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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4 039 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
41 |
55 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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116.7 |
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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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147 |
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5 |
6 |
5 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
149 |
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5 |
8 |
8 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
139 |
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4 |
6 |
10 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.121 |
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| WTO accession
date |
29 March 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2006-2008) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
5, 7 October 2005 |
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in total tax revenue |
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8.2 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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2.8 |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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57.6 |
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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 |
21 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
6 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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57.9 |
21.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
116.1 |
40.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
40.5 |
18.6 |
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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 (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
13.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
35.2 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
20 |
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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$) |
19 319 |
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16 |
30 |
27 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
24 622 |
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14 |
27 |
29 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.12 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.15 |
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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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9.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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12.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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19.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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23.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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71.6 |
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Manufactures |
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64.6 |
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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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72.1 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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57.3 |
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| 2. Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya |
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4.5 |
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2. Russian Federation |
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7.5 |
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| 3. India |
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3.1 |
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3. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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4.4 |
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| 4. Switzerland |
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2.4 |
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4. China |
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3.7 |
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| 5. Algeria |
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2.1 |
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5. United States |
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3.0 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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2.9 |
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Unspecified origins |
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1.3 |
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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$) |
5 572
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10 |
14 |
17 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3 001
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13 |
14 |
13 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.15
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Share in world total imports |
0.09 |
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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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30.7
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Transportation |
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56.6 |
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| Travel |
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52.6
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Travel |
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15.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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16.7
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Other commercial services |
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27.5 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 1996 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 1996 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 31 |
115 |
146 |
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984 |
1 900 |
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