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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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105 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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434 |
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Merchandise |
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199 |
198 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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511 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
173 |
172 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 54 |
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Commercial services |
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184 |
192 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2007-2009) |
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2 185 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
158 |
166 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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69.8 |
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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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106 |
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1 |
3 |
5 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
27 July 2007 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
... |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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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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100.0 |
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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 |
22 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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17.6 |
11.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
19.2 |
11.7 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
17.3 |
11.7 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.2 |
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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 |
0 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
64.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
68.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
90 |
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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$) |
14 |
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6 |
5 |
74 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
193 |
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8 |
10 |
22 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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90.6 |
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Agricultural products |
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31.3 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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1.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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23.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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7.6 |
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Manufactures |
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44.8 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Japan |
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20.9 |
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1. New Zealand |
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30.2 |
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| 2. New Zealand |
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19.5 |
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2. Singapore |
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22.4 |
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| 3. Hong Kong,
China |
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17.4 |
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3. United States |
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12.1 |
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| 4. United
States |
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10.8 |
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4. Fiji |
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8.9 |
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| 5. Taipei,
Chinese |
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10.1 |
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5. China |
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6.7 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009 |
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2005-2009 |
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2008 |
2009 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
28 |
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-1 |
49 |
-16 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
42 |
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5 |
35 |
-5 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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18.5 |
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Transportation |
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53.5 |
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| Travel |
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56.3 |
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Travel |
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17.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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25.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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29.3 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2002 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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6 |
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