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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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1 346 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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22 483 |
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Merchandise |
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81 |
97 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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33 758 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
57 |
73 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
4 172 |
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Commercial services |
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121 |
159 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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16 385 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
95 |
133 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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95.6 |
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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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113 |
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2 |
0 |
-4 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
145 |
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13 |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
120 |
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6 |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 March 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.065 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
7, 9 March 2012 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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5.0 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.8 |
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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 |
16 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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55.8 |
7.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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0 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
89.9 |
18.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
50.6 |
5.9 |
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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 |
0.3 |
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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 - 2 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
32.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
79.4 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
32 |
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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$) |
13 015 |
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5 |
20 |
19 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
9 552 |
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9 |
-7 |
47 |
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2011 b |
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2011 b |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.07 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.05 |
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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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2.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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11.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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66.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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38.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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31.5 |
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Manufactures |
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49.8 |
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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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48.1 |
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1. United States |
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28.0 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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9.0 |
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2. Gabon |
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12.9 |
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| 3. Jamaica |
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6.5 |
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3. Colombia |
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9.5 |
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| 4. Barbados |
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3.4 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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9.1 |
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| 5. Suriname |
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2.7 |
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5. Brazil |
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7.2 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
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2009 |
2010 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
869 |
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0 |
-17 |
15 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
369 |
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-5 |
23 |
10 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.02 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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25.7 |
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Transportation |
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33.5 |
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| Travel |
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51.7 |
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Travel |
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19.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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22.6 |
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Other commercial services |
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47.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2008 |
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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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| 1 |
89 |
90 |
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225 |
949 |
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1 174 |
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| a Refers to 2008 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2008. |
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| b Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2010. |
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