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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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23 037 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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391 564 |
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Merchandise |
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18 |
18 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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... |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
12 |
12 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
24
638 |
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Commercial services |
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28 |
29 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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22 804 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
15 |
18 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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137.5 |
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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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130 |
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3 |
6 |
0 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
166 |
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7 |
9 |
0 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
131 |
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3 |
4 |
-4 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
1.804 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 2002 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
20, 22 June 2006 |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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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 |
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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 |
6 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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6.5 |
6.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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5 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
17.8 |
16.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
4.8 |
4.5 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
1.1 |
1.8 |
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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 |
3 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
47.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
74.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
119 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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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$) |
255 629 |
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7 |
10 |
4 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
240 448 |
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7 |
8 |
10 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
1.59 |
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Share in
world total imports |
1.46 |
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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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1.9 |
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Agricultural products |
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5.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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9.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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33.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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87.0 |
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Manufactures |
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59.6 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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26.1 |
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1. Japan |
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19.4 |
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| 2. Hong Kong,
China |
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12.8 |
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2. China |
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13.1 |
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| 3. United
States |
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12.1 |
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3. United States |
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11.0 |
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| 4. European
Union (27) |
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11.0 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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8.2 |
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6.9 |
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5. Saudi Arabia |
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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$) |
33
569 |
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7 |
7 |
8 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
33
627 |
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4 |
8 |
-2 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.89
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Share in world total imports |
0.96 |
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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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21.2
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Transportation |
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34.0 |
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| Travel |
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15.4
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Travel |
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25.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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63.3
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Other commercial services |
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40.9 |
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by patent office |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
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