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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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23 053 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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26 576 |
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Merchandise |
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89 |
93 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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55 330 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
65 |
68 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
- 1 508 |
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Commercial services |
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124 |
95 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2003-2005) |
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506 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
98 |
69 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2003-2005) |
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74.7 |
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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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136 |
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4 |
3 |
4 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
100 |
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0 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
a |
126 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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- |
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| WTO accession
date |
Observer |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
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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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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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- |
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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 2006 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
- |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
1 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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- |
7.1 |
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Anti-dumping |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
10.2 |
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Countervailing
duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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6.6 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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2.8 |
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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 |
- |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
13.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
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non-agricultural goods |
3.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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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$) |
8
977 |
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10 |
-4 |
27 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
9 960 |
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20 |
40 |
17 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.06 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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4.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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24.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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75.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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31.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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4.9 |
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Manufactures |
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44.1 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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31.2 |
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1. United Arab Emirates |
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17.8 |
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| 2. Thailand |
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24.0 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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13.7 |
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| 3. India |
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8.0 |
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3. China |
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7.5 |
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| 4. United Arab
Emirates |
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7.6 |
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4. United States |
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7.3 |
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Republic of |
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6.3 |
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5. Kuwait |
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6.3 |
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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$) b |
593
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3 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 128
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14 |
1 |
18 |
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2008 c |
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2008 c |
| Share in world total exports |
0.02
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Share in world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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7.8
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Transportation |
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50.5 |
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| Travel |
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73.5
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Travel |
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10.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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18.6
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Other commercial services |
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39.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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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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978 |
1 498 |
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2 476 |
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| a Refers to 2003 values and to the average
annual percentage change for 2000-2003. |
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| b Break in series for commercial services:
2007 for exports. |
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| c Breakdowns by
services items refer to 2007. |
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