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September 2013 |
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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2012) |
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372 |
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Rank in world trade,
2012 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2012) |
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8 149 |
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Merchandise |
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155 |
138 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2012) |
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11 765 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
129 |
112 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2012) |
- 1 467 |
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Commercial services |
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90 |
118 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2010-2012) |
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20 982 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
64 |
92 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2010-2012) |
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96.4 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2012 |
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2005-2012 |
2011 |
2012 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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102 |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
102 |
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0 |
6 |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
96 |
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-1 |
7 |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
Observer |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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- |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
- |
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Import duties collected (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
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- |
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in total tax revenue |
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49.8 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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15.3 |
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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 2011 |
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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 |
2 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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- |
35.9 |
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Anti-dumping |
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- |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
23.2 |
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Countervailing duties |
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- |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
- |
37.8 |
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Safeguards |
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- |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff
lines) |
- |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2011) |
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Requests for consultation |
- |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
50.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
- |
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non-agricultural goods |
46.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
- |
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| Services
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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2012 |
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2005-2012 |
2011 |
2012 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
984 |
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9 |
19 |
18 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
3 386 |
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6 |
14 |
14 |
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2012 |
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2012 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.02 |
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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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10.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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19.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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30.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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31.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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46.5 |
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Manufactures |
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48.3 |
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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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81.6 |
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1. United States |
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84.5 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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8.6 |
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2. Trinidad and Tobago |
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3.9 |
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| 3. Canada |
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3.0 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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2.8 |
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| 4. Kenya |
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1.6 |
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4. China |
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1.7 |
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| 5. Panama |
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0.9 |
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5. Japan |
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0.9 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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0.2 |
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Unspecified origins |
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2.6 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2012 |
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2005-2012 |
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2011 |
2012 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
2 697 |
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1 |
4 |
5 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 522 |
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3 |
14 |
21 |
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2012 |
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2012 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.06 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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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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4.6 |
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Transportation |
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25.5 |
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| Travel |
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87.8 |
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Travel |
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18.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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7.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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55.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| a Refers to 2011 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2011. |
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