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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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2 031 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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17 328 |
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Merchandise |
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107 |
107 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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29 945 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
83 |
82 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
46 |
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Commercial services |
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142 |
124 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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5 634 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
116 |
98 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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77.5 |
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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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122 |
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3 |
7 |
6 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
107 |
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1 |
16 |
29 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
156 |
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8 |
10 |
17 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
31 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.030 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 6 November 2009 |
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Import duties collected |
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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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96.4 |
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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 |
17 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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18.7 |
7.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
36.9 |
9.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
15.8 |
7.4 |
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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 |
2.2 |
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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) |
31.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
52.7 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
19 |
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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$) |
5 882 |
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5 |
36 |
25 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
7 272 |
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15 |
20 |
29 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.03 |
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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 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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11.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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8.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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17.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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87.2 |
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Manufactures |
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70.4 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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65.2 |
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1. South Africa |
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65.7 |
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| 2. South Africa |
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13.5 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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13.2 |
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| 3. Israel |
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5.2 |
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3. China |
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10.9 |
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4.8 |
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4. United States |
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2.2 |
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2.9 |
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5. Israel |
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1.4 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2011 |
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2005-2011 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
441 |
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-10 |
-21 |
15 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 112 |
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5 |
-9 |
28 |
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2011 a |
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2011 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.03 |
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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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9.8 |
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Transportation |
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50.8 |
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| Travel |
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56.7 |
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Travel |
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2.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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33.5 |
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Other commercial services |
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46.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2011 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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804 |
804 |
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