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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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7 907 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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659 308 |
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Merchandise |
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23 |
24 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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405 329 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
17 |
17 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2011) |
74 064 |
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Commercial services |
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14 |
26 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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81 928 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
8 |
17 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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111.8 |
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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 |
3 |
2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
128 |
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4 |
8 |
4 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
120 |
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7 |
4 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 July 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
1.342 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
15, 16 December 2008 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2008-2010) |
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| GPA
accession |
1 January 1996 |
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in total tax revenue |
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2.3 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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99.7 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2011 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
12 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
27 - 9 |
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| All goods |
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10.5 |
7.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
59.7 |
43.5 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.0 |
2.4 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
81.3 |
79.7 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
4 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
19.6 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
37.6 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
115 |
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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$) |
234 819 |
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10 |
13 |
20 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
208 220 |
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13 |
18 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.28 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.13 |
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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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4.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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6.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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12.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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86.2 |
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Manufactures |
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79.3 |
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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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56.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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78.0 |
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| 2. United
States |
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10.3 |
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2. United States |
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5.0 |
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| 3. China |
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4.2 |
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3. China |
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3.4 |
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China |
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3.8 |
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4. Japan |
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2.2 |
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5. Kazakhstan |
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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$) |
93 826 |
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12 |
10 |
15 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
44 906 |
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12 |
7 |
24 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.19 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.12 |
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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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7.4 |
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Transportation |
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10.0 |
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| Travel |
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18.7 |
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Travel |
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31.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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73.9 |
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Other commercial services |
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59.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2011 |
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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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| 243 |
125 |
368 |
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10 126 |
4 395 |
12 924 |
27 445 |
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