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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2012) |
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7 155 |
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Rank in world trade,
2012 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2012) |
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263 259 |
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Merchandise |
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10 |
8 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2012) |
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371 650 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
7 |
5 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2012) |
... |
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Commercial services |
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10 |
21 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2010-2012) |
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145 657 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
6 |
13 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2010-2012) |
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417.9 |
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2005-2012 |
2011 |
2012 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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129 |
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4 |
5 |
2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
135 |
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4 |
4 |
2 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
140 |
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5 |
5 |
3 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
2.569 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
1, 3 December 2010 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
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19 June 1997 |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.6 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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45.6 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2012 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
4 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 3 |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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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 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2011) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
100.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
100.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5
DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
68 |
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Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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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$) |
492 907 |
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14 |
8 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
553 486 |
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16 |
8 |
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2012 |
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2012 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.68 |
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Share in world total imports |
2.98 |
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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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4.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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2.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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4.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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85.9 |
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Manufactures |
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81.9 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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57.6 |
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1. China |
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45.6 |
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| 2. United
States |
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8.9 |
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2. Japan |
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7.7 |
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| 3. European
Union (27) |
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8.8 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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7.4 |
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3.8 |
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4. Singapore |
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6.3 |
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5. United States |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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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$) |
123 387 |
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10 |
14 |
5 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
57 240 |
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10 |
2 |
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2012 |
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2012 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.84 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.38 |
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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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25.9 |
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Transportation |
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28.7 |
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| Travel |
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26.0 |
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Travel |
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35.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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48.1 |
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Other commercial services |
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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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| 76 |
4 974 |
5 050 |
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8 430 |
15 692 |
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