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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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74 799 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2009) |
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331 015 |
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Merchandise |
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33 |
47 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2009) |
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841 673 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
23 |
30 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
10 282 |
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Commercial services |
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56 |
42 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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3 002 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
38 |
27 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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57.8 |
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2009 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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119 |
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4 |
2 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
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108 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
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112 |
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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 (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
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in total tax revenue |
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19.1 |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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7.2 |
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coverage (%) |
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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 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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26.6 |
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Anti-dumping |
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goods (AOA) |
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30.4 |
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Countervailing duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
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non-agricultural goods |
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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
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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$) |
130 500 |
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29 |
29 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
61 760 |
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29 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.71 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.33 |
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| Breakdown in
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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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3.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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17.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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84.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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2.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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1. United Arab Emirates |
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26.6 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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18.8 |
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Emirates |
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3. China |
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10.3 |
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2.0 |
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4. Korea, Republic of |
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5. Turkey |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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7.3 |
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Unspecified origins |
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16.1 |
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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$) |
8 600 |
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10 |
22 |
6 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
18 757 |
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10 |
31 |
-17 |
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2011 b |
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2011 b |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.20 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.47 |
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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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45.2 |
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Transportation |
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22.2 |
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| Travel |
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33.5 |
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Travel |
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63.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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21.3 |
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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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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439 |
4 513 |
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2 933 |
2 933 |
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| a Refers to 2007 and to the average annual
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