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127 817 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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current US$, 2011) |
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5 867 154 |
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Merchandise |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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4 385 868 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
4 |
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balance (million US$, 2011) |
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Commercial services |
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6 |
6 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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12 738 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
4 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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29.8 |
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101 |
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4 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
114 |
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24 |
0 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
107 |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
4.611 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
19, 21 February 2013 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
1 January 1996 |
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in total tax revenue |
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1.0 |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.2 |
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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 |
10 |
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of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
13 - 12 |
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5.3 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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4 |
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goods (AOA) |
22.8 |
23.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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goods |
2.6 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
3.5 |
3.3 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
17 - 15 |
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goods (AOA) |
46.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
10 - 7 |
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non-agricultural goods |
82.6 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
1 - 1 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
112 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
823 184 |
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33 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
855 380 |
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4.50 |
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Share in world total imports |
4.63 |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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1.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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mining products |
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Fuels and mining products |
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40.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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1. China |
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States |
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2. European Union (27) |
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Union (27) |
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3. United States |
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Republic of |
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Chinese |
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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$) a |
142 551 |
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10 |
3 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) a |
165 727 |
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6 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
3.33 |
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Share in world total imports |
4.12 |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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26.9 |
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Transportation |
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29.8 |
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| Travel |
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Travel |
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| Other
commercial services |
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Other commercial services |
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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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40 729 |
238 323 |
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70 780 |
9 830 |
6 598 |
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