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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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20 869 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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59 172 |
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Merchandise |
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92 |
74 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
|
116 484 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
68 |
52 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2011) |
- 4 615 |
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Commercial services |
|
83 |
73 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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1 335 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
57 |
52 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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54.9 |
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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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147 |
|
7 |
8 |
8 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
118 |
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3 |
9 |
11 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
141 |
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6 |
13 |
20 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.069 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 5 November 2010 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
Observer |
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in total tax revenue |
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10.2 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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4.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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38.1 |
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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 |
37 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
6 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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30.2 |
10.2 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
50.0 |
26.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
19.7 |
7.8 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.5 |
3.1 |
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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 |
1 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
11.4 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
60.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
27 |
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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$) |
10 236 |
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8 |
17 |
19 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
20 269 |
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15 |
34 |
50 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.06 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.11 |
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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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29.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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14.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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1.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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21.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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67.7 |
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Manufactures |
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59.1 |
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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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35.5 |
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1. India |
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22.1 |
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| 2. United
States |
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21.4 |
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2. China |
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10.8 |
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| 3. India |
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5.2 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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9.8 |
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| 4. Singapore |
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4.1 |
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4. Singapore |
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7.8 |
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| 5. United Arab
Emirates |
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3.0 |
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5. Iran |
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7.3 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
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$) |
3 062 |
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12 |
31 |
25 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3 973 |
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12 |
24 |
29 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.07 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.10 |
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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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45.5 |
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Transportation |
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69.9 |
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| Travel |
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27.1 |
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Travel |
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12.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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27.4 |
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Other commercial services |
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17.5 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2010 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2010 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 220 |
284 |
504 |
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570 |
469 |
... |
1 039 |
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