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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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2 194 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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2 426 |
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Merchandise |
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148 |
146 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
|
3 736 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
122 |
120 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 421 |
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Commercial services |
|
183 |
156 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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1 520 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
157 |
130 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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156.7 |
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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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132 |
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5 |
6 |
6 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
136 |
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5 |
2 |
7 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
142 |
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6 |
9 |
7 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
31 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 6 November 2009 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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100 |
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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 |
18 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
4 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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78.4 |
7.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
198.9 |
9.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
60.1 |
7.4 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
2.2 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
... |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
... |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
80 |
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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$) |
1 172 |
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10 |
20 |
34 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
2 500 |
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10 |
24 |
9 |
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2011 a |
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2011 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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5.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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5.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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87.9 |
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Manufactures |
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64.5 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. South
Africa |
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48.9 |
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1. South Africa |
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95.2 |
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| 2. United
States |
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31.8 |
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2. Japan |
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2.5 |
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| 3. Canada |
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15.1 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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1.6 |
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| 4. European
Union (27) |
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1.9 |
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4. Gambia |
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0.2 |
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| 5. Madagascar |
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0.6 |
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5. United States |
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0.2 |
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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$) |
43 |
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5 |
-3 |
17 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
516 |
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6 |
30 |
18 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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1.7 |
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Transportation |
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14.0 |
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| Travel |
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59.6 |
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Travel |
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56.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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38.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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29.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 1996 |
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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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| 1 |
... |
1 |
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... |
... |
633 |
633 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2009. |
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