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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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86 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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1 007 |
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Merchandise |
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161 |
178 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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2 257 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
135 |
152 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 225 |
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Commercial services |
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134 |
162 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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25 701 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
108 |
136 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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237.5 |
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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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134 |
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5 |
7 |
5 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
223 |
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22 |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
189 |
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17 |
... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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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 (%,
2009-2011) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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22.1 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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5.1 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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- |
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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 2010 |
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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 |
1 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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- |
7.6 |
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Anti-dumping |
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- |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
13.4 |
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Countervailing duties |
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- |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
- |
6.7 |
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Safeguards |
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- |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
- |
0.9 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2008) |
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Requests for consultation |
- |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
83.5 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
- |
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non-agricultural goods |
67.6 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
- |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
- |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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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$) |
483 |
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6 |
1 |
21 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
750 |
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2 |
-18 |
15 |
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2011 b |
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2011 b |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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52.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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23.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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35.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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25.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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2.5 |
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Manufactures |
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48.2 |
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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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40.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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29.7 |
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| 2. Saudi
Arabia, Kingdom of |
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26.8 |
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2. United Arab Emirates |
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16.7 |
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| 3. Switzerland |
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0.8 |
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3. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
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14.5 |
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| 4. Sri Lanka |
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0.7 |
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4. Singapore |
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8.2 |
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| 5. United
States |
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0.5 |
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5. South Africa |
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6.2 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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27.3 |
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Unspecified origins |
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0.0 |
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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$) |
614 |
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10 |
-1 |
4 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
419 |
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10 |
11 |
0 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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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 principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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22.3 |
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Transportation |
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36.6 |
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| Travel |
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47.4 |
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Travel |
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9.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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30.3 |
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Other commercial services |
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54.0 |
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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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6 |
6 |
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91 |
... |
... |
91 |
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| a Refers to 2009 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2009. |
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| b Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2008. |
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