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| Population
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6 227 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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23 054 |
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Merchandise |
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112 |
95 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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42 538 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
88 |
71 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2011) |
- 1 223 |
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Commercial services |
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118 |
127 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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2 395 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
92 |
101 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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68.3 |
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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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109 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
124 |
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4 |
12 |
9 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
114 |
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2 |
11 |
11 |
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| WTO accession |
7 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.043 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
10, 12 February 2010 |
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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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5.0 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.2 |
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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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Final bound |
Applied 2011 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
25 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
9 - 8 |
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| All goods |
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36.6 |
5.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
42.5 |
12.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
35.7 |
4.9 |
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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 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
25.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
56.8 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
29 |
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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$) |
5 308 |
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8 |
16 |
18 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
9 965 |
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7 |
15 |
18 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.03 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.05 |
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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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25.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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18.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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5.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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18.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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67.8 |
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Manufactures |
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62.5 |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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46.1 |
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1. United States |
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38.2 |
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| 2. Guatemala |
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13.9 |
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2. Guatemala |
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9.9 |
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13.2 |
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3. Mexico |
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7.4 |
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Union (27) |
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6.0 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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6.0 |
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5. China |
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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$) |
1 016 |
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2 |
13 |
8 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 072 |
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0 |
11 |
5 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.02 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.03 |
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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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36.0 |
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Transportation |
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44.7 |
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| Travel |
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40.8 |
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Travel |
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18.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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23.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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36.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 1995 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 1997 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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60 |
61 |
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1 303 |
4 157 |
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