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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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69 519 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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345 672 |
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Merchandise |
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25 |
22 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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601 061 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
19 |
16 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2008) |
2 211 |
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Commercial services |
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26 |
23 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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6 183 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
15 |
14 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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138.1 |
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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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119 |
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3 |
8 |
0 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
136 |
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5 |
15 |
9 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
127 |
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4 |
22 |
14 |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
1.095 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
28, 30 November 2011 |
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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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5.1 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.4 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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75.0 |
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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 |
21 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
11 - 6 |
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| All goods |
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28.0 |
9.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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26 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
39.9 |
22.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
25.5 |
8.0 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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1 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
19.1 |
10.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
13 - 3 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
26.6 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
6 - 2 |
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non-agricultural goods |
47.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
75 |
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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$) |
222 576 |
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12 |
27 |
15 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
228 787 |
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12 |
37 |
25 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.22 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.24 |
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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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20.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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7.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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23.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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69.6 |
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Manufactures |
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62.4 |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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12.0 |
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1. Japan |
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18.5 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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10.6 |
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2. China |
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13.4 |
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| 3. Japan |
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10.5 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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7.8 |
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| 4. United
States |
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9.6 |
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4. United Arab Emirates |
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6.3 |
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China |
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7.2 |
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5. United States |
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5.9 |
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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$) |
41 280 |
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13 |
14 |
21 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
51 965 |
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12 |
23 |
16 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.96 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.29 |
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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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14.1 |
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Transportation |
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51.4 |
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| Travel |
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65.9 |
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Travel |
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11.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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20.0 |
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Other commercial services |
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37.6 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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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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| 143 |
757 |
900 |
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11 657 |
7 050 |
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18 707 |
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