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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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10 674 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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45 864 |
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Merchandise |
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74 |
69 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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99 813 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
52 |
47 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 2 104 |
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Commercial services |
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72 |
86 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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4 253 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
47 |
62 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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100.8 |
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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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122 |
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3 |
3 |
-2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
112 |
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2 |
5 |
-4 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
109 |
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1 |
4 |
-9 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
29 March 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
0.127 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
5, 7 October 2005 |
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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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8.1 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.2 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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58.0 |
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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 |
22 |
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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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57.9 |
16.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
116.1 |
32.7 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
40.8 |
13.5 |
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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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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
34.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
40.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
20 |
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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$) |
17 847 |
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9 |
14 |
9 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
23 952 |
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10 |
16 |
8 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.10 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.13 |
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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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8.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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15.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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16.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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75.4 |
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Manufactures |
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68.8 |
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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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76.4 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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57.5 |
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| 2. Libya |
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4.4 |
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2. China |
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6.1 |
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| 3. Algeria |
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2.6 |
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3. Russian Federation |
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5.7 |
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| 4. United
States |
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1.5 |
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4. United States |
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3.7 |
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| 5. Morocco |
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1.3 |
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5. Turkey |
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3.5 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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3.7 |
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Unspecified origins |
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1.7 |
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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$) |
4 447 |
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2 |
4 |
-19 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3 110 |
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7 |
13 |
-2 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.10 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.08 |
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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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30.3 |
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Transportation |
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52.0 |
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| Travel |
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43.0 |
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Travel |
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19.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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26.6 |
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Other commercial services |
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28.5 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 1996 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 1996 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 31 |
115 |
146 |
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984 |
1 900 |
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