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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2011) |
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23 225 |
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Rank in world trade,
2011 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2011) |
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464 104 |
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Merchandise |
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17 |
18 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2011) |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
12 |
12 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2011) |
41 230 |
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Commercial services |
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25 |
29 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2009-2011) |
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24 577 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
14 |
18 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2009-2011) |
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134.5 |
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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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127 |
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4 |
11 |
4 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
148 |
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7 |
26 |
4 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
115 |
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2 |
28 |
0 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 2002 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2013) |
1.568 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
5, 7 July 2010 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
15 July 2009 |
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in total tax revenue |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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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 |
6 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
4 - 4 |
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| All goods |
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6.4 |
6.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2012) |
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7 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
17.5 |
16.6 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2012) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
4.7 |
4.5 |
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Safeguards (6 November 2012) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2010) |
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Requests for consultation |
3 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
45.4 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
73.7 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
119 |
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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$) |
308 257 |
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35 |
12 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
281 438 |
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7 |
44 |
12 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.69 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.52 |
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| Breakdown in
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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2.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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5.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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8.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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30.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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87.8 |
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Manufactures |
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62.6 |
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1. Japan |
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18.5 |
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China |
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13.0 |
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2. China |
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15.5 |
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States |
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11.8 |
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3. United States |
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9.3 |
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Union (27) |
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9.3 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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8.5 |
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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$) |
45 643 |
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10 |
28 |
14 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
41 321 |
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5 |
28 |
11 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.07 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.03 |
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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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21.2 |
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Transportation |
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24.8 |
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| Travel |
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24.2 |
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Travel |
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24.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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54.5 |
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Other commercial services |
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PROPERTY |
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by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
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