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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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3 204 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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11 786 |
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Merchandise |
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134 |
118 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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28 252 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
109 |
93 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 1 404 |
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Commercial services |
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89 |
100 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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3 232 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
63 |
74 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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84.1 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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128 |
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5 |
3 |
3 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
134 |
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6 |
6 |
4 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
134 |
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6 |
-12 |
-9 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
8 September 2000 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.026 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
28, 30 April 2010 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
Observer |
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in total tax revenue |
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4.3 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.5 |
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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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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
10 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
4 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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7.0 |
5.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
9.5 |
7.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.6 |
4.6 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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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 (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
14.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
53.2 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
108 |
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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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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
1 550 |
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19 |
-20 |
42 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
4 601 |
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12 |
-13 |
1 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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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 main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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6.9 |
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Agricultural products |
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19.0 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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30.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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17.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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62.0 |
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Manufactures |
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63.6 |
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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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70.0 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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64.6 |
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| 2. Serbia |
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8.3 |
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2. China |
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6.3 |
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| 3. Turkey |
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6.0 |
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3. Turkey |
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5.7 |
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5.5 |
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4. Serbia |
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4.7 |
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4.1 |
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5. Russian Federation |
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2.2 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
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2009 |
2010 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
2 192 |
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14 |
-3 |
-7 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 992 |
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9 |
-6 |
-10 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.06 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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11.3 |
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Transportation |
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15.9 |
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| Travel |
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73.6 |
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Travel |
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68.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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15.1 |
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Other commercial services |
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15.8 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2009 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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3 070 |
3 070 |
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