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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
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40 412 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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368 712 |
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Merchandise |
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42 |
48 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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642 255 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
28 |
30 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
3 573 |
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Commercial services |
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45 |
45 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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3 443 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
28 |
28 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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41.3 |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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139 |
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7 |
1 |
9 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
130 |
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5 |
-6 |
17 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
168 |
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11 |
-19 |
31 |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.356 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
12, 14 February 2007 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004) |
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accession |
Observer |
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in total tax revenue |
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2.8 |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.8 |
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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 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
12 |
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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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31.9 |
12.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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87 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
32.4 |
10.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
31.8 |
12.9 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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0.0 |
11.4 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
15 - 17 |
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goods (AOA) |
5.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
3 - 6 |
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non-agricultural goods |
22.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
2 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
63 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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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$) |
68 133 |
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11 |
-21 |
22 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
56 503 |
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15 |
-32 |
46 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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0.45 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.37 |
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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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50.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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3.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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11.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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10.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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31.9 |
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Manufactures |
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84.3 |
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1. Brazil |
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31.3 |
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Union (27) |
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16.4 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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17.3 |
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3. China |
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13.5 |
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4. United States |
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10.8 |
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States |
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5.4 |
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5. Mexico |
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1.9 |
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Unspecified origins |
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4.7 |
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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$) |
12 890 |
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15 |
-9 |
18 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
13 471 |
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13 |
-10 |
15 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.35 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.38 |
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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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15.7 |
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Transportation |
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27.3 |
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| Travel |
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38.2 |
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Travel |
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36.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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46.0 |
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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, 2000 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2003 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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1 442 |
1 587 |
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39 231 |
17 032 |
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