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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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10 879 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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467 472 |
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Merchandise |
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9 |
12 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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407 403 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
6 372 |
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Commercial services |
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14 |
15 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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68 797 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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154.3 |
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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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106 |
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1 |
-3 |
2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
99 |
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-12 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
100 |
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0 |
-11 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
2.435 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
6, 8 July 2011 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
1 January 1996 |
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in total tax revenue |
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| Tariffs and
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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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
18 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
31 - 10 |
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| All goods |
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5.0 |
5.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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149 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
12.3 |
12.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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8 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
4.8 |
4.7 |
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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 |
85 - 73 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
41.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
33 - 32 |
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non-agricultural goods |
51.4 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
4 - 4 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
115 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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4 - 3 |
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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$) |
412 223 |
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-22 |
11 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
390 443 |
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-25 |
11 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.71 |
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Share in world total imports |
2.53 |
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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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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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10.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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9.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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12.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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18.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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76.2 |
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Manufactures |
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70.6 |
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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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73.1 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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70.2 |
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| 2. United
States |
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5.7 |
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2. United States |
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5.5 |
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2.2 |
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3. China |
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4.1 |
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1.8 |
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4. Japan |
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2.2 |
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1.3 |
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2.1 |
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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$) |
81 700 |
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9 |
-7 |
3 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
77 509 |
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9 |
-12 |
6 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.21 |
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Share in world total imports |
2.21 |
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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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30.1 |
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Transportation |
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26.5 |
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| Travel |
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12.6 |
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Travel |
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24.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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57.3 |
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Other commercial services |
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49.3 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2009 |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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95 |
364 |
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| a Refers to 2009 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2009. |
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