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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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7 543 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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47 714 |
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Merchandise |
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68 |
63 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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103 946 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 471 |
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Commercial services |
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57 |
68 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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7 780 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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119.5 |
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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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114 |
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3 |
-6 |
0 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
163 |
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10 |
-10 |
11 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
134 |
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6 |
-21 |
1 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 December 1996 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.172 |
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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 2007 |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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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 - 70 |
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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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| in
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 |
80 |
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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$) |
20 666 |
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12 |
-27 |
27 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
25 403 |
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7 |
-36 |
8 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.14 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.16 |
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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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17.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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10.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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30.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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31.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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50.2 |
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Manufactures |
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56.8 |
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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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60.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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58.6 |
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| 2. Turkey |
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8.5 |
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2. Russian Federation |
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16.1 |
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| 3. Serbia |
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3.8 |
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3. Turkey |
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5.4 |
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| 4. Russian
Federation |
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2.8 |
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4. Ukraine |
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4.2 |
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| 5. Gibraltar |
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2.2 |
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5. China |
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2.6 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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2.2 |
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Unspecified origins |
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0.5 |
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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$) |
6 987 |
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10 |
-13 |
2 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
4 477 |
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6 |
-15 |
-11 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.19 |
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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 principal services item |
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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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27.8 |
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| Travel |
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52.1 |
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Travel |
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27.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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26.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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44.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2009 |
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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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| 133 |
109 |
242 |
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3 862 |
1 093 |
2 541 |
7 496 |
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