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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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8 850 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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6 633 |
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Merchandise |
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141 |
146 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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13 944 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
115 |
120 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 536 |
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Commercial services |
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153 |
150 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2007-2009) |
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441 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
127 |
124 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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58.6 |
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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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122 |
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4 |
4 |
3 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
22 February 1996 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 6 October 2010 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2008-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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22.4 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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10.8 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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39.0 |
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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 |
38 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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28.5 |
11.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
61.8 |
14.5 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
11.4 |
11.5 |
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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 (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
5.8 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
12 |
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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$) |
1 200 |
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16 |
-7 |
1 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
2 200 |
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17 |
-10 |
7 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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31.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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24.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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16.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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0.5 |
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Manufactures |
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10.6 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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24.0 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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36.6 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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10.8 |
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2. China |
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8.5 |
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| 3. Nigeria |
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8.7 |
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3. Côte d'Ivoire |
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6.9 |
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| 4. India |
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8.6 |
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4. Ghana |
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6.8 |
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| 5. Niger |
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7.2 |
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5. Togo |
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5.3 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009 |
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2005-2009 |
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2008 |
2009 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
204 |
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3 |
17 |
-38 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
475 |
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15 |
2 |
-5 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.01 |
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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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8.8 |
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Transportation |
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57.5 |
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| Travel |
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64.5 |
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Travel |
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11.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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26.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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30.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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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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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2006. |
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