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October 2011 |
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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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343 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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7 538 |
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Merchandise |
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155 |
144 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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8 639 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
129 |
118 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 893 |
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Commercial services |
|
88 |
118 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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20 945 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
62 |
92 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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97.0 |
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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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93 |
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-1 |
-5 |
1 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
102 |
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1 |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
124 |
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11 |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
Observer |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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- |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
- |
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Import duties collected (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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39.6 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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11.4 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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- |
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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 |
- |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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- |
35.9 |
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Anti-dumping |
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- |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
23.2 |
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Countervailing duties |
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- |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
- |
37.9 |
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Safeguards |
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- |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
- |
0.3 |
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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 |
- |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
49.4 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
- |
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non-agricultural goods |
37.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
- |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
- |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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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$) |
711 |
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5 |
-26 |
0 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
2 582 |
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2 |
-21 |
2 |
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2010 b |
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2010 b |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.02 |
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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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4.9 |
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Agricultural products |
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21.0 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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22.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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24.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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72.1 |
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Manufactures |
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54.3 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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71.7 |
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1. United States |
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90.9 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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16.1 |
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2. Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela |
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1.8 |
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| 3. Canada |
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4.3 |
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3. Trinidad and Tobago |
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1.6 |
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| 4. Nigeria |
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2.3 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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1.2 |
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| 5. Turks and
Caicos Islands |
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0.6 |
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5. Netherlands Antilles |
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0.9 |
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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$) |
2 367 |
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-1 |
-11 |
6 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 101 |
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-2 |
-18 |
3 |
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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 |
0.03 |
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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 principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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5.0 |
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Transportation |
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31.1 |
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| Travel |
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87.0 |
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Travel |
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20.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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8.0 |
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Other commercial services |
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48.2 |
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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 Refers to 2007 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2007. |
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| b Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2009. |
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