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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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2 007 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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14 857 |
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Merchandise |
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107 |
105 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
|
27 669 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
83 |
80 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 526 |
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Commercial services |
|
124 |
117 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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5 363 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
98 |
91 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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80.1 |
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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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115 |
|
3 |
-5 |
7 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
81 |
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-4 |
-28 |
1 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
140 |
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7 |
-9 |
5 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
31 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.033 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 6 November 2009 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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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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96.4 |
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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 |
17 |
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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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18.7 |
7.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
37.2 |
9.1 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
15.8 |
7.4 |
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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 |
2.2 |
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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 |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
36.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
60.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
19 |
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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$) |
4 693 |
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1 |
-30 |
36 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
5 657 |
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12 |
-9 |
20 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.03 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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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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5.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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14.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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16.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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78.5 |
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Manufactures |
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68.4 |
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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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61.0 |
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1. South Africa |
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72.8 |
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| 2. South
Africa |
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12.9 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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13.3 |
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| 3. Norway |
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9.3 |
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3. China |
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4.9 |
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| 4. Israel |
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5.3 |
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4. Israel |
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1.9 |
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| 5. Zimbabwe |
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3.8 |
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5. United States |
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1.3 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
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$) |
731 |
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-2 |
-8 |
-13 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 273 |
|
8 |
-7 |
22 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.02 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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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 |
|
18.5 |
|
Transportation |
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37.9 |
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| Travel |
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49.3 |
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Travel |
|
20.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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32.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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41.5 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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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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712 |
712 |
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