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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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9 491 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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54 713 |
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Merchandise |
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64 |
57 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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134 561 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
46 |
39 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 8 493 |
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Commercial services |
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67 |
84 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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7 021 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
44 |
62 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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121.9 |
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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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146 |
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8 |
0 |
8 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
113 |
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3 |
-8 |
6 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
144 |
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8 |
-9 |
3 |
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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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5.3 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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2.8 |
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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 |
4 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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- |
9.5 |
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Anti-dumping |
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- |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
13.5 |
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Countervailing duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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8.9 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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12.6 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
- |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
6.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
- |
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non-agricultural goods |
27.6 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
- |
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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$) |
25 226 |
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10 |
-35 |
18 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
34 868 |
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16 |
-27 |
22 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.17 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.23 |
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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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14.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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9.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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28.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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37.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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52.9 |
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Manufactures |
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47.5 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Russian
Federation |
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38.5 |
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1. Russian Federation |
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51.3 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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30.0 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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21.5 |
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| 3. Ukraine |
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10.1 |
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3. Ukraine |
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5.4 |
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| 4. Brazil |
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2.8 |
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4. China |
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4.7 |
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| 5. China |
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1.9 |
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5. Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela |
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3.3 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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2.4 |
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Unspecified origins |
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4.4 |
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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$) |
4 445 |
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17 |
-16 |
28 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 774 |
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21 |
-19 |
35 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.12 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.08 |
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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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67.7 |
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Transportation |
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49.3 |
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| Travel |
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9.2 |
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Travel |
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20.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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23.1 |
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Other commercial services |
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30.1 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2008 |
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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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| 1 139 |
113 |
1 252 |
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5 338 |
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