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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2007) |
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1 319 983 |
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Rank in world trade, 2007 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2007) |
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3 280 053 |
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Merchandise |
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2 |
3 |
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| GDP
(million current PPP US$, 2007) |
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7 055 079 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
2 |
3 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2007) |
371
830 |
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Commercial services |
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7 |
6 |
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| Trade
per capita (US$, 2005-2007) |
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1 483 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
4 |
4 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2005-2007) |
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71.3 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2007
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2000-2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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197 |
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10 |
12 |
12 |
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| Exports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
434 |
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23 |
23 |
23 |
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| Imports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
325 |
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18 |
14 |
18 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
5.898 |
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| WTO
accession date |
11 December 2001 |
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Import duties collected (%, 2004-2006) |
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| Trade
Policy Review date |
21, 23 May 2008 |
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in total tax revenue |
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6.6 |
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| Tariffs
and duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.9 |
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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 2007 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
15 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
7 - 4 |
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| All goods |
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10.0 |
9.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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110 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
15.8 |
15.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
9.1 |
9.0 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.4 |
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Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
3 - 14 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
7.8 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 4 |
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non-agricultural goods |
44.2 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
93 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2007
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2000-2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
1 218 635 |
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25 |
27 |
26 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
955
950 |
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23 |
20 |
21 |
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2007
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2007 |
| Share in world total
exports |
8.71 |
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Share in
world total imports |
6.70 |
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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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3.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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3.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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22.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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93.2 |
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Manufactures |
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70.9 |
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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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20.1 |
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1. Japan |
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14.0 |
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| 2. United
States |
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19.1 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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11.6 |
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| 3. Hong Kong,
China |
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15.1 |
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3. Korea, Republic of |
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10.9 |
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| 4. Japan |
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8.4 |
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4. Taipei, Chinese |
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10.6 |
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| 5. Korea,
Republic of |
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4.6 |
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5. China |
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9.0 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2007
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2000-2007 |
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2006 |
2007 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
121 654
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22 |
24 |
33 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
129 254
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20 |
21 |
29 |
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2007
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2007 |
| Share in world total exports |
3.63
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Share in world total imports |
4.14 |
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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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25.7
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Transportation |
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33.5 |
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| Travel |
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30.6
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Travel |
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23.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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43.6
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Other commercial services |
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43.5 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct
non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 31 945 |
36 003 |
67 948 |
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