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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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4 659 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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34 564 |
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Merchandise |
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85 |
79 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
|
52 885 |
|
excluding intra-EU trade |
61 |
57 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 1 299 |
|
Commercial services |
|
68 |
107 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
|
6 063 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
45 |
81 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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89.3 |
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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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123 |
|
4 |
-2 |
4 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
122 |
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4 |
1 |
2 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
122 |
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4 |
-12 |
18 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.082 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
7, 9 May 2007 |
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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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5.7 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.8 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
|
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 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
7 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
6 - 4 |
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| All goods |
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42.9 |
5.4 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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2 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
42.7 |
11.7 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
42.9 |
4.5 |
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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 (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
5 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
44.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
73.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
20 |
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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$) |
9 385 |
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6 |
-8 |
7 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
13 570 |
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7 |
-26 |
19 |
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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 |
0.09 |
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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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35.9 |
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Agricultural products |
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10.3 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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1.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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14.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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58.5 |
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Manufactures |
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74.8 |
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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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37.4 |
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1. United States |
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46.8 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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17.9 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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7.9 |
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| 3. Hong Kong,
China |
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4.8 |
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3. China |
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7.1 |
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| 4. Panama |
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4.8 |
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4. Mexico |
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6.4 |
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| 5. Nicaragua |
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4.2 |
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5. Japan |
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3.6 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
|
2005-2010 |
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2009 |
2010 |
|
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
4 395 |
|
11 |
-12 |
21 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 778 |
|
3 |
-24 |
21 |
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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 |
0.05 |
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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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6.6 |
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Transportation |
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33.5 |
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| Travel |
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48.0 |
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Travel |
|
27.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
|
45.4 |
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Other commercial services |
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39.3 |
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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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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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