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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
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9 927 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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current US$, 2010) |
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51 577 |
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Merchandise |
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97 |
77 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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92 129 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
73 |
55 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 2 159 |
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Commercial services |
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64 |
99 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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2 824 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
42 |
73 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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57.8 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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141 |
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7 |
3 |
8 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
86 |
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-3 |
-7 |
-6 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
100 |
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| WTO accession |
9 March 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.084 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
24, 26 November 2008 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2006-2008) |
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accession |
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in total tax revenue |
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9.2 |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.7 |
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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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Final bound |
Applied 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
9 |
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of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 2 |
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34.0 |
7.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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goods (AOA) |
39.3 |
12.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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goods |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0.0 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 7 |
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goods (AOA) |
42.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 1 |
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non-agricultural goods |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
60 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
6 598 |
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-19 |
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| Merchandise imports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
15 299 |
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0.04 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.10 |
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By main
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| Agricultural
products |
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19.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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8.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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25.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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62.2 |
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Manufactures |
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States |
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1. United States |
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2. China |
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Union (27) |
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3. European Union (27) |
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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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5 132 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 055 |
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-9 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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0.14 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.06 |
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| Transportation |
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9.1 |
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Transportation |
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57.9 |
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| Travel |
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83.3 |
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Travel |
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20.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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7.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL
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by patent office |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
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