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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
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14 465 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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current US$, 2010) |
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58 910 |
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Merchandise |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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117 241 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
50 |
48 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 268 |
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Commercial services |
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106 |
81 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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2 691 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
80 |
59 |
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ratio (2008-2010) |
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69.7 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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120 |
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0 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
115 |
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-6 |
6 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
121 |
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-8 |
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| WTO accession |
21 January 1996 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.099 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
15, 17 June 2005 |
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Import duties collected |
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accession |
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in total tax revenue |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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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 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
8 |
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of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 0 |
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21.7 |
11.2 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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goods (AOA) |
25.7 |
18.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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goods |
21.2 |
10.1 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
3 - 3 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
10.9 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
2 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
2 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
66 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
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Annual percentage change |
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2005-2010 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
17 490 |
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-26 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
20 591 |
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-20 |
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2010 |
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0.11 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.13 |
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| Breakdown in
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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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34.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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55.9 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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22.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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States |
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1. United States |
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Union (27) |
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2. Colombia |
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3. European Union (27) |
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4. China |
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Rep. of Venezuela |
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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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1 264 |
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-8 |
12 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 907 |
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-11 |
14 |
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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 |
0.08 |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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28.4 |
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Transportation |
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58.2 |
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| Travel |
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61.8 |
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Travel |
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19.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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by patent office, 2009 |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
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