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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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1 505 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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13 011 |
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Merchandise |
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86 |
136 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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22 471 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
62 |
110 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2005) |
1 983 |
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Commercial services |
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161 |
111 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2007-2009) |
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7 581 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
135 |
85 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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89.0 |
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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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114 |
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3 |
-1 |
6 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
92 |
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-2 |
-5 |
3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
143 |
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7 |
-3 |
9 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.021 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
1, 3 October 2007 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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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 2009 |
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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 |
1 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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21.4 |
17.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
59.6 |
21.9 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
15.5 |
17.1 |
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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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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
2.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
7.4 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
15 |
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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$) |
9 371 |
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13 |
-37 |
58 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
2 983 |
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15 |
-3 |
19 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.06 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.02 |
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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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4.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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15.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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83.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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13.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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2.6 |
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Manufactures |
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70.4 |
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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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59.0 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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65.1 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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17.9 |
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2. United States |
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7.1 |
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| 3. China |
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8.0 |
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3. China |
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4.9 |
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| 4. Malaysia |
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4.0 |
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4. Japan |
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2.1 |
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Republic of |
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1.6 |
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5. Cameroon |
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2.1 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009 |
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2005-2009 |
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2008 |
2009 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
172 |
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9 |
16 |
-12 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 279 |
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6 |
12 |
-22 |
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2009 a |
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2009 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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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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| Transportation |
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22.0 |
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Transportation |
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31.4 |
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| Travel |
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7.7 |
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Travel |
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26.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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70.3 |
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Other commercial services |
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41.7 |
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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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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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