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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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24 392 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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31 306 |
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Merchandise |
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93 |
85 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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39 644 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
69 |
61 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 2 701 |
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Commercial services |
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104 |
92 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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834 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
78 |
68 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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69.3 |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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137 |
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7 |
5 |
7 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.046 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
28, 30 January 2008 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
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in total tax revenue |
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24.9 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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8.1 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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14.4 |
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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 |
32 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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92.5 |
13.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
97.2 |
17.5 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
36.1 |
12.3 |
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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 (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
1.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
25.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
30 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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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$) |
7 896 |
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23 |
11 |
35 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
10 703 |
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15 |
-22 |
33 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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0.05 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.07 |
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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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73.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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16.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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9.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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9.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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3.3 |
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Manufactures |
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72.3 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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Africa |
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44.0 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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27.8 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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26.4 |
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2. China |
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11.7 |
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5.3 |
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3. Nigeria |
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8.7 |
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4. United States |
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7.7 |
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States |
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2.8 |
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5. India |
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4.3 |
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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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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
1 344 |
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4 |
-2 |
-12 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 444 |
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16 |
16 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.04 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.07 |
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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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27.1 |
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Transportation |
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46.4 |
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| Travel |
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46.1 |
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Travel |
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23.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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26.8 |
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Other commercial services |
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30.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2009 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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677 |
677 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
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