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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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7 625 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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217 333 |
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Merchandise |
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48 |
43 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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217 653 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
33 |
26 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
6 708 |
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Commercial services |
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33 |
41 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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20 179 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
20 |
26 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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73.6 |
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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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122 |
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4 |
1 |
5 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
122 |
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4 |
-12 |
13 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
114 |
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3 |
-14 |
12 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
21 April 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.453 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
1, 3 February 2006 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
1 January 1996 |
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in total tax revenue |
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1.2 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.8 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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75.1 |
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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 |
18 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
7 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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22.1 |
6.4 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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4 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
73.3 |
16.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
11.4 |
4.9 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
5.9 |
4.9 |
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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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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
57.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
73.7 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
58 |
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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$) |
58 393 |
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6 |
-22 |
22 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
61 209 |
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-27 |
24 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.38 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.40 |
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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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3.9 |
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Agricultural products |
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8.3 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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2.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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18.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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93.0 |
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Manufactures |
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69.2 |
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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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31.7 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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34.5 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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26.3 |
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2. United States |
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11.3 |
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China |
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6.7 |
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3. China |
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8.0 |
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4.9 |
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4. Switzerland |
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5.4 |
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3.5 |
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5. India |
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3.1 |
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3.7 |
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Unspecified origins |
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18.1 |
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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$) |
24 650 |
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7 |
-10 |
12 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
17 774 |
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6 |
-14 |
5 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.67 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.51 |
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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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17.1 |
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Transportation |
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32.4 |
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| Travel |
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19.3 |
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Travel |
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19.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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63.5 |
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Other commercial services |
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48.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2009 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2008 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 295 |
1 720 |
2 015 |
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2 604 |
6 925 |
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