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| Iran, Islamic
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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73 974 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2009) |
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331 015 |
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Merchandise |
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34 |
40 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2009) |
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838 695 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
23 |
25 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
10 282 |
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Commercial services |
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55 |
37 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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2 631 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
36 |
23 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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57.9 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009 |
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2005-2009 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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119 |
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2 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
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108 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
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112 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
Observer |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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- |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
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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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19.1 |
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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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7.2 |
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coverage (%) |
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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 |
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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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26.0 |
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Anti-dumping |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
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28.9 |
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Countervailing duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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25.6 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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0.4 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
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non-agricultural goods |
0.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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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 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
100 524 |
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-31 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
65 021 |
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2010 b |
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2010 b |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.66 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.42 |
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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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5.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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14.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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82.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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11.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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12.6 |
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Manufactures |
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58.8 |
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By main
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1. European Union (27) |
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9.0 |
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Chinese |
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22.5 |
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2. China |
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6.0 |
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| 3. European
Union (27) |
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19.8 |
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3. India |
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3.7 |
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Emirates |
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2.9 |
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4. Japan |
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5. Malaysia |
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0.8 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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Unspecified origins |
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74.8 |
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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$) |
7 531 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
19 438 |
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2010 b |
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2010 b |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.20 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.55 |
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| Breakdown in
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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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51.8 |
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Transportation |
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29.8 |
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| Travel |
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26.9 |
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Travel |
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52.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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21.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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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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| 4 074 |
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4 513 |
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| a Refers to 2007 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2007. |
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| b Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
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