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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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2 702 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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13 995 |
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Merchandise |
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138 |
113 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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21 183 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
112 |
88 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 1 126 |
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Commercial services |
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81 |
105 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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4 472 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
55 |
79 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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88.7 |
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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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103 |
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1 |
-2 |
-1 |
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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 |
9 March 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.041 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
18, 20 January 2011 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2003-2005) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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8.9 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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4.4 |
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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 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
23 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 2 |
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| All goods |
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49.6 |
7.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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0 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
96.9 |
17.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
42.4 |
5.9 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
37.6 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
48.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
48 |
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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$) |
1 337 |
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-3 |
-46 |
2 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
5 195 |
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2 |
-40 |
3 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.03 |
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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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23.6 |
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Agricultural products |
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18.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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62.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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31.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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11.8 |
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Manufactures |
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48.9 |
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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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49.6 |
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1. United States |
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35.9 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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13.4 |
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2. Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela |
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14.0 |
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| 3. Canada |
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12.3 |
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3. Trinidad and Tobago |
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13.8 |
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5.2 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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6.8 |
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| 5. Russian
Federation |
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2.8 |
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5. China |
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4.6 |
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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$) |
2 680 |
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3 |
-5 |
2 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 813 |
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2 |
-21 |
-1 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.07 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.05 |
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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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13.2 |
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Transportation |
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43.8 |
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| Travel |
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74.1 |
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Travel |
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10.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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12.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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45.6 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2002 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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34 |
43 |
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