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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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127 450 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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5 497 813 |
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Merchandise |
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4 |
4 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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4 332 537 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
4 |
4 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
195 759 |
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Commercial services |
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6 |
5 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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12 418 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
4 |
4 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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30.8 |
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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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102 |
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0 |
-6 |
5 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
92 |
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-2 |
-24 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
89 |
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-3 |
-17 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
4.963 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
15, 17 February 2011 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2003-2005) |
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| GPA
accession |
1 January 1996 |
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in total tax revenue |
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1.1 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.5 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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99.7 |
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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 |
12 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
11 - 10 |
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| All goods |
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4.9 |
4.4 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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6 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
20.9 |
17.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
3.5 |
3.2 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
14 - 15 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
46.6 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
11 - 7 |
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non-agricultural goods |
82.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
1 - 1 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
112 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 1 |
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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$) |
769 839 |
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5 |
-26 |
33 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
694 052 |
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6 |
-28 |
26 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
5.05 |
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Share in world total imports |
4.51 |
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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 main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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1.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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11.2 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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4.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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36.7 |
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| Manufactures |
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88.4 |
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Manufactures |
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50.0 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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19.4 |
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1. China |
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22.1 |
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| 2. United
States |
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15.6 |
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2. United States |
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10.0 |
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| 3. European
Union (27) |
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11.3 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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9.6 |
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Republic of |
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8.1 |
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4. Australia |
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6.4 |
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Chinese |
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6.8 |
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5. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
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5.2 |
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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$) |
138 875 |
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6 |
-14 |
10 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
155 800 |
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5 |
-12 |
6 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
3.76 |
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Share in world total imports |
4.44 |
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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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28.0 |
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Transportation |
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29.9 |
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| Travel |
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9.5 |
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Travel |
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17.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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62.4 |
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Other commercial services |
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52.2 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2009 |
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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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| 164 459 |
28 890 |
193 349 |
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88 426 |
9 972 |
5 177 |
103 575 |
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| a Refers to 2009 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2009. |
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