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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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4 228 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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39 155 |
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Merchandise |
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105 |
73 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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58 965 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
81 |
51 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 8 797 |
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Commercial services |
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42 |
47 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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12 342 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
25 |
30 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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149.2 |
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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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137 |
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7 |
9 |
7 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
146 |
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8 |
5 |
8 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
153 |
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9 |
6 |
8 |
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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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9.2 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.6 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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- |
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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 |
- |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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- |
6.3 |
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Anti-dumping |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
- |
16.7 |
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Countervailing duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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4.7 |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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6.5 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
- |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
42.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
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non-agricultural goods |
30.7 |
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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 |
2009 |
2010 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
5 021 |
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17 |
-6 |
20 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
18 460 |
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14 |
-1 |
11 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.03 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.12 |
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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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11.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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17.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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8.9 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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26.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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50.0 |
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Manufactures |
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51.2 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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18.1 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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35.8 |
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| 2. Switzerland |
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11.8 |
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2. United States |
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10.7 |
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| 3. United Arab
Emirates |
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9.8 |
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3. China |
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9.1 |
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Africa |
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8.1 |
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4. Turkey |
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3.8 |
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6.3 |
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3.5 |
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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$) |
15 200 |
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7 |
-4 |
-10 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
12 986 |
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11 |
4 |
-7 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.41 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.37 |
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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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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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4.1 |
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Transportation |
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14.7 |
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| Travel |
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52.7 |
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Travel |
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36.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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43.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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48.8 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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