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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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174 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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932 |
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Merchandise |
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175 |
178 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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1 610 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
149 |
152 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 150 |
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Commercial services |
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142 |
167 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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7 414 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
116 |
141 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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133.3 |
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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 |
-5 |
-2 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
5, 7 November 2007 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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99.6 |
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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 2007 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
39 |
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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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62.0 |
8.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
114.5 |
14.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
54.0 |
8.0 |
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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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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
28.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
52.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
8 |
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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$) |
150 |
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18 |
1 |
-10 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
560 |
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3 |
-18 |
4 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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28.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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22.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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22.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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26.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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48.2 |
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Manufactures |
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50.7 |
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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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34.0 |
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1. United States |
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42.6 |
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| 2. Trinidad
and Tobago |
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23.2 |
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2. Trinidad and Tobago |
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23.8 |
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| 3. European
Union (27) |
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17.0 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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8.4 |
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| 4. Barbados |
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8.5 |
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4. Japan |
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4.3 |
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| 5. Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines |
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3.0 |
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5. Barbados |
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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$) |
385 |
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-2 |
-3 |
10 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
196 |
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2 |
-12 |
6 |
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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 |
0.01 |
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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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5.0 |
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Transportation |
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42.5 |
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| Travel |
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85.5 |
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Travel |
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24.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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9.5 |
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Other commercial services |
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33.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2001 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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34 |
34 |
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42 |
497 |
... |
539 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2008. |
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