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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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20 860 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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49 552 |
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Merchandise |
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90 |
80 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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105 139 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
66 |
58 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 1 418 |
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Commercial services |
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86 |
79 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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1 167 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
60 |
57 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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54.7 |
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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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136 |
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6 |
4 |
8 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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... |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.071 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 5 November 2010 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2006-2008) |
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| GPA
accession |
Observer |
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in total tax revenue |
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11.3 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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4.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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38.1 |
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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 |
38 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
6 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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30.2 |
10.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
50.0 |
26.3 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
19.6 |
8.2 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.5 |
3.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
14.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
64.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
27 |
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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$) |
8 500 |
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6 |
-13 |
16 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
13 512 |
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9 |
-27 |
32 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.06 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.09 |
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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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30.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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15.3 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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1.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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24.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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65.0 |
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Manufactures |
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58.6 |
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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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35.0 |
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1. India |
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20.6 |
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| 2. United
States |
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21.3 |
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2. Singapore |
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13.1 |
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| 3. India |
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5.6 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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12.4 |
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| 4. United Arab
Emirates |
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3.0 |
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4. China |
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10.1 |
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Federation |
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2.9 |
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5. Iran, Islamic Rep. of |
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5.3 |
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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$) |
2 448 |
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10 |
-5 |
31 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3 084 |
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8 |
-16 |
24 |
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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 |
0.09 |
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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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47.2 |
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Transportation |
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66.0 |
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| Travel |
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23.5 |
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Travel |
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14.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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29.3 |
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Other commercial services |
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19.3 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2008 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 54 |
37 |
91 |
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907 |
1 277 |
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2 184 |
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