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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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316 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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1 480 |
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Merchandise |
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172 |
162 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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1 795 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
146 |
136 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 463 |
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Commercial services |
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122 |
163 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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7 257 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
96 |
137 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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167.2 |
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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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138 |
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7 |
-2 |
5 |
| Exports of
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 |
31 May 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
26, 28 October 2009 |
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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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70.9 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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12.6 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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97.1 |
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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 |
30 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
2 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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36.9 |
20.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
48.0 |
18.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
35.1 |
20.8 |
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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) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
0.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
5 |
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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$) |
200 |
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4 |
-49 |
18 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
1 095 |
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-30 |
13 |
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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 |
0.01 |
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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 main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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62.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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25.0 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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15.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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0.0 |
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Manufactures |
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58.5 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Thailand |
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49.0 |
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1. Singapore |
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21.3 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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31.0 |
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2. United Arab Emirates |
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18.0 |
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| 3. Sri Lanka |
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9.5 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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11.5 |
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2.9 |
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4. India |
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10.4 |
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| 5. Iran,
Islamic Rep. of |
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2.9 |
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5. Malaysia |
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7.7 |
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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$) |
763 |
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19 |
-9 |
17 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
299 |
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7 |
-18 |
6 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.02 |
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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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5.2 |
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Transportation |
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54.0 |
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| Travel |
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93.5 |
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Travel |
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34.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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1.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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11.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2007 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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151 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2008. |
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