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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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3 517 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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26 777 |
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Merchandise |
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150 |
92 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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48 804 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
124 |
68 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 2 953 |
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Commercial services |
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59 |
87 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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9 765 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
39 |
63 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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137.3 |
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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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149 |
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8 |
3 |
7 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
157 |
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9 |
-1 |
6 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
160 |
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10 |
-6 |
21 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
6 September 1997 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.087 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
17, 19 September 2007 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
Observer |
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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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100 |
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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 2009 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
19 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
6 - 6 |
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| All goods |
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23.4 |
7.2 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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0 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
27.6 |
13.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
22.7 |
6.2 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.2 |
0.0 |
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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 |
5 - 1 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
32.1 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
1 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
39.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
70 |
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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$) |
832 |
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-4 |
-24 |
-12 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
9 145 |
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17 |
-14 |
17 |
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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 |
0.06 |
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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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57.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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11.7 |
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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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19.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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11.0 |
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Manufactures |
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66.9 |
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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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19.8 |
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1. China |
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24.9 |
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| 2. Bolivarian
Rep. of Venezuela |
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16.1 |
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2. United States |
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20.5 |
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| 3. Colombia |
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15.6 |
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3. Singapore |
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10.4 |
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| 4. Costa Rica |
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5.1 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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9.0 |
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| 5. Dominican
Republic |
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5.0 |
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5. Hong Kong, China |
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4.5 |
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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$) |
6 013 |
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13 |
-4 |
10 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
2 681 |
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9 |
-17 |
27 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.16 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.08 |
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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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55.4 |
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Transportation |
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57.5 |
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| Travel |
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27.9 |
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Travel |
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14.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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16.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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27.7 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2008 |
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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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310 |
310 |
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2 820 |
4 534 |
... |
7 354 |
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