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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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166 037 |
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Rank in world trade,
2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2008) |
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168 276 |
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Merchandise |
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69 |
51 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2008) |
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439 036 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
47 |
33 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2008) |
- 15 679 |
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Commercial services |
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85 |
55 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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374 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
59 |
36 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2006-2008) |
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41.5 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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152 |
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5 |
6 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
175 |
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7 |
2 |
-9 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
170 |
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7 |
-3 |
-2 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) |
0.176 |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2003-2005) |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
16, 18 January 2008 |
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in total tax revenue |
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15.8 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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7.1 |
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| Tariff binding coverage (%) |
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98.7 |
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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 2008 |
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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 |
8 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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59.9 |
13.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) |
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26 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
95.6 |
15.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
54.6 |
13.2 |
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Safeguards (28 October 2008) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.7 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
3 - 2 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
44.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
2 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
33.9 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
45 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
20
323 |
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11 |
5 |
14 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
42 326 |
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19 |
9 |
30 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.13 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.26 |
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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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19.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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16.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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7.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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36.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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73.2 |
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Manufactures |
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46.9 |
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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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25.7 |
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1. Saudi Arabia |
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14.1 |
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| 2. United
States |
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18.0 |
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2. European Union (27) |
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13.6 |
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| 3. United Arab
Emirates |
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9.9 |
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3. China |
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11.2 |
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| 4. Afghanistan |
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7.1 |
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4. United Arab Emirates |
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8.9 |
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3.6 |
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5. Kuwait |
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8.1 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008
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2000-2008 |
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2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
2
314 |
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8 |
-1 |
4 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) a |
8
985 |
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4 |
7 |
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2008
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.06
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Share in world total imports |
0.26 |
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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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47.8
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Transportation |
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43.5 |
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| Travel |
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10.5
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Travel |
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16.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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41.6
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Other commercial services |
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39.6 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2006 |
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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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299 |
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4 585 |
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| a Break in series for commercial services:
2004 for imports. |
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