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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2006) |
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159 002 |
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Rank in world trade, 2006 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2006) |
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128 830 |
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Merchandise |
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65 |
50 |
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| GDP
(million current PPP US$, 2006) |
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405 861 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
45 |
32 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2006) |
- 6 750 |
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Commercial services |
|
80 |
51 |
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| Trade
per capita (US$, 2004-2006) |
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294 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
54 |
34 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2004-2006) |
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40.6 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2006 |
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2000-2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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135 |
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5 |
7 |
6 |
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| Exports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
193 |
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12 |
10 |
13 |
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| Imports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
186 |
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11 |
40 |
24 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2008) |
0.168 |
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| WTO
accession date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected (%, 2004-2006) |
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| Trade
Policy Review date |
16, 18 January 2008 |
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in total tax revenue |
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10.6 |
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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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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 2007 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
23 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
6 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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59.9 |
14.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2007) |
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17 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
95.6 |
15.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2007) |
... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
54.6 |
13.8 |
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Safeguards (24 October 2007) |
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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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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2006) |
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Requests for consultation |
3 - 2 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
2 - 0 |
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| in
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 |
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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2006 |
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2000-2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
16
930 |
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11 |
20 |
5 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
29
825 |
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18 |
41 |
18 |
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2006 |
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2006 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.14 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.24 |
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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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13.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.9 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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5.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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28.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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81.4 |
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Manufactures |
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55.6 |
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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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26.8 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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16.6 |
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| 2. United
States |
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25.7 |
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2. United Arab Emirates |
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11.4 |
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| 3. United Arab
Emirates |
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7.3 |
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3. Saudi Arabia |
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10.2 |
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| 4. Afghanistan |
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5.9 |
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4. China |
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9.8 |
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| 5. Hong Kong,
China |
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4.0 |
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5. United States |
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6.3 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2006 |
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2000-2006 |
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2005 |
2006 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
2
245 |
|
10 |
19 |
10 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) a |
8
094 |
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... |
41 |
12 |
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2006 |
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2006 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.08
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Share in world total imports |
0.31 |
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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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49.5
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Transportation |
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37.4 |
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| Travel |
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11.4
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Travel |
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19.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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39.1
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Other commercial services |
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43.5 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
Total |
Residents |
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Non-residents |
PCT residents |
PCT non-residents |
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| Patents granted,
national office, 2004 |
416 |
... |
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416 |
... |
... |
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| Patents
granted, regional office |
- |
- |
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- |
- |
- |
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Total |
Residents |
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Non-residents |
Non-residents direct |
Non-residents Madrid |
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| Trademarks
registered, 2002 |
589 |
589 |
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... |
... |
... |
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| a Break in series for commercial services:
2004 for imports. |
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