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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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1 759 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2009) |
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98 313 |
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Merchandise |
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46 |
66 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2009) |
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128 187 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
31 |
44 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
... |
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Commercial services |
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87 |
60 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2004-2006) |
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50 298 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
61 |
42 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2004-2006) |
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93.5 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009 |
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2005-2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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205 |
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20 |
25 |
9 |
| 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 |
13 January 1996 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.204 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
21, 23 February 2005 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2004-2006) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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5.3 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.9 |
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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 |
17 |
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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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15.9 |
5.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
25.7 |
8.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
14.5 |
4.6 |
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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 |
0.6 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2008) |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
36.5 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
7.4 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
46 |
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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$) |
62 000 |
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19 |
-28 |
51 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
23 240 |
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18 |
-11 |
-7 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.41 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.15 |
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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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0.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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5.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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84.9 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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4.4 |
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| Manufactures |
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5.4 |
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Manufactures |
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88.1 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Japan |
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22.4 |
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1. ... |
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| 2. Korea,
Republic of |
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13.9 |
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2. ... |
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... |
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| 3. India |
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7.7 |
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3. ... |
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... |
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| 4. Singapore |
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6.8 |
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4. ... |
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| 5. European
Union (27) |
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6.1 |
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5. ... |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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18.9 |
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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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2005-2006 |
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2006 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
3 489 |
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36 |
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36 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
5 680 |
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55 |
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55 |
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2006 |
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2006 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.12 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.21 |
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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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72.7 |
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Transportation |
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26.1 |
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| Travel |
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25.0 |
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Travel |
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66.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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2.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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7.9 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2009. |
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