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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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27 448 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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434 666 |
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Merchandise |
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17 |
31 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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618 807 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
12 |
21 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
20 955 |
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Commercial services |
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51 |
18 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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15 162 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
33 |
11 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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95.0 |
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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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114 |
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3 |
0 |
4 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
107 |
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3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
a |
152 |
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23 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
11 December 2005 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
1.124 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
... |
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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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| 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 |
16 |
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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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11.1 |
4.8 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
15.4 |
5.6 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
10.5 |
4.7 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
1.2 |
1.4 |
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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 |
0 - 0 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
58.7 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
23.3 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
120 |
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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$) |
249 700 |
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7 |
-39 |
30 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
97 077 |
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10 |
-17 |
2 |
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2010 b |
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2010 b |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.64 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.63 |
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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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| Agricultural
products |
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0.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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13.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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84.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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5.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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11.7 |
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Manufactures |
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79.9 |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Japan |
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26.8 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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31.9 |
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| 2. Taipei,
Chinese |
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23.6 |
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2. United States |
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13.6 |
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| 3. United
States |
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17.5 |
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3. China |
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9.7 |
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Union (27) |
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7.1 |
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4. Japan |
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8.7 |
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Emirates |
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3.6 |
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5. Korea, Republic of |
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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$) c |
10 346 |
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3 |
10 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) c |
50 996 |
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-5 |
8 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.28 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.45 |
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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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| Transportation |
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19.6 |
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Transportation |
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24.9 |
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| Travel |
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64.9 |
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Travel |
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41.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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15.5 |
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Other commercial services |
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33.6 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2007 |
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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 Refers to 2007 and to the average annual
percentage change for 2005-2007. |
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| b Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2007. |
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| c Break in series for commercial services:
2008. |
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