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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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538 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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679 |
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Merchandise |
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171 |
183 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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1 447 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
145 |
157 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 121 |
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Commercial services |
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176 |
170 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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1 315 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
150 |
144 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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107.4 |
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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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134 |
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6 |
-1 |
7 |
| 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 |
26 July 1996 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
6, 8 May 2009 |
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Import duties collected |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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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 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
45 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
3 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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78.4 |
9.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
71.9 |
13.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
79.4 |
9.1 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
1.5 |
3.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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Requests for consultation |
0 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
... |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
... |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
29 |
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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$) |
227 |
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17 |
-22 |
37 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
405 |
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17 |
-18 |
51 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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95.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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19.9 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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25.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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0.3 |
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Manufactures |
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52.0 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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46.5 |
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1. Australia |
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31.2 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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12.8 |
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2. Singapore |
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27.1 |
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| 3. Thailand |
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7.2 |
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3. Japan |
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8.2 |
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| 4. Philippines |
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7.1 |
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4. Malaysia |
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5.8 |
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| 5. Korea, Dem.
People's Rep. of |
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6.1 |
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5. Papua New Guinea |
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5.7 |
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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$) b |
92 |
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... |
27 |
35 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) b |
167 |
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... |
-16 |
76 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.00 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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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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21.6 |
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Transportation |
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37.8 |
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| Travel |
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64.4 |
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Travel |
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33.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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14.1 |
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Other commercial services |
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28.8 |
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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
2007. Breakdowns by services items refer to 2009. |
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2006. |
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