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| Population
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5 077 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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222 699 |
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Merchandise |
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14 |
15 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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291 937 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
9 |
9 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2009) |
32 628 |
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Commercial services |
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10 |
11 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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161 763 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
6 |
6 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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404.9 |
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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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136 |
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6 |
-1 |
14 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
138 |
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7 |
-8 |
19 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
136 |
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6 |
-11 |
17 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
2.202 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
14, 16 July 2008 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
20 October 1997 |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.0 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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0.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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69.7 |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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Final bound |
Applied 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
15 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
19 - 15 |
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| All goods |
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9.9 |
0.0 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
24.6 |
0.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
6.4 |
0.0 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.5 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
98.5 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
100.0 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
67 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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0 - 0 |
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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$) |
351 867 |
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9 |
-20 |
30 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
310 791 |
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9 |
-23 |
26 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.31 |
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Share in world total imports |
2.02 |
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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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2.2 |
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Agricultural products |
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3.5 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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17.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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27.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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72.2 |
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Manufactures |
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64.9 |
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By main
origin |
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11.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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12.3 |
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| 2. Hong Kong,
China |
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11.7 |
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2. Malaysia |
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11.7 |
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10.3 |
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3. United States |
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11.5 |
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Union (27) |
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10.0 |
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4. China |
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10.8 |
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9.4 |
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5. Japan |
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7.9 |
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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$) |
111 912 |
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15 |
-6 |
20 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
96 105 |
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12 |
-9 |
21 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
3.03 |
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Share in world total imports |
2.74 |
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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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29.2 |
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Transportation |
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29.5 |
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| Travel |
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12.6 |
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Travel |
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17.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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58.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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53.1 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2009 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2009 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 473 |
5 136 |
5 609 |
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3 646 |
5 877 |
5 139 |
14 662 |
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