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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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5 868 |
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Rank in world trade, 2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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1 905 |
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Merchandise |
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165 |
171 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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4 815 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
139 |
145 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 320 |
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Commercial services |
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182 |
174 |
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| Trade per capita
(US$, 2008-2010) |
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184 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
156 |
148 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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55.4 |
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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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131 |
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5 |
3 |
5 |
| Exports of goods
and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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and services (volume, 2005=100) |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
23 July 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%,
2011) |
0.015 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
9, 11 February 2005 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2007-2009) |
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| GPA
accession |
- |
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in total tax revenue |
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40.9 |
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| Tariffs and duty
free imports |
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to total imports |
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14.0 |
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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 2006 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry |
42 |
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| Simple average of
import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
1 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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47.4 |
13.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
40.4 |
16.4 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
48.5 |
13.1 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem
duties (% total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.3 |
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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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| in
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 |
110 |
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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$) |
338 |
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16 |
7 |
46 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
770 |
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17 |
-3 |
48 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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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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... |
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Agricultural products |
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... |
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| Fuels and mining
products |
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... |
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Fuels and mining products |
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... |
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| Manufactures |
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... |
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Manufactures |
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... |
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| By main destination |
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origin |
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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$) |
60 |
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-5 |
-5 |
3 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
134 |
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9 |
-2 |
18 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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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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40.3 |
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Transportation |
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69.8 |
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| Travel |
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43.1 |
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Travel |
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9.8 |
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| Other commercial
services |
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16.6 |
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Other commercial services |
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20.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants by
patent office, 1995 |
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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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5 |
5 |
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750 |
750 |
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