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October 2011 |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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165 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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197 |
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Merchandise |
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200 |
202 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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311 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
174 |
176 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 79 |
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Commercial services |
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190 |
192 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2007-2009) |
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713 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
164 |
166 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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67.8 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
2010 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
Observer |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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- |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
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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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duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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Number of notifications to WTO and measures in
force |
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Final bound |
Applied |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
- |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
0 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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Anti-dumping |
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goods (AOA) |
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Countervailing duties |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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Safeguards |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports |
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Requests for consultation |
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agricultural goods (AOA) |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
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non-agricultural goods |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
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sectors with GATS commitments |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
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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$) |
11 |
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10 |
-24 |
36 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
112 |
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18 |
-9 |
9 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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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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55.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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30.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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0.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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17.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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2.7 |
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Manufactures |
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51.8 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (27) |
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81.5 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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66.8 |
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| 2. Norway |
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4.6 |
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2. Angola |
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15.6 |
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3. Gabon |
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5.1 |
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4. Japan |
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2.3 |
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States |
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0.5 |
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5. China |
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2.2 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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6.6 |
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Unspecified origins |
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0.8 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009 |
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2005-2009 |
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2008 |
2009 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
10 |
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3 |
46 |
8 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
17 |
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24 |
-9 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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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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1.6 |
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Transportation |
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91.3 |
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| Travel |
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82.6 |
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Travel |
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0.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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15.7 |
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Other commercial services |
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8.6 |
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PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2009 |
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Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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