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| BASIC
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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69 122 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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318 847 |
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Merchandise |
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25 |
22 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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586 824 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
19 |
16 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
14 696 |
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Commercial services |
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27 |
23 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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5 737 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
15 |
14 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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138.3 |
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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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119 |
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4 |
-2 |
8 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
124 |
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4 |
-12 |
15 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
112 |
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2 |
-21 |
21 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
1.068 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
26, 28 November 2007 |
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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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5.7 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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1.5 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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75.0 |
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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 |
14 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
11 - 6 |
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| All goods |
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28.0 |
9.9 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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24 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
39.8 |
22.8 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
25.4 |
8.0 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
19.1 |
10.1 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
13 - 3 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
14.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
6 - 2 |
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non-agricultural goods |
48.1 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
75 |
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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$) |
195 319 |
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12 |
-14 |
28 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
182 400 |
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9 |
-25 |
36 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.28 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.18 |
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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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18.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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6.2 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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22.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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72.5 |
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Manufactures |
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67.0 |
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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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11.2 |
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1. Japan |
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20.8 |
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| 2. China |
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11.0 |
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2. China |
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13.3 |
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| 3. Japan |
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10.5 |
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3. European Union (27) |
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7.6 |
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| 4. United
States |
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10.4 |
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4. United States |
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5.9 |
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China |
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6.7 |
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5. Malaysia |
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5.9 |
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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$) |
33 806 |
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11 |
-10 |
14 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
45 601 |
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11 |
-18 |
21 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.92 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.30 |
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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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17.5 |
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Transportation |
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49.5 |
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| Travel |
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58.2 |
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Travel |
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11.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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24.3 |
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Other commercial services |
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39.4 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2008 |
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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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| 62 |
904 |
966 |
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11 981 |
10 502 |
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