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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
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23 162 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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429 918 |
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Merchandise |
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current PPP US$, 2010) |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
11 |
11 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
39 900 |
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Commercial services |
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24 |
28 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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23 050 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
13 |
18 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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132.3 |
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2010 |
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2005-2010 |
2009 |
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| Real GDP (2005=100) |
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122 |
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4 |
-2 |
11 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
141 |
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-9 |
26 |
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goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
116 |
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3 |
-13 |
28 |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 2002 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
1.672 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
5, 7 July 2010 |
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Import duties collected |
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accession |
15 July 2009 |
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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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100 |
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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 |
7 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
4 - 4 |
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6.3 |
6.1 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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goods (AOA) |
16.9 |
16.5 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
4.7 |
4.5 |
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Safeguards (22 October 2010) |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
1.1 |
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Number of disputes
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imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
3 - 0 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
43.8 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
2 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
73.5 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
119 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
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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$) |
274 601 |
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-20 |
35 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
251 236 |
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-27 |
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2010 a |
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1.80 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.63 |
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| Breakdown in
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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2.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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7.1 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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28.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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85.4 |
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Manufactures |
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1. Japan |
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20.8 |
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China |
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2. China |
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14.0 |
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States |
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11.6 |
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3. United States |
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10.5 |
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Union (27) |
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4. European Union (27) |
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9.0 |
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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$) |
40 182 |
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9 |
-14 |
28 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
37 097 |
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3 |
-15 |
28 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.09 |
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Share in world total imports |
1.06 |
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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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24.3 |
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Transportation |
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25.8 |
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| Travel |
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21.5 |
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Travel |
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25.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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54.2 |
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Other commercial services |
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48.9 |
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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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