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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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3 357 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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40 265 |
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Merchandise |
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96 |
93 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
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47 922 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
72 |
69 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 160 |
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Commercial services |
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85 |
113 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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5 578 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
59 |
87 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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54.5 |
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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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135 |
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6 |
3 |
8 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
143 |
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7 |
2 |
14 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
160 |
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10 |
-9 |
19 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.043 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
17, 19 May 2006 |
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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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6.0 |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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3.9 |
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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 2010 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
12 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
5 - 1 |
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| All goods |
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31.6 |
10.5 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
33.9 |
10.2 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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... |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
31.2 |
10.6 |
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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 |
0.0 |
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Number of disputes
(complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2009) |
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Requests for consultation |
1 - 1 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
23.6 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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non-agricultural goods |
44.4 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
30 |
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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$) |
6 733 |
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14 |
-9 |
25 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
8 622 |
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17 |
-24 |
25 |
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2010 a |
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2010 a |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.04 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.06 |
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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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71.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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12.0 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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3.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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20.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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23.6 |
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Manufactures |
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67.2 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Brazil |
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20.4 |
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1. Argentina |
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23.6 |
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| 2. European
Union (27) |
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15.4 |
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2. Brazil |
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21.1 |
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| 3. Argentina |
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6.4 |
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3. China |
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11.9 |
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| 4. China |
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4.3 |
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4. European Union (27) |
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10.8 |
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| 5. Russian
Federation |
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4.0 |
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5. United States |
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8.2 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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15.0 |
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Unspecified origins |
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0.3 |
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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$) |
2 458 |
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14 |
-7 |
17 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
1 365 |
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9 |
-23 |
27 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.07 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.04 |
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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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18.1 |
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Transportation |
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45.2 |
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| Travel |
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60.9 |
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Travel |
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30.7 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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21.0 |
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Other commercial services |
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24.1 |
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| INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2008 |
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Trademark registrations by office, 2008 |
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| Residents |
Non-residents |
Total |
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Direct residents |
Direct non-residents |
Madrid |
Total |
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| 8 |
56 |
64 |
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4 468 |
8 016 |
... |
12 484 |
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| a Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to
2009. |
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