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October 2011 |
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| BASIC INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2010) |
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49 991 |
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Rank in world trade,
2010 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2010) |
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363 704 |
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Merchandise |
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38 |
32 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2010) |
|
524 198 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
25 |
22 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2010) |
- 9 987 |
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Commercial services |
|
43 |
40 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2008-2010) |
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3 805 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
26 |
25 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2008-2010) |
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61.1 |
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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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117 |
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3 |
-2 |
3 |
| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
109 |
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2 |
-20 |
16 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 2005=100) |
114 |
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3 |
-17 |
6 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) |
0.560 |
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| Trade Policy
Review |
4, 6 November 2009 |
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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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... |
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| Tariffs and
duty free imports |
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to total imports |
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... |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%) |
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96.4 |
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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 |
15 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
4 - 0 |
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| All goods |
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19.0 |
7.7 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) |
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38 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
39.5 |
9.0 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) |
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1 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
15.8 |
7.5 |
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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 |
2.2 |
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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 |
0 - 3 |
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| in agricultural
goods (AOA) |
38.2 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
0 - 0 |
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| in
non-agricultural goods |
71.7 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
0 - 0 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
91 |
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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$) |
81 821 |
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10 |
-24 |
33 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
94 040 |
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9 |
-27 |
29 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.54 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.61 |
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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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9.6 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.8 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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37.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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21.8 |
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| Manufactures |
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40.1 |
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Manufactures |
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70.2 |
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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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26.1 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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32.1 |
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| 2. China |
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11.4 |
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2. China |
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14.3 |
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| 3. United
States |
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9.9 |
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3. United States |
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7.3 |
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| 4. Japan |
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9.0 |
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4. Japan |
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5.3 |
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| 5. India |
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4.2 |
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5. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
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4.0 |
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| COMMERCIAL
SERVICES TRADE |
|
Value |
|
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$) |
13 617 |
|
4 |
-6 |
17 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
18 023 |
|
9 |
-13 |
25 |
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2010 |
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2010 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.37 |
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Share in world total imports |
0.51 |
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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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11.9 |
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Transportation |
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39.3 |
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| Travel |
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66.7 |
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Travel |
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31.0 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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21.4 |
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Other commercial services |
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29.6 |
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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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| ... |
... |
7 740 |
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10 948 |
8 805 |
... |
19 753 |
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