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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
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10 789 |
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Rank in world trade, 2009 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2009) |
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468 552 |
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Merchandise |
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8 |
10 |
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| GDP
(million current PPP US$, 2009) |
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388 917 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
2 557 |
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Commercial services |
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14 |
15 |
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| Trade
per capita (US$, 2007-2009) |
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71 520 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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160.4 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2000-2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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112 |
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-3 |
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| Exports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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126 |
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2 |
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| Imports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)
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127 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO
accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010) |
2.533 |
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| Trade
Policy Review |
6, 8 April 2009 |
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Import duties collected |
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1 January 1996 |
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in total tax revenue |
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and 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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| MFN tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2009 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
21 |
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| Simple average
of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO |
30 - 9 |
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| All goods |
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5.2 |
5.3 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2009) |
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144 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
13.5 |
13.5 |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2009) |
10 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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Safeguards (19 October 2009) |
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0 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) |
4.8 |
4.6 |
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Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) |
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| MFN duty free
imports (%, 2008) |
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Requests for consultation |
82 - 73 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
41.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports |
33 - 27 |
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non-agricultural goods |
54.8 |
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Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) |
4 - 4 |
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| Services
sectors with GATS commitments |
115 |
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Arbitration awards (Article
22.6 DSU) |
4 - 3 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009
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2000-2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
369 854 |
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-22 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
351 945 |
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-25 |
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2009
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2009 |
| Share in world total
exports |
2.96 |
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Share in
world total imports |
2.78 |
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| Breakdown in
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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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11.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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10.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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9.9 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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15.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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78.2 |
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Manufactures |
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73.4 |
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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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75.9 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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71.0 |
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| 2. United
States |
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5.3 |
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2. United States |
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5.8 |
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1.7 |
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3. China |
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4.1 |
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4. Japan |
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2.6 |
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1.2 |
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1.6 |
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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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2000-2009 |
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2008 |
2009 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
78 791
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18 |
-8 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
74 111
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21 |
-11 |
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2009
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2009 |
| Share in world total exports |
2.35
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Share in world total imports |
2.36 |
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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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26.7
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Transportation |
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24.0 |
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| Travel |
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12.5
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Travel |
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24.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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60.8
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Other commercial services |
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51.9 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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| Patent grants
by patent office, 2008 |
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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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| a Refers to 2008 values and to the average
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