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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2009) |
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10 490 |
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Rank in world trade, 2009 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2009) |
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190 274 |
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Merchandise |
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32 |
29 |
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| GDP
(million current PPP US$, 2009) |
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264 683 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2009) |
- 2 147 |
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Commercial services |
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36 |
36 |
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| Trade
per capita (US$, 2007-2009) |
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27 245 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2007-2009) |
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146.6 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2009
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2000-2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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134 |
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2 |
-4 |
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| Exports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
208 |
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8 |
6 |
-10 |
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| Imports
of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) |
194 |
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-10 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO
accession |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010) |
0.746 |
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| Trade
Policy Review |
6, 8 April 2009 |
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Import duties collected |
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1 May 2004 |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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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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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 |
83 - 72 |
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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 |
86 |
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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$) |
113 437 |
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-23 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
105 179 |
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-26 |
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2009
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2009 |
| Share in world total
exports |
0.91 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.83 |
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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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6.1 |
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Agricultural products |
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7.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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5.3 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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12.3 |
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| Manufactures |
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88.3 |
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Manufactures |
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79.8 |
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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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84.7 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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66.9 |
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| 2. Russian
Federation |
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2.3 |
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2. China |
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10.1 |
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1.6 |
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3. Russian Federation |
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5.1 |
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States |
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1.6 |
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4. Japan |
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3.1 |
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0.7 |
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5. United States |
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2.1 |
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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$) |
20 278
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13 |
29 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
18 887
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23 |
6 |
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2009
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2009 |
| Share in world total exports |
0.61
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Share in world total imports |
0.60 |
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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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26.9
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Transportation |
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21.2 |
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| Travel |
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31.9
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Travel |
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21.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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41.1
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Other commercial services |
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57.2 |
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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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1 041 |
1 280 |
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6 975 |
831 |
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Source WTO
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