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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2008) |
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82 140 |
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Rank in world trade, 2008 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP
(million current US$, 2008) |
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3 652 824 |
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Merchandise |
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1 |
2 |
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| GDP (million current PPP US$, 2008) |
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2 925 220 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Current account balance (million US$, 2008) |
243 880 |
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Commercial services |
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3 |
2 |
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| Trade per capita (US$, 2006-2008) |
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34 993 |
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excluding intra-EU trade |
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| Trade to
GDP ratio (2006-2008) |
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87.4 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008 |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Real GDP (2000=100) |
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110 |
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1 |
2 |
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| Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) a |
163 |
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7 |
8 |
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| Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) a |
140 |
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| TRADE
POLICY |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010) |
8.933 |
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| WTO accession date |
1 January 1995 |
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Import duties collected |
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| Trade Policy Review date |
6, 8 April 2009 |
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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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| 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 2008 |
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Outstanding notifications in WTO Central
Registry |
16 |
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| Simple
average of import duties |
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Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to
WTO |
29 - 8 |
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| All
goods |
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5.5 |
5.6 |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2009) |
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144 |
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| Agricultural goods (AOA) |
15.9 |
16.0 |
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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 |
5.4 |
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Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) |
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free imports (%, 2007) |
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Requests for consultation |
81 - 68 |
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| in
agricultural goods (AOA) |
51.3 |
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Original panel / Appellate Body (AB)
reports |
33 - 24 |
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non-agricultural goods |
53.2 |
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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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2008 |
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2000-2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
1 446 172 |
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13 |
19 |
9 |
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| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
1 185 067 |
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11 |
16 |
12 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world
total exports |
8.98 |
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Share
in world total imports |
7.19 |
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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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| Agricultural products |
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6.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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9.0 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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5.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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18.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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86.2 |
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Manufactures |
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70.6 |
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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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63.7 |
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1. European Union (27) |
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58.5 |
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| 2. United
States |
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7.2 |
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2. China |
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7.2 |
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Switzerland |
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4.0 |
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3. United States |
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5.6 |
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| 4. China |
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3.4 |
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4. Russian Federation |
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4.4 |
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Federation |
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3.2 |
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5. Switzerland |
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3.8 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2008 |
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2000-2008 |
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2007 |
2008 |
| Commercial services
exports (million US$) |
241 590 |
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15 |
18 |
11 |
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| Commercial services
imports (million US$) |
283 196 |
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10 |
16 |
11 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
| Share in world total exports |
6.35 |
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Share in world total imports |
8.01 |
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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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| Transportation |
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24.4 |
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Transportation |
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23.0 |
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| Travel |
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16.6 |
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Travel |
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32.3 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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59.0 |
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Other commercial services |
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44.7 |
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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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| 12 639 |
4 669 |
17 308 |
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47 729 |
2 530 |
5 844 |
56 103 |
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| a Refers to 2007
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