| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
291,3 |
294,0 |
296,9 |
299,8 |
303,0 |
i
|
| Economic organizations |
APEC; IMF; NAFTA; OECD; WTO |
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
US-Dollar |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0,884 |
0,804 |
0,804 |
0,796 |
0,729 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Inflation rate |
2,3% |
2,7% |
3,4% |
3,2% |
2,9% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
10908 |
11631 |
12376 |
13133 |
13776 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
37446 |
39561 |
41684 |
43806 |
45467 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
2,5% |
3,6% |
3,1% |
2,9% |
2,2% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
| Industry |
22% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
|
| Services |
77% |
77% |
77% |
77% |
77% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
71% |
70% |
70% |
70% |
71% |
|
| Government consumption |
16% |
16% |
16% |
16% |
16% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
18% |
18% |
19% |
19% |
18% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
724 |
818 |
904 |
1037 |
1163 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1305 |
1525 |
1732 |
1919 |
2017 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
6687 |
7246 |
7772 |
8195 |
8610 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
61% |
62% |
63% |
62% |
63% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
6,0% |
5,5% |
5,1% |
4,6% |
4,5% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1797 |
1800 |
1795 |
1796 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
3892 |
n.a. |
4062 |
n.a. |
4167 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
3656 |
n.a. |
3816 |
n.a. |
3892 |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
5353 |
n.a. |
5550 |
n.a. |
5977 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
539 |
n.a. |
490,8 |
n.a. |
545,9 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
633,6 |
n.a. |
605 |
n.a. |
652,9 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
22,5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
21,4 |
21,0 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
7610000 |
n.a. |
8457000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
2E+07 |
2,1E+07 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2,1E+07 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
bauxite; lead; iron; crude oil; natural gas; gold; potassium carbonate; coal; copper; molybdenum; nickel; phosphatees; mercury; uranium; silver; tungsten; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
cotton; beef; pork; poultry; fish; vegetables; timber; corn; fruit; wheat |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
29,3 |
37,2 |
39,0 |
43,7 |
49,3 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
45,2 |
48,2 |
53,0 |
57,3 |
61,1 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
35,5 |
41,3 |
46,6 |
52,4 |
58,6 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
36,4 |
42,7 |
50,6 |
55,0 |
56,3 |
i |
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