| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
181.8 |
184.3 |
186.8 |
189.3 |
191.6 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
IMF; LAIA; Mercosur; UNASUR; WTO |
|
| National currency (NC) |
Real |
|
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.2882 |
0.2750 |
0.3294 |
0.3659 |
0.3760 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.3260 |
0.3421 |
0.4098 |
0.4594 |
0.5153 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
6.9% |
4.2% |
3.6% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
552 |
664 |
882 |
1072 |
1314 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
3039 |
3601 |
4722 |
5665 |
6859 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
1.1% |
5.7% |
3.2% |
3.7% |
4.4% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
7% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
6% |
|
| Industry |
28% |
30% |
29% |
31% |
29% |
|
| Services |
65% |
63% |
65% |
64% |
65% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
62% |
60% |
60% |
60% |
61% |
|
| Government consumption |
19% |
19% |
20% |
20% |
20% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
15% |
16% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
73 |
97 |
119 |
138 |
161 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
48 |
63 |
74 |
91 |
121 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
455 |
537 |
566 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
51.6% |
50.1% |
43.1% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
9.8% |
10.0% |
9.3% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
n.a. |
387.5 |
n.a. |
437.3 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
359.6 |
n.a. |
402.2 |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
240 |
n.a. |
347.7 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
15.8 |
n.a. |
9.8 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
21.74 |
n.a. |
19.8 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
15.12 |
n.a. |
12.18 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2010000 |
n.a. |
2277000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
161000 |
n.a. |
2372000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
bauxite; diamonds; iron ore; crude oil; natural gas; gold; coal; copper; manganese; nickel; phosphatees; platinum; uranium; tin |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beef; corn; coffee; cocoa; rice; soybeans; silver; wheat; sugar cane; citrus fruits |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
3.8 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
2.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
i |
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