| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
13.7 |
13.4 |
13.4 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
IMF; LAIA. Mercosur; OPEC; UNASUR; 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$) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.1% |
2.9% |
3.3% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
29 |
33 |
37 |
41 |
44 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
2089 |
2443 |
2783 |
3056 |
3241 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
3.6% |
8.0% |
6.0% |
3.9% |
3.4% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
8% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
|
| Industry |
32% |
34% |
35% |
36% |
35% |
|
| Services |
60% |
59% |
58% |
57% |
58% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
69% |
67% |
66% |
65% |
66% |
|
| Government consumption |
12% |
11% |
11% |
11% |
11% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
21% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
23% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
6.0 |
7.6 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
13.8 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
6.5 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
12.1 |
13.6 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
18 |
17 |
18 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
47% |
42% |
41% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
10.7% |
10.1% |
9.8% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
11.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
14.8 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
10.6 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12.9 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
9.8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
9.4 |
n.a. |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
0.05 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.28 |
n.a. |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
0.05 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.28 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4.5 |
n.a. |
4.5 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
493200 |
n.a. |
511600 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
155000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
160500 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
natural gas; crude oil |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beef; sheep; pork; fish; shrimp; timber; potatoes; coffee; cocoa; manioc; fruit; rice; sugar cane |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.005 |
0.003 |
0.002 |
0.004 |
0.008 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.21 |
0.24 |
0.28 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.12 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.41 |
0.54 |
0.65 |
0.73 |
0.82 |
i |
| Important companies |
n.a. |
|
