| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
EMU; EU; IMF; OECD; WTO |
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Euro |
|
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
1.3% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
1.5% |
2.2% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
255 |
293 |
305 |
324 |
373 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
31437 |
35890 |
37071 |
39154 |
45167 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
1.2% |
2.3% |
2.0% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Industry |
30% |
30% |
30% |
31% |
30% |
|
| Services |
68% |
68% |
68% |
67% |
68% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
57% |
56% |
56% |
55% |
54% |
|
| Government consumption |
18% |
18% |
18% |
18% |
18% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
21% |
21% |
20% |
20% |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
89 |
111 |
118 |
134 |
157 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
92 |
111 |
120 |
134 |
156 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
165 |
187 |
193 |
200 |
221 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
65% |
64% |
63% |
62% |
59% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
4.3% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
4.7% |
4.4% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1640 |
1653 |
1655 |
1658 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
63.7 |
61.0 |
n.a. |
59.3 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
64.8 |
60.2 |
62.4 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
23.2 |
14.4 |
n.a. |
16.1 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
2.0 |
1.6 |
n.a. |
1.8 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
9.0 |
9.2 |
n.a. |
8.4 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
0.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
25360 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
24920 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
282000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
289400 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
antimony; graphite; coal; iron ore; copper; magnesium; salt; tungsten; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beef; pork; poultry; cereals; timber; potatoes; fruit; wine; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
4.2 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
4.8 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
8.3 |
i |
| |
|
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