| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
1.8% |
1.6% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
310 |
360 |
376 |
397 |
455 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
30097 |
34577 |
35830 |
37649 |
42887 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
1.0% |
3.0% |
1.7% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
| Industry |
25% |
25% |
24% |
24% |
24% |
|
| Services |
74% |
74% |
75% |
75% |
75% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
53% |
53% |
53% |
53% |
52% |
|
| Government consumption |
23% |
23% |
23% |
22% |
22% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
19% |
20% |
20% |
21% |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
255 |
306 |
334 |
369 |
430 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
234 |
285 |
320 |
354 |
413 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
306 |
339 |
346 |
350 |
386 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
99% |
94% |
92% |
88% |
85% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
8.2% |
8.4% |
8.4% |
8.2% |
7.5% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1575 |
1549 |
1565 |
1571 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
79 |
n.a. |
81 |
n.a. |
83 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
80 |
n.a. |
83 |
86 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
15.5 |
n.a. |
16.6 |
n.a. |
17.4 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
13060 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8671 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
624200 |
641000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
628500 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
lead; carbonates; copper; quartz sand; coal; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
flax; cereals; vegetables; timber; milk; fruit; sugar beets; veal; beef; pork |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
19.8 |
24.9 |
28.4 |
29.5 |
34.8 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
16.3 |
19.9 |
26.5 |
31.8 |
36.1 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
19.2 |
23.4 |
26.9 |
31.2 |
36.4 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
12.7 |
15.3 |
16.6 |
18.8 |
22.3 |
i |
| Important companies |
DOMO Group; Solvay; Tessenderlo Group |
|
