| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.8% |
1.3% |
2.5% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
165 |
189 |
195 |
210 |
245 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
31675 |
36238 |
37299 |
40062 |
46655 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
1.8% |
3.7% |
2.9% |
5.0% |
4.4% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Industry |
32% |
31% |
31% |
32% |
32% |
|
| Services |
65% |
66% |
66% |
65% |
65% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
51% |
51% |
52% |
51% |
51% |
|
| Government consumption |
22% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
18% |
18% |
19% |
19% |
20% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
53 |
61 |
65 |
77 |
90 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
42 |
51 |
59 |
69 |
82 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
73.0 |
83.4 |
80.7 |
82.2 |
87.8 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
44% |
44% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
9.1% |
8.8% |
8.3% |
7.7% |
6.9% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1720 |
1724 |
1718 |
1721 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
79.6 |
n.a. |
67.1 |
n.a. |
77.0 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
78.9 |
n.a. |
81.1 |
86.0 |
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 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
5.0 |
n.a. |
4.2 |
n.a. |
4.6 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
9013 |
9.105 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8951 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
219700 |
220400 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
228200 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
lead; chromite; iron ore; gold; limestone; copper; nickel; silver; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
fish; barley; timber; potatoes; wheat; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
i |
| |
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