| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
60.2 |
60.5 |
60.9 |
61.2 |
62.2 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
2.0% |
1.4% |
1.6% |
1.6% |
1.5% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
1800 |
2061 |
2136 |
2248 |
2546 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
29924 |
34062 |
35098 |
36732 |
40960 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
1.1% |
2.5% |
1.7% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Industry |
21% |
20% |
21% |
20% |
21% |
|
| Services |
77% |
78% |
77% |
78% |
77% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
56% |
57% |
57% |
57% |
56% |
|
| Government consumption |
24% |
24% |
24% |
24% |
24% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
19% |
19% |
20% |
20% |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
358 |
414 |
434 |
479 |
540 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
363 |
434 |
476 |
530 |
611 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
1132 |
1338 |
1421 |
1430 |
1629 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
63% |
65% |
67% |
64% |
64% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
9.5% |
9.6% |
9.7% |
9.5% |
8.3% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1530 |
1555 |
1559 |
1564 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
537 |
n.a. |
543 |
n.a. |
538 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
433 |
n.a. |
451 |
447 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
14.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
7.3 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
1.6 |
1.4 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1.0 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
43.7 |
n.a. |
47.3 |
n.a. |
42.7 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
0.14 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.12 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
76300 |
n.a. |
73500 |
n.a. |
69680 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
2060000 |
n.a. |
197000 |
n.a. |
1950000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
antimony; arsenic; bauxite; iron ore; feldspar; fluorspar; gypsum; kaolin; potassium carbonate; coal; niobium; tantalum; clay; uranium; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
timber; fish; beef; potatoes; wheat; wine grapes; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
13.8 |
15.1 |
15.2 |
16.7 |
19.3 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
16.3 |
18.5 |
20.6 |
20.0 |
24.1 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
17.9 |
21.8 |
23.4 |
25.6 |
30.7 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
17.7 |
20.9 |
23.1 |
25.8 |
31.0 |
i |
| Important companies |
A.P. Feyzin; Air Liquide; Arkema; Rhodia; Technip; Total S.A. |
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