| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
82,5 |
82,5 |
82,4 |
82,4 |
82,4 |
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$) |
1,13 |
1,24 |
1,24 |
1,26 |
1,37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
1,0% |
1,7% |
2,0% |
1,7% |
2,3% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
2442 |
2746 |
2791 |
2913 |
3317 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
29591 |
33272 |
33876 |
35344 |
40274 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
-0,2% |
1,1% |
0,8% |
2,9% |
2,5% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
| Industry |
28% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
|
| Services |
71% |
70% |
70% |
70% |
70% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
59% |
59% |
59% |
58% |
57% |
|
| Government consumption |
19% |
19% |
19% |
18% |
18% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
18% |
18% |
17% |
18% |
19% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
749 |
912 |
977 |
1122 |
1328 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
601 |
718 |
779 |
922 |
1059 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
1558 |
1801 |
1893 |
1969 |
2153 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
64% |
66% |
68% |
68% |
65% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
9,3% |
9,8% |
10,6% |
9,8% |
8,3% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1439 |
1442 |
1437 |
1436 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
558 |
n.a. |
579 |
n.a. |
595 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
510 |
n.a. |
546 |
549 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
306 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
255 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
22 |
n.a. |
20 |
n.a. |
18 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
94 |
n.a. |
97 |
n.a. |
97 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
0,4 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0,4 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
158700 |
167400 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
148100 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
2677000 |
2650000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2456000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
natural gas; iron ore; copper; coal; nickel; salt; uranium |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beef; pork; poultry; timber; barley; cabbage; potatoes; fruit; wheat; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
21,6 |
26,5 |
28,9 |
34,6 |
38,5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
18,1 |
22,4 |
25,0 |
30,0 |
37,1 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
39,8 |
48,8 |
54,9 |
62,0 |
71,5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
23,9 |
28,6 |
33,7 |
39,3 |
45,0 |
i |
| Important companies |
Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt AG; Aurubis AG; BASF SE; Bayer; Cognis; Evonik; Graphit Kropfmühl AG; HMS Bergbau AG; K+S; Klöckner & Co SE; Lanxess AG; Linde; Merck; Nabaltec; SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG; Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG; Vestolit GmbH & Co. KG; Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG; Wacker-Chemie |
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