| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
59.6 |
59.8 |
60.2 |
60.6 |
60.9 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
EU; IMF; OECD; WTO |
|
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Pound Sterling |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
1.4451 |
1.4735 |
1.4624 |
1.4669 |
1.4613 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
1.6347 |
1.8329 |
1.8194 |
1.8418 |
2.0027 |
|
| Inflation rate |
1.4% |
1.3% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.3% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
1826 |
2168 |
2244 |
2395 |
2768 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
30660 |
36241 |
37269 |
39523 |
45419 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
2.8% |
3.3% |
1.8% |
2.8% |
3.1% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
| Industry |
24% |
23% |
23% |
22% |
23% |
|
| Services |
75% |
76% |
76% |
77% |
76% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
65% |
64% |
64% |
64% |
63% |
|
| Government consumption |
21% |
21% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
17% |
17% |
17% |
18% |
18% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
308 |
349 |
384 |
444 |
440 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
394 |
468 |
516 |
606 |
625 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
707 |
876 |
945 |
1032 |
1212 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
39% |
40% |
42% |
43% |
44% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
4.9% |
4.7% |
4.8% |
5.3% |
5.4% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1677 |
1672 |
1676 |
1669 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
370 |
n.a. |
372 |
n.a. |
371 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
346 |
n.a. |
348 |
349 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
629 |
n.a. |
509 |
412 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
103 |
84 |
n.a. |
72 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
95.2 |
91.2 |
n.a. |
91.1 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
4.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.6 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
2393000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1690000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
1722000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1763000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
lead; crude oil; natural gas; iron ore; gypsum; gold; limestone; potassium carbonate; coal; chalk; salt; slate; clay; quartz sand; zinc; tin |
|
| Agricultural resources |
fish; beef; sheep; poultry; cereals; vegetables; potatoes |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
13.0 |
14.7 |
15.7 |
19.4 |
21.7 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
12.8 |
16.0 |
17.0 |
19.1 |
23.9 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
11.1 |
12.8 |
13.7 |
14.5 |
16.6 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
14.7 |
17.6 |
18.6 |
20.1 |
23.3 |
i |
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