| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
3.5% |
2.2% |
2.5% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
157 |
184 |
201 |
219 |
256 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
39534 |
45641 |
48629 |
52782 |
61614 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
4.5% |
4.4% |
6.0% |
5.7% |
4.9% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Industry |
39% |
37% |
35% |
35% |
35% |
|
| Services |
58% |
61% |
63% |
63% |
63% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
46% |
46% |
46% |
46% |
47% |
|
| Government consumption |
15% |
16% |
16% |
16% |
16% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
22% |
24% |
26% |
26% |
25% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
93 |
104 |
110 |
109 |
122 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
54 |
62 |
70 |
77 |
87 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
48.9 |
54.4 |
55.2 |
55.0 |
63.8 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
31% |
30% |
28% |
25% |
25% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
4.7% |
4.5% |
4.3% |
4.4% |
4.5% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1671 |
1668 |
1654 |
1640 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
23 |
n.a. |
24 |
n.a. |
26 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
23 |
n.a. |
24 |
26 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
19.8 |
n.a. |
9.5 |
n.a. |
9.9 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
0.67 |
n.a. |
0.5 |
n.a. |
0.46 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
4.3 |
n.a. |
3.9 |
n.a. |
5.0 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
0 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
175600 |
182400 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
200900 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
baryte; lead; dolomite; gypsum; limestone; copper; silver; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beef; barley; potatoes; wheat; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
19.0 |
19.7 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
28.9 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
i |
| Important companies |
n.a. |
|
