| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
57.6 |
58.2 |
58.6 |
58.6 |
58.9 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
3.1% |
2.9% |
2.5% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
1507 |
1727 |
1770 |
1851 |
2095 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
26165 |
29687 |
30194 |
31563 |
35547 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
0.0% |
1.2% |
0.1% |
1.9% |
1.5% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Industry |
21% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
|
| Services |
76% |
76% |
77% |
77% |
77% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
59% |
59% |
59% |
59% |
59% |
|
| Government consumption |
20% |
20% |
20% |
20% |
20% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
20% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
299 |
354 |
373 |
417 |
492 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
297 |
355 |
385 |
443 |
505 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
1572 |
1792 |
1872 |
1971 |
2179 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
104% |
104% |
106% |
107% |
104% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
8.4% |
8.0% |
7.7% |
6.8% |
6.1% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1828 |
1826 |
1815 |
1800 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
270 |
n.a. |
278 |
n.a. |
292 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
302 |
n.a. |
307 |
n.a. |
316 |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
226.5 |
n.a. |
217.3 |
n.a. |
94.2 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
13.6 |
n.a. |
11.5 |
n.a. |
9.7 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
76.9 |
n.a. |
82.6 |
n.a. |
84.9 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
0.6 |
n.a. |
0.6 |
n.a. |
0.4 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
136200 |
145100 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
166600 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
1874000 |
1881000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1702000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
bauxite; pumice; baryte; iron ore; fluorspar; feldspar; marble; coal; sulfur; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
fish; cereals; fruit; olives; wine |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
5.8 |
6.5 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
11.3 |
13.6 |
14.9 |
16.3 |
18.9 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
14.6 |
18.0 |
19.2 |
21.4 |
24.8 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
13.8 |
17.6 |
19.2 |
22.1 |
25.3 |
i |
| Important companies |
Eni; Polimeri Europa; Saras |
|
