| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.46 |
0.46 |
0.48 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.8% |
3.0% |
2.7% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
29 |
34 |
37 |
42 |
50 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
64666 |
75210 |
81724 |
91920 |
105172 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
2.1% |
4.9% |
5.0% |
6.2% |
5.2% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
| Industry |
17% |
17% |
16% |
14% |
16% |
|
| Services |
82% |
82% |
84% |
86% |
84% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
40% |
40% |
39% |
36% |
34% |
|
| Government consumption |
16% |
17% |
17% |
15% |
15% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
22% |
20% |
22% |
19% |
19% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
10 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
14 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
22 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
6.3% |
6.3% |
6.1% |
6.6% |
6.8% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4.5% |
4.7% |
4.7% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1614 |
1585 |
1570 |
1604 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.2 |
n.a. |
3.0 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
6.1 |
6.7 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
0 |
n.a. |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
1.2 |
n.a. |
1.4 |
n.a. |
1.3 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
0 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
55700 |
62420 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
60640 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
limestone; slate |
|
| Agricultural resources |
barley; fish; timber; potatoes; fruit; wine; wine grapes; wheat |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.24 |
0.27 |
0.34 |
0.41 |
0.43 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
i |
| Important companies |
ArcelorMittal |
|
