| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
10.4 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
3.3% |
2.5% |
2.3% |
3.0% |
2.1% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
156 |
179 |
185 |
195 |
223 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
14982 |
17044 |
17538 |
18402 |
20885 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
-0.8% |
1.5% |
0.7% |
1.2% |
2.2% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Industry |
26% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
|
| Services |
71% |
72% |
72% |
72% |
72% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
63% |
64% |
65% |
65% |
65% |
|
| Government consumption |
20% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
20% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
23% |
23% |
22% |
21% |
22% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
32 |
36 |
38 |
43 |
52 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
47 |
55 |
61 |
67 |
78 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
89.0 |
104.3 |
117.9 |
126.1 |
141.8 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
57% |
58% |
64% |
65% |
64% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
6.3% |
6.7% |
7.6% |
8.3% |
8.2% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1742 |
1763 |
1752 |
1758 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
44.3 |
43.7 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
44.8 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
44.0 |
n.a. |
46.3 |
48.0 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4.1 |
n.a. |
4.1 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
3745 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
6281 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
326500 |
332000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
301000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
iron ore; gypsum; gold; copper; marble; salt; silver; clay; uranium; tungsten; zinc; tin |
|
| Agricultural resources |
sheep; beef; goat; pork; poultry; fish; cereals; potatoes; olives; tomatoes; wine |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
i |
| |
|
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