| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
42.0 |
42.6 |
43.2 |
43.7 |
44.0 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
3.1% |
3.1% |
3.4% |
3.5% |
3.2% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
884 |
1044 |
1130 |
1231 |
1437 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
21039 |
24491 |
26151 |
28160 |
32657 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.6% |
3.9% |
3.8% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Industry |
29% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
29% |
|
| Services |
67% |
66% |
67% |
67% |
68% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
58% |
58% |
58% |
57% |
57% |
|
| Government consumption |
17% |
18% |
18% |
18% |
18% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
27% |
28% |
29% |
30% |
31% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
158 |
183 |
193 |
214 |
254 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
211 |
259 |
290 |
330 |
391 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
430 |
482 |
486 |
487 |
520 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
49% |
46% |
43% |
40% |
36% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
11.1% |
10.6% |
9.2% |
8.5% |
8.3% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1800 |
1799 |
1769 |
1764 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
247 |
n.a. |
270 |
n.a. |
287 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
231 |
n.a. |
243 |
254 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.4 |
n.a. |
2.5 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.15 |
n.a. |
0.09 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
30.6 |
n.a. |
34.4 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.15 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
24540 |
31250 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
29000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
1544000 |
1573000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1611000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
lead; iron ore; fluorspar; gypsum; kaolin; potassium carbonate; coal; copper; magnesite; pyrite; mercury; uranium; tungsten; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beef; pork; poultry; fish; cereals; vegetables; olives; wine grapes; citrus fruits; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
3.8 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
7.4 |
8.7 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
11.9 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
7.8 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
11.9 |
13.9 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
9.6 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
14.3 |
16.6 |
i |
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