| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
16.2 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
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$) |
1.13 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
538 |
610 |
633 |
670 |
766 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
33166 |
37463 |
38783 |
40645 |
46034 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
0.3% |
2.2% |
1.5% |
3.0% |
3.5% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Industry |
24% |
23% |
24% |
25% |
24% |
|
| Services |
74% |
75% |
74% |
73% |
74% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
50% |
49% |
49% |
47% |
47% |
|
| Government consumption |
24% |
24% |
24% |
25% |
25% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
19% |
19% |
19% |
20% |
20% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
227 |
290 |
320 |
370 |
478 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
209 |
258 |
283 |
331 |
421 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
331 |
321 |
349 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
52% |
52% |
52% |
48% |
46% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
3.7% |
4.6% |
4.7% |
3.9% |
3.2% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1363 |
1362 |
1375 |
1391 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
95.0 |
94.3 |
n.a. |
97.3 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
102 |
n.a. |
108 |
110 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
1756 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1684 |
1416 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
73.1 |
n.a. |
75.6 |
n.a. |
76.3 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
50.4 |
n.a. |
47.5 |
n.a. |
46.4 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1 |
0.1 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
94870 |
95800 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
88950 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
920000 |
946700 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
984200 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
natural gas; limestone; salt |
|
| Agricultural resources |
vegetables; cereals; potatoes; fruit; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
12.2 |
16.3 |
18.1 |
21.2 |
27.0 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
8.8 |
11.1 |
12.7 |
15.2 |
18.9 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
13.5 |
17.6 |
18.9 |
21.1 |
24.7 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
8.5 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
11.9 |
14.1 |
i |
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