Population: 4.6 million in 20131
GDP: $218 billion in 20132
GDP per capita: $50,503 nominal3 ($43,304 PPP4) in 2013
GDP growth rate: 0.2% in 20135
GDP by Industry 20126
| Industry sector | Value added ($ billions) 2012 | Percent of total |
| Other activities | 94 | 45.6% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 23.3% |
| Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels | 36 | 17.6% |
| Transport, storage and communication | 15 | 7.0% |
| Mining and utilities | 7 | 3.0% |
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing | 4 | 1.9% |
| Construction | 3 | 1.7% |
| Total value added | 207 | 100% |
Unemployment rate: 13.1% in 20137
Employment by Industry 20138
| Employment sector | Employees (thousands) 2013 | Percent of total |
| Wholesale trade, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles | 272 | 14.5% |
| Human health and social work | 246 | 13.1% |
| Manufacturing | 213 | 11.3% |
| Education | 146 | 7.8% |
| Accommodation and food service | 131 | 7.0% |
| Professional, scientific and technical | 110 | 5.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 107 | 5.7% |
| Construction | 102 | 5.4% |
| Public administration and defence | 95 | 5.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 91 | 4.8% |
| Transportation and storage | 88 | 4.7% |
| Information and communication | 81 | 4.3% |
| Administrative and support service | 62 | 3.3% |
| Other service | 46 | 2.5% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 42 | 2.2% |
| Water supply, sewerage and waste management | 11 | 0.6% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning | 10 | 0.5 |
| Real estate | 9 | 0.5% |
| Activities of households as employers | 7 | 0.4% |
| Mining and quarrying | 7 | 0.4% |
| Extraterritorial organizations and bodies | 5 | 0.3% |
| Not elsewhere classified | 1 | 0.1% |
| Total employment | 1,881 | 100% |
Top 2 Corporations by Revenue 2013* 9
| Rank | Corporation | Revenue ($ billions) 2013 | Profit ($ billions) 2013 | Assets ($ billions) 12/31/13 | Industry |
| 1 | Accenture | 25 | 2.7 | 14 | Professional services |
| 2 | CRH | 20 | -0.3 | 23 | Building materials |
* Corporate data calculated using the exchange rate 0.880 EUR = 1 USD
Household Wealth: $737 billion (338% of GDP) in 201410
Household Wealth per Adult: $209,976 in 201410
Gini Coefficient: .339 in 201011
Central Government
Central Government Revenue: $75 billion (34% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Expenditure: $91 billion (42% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Budget Balance: -$16 billion (-8% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Public Debt: $241 billion (110% of GDP) in Q3 2014* 13
Central Government 10 Year Bond Interest Rate: 1.12% on Jan 27, 201514
* Public debt calculated using the exchange rate 0.880 EUR = 1 USD
Government Funds
National Pensions Reserve Fund: $20 billion (9% of GDP) in 201415
Tax Structure
Individual Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2013* 16
Corporate Tax Rate: 12.5% in 201417
* Individual thresholds calculated using the exchange rate 0.880 EUR = 1 USD
Monetary Base (Euro area, M1): $6.60 trillion in Nov 2014* 18
Benchmark Interest Rate (Euro area): 0.05% in Sept 201419
Total Reserves: $2 billion (1% of GDP) in 201320
Exchange Rate: 0.880 Euros = 1 U.S. Dollar21
Inflation: 0.5% in 201322
* Money supply calculated using the exchange rate 0.880 EUR = 1 USD
Top 10 Financial Institutions by Assets 201323
N/A (data not available at Relbanks.com)
Exports: $114 billion (52% of GDP) in 201324
Imports: $62 billion (28% of GDP) in 201324
Trade Balance: +$52 billion (+24% of GDP) in 201324
Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: $36 billion (17% of GDP) in 201325
Foreign Direct Investment Outflow: $23 billion (11% of GDP) in 201325
Foreign Aid Inflow: N/A
Foreign Aid Outflow: $793 million in (0.4% of GDP) in 201326
1. Source: World Bank Indicators (Population) Go back
2. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP) Go back
3. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita) Go back
4. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita PPP) Go back
5. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP growth rate) Go back
6. Source: United Nations Statistics Division (GDP by industry) Go back
7. Source: World Bank Indicators (Unemployment rate) Go back
8. Source: International Labor Organization, Downloads (Employment by economic activity) Go back
9. Source: Annual reports (Corporate data) Go back
10. Source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook (Household wealth) Go back
11. Source: CIA World Factbook (Gini coefficient) Go back
12. Source: CIA World Factbook (Government budget) Go back
13. Source: OECD Stats, National Accounts, Quarterly Public Sector Debt (Public debt) Go back
14. Source: Investing.com (Government bond yield) Go back
15. Source: ESADE Sovereign Wealth Funds (Government funds) Go back
16. Source: OECD Stats, Public Sector, Taxation, Tax Database (Individual tax rates) Go back
17. Source: Tax Foundation (Corporate tax rate) Go back
18. Source: ECB Monetary developments (Money supply) Go back
19. Source: ECB Key interest rates (Benchmark interest rate) Go back
20. Source: World Bank Indicators (Total reserves) Go back
21. Source: Yahoo Finance (Exchange rate) Go back
22. Source: World Bank Indicators (Inflation rate) Go back
23. Source: Relbanks.com (Financial institutions by assets) Go back
24. Source: CIA World Factbook (Trade data) Go back
25. Source: OECD FDI in Figures (FDI data) Go back
26. Source: Global Humanitarian Assistance (Aid data) Go back