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| Economic Indicators 2010 | IS | LI | NO | CH | EFTA | EU27 | Japan | US |
|---|
| GDP (in million € at market prices) [1] |
9 495 |
3 457 |
311 855 |
398 878 |
723 685 |
12 257 461 |
4 122 481 |
10 957 607 |
| GDP per capita (PPS in €) [2] [3] |
26 900 |
39 900 |
43 700 |
36 100 |
36 650 |
24 400 |
26 000 |
36 500 |
GDP growth
(in %) |
-4.0% |
na |
0.3% |
2.7% |
na |
1.9% |
4.1% |
3.0% |
| Inflation (in %) [4] |
7.5% |
0.6% |
2.3% |
0.6% |
na |
2.1% |
-0.7% |
1.6% |
Unemployment
(in %) |
7.6% |
2.6% |
3.5% |
4.5% |
na |
9.7% |
5.1% |
9.6% |
Exports: Goods
(in million €) |
3 466 |
na |
98 972 |
147 979 |
250 417 |
3 756 281 |
542 729 |
972 995 |
| Imports: Goods (in million €) |
2 723 |
na |
59 549 |
135 947 |
198 219 |
3 799 772 |
470 350 |
1 472 057 |
| Exports: Services (in million €) [5] |
1 855 |
na |
31 816 |
65 638 |
99 309 |
1 224 086 |
84 522 |
428 510 |
| Imports: Services (in million €) [5] |
1 644 |
na |
29 722 |
32 424 |
63 790 |
1 071 024 |
109 650 |
316 632 |
Total trade balance
(in million €) [5] |
954 |
na |
41 517 |
45 246 |
87 717 |
109 570 |
47 251 |
-387 184 |
Total trade
(in million €) [5] |
9 688 |
na |
220 059 |
381 988 |
611 735 |
9 851 163 |
1 207 251 |
3 190 194 |
Total trade
(as % of GDP) |
102.0% |
na |
70.6% |
95.8% |
84.5% |
80.4% |
29.3% |
29.1% |
| Government financial balance (as % of GDP)[6] |
-10.1% |
na |
10.6% |
0.4% |
na |
-6.6% |
na |
na |
Government debt (as % of GDP) [6][7] |
92.9% |
na |
44.0% |
40.8% |
na |
80.2% |
na |
na |
Sources: Eurostat and national statistical offices
[1] Liechtenstein figures are from 2009.
[2] Liechtenstein inhabitants adjusted by cross-border commuter population.
[3] The Swiss national consumer prices index applies in Liechtenstein.
[4] Liechtenstein trade figures are included in Switzerland's trade figures due to the existence of the Swiss-Liechtenstein Customs Union.
[5] Trade figures taken from National Accounts Data.
[6] Figures include intra-EFTA trade.
[7] Figures include intra-EU27 trade.
Social Indicators 2010 | IS | LI | NO | CH | EFTA | EU 27 | Japan | US |
|---|
| Population (on 1 January, in 1 000) |
| 1960 |
17 386 |
1 627 |
3 568 |
5 296 |
9 053 |
402 607 |
94 000 |
186 000 |
| 1980 |
22 695 |
2 581 |
4 079 |
6 304 |
10 635 |
457 053 |
117 000 |
231 000 |
| 2000 |
27 905 |
3 243 |
4 478 |
7 164 |
11 954 |
482 768 |
127 000 |
285 000 |
| 2010 |
31 736 |
3 589 |
4 859 |
7 786 |
12 998 |
50 126 |
126 536 |
310 384 |
| 2030 |
na |
na |
5 506 |
8 631 |
na |
519 942 |
120 218 |
361 681 |
| 2050 |
na |
na |
5 898 |
9 096 |
na |
515 303 |
108 549 |
403 101 |
| Population growth rate (in %)[1] |
0.3% |
0.7% |
1.3% |
1.1% |
1.1% |
0.3% |
-0.9% |
1.1% |
| Life expectancy at birth - women [2][3] |
84.1 |
84.3 |
83.3 |
84.6 |
na |
82.4 |
87.1 |
81.3 |
| Life expectancy at birth - men [2][3] |
79.8 |
79.5 |
79.0 |
79.9 |
na |
76.4 |
80.1 |
76.2 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) [1][2][3][4][5] |
2.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
na |
4.3 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
| Employment rate (in %) - women [2] |
76.2% |
60.8% |
73.3% |
72.5% |
na |
58.2% |
60.1% |
62.4% |
| Employment rate (in %) - men [2] |
80.0% |
81.0% |
78.3% |
84.5% |
na |
70.7% |
80.0% |
71.1% |
| Expenditure on social protection (as % of GDP)[6] |
25.4% |
na |
26.4% |
26.4% |
na |
29.5 |
na |
na |
Sources: Eurostat and national statistical offices
[1] EU-27 and Swiss figures are from 2009.
[2] Liechtenstein figures are from 2008.
[3] EU-27 figures are from 2008.
[4] EU-27 figures are from 2009.
[5] Liechtenstein and Swiss data are provisional.
[6] Swiss figures are based on Q2 data instead of annual average over four quarters.
[7] Icelandic, Norwegian and EU27 figures are from 2009; Swiss figures are from 2008. Japan and the United States do not have same the definition of expenditure on social protection.