World Economy: Economy

GDP (GWP) (gross world product): (purchasing power parity exchange rates) - $59.38 trillion （2005 est.), $51.48 trillion (2004), $23 trillion (2002)
GDP (GWP) (gross world product):’’’^[2] (market exchange rates) - $60.69 trillion (2008)
GDP - real growth rate: 3.2% (2008), 3.1% p.a. (2000-07), 2.4% p.a. (1990-99), 3.1% p.a. (1980-89)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $9,300 (2005 est.), $8,200 (92) (2003), $7,900 (2002)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 4%; industry: 32%; services: 64% (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 60% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflation in several Third World countries (2003)
Derivatives outstanding notional amount: $273 trillion (end of June 2004), $84 trillion (end-June 1998) ([4])
Global debt issuance: $5.187 trillion (2004), $4.938 trillion (2003), $3.938 trillion (2002) (Thomson Financial League Tables)
Global equity issuance: $505 billion (2004), $388 billion (2003), $319 billion (2002) (Thomson Financial League Tables)

World GDP per capita between 1500-2003

GDP increase, 1990-1998 and 1990-2006, in major countries.

Unemployment rate: 8.7% (2009 est.). 30% (2007 est.) combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment.

Yearly electricity - production: 15,850,000 GWh (2003 est.), 14,850,000 GWh (2001 est.)
Yearly electricity - consumption: 14,280,000 GWh (2003 est.), 13,930,000 GWh (2001 est.)
Oil - production: 79,650,000 bbl/d (12,663,000 m³/d) (2003 est.), 75,460,000 barrels per day (11,997,000 m³/d) (2001)
Oil - consumption: 80,100,000 bbl/d (12,730,000 m³/d) (2003 est.), 76,210,000 barrels per day (12,116,000 m³/d) (2001)
Oil - proved reserves: 1.025 trillion barrel (163 km³) (2001 est.)
Natural gas - production: 2,569 km³ (2001 est.)
Natural gas - consumption: 2,556 km³ (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves: 161,200 km³ (1 January 2002)

Yearly exports: $12.4 trillion (2009 est.)
Exports - commodities: the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services
Exports - partners: US 12.7%, Germany 7.1%, China 6.2%, France 4.4%, Japan 4.2%, UK 4.1% (2008)
Yearly imports: $12.29 trillion (2009 est.)
Imports - commodities: the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services
Imports - partners: China 10.3%, Germany 8.6%, US 8.1%, Japan 5% (2008)
Debt - external: $56.9 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Yearly economic aid - recipient: Official Development Assistance (ODA) $50 billion

Telephones - main lines in use: 843,923,500 (2007)
4,263,367,600 (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 3,300,000,000 (Nov. 2007)^[3]
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10,350 (2000 est.)
Internet users: 1,311,050,595 (January 18, 2008 [5] est.), 1,091,730,861 (December 30, 2006 [6] est.), 604,111,719 (2002 est.)

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