Germany Federal Republic of Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $616.1 billion (1984), $10,670 per capita (1982); 56.3% private consumption, 20.2% investment, 20% public consumption, 0 6% inventory change, 2.9% net foreign balance; real growth rate 2.7%

Nature¹ resources: iron, coal, potash

Agriculture: main crops—grains, potatoes, sugar beets; 75% self-sufficient

Fishing: catch 293,170 metric tons, $112.1 million (1984); exports $192 million, imports $589 million (1984)

Major industries: among world’s largest producers of iron, steel, coal, cement chemicals, machinery, ships, vehicles, machine tools

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Shortages: fats and oils, pulses, tropical products, sugar, cotton, wool, rubber, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, nonferrous metals, sulfur

Crude steel: 60 million metric tons capacity (est.); 39.4 million metric tons produced (1984), 645 kg per capita

Electric power: (including West Berlin) 96,228,000 kW capacity (1985); 401.94 billion kWh produced (1985), 6,595 kWh per capita

Exports: $171 billion (f.o.b., 1984); manufactures 85.2% (including machines and machine tools, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel products), agricultural products 5.5%, fuels 3.2%, raw materials 2.8%, other 3.2%

Imports: $153 billion (c.i.f., 1984); manufactures 55.9%, fuels 20.4%, agricultural products 12.2%, raw materials 8.7%, other 2.8%

Major trade partners: (1984) EC 47.8% (France 11.6%, Netherlands 10.3%, UK 8%, Italy 7.8%, Belgium-Luxembourg 6.8%), other Europe 16.7%, less developed countries 14.5%, US 8.4%, Communist 6.5%, OPEC 5.7%

Md: donor—ODA and OOF economic aid commitments (1970-83), $41.1 billion

Budget. (1984) federal government expenditures, $89 billion; revenues, $57 billion, deficit, $10 billion

Monetary conversion rate: 2.64 marks= US$1 (October 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Germany Federal Republic of on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Germany Federal Republic of 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Germany Federal Republic of 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.