0
20
40
60
80
2020
2015
2010
2005
Real GDP per capita (€ thousand)
Annual growth (%)
-3.5%
-6.1%
63.4
EU-27
US
EU-27
US
26.2
€ thousand
-8%
-4%
0%
4%
2020
2015
2010
2005
Total unemployment rate
(% of total labour force)
Public finances, monetary and financial data
FDI and remittances
GDP per capita
(€ thousands)
70%
90% 110%130%
2019
2010
-20%
-10%0%
2020
2010
-15.8%
127.1%
No data available for EU-27 at the time of publication.
90.7%
Public debt (% of GDP)
Surplus/deficit (% of GDP)
EU-27
US
US
0
20
40
60
80
2020
2015
2010
2005
Real GDP per capita (€ thousand)
Annual growth (%)
-3.5%
-6.1%
63.4
EU-27
US
EU-27
US
26.2
€ thousand
-8%
-4%
0%
4%
2020
2015
2010
2005
Annual GDP growth
(%)
Female labour force participation rate
(% of females aged 15-64)
0%
40%
80%
2019
2015
2010
2005
0%
4%
8%
12%
2020
2015
2010
2005
5.1%
7.1%
9.6%
8.3%
68
.2
%
67.9%
61
.2%
67.9%
Female labour force participation rate
(% of female population aged 15-64)Unemployment, total (% of total labour force)
EU-27
US
EU-27
US
0%
40%
80%
2019
2015
2010
2005
0%
4%
8%
12%
2020
2015
2010
2005
5.1%
7.1%
9.6%
8.3%
68
.2
%
67.9%
61
.2%
67.9%
Female labour force participation rate
(% of female population aged 15-64)Unemployment, total (% of total labour force)
EU-27
US
EU-27
US
0.9
1.21.5
2020
2010
0%
1% 2%3%
2020
2010
1.25%
1.14
US$/€ exchange rate
US inflation rate
1.14 US dollar = €1-1%
1% 3% 5%7%
2019
2010
0.0%
0.2% 0.4% 0.6%0.8%
2019
2010
0.03%
1.64%
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
Remittances received (% of GDP)
1.62%
US
EU-27
0.77%
US
EU-27
US FDI composition by sector (2019)
US portfolio investment assets (2017)
Portfolio investment is defined as cross–border transactions and positions involving
debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve
assets. FDI is excluded.
The GINI Index* is a measure of inequality in income distribution. 0 represents absolute
equality, 100 absolute inequality.
GINI Index
(average 2010-2018, US and EU worst and best performers)
SI (24.2) BG (40.4)
US (41.4)
1
st98
th105
thRank out of 153
Index
Equality
Inequality
0
3 6 912
2013
2020
10.6
6.2
€ trillion
Cayman Islands
UK
JP
CAN
FR
NL IE CH
DE
AU
Others
Top 10 destinations
00 11Inward
Outward
Primary
Sector
Manufacturing Services excluding
financial acitvites
insurance activities
Financial and
3%
3%
40%
15%
32%
19%
21%
63%
4%
0.3%
Other
US: Economic indicators and trade with EU
EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service EUI | European University Institute
Authors: Gyorgyi Macsai and Giulio Sabbati, Members’ Research Service
Igor Tkalec, GlobalStat, EUI
PE 623.557 - June 2021
AT A GLANCE
EU exports of services to US
(2019)
EU imports of services from US
(2019)
Various business
services
16.5%
40.6%
Intellectual
property
9.1%
Financial
7.4%
7.5%
Travel
11.5%
Other
7.4%
Transport
ICTt
Various business services: legal, accounting, consulting, public relations, R&D, architectural, engineering, scientific, advertising, market research, public opinion, trade-related, operating
leasing, waste treatment, de-pollution. Other: manufacturing, maintenance and repair, construction, financial, insurance and pension, personal, cultural and recreational, government
Intellectual
property
Financial
Other
ICT
Transport
Various business
services
Travel
28.6%
15.2%
11.6%
5.5%
15.5%
11.9%
11.8%
0
100
200
300
400
2005
2010
2015
2020
EU exports of goods to US
(2020)
EU imports of goods from US
(2020)
Main trade partners
(2020)
EU trade with US
Top EU partners
(2020)
Trade in goods
Trade in goods, exports plus imports
353
203
EU imports from US
EU exports to US
247
171
EU imports from US
EU exports to US
€ billion
Goods (2005-2020)
Services (2010-2020)
Imports
Exports
Other
Oil, gas, coal: 1.8%
Iron and steel: 2.1%
Plastic and rubber
Agri-food
Organic chemicals
Optical instruments
Vehicles and aircraft
Pharmaceutical
products
Mechanical appliances
and electrical equipment
23.8%
19.9%
11.7%
7.1%
6.3%
6.0%
2.9%
18.4%
Other
Chemicals
Plastic and rubber
Organic chemicals
Agri-food
Oil, gas, coal
Optical instruments
Pharmaceutical
products
Vehicles and aircraft
Mechanical appliances
and electrical equipment
23.9%
13.0%
11.7%
9.9%
3.2%
4.1%
9.8%
4.8%
4.4%
15.2%
AT
DK
SE
ES
BE
IT
FR
IE
NL
DE
154.7
66.2
59.3
57.4
57.3
50.3
23.8
15.2
13.0
12.2
EU exports to US
EU imports from US
€ billion
NotesGlobalStat is a project developed by the European University Institute’s Global Governance Programme (Italy) and the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation (Portugal). Data sources for page 1: GDP figures and inflation are from IMF WEO (2021) and Eurostat (2020); Labour market data are from World Bank WDI based on ILO KILM (2019); Public debt and Surplus/deficit are from IMF WEO (2021), Exchange rates are from Eurostat; FDI and remittances data are estimates from World Bank staff based on IMF BoP data (2019); GINI index is an average value for the period 2010-2018 as reported in the UNDP HDR (2020), and (*) is re-scaled from 0-1 to 0-100 for better comparability; Portfolio Investment data are from IMF Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS, 2020); FDI in- & out-flows and by sector are from the OECD FDI Statistics (2019). Data sources for page 2: EU trade with US, Main trade partners (EU), Top EU partners (goods), EU exports of goods to US (%) and EU imports of goods from US (%) are from ComExt, Eurostat (2021); Other APEC members = Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, The Phil-ippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Trade in services are from Eurostat (2019); Main trade partners (US) are from IMF (2020); Other APEC members = Australia, Bru-nei, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. Data collected in May and June 2021. This is an updated edition of an ‘At a Glance’ note published in October 2019.
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China: 14.9%
Canada: 14.0%
EU-27: 17.2%
Mexico: 14.3%
Japan: 4.9%
South Korea: 3.4%
UK: 2.9%
Switzerland: 2.5%
Taiwan: 2.4%
Other APEC
members: 11.5%
Others: 12.1%
0.00.0 0.20.2 0.40.4 0.60.6 0.80.8 1.01.0 EU-27EU-27 ChinaChina Mexico Mexico Canada Canada JapanJapan South Korea South Korea UKUK Switzerland Switzerland Taiwan TaiwanOther APEC members Other APEC members
OthersOthers
US
China: 16.1%
US: 15.3%
UK: 12.2%
Switzerland : 6.9%
Russia: 4.8%
Turkey: 3.6%
Japan: 3.0%
Norway: 2.5%
Other APEC
members: 11.8%
Other: 21.4%
0.00.0 0.20.2 0.40.4 0.60.6 0.80.8 1.01.0 China US UK Switzerland Russia Turkey Japan Norway South KoreaOther APEC members
Other
