Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 6.0b | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 3.3 | 12.7a | 7.5 | 5.0 |
Lending interest rate (%) | 15.7 | 16.3a | 16.5 | 16.0 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -5.3b | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.4 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,853 | 2,699 | 3,277 | 3,487 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -3,243 | -3,635 | -4,364 | -4,531 |
Current-account balance (US$ bn) | -1,171 | -1,140 | -1,284 | -1,214 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -11.7b | -11.9 | -11.2 | -9.0 |
External debt (year-end; US$ bn) | 4.1b | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
Exchange rate MT:US$ (av) | 27.5 | 34.0a | 32.0 | 31.0 |
Exchange rate MT:¥100 (av) | 29.4 | 38.6a | 39.3 | 38.3 |
Exchange rate MT:€ (av) | 38.3 | 45.0a | 41.8 | 38.8 |
Exchange rate MT:SDR (av) | 42.6 | 52.1a | 49.6 | 47.3 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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