Liberia: forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 3.8 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 7.4 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 7.0 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 14.2 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
Government balance (% of GDP)d | -0.8b | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 180.0 | 207.0 | 362.3 | 416.6 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -559.0 | -726.7 | -763.0 | -839.3 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -541.1 | -692.5 | -505.4 | -386.7 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -59.0 | -69.5 | -44.4 | -30.5 |
Exchange rate L$:US$ (av) | 68.3 | 71.8a | 74.2 | 77.0 |
Exchange rate L$:¥100 (av) | 72.9 | 81.7a | 90.2 | 95.1 |
Exchange rate L$:€ (av) | 95.1 | 95.2a | 101.4 | 97.2 |
Exchange rate L$:SDR (av) | 105.8 | 110.0a | 116.9 | 118.0 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Fiscal years (July-June). |
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