Forecast summary | ||||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||||
2010a | 2011b | 2012b | 2013b | 2014b | 2015b | |
Real GDP growth | 14.0 | 15.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
Oil production('000 b/d) | 823 | 903 | 1,075 | 1,113 | 1,138 | 1,150 |
Oil exports (US$ bn) | 15.4 | 18.2 | 23.0 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 15.7 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | -1.9 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
Central bank rate (end period) | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | 12.1 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 13.4 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn) | 55.7 | 77.2 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 90.8 | 85.7 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn) | 23.4 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 23.1 | 24.5 |
Current-account balance (US$ bn) | 17.9 | 38.9 | 55.5 | 55.0 | 50.5 | 43.7 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | 14.3 | 25.0 | 30.9 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 23.0 |
External debt (end-period; US$ bn) | 75.8 | 81.3 | 84.1 | 81.6 | 81.7 | 81.9 |
Exchange rate QR:US$ (av) | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 |
Exchange rate QR:¥100 (av) | 4.16 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.49 | 4.43 | 4.36 |
Exchange rate QR:€ (av) | 4.83 | 4.55 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.22 | 4.26 |
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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