2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009b | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 7.1 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 13.5 |
Nominal GDP (MT m) | 180,210 | 207,990 | 239,250 | 275,317 | 324,844 | 374,473 | 419,953 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 8.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 10.2 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
Government consumption | 8.5 | 17.2 | 7.5 | 25.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Gross fixed investment | 6.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 4.2 |
Exports of goods & services | 8.0 | 1.4 | 11.9 | -7.3 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 7.3 |
Imports of goods & services | 10.0 | 8.8 | 5.5 | -6.3 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | 10.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
Industry | 9.1 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
Services | 7.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 24.4 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 731b | 789b | 841b | 879 | 938 | 1,001 | 1,078 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
Central government budget revenue | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
Central government budget expenditure | 26.9 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 31.5 | 31.2 | 30.3 | 29.8 |
Central government budget balance | -1.3 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -5.3 | -5.9 | -4.9 | -4.4 |
Public debt | 36.3 | 34.2 | 31.7 | 35.0 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 38.5 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate MT:US$ (end-period) | 26.00 | 23.80 | 25.50 | 29.19a | 34.00 | 35.50 | 40.40 |
Exchange rate MT:€ (end-period) | 34.31 | 34.76 | 35.45 | 41.84a | 45.87 | 42.96 | 48.07 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 9.4 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 11.3a | 10.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 18.9 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 37.2a | 26.1 | 19.6 | 18.4 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 23.3 | 25.2 | 20.3 | 32.6a | 21.2 | 16.0 | 12.7 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 18.6 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 15.7a | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -268 | -399 | -805 | -1,112 | -953 | -1,275 | -1,284 |
Goods: exports fob | 2,381 | 2,412 | 2,653 | 1,948 | 2,697 | 3,265 | 3,252 |
Goods: imports fob | -2,649 | -2,811 | -3,458 | -3,060 | -3,650 | -4,540 | -4,536 |
Services balance | -372 | -397 | -394 | -364 | -439 | -404 | -424 |
Income balance | -635 | -592 | -631 | -334 | -421 | -501 | -523 |
Current transfers balance | 501 | 602 | 854 | 887 | 795 | 933 | 998 |
Current-account balance | -773 | -785 | -975 | -923 | -1,018 | -1,247 | -1,232 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 2,931 | 3,012 | 3,432 | 4,205 | 5,103 | 5,532 | 5,846 |
Debt service paid | 47 | 34 | 43 | 65 | 110 | 133 | 108 |
Principal repayments | 22 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 78 | 95 | 66 |
Interest | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 42 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 1,156 | 1,445 | 1,578 | 1,929 | 1,830 | 2,209 | 2,248 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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