Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 4.2b | 2.4 | -1.2 | 2.2 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 |
Discount rate (end-period) | 4.3 | 4.3a | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -1.6b | -2.0 | -2.3 | -2.1 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 10,503 | 10,379 | 10,382 | 10,325 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -6,318 | -6,925 | -7,134 | -7,167 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | 1,670 | 603 | -148 | -147 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | 7.3b | 2.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
External debt (year-end; US$ bn) | 11.2b | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av) | 472.2 | 495.3a | 480.6 | 506.5 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (end-period) | 455.3 | 490.9a | 496.9 | 516.5 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:¥100 (av) | 503.9 | 563.6a | 587.9 | 625.3 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:€ (end-period) | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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