Country Report Namibia May 2011

Outlook for 2011-12: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2009a2010a2011b2012b
Real GDP growth-0.74.8c4.24.6
Gross agricultural production growth-4.1-0.2c1.51.8
Consumer price inflation (av)8.84.55.05.3
Consumer price inflation (end-period)7.03.14.46.6
Lending rate (av)11.19.79.19.5
Government balance (% of GDP)d-1.1-6.3c-8.4-6.5
Exports of goods fob (US$ m)3,5354,0424,4835,066
Imports of goods fob (US$ m)-4,519-4,880-5,393-6,256
Current-account balance (US$ m)-16111-113-571
Current-account balance (% of GDP)-1.70.1c-0.8-4.1
External debt (year-end; US$ m)2,0382,8883,0603,163
Exchange rate N$:US$ (av)8.427.327.308.20
Exchange rate N$:¥100 (av)8.998.328.9310.12
Exchange rate N$:€ (end-period)10.558.9410.3010.79
Exchange rate N$:SDR (end-period)11.6110.3312.1013.03
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Economist Intelligence Unit estimate. d Fiscal years beginning April 1st.

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