Country Report Algeria January 2011

Outlook for 2011-15: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2010a2011b2012b2013b2014b2015b
Real GDP growth3.93.54.14.34.34.7
Crude oil & NGL production ('000 b/d)1,9281,9261,9262,0762,1282,181
Natural gas production (ktoe)72,55171,82573,62175,82978,86282,017
Hydrocarbon exports (US$ m)54,09956,29064,11569,80777,78984,927
Unemployment rate (av)9.910.09.49.29.19.0
Consumer price inflation (av)4.44.24.35.15.45.3
Consumer price inflation (end-period)3.84.24.75.35.45.2
Government balance (% of GDP)-1.9-1.1-2.8-4.7-4.0-0.7
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn)55.859.366.572.580.988.3
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn)36.538.441.446.251.959.8
Current-account balance (US$ bn)6.65.97.45.16.23.7
Current-account balance (% of GDP)4.43.73.92.42.71.6
External debt (end-period; US$ bn)3.83.73.74.14.95.6
Exchange rate AD:US$ (av)75.1376.5071.8170.2369.5771.00
Exchange rate AD:US$ (end-period)78.7474.1671.0269.9070.4071.94
Exchange rate AD:¥100 (av)85.1587.1882.7881.6680.9083.18
Exchange rate AD:€ (av)97.3991.0482.5880.0679.3181.46
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts.

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