2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 15.1 | 19.2 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 26.8 |
Nominal GDP (Birr bn) | 132 | 172 | 249 | 336 | 360 | 447 | 525 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 10.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 15.0 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.9 |
Government consumption | 3.2 | -0.9 | 7.6 | -10.7 | 15.6 | -2.2 | 3.6 |
Gross fixed investment | 18.3 | 26.5 | -1.6 | 35.2 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.9 |
Exports of goods & services | 0.2 | 10.4 | -3.3 | 6.9 | 29.1 | 11.7 | 11.0 |
Imports of goods & services | 17.9 | 31.4 | 12.6 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 7.7 | 10.0 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | 10.9 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 10.0 |
Industry | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
Services | 12.8 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 9.1 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 70.3 | 71.6 | 72.8 | 73.9 | 75.1 | 76.2 | 77.3 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 768 | 867 | 965 | 1,042b | 1,109 | 1,209 | 1,340 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
Central government revenued | 18.4 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 16.6 |
Central government expenditured | 22.3 | 20.7 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 19.0 |
Central government balanced | -3.8 | -3.7 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -2.5 | -2.3 |
Net public debt | 46.1 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 40.9 | 47.9 | 44.1 | 42.1 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate Birr:US$ (av) | 8.70 | 8.97 | 9.60 | 11.78 | 14.40 | 17.90 | 19.60 |
Exchange rate Birr:€ (av) | 10.92 | 12.27 | 14.11 | 16.41 | 19.09 | 24.43 | 25.38 |
Consumer prices (av; %) | 12.3 | 17.2 | 44.4 | 8.5 | 8.1a | 22.7 | 11.0 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 23.4 | 21.4 | 26.2 | 31.1b | 13.2 | 27.0 | 17.6 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 20.0 | 22.2 | 23.4 | 31.6b | 12.4 | 27.0 | 15.1 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.2b | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -3,081 | -3,871 | -5,652 | -5,281 | -5,220 | -5,593 | -6,057 |
Goods: exports fob | 1,025 | 1,285 | 1,555 | 1,538 | 1,716 | 2,171 | 2,158 |
Goods: imports fob | -4,106 | -5,156 | -7,206 | -6,819 | -6,937 | -7,764 | -8,215 |
Services balance | 3 | -384 | -451 | -332 | -179 | 193 | 482 |
Income balance | 18 | 40 | 2 | -37 | 21 | 37 | 46 |
Current transfers balance | 1,274 | 3,387 | 4,295 | 3,459 | 3,532 | 3,978 | 4,406 |
Current-account balance | -1,786 | -828 | -1,806 | -2,191 | -1,847 | -1,384 | -1,123 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 2,277 | 2,620 | 2,879 | 5,025 | 5,681 | 6,416 | 7,086 |
Debt service paid | 304 | 133 | 112 | 103 | 134 | 136 | 165 |
Principal repayments | 254 | 88 | 72 | 62 | 91 | 99 | 114 |
Interest | 50 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 51 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 867 | 1,290 | 871 | 1,781 | 1,796 | 1,983 | 2,140 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Fiscal years ending July 7th. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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