Country Report Algeria April 2011

Outlook for 2011-15: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2010a2011b2012b2013b2014b2015b
Real GDP growth4.13.74.24.44.44.3
Crude oil ('000 b/d)1,250c1,2791,3601,4501,5601,561
Natural gas production (bn m3)817979808183
Hydrocarbons exports (US$ bn)55.569.771.976.887.0100.6
Unemployment rate (av)10.0c9.99.49.29.19.0
Consumer price inflation (av)3.9c4.84.65.15.45.3
Consumer price inflation (end-period)2.7c5.74.95.35.45.2
Government balance (% of GDP)-3.0-2.0-1.9-3.4-2.4-0.6
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn)56.071.974.579.890.5104.6
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn)38.346.552.258.968.181.9
Current-account balance (US$ bn)5.210.95.10.5-2.9-6.2
Current-account balance (% of GDP)3.56.52.70.2-1.3-2.8
External debt (end-period; US$ bn)4.14.55.05.97.59.1
Exchange rate AD:US$ (av)74.39c76.5071.8170.2369.5771.00
Exchange rate AD:US$ (end-period)74.94c74.1671.0269.9070.4071.94
Exchange rate AD:¥100 (av)84.64c93.8788.6586.7084.7185.03
Exchange rate AD:€ (av)98.62c100.0289.7684.4585.4090.53
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Actual.

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