2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009b | 2010b | |
GDP at market prices (CFAfr bn) | 1,188 | 1,253 | 1,418b | 1,540 | 1,573 |
GDP (US$ bn) | 2.27 | 2.62 | 3.17b | 3.26 | 3.18 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8b | 3.1 | 3.4 |
Consumer price inflation (av; %) | 2.2 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 2.0a | 1.4a |
Population (m) | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6a | 6.8 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 630 | 677 | 853 | 826 | 825 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -949 | -1,072 | -1,307 | -1,205 | -1,292 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -176 | -216 | -222 | -223 | -244 |
Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | 375 | 438 | 582 | 703a | 672 |
Exchange rate (av) CFAfr:US$ | 522.89 | 479.27 | 447.81 | 472.19a | 495.28a |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. |
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Origins of gross domestic product 2009 | % of total | Components of gross domestic product 2009 | % of total |
Primary sector | 42.8 | Private consumption | 81.8 |
Secondary sector | 18.7 | Government consumption | 13.5 |
Tertiary sector | 38.6 | Gross fixed capital formation | 18.3 |
Exports of goods & services | 35.1 | ||
Imports of goods & services | -48.7 | ||
Main exports fob 2009 | % of total | Main imports fob 2009 | % of total |
Cement & clinker | 15.5 | Capital goods | 17.9 |
Phosphates | 9.8 | Food | 10.9 |
Re-exports | 17.3 | Petroleum products | 12.2 |
Destination of exports 2009a | % of total | Origin of imports 2009a | % of total |
India | 13.6 | China | 17.1 |
Benin | 12.6 | France | 12.9 |
Ghana | 12.5 | Finland | 9.9 |
Burkina Faso | 11.7 | Netherlands | 5.4 |
a Derived from partners’ trade returns; subject to a wide margin of error. |
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