2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | |
GDP at market prices (SRs bn) | 5.3 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
GDP (US$ bn) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 8.3 | 9.8 | -1.0 | -7.4 | 6.2 |
Consumer price inflation (av; %) | -0.4 | 5.3 | 37.0 | 31.8 | -2.4a |
Population (m)c | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1b | 0.1b | 0.1 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 420.1 | 391.7 | 496.8 | 432.5 | 430.7 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -710.4 | -804.0 | -1,004.9 | -759.1 | -886.2 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -145.2 | -274.8 | -406.9 | -284.2 | -420.1 |
Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | 112.9 | 40.8 | 63.8 | 190.6 | 235.6 |
Exchange rate (av) SRs:US$ | 5.52 | 6.70 | 9.46 | 13.61 | 12.07a |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c IMF mid-year estimates. |
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Origins of gross domestic product 2008 | % of total | Components of gross domestic product 2008 | % of total |
Agriculture | 3.5 | Private consumption | 80.6 |
Industry | 34.8 | Government consumption | 13.4 |
Services | 134.1 | Gross domestic investment | 25.5 |
Exports of goods & services | 117.7 | ||
Imports of goods & services | 137.2 | ||
Principal exports 2008 | US$ m | Principal imports 2007 | US$ m |
Canned tuna | 215.4 | Food & live animals | 183.1 |
Frozen & fresh fish | 7.0 | Manufactures | 174.0 |
Prawns | 1.8 | Machinery & transport equipment | 225.2 |
Main destinations of exports 2010a | % of total | Main origins of imports 2010a | % of total |
UK | 19.4 | Saudi Arabia | 19.7 |
France | 18.0 | France | 6.9 |
Italy | 11.3 | South Africa | 6.9 |
Japan | 11.0 | Spain | 6.7 |
Thailand | 7.1 | Singapore | 6.1 |
a Derived from partners' trade returns. |
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