Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 3.0 | 13.0a | 7.5 | 5.0 |
Lending interest rate (%) | 15.7 | 16.3a | 16.5 | 17.5 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -5.6 | -6.7 | -6.0 | -5.0 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,853 | 2,723 | 3,613 | 3,966 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -3,243 | -3,677 | -4,797 | -5,102 |
Current-account balance (US$ bn) | -1,171 | -1,210 | -1,501 | -1,402 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -12.3 | -14.3 | -15.7 | -12.0 |
External debt (year-end; US$ bn) | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Exchange rate MT:US$ (av) | 27.5 | 34.0a | 32.0 | 31.0 |
Exchange rate MT:¥100 (av) | 29.4 | 38.7a | 38.9 | 38.3 |
Exchange rate MT:€ (av) | 38.4 | 45.0a | 43.8 | 39.1 |
Exchange rate MT:SDR (av) | 42.6 | 52.1a | 50.4 | 47.5 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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