2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 7.1 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 11.7 |
Nominal GDP (MT m) | 180,240 | 207,640 | 239,770 | 263,260 | 288,377 | 306,813 | 362,931 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 4.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 6.3 |
Government consumption | 8.5 | 17.2 | 7.5 | 18.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Gross fixed investment | 6.2 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 51.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
Exports of goods & services | 12.3 | 15.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
Imports of goods & services | 1.2 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | 10.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.5b | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
Industry | 9.1 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.0b | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
Services | 7.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.8b | 4.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 21.3 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 24.5 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 733 | 789 | 842 | 888 | 933 | 995 | 1,075 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
Central government budget revenue | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 29.4 |
Central government budget expenditure | 26.9 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 32.9 | 35.2 | 37.0 | 34.4 |
Central government budget balance | -1.3 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -5.6 | -6.7 | -6.0 | -5.0 |
Public debt | 33.5 | 34.1 | 32.2 | 38.8b | 47.7 | 48.0 | 45.6 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate MT:US$ (end-period) | 26.00 | 23.80 | 25.50 | 29.20 | 32.60a | 32.22 | 34.22 |
Exchange rate MT:€ (end-period) | 34.31 | 34.76 | 35.45 | 41.85 | 44.27a | 42.37 | 41.75 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 9.4 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 19.1a | 3.5 | 6.8 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 18.9 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 37.2 | 20.7a | 10.9 | 25.4 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 23.3 | 25.2 | 20.3 | 32.6 | 22.8a | 22.4 | 19.6 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 18.6 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 16.3a | 16.5 | 17.5 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -268 | -399 | -990 | -1,391 | -954 | -1,184 | -1,135 |
Goods: exports fob | 2,381 | 2,412 | 2,653 | 1,853 | 2,723 | 3,613 | 3,966 |
Goods: imports fob | -2,649 | -2,811 | -3,643 | -3,243 | -3,677 | -4,797 | -5,102 |
Services balance | -372 | -397 | -410 | -450 | -528 | -529 | -530 |
Income balance | -635 | -592 | -631 | -95 | -382 | -469 | -497 |
Current transfers balance | 501 | 602 | 852 | 765 | 653 | 680 | 760 |
Current-account balance | -773 | -785 | -1,179 | -1,171 | -1,210 | -1,501 | -1,402 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 2,707 | 2,966 | 3,450 | 4,169 | 4,919 | 5,496 | 5,626 |
Debt service paid | 38 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 60 | 67 | 73 |
Principal repayments | 16 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Interest | 22 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 42 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 1,156 | 1,445 | 1,578 | 2,099 | 2,159a | 2,527 | 2,767 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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