2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009b | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 7.1 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 12.4 |
Nominal GDP (MT m) | 180,240 | 207,640 | 239,770 | 263,260 | 291,845 | 323,642 | 384,902 |
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 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.2 |
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 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 4.2 |
Exports of goods & services | 12.3 | 15.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
Imports of goods & services | 1.2 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | 10.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
Industry | 9.1 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
Services | 7.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 24.4 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 731b | 788b | 840b | 881 | 927 | 988 | 1,068 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
Central government budget revenue | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 27.7 |
Central government budget expenditure | 26.9 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 32.9 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 32.5 |
Central government budget balance | -1.3 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -5.6 | -6.6 | -5.7 | -4.8 |
Public debt | 36.3 | 34.2 | 31.7 | 36.5 | 44.2 | 42.7 | 40.6 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate MT:US$ (end-period) | 26.00 | 23.80 | 25.50 | 29.20a | 32.60a | 34.55 | 36.70 |
Exchange rate MT:€ (end-period) | 34.31 | 34.76 | 35.45 | 41.85a | 44.27a | 45.61 | 46.60 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 9.4 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 2.1a | 19.1a | 3.5 | 6.8 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 18.9 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 37.2a | 20.7a | 15.4 | 25.7 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 23.3 | 25.2 | 20.3 | 32.6a | 22.8a | 24.7 | 19.2 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 18.6 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 15.7a | 16.3a | 16.5 | 17.5 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -268 | -399 | -990 | -1,391a | -935 | -1,017 | -971 |
Goods: exports fob | 2,381 | 2,412 | 2,653 | 1,853a | 2,705 | 3,372 | 3,567 |
Goods: imports fob | -2,649 | -2,811 | -3,643 | -3,243a | -3,640 | -4,389 | -4,538 |
Services balance | -372 | -397 | -410 | -450a | -522 | -513 | -522 |
Income balance | -635 | -592 | -631 | -95a | -382 | -487 | -509 |
Current transfers balance | 501 | 602 | 852 | 765a | 661 | 718 | 807 |
Current-account balance | -773 | -785 | -1,179 | -1,171a | -1,178 | -1,299 | -1,196 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 2,931 | 3,012 | 3,432 | 4,286 | 5,135 | 5,931 | 6,083 |
Debt service paid | 47 | 34 | 43 | 65 | 110 | 134 | 113 |
Principal repayments | 22 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 78 | 95 | 68 |
Interest | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 45 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 1,156 | 1,445 | 1,578 | 2,099a | 2,159a | 2,351 | 2,516 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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