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Country Report Mauritania April 2011
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HTMLEconomic structure: Annual indicators
| 2006a | 2007a | 2008b | 2009b | 2010b | |
| GDP at market prices (UM bn) | 736.3 | 734.0 | 854.0a | 793.0a | 953.9 |
| GDP (US$ bn) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.6a | 3.0a | 3.5 |
| Real GDP growth (%) | 11.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -1.0 | 5.0 |
| Consumer price inflation (av; %) | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.3a | 2.2a | 6.0 |
| Population (m) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,366.6 | 1,401.8 | 1,787.6 | 1,370.1 | 2,039.8 |
| Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,167.0 | 1,595.5 | 1,941.2 | 1,450.0 | 1,972.1 |
| Current-account balance (US$ m) | -35.6 | -515.2 | -557.3 | -412.7 | -304.4 |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | 187.2 | 197.8 | 188.6a | 225.4a | 271.0 |
| Total external debt (US$ bn) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0a | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Debt-service ratio, paid (%) | 9.1b | 7.4b | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| Exchange rate (av) UM:US$ | 268.6 | 258.6 | 238.2a | 262.4a | 274.8a |
| a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. | |||||
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| Origins of gross domestic product 2007a | % of total | Components of gross domestic product 2004a | % of total |
| Agriculture | 12.5 | Private consumption | 76.2 |
| Industry | 46.7 | Government consumption | 19.8 |
| Services | 40.7 | Gross fixed investment | 45.8 |
| Exports of goods & services | 39.9 | ||
| Imports of goods & services | 81.7 | ||
| Principal exports 2007b | % of total | Principal imports 2007b | % of total |
| Iron ore | 38.5 | Oil exploration equipment | 34.5 |
| Crude oil | 23.3 | Petroleum products | 20.3 |
| Fish & fish products | 17.0 | Others | 45.2 |
| Copper | 11.8 | ||
| Main destinations of exports 2009c | % of total | Main origins of imports 2009b | % of total |
| China | 55.8 | France | 21.1 |
| Italy | 12.2 | China | 19.4 |
| Japan | 9.5 | Netherlands | 15.2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 7.7 | Brazil | 8.2 |
| a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Derived from partners' trade returns; subject to a wide margin of error. | |||
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