Country Report Mauritania January 2011

Economic structure: Annual indicators

	2006a	2007a	2008a	2009b	2010b
GDP at market prices (UM bn)	736.3	734.0	854.0	793.0a	950.9
GDP (US$ bn)	2.7	2.8	3.6	3.0	3.4
Real GDP growth (%)	11.7	1.9	3.5	-1.0	5.0
Consumer price inflation (av; %)	6.2	7.3	7.3	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	2,033.9
Imports of goods fob (US$ m)	1,167.0	1,595.5	1,941.2	1,450.0	1,971.3
Current-account balance (US$ m)	-35.6	-515.2	-557.3	-412.7	-309.6
Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m)	187.2	197.8	188.6	225.4	271.0
Total external debt (US$ bn)	1.6	1.7	2.0	2.0a	2.4
Debt-service ratio, paid (%)	8.8b	7.2b	3.0b	3.4c	1.8
Exchange rate (av) UM:US$	268.6	258.6	238.2	262.4	276.1
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts.

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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		Petroleum products	20.3
Fish & fish products	18.1	Others	45.2
Copper	13.1

Main destinations of exports 2009c	% of total	Main origins of imports 2009c	% of total
China	53.1	France	21.1
Italy	12.2	Netherlands	15.2
Japan	9.5	China	14.7
Côte d'Ivoire	7.7	Brazil	7.4
Japan	6.4	Belgium	7.1
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Derived from partners' trade returns; subject to a wide margin of error.

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