Mauritania: forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010a | 2011b | 2012b | |
Real GDP growth | -1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 2.2c | 6.0c | 5.5 | 5.0 |
Money market interest rate | 11.5c | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -5.1 | -4.2 | -3.5 | -2.9 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,370.1 | 2,033.9 | 2,262.1 | 2,332.1 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,450.0 | 1,971.3 | 2,221.3 | 2,407.1 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -412.7 | -309.6 | -329.0 | -409.7 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -13.7 | -9.0 | -8.2 | -9.0 |
External debt (year-end; US$ bn) | 1,994c | 2,391 | 2,751 | 3,098 |
Exchange rate UM:US$ (av) | 262.4 | 276.1 | 276.0 | 271.5 |
Exchange rate UM:¥100 (av) | 280.0 | 313.8 | 334.9 | 329.5 |
Exchange rate UM:€ (av) | 365.5 | 365.5 | 345.0 | 325.8 |
Exchange rate UM:SDR (av) | 406.3 | 423.1 | 418.3 | 405.0 |
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Actual. |
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