2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009b | 2010b | |
GDP at market prices (AR bn) | 11,815.3 | 13,759.7 | 16,099.5b | 16,677.5 | 16,995.3 |
GDP (US$ m) | 5,515 | 7,343 | 9,424b | 8,525 | 8,132 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 5.0 | 6.2 | 7.1b | -3.7 | -2.0 |
Consumer price inflation (av; %) | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.0a | 9.2a |
Population (m) | 18.4 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.7 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 970.3 | 1,220.5 | 1,247.4 | 1,034.5 | 1,315.0 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,446.2 | 2,240.5 | 3,376.9 | 3,211.2 | 3,452.2 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -418.9 | -895.1 | -2,096.6 | -2,215.5 | -2,106.1 |
Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | 583.2 | 846.7 | 982.3 | 1,135.5a | 1,171.6a |
Exchange rate (av) AR:US$ | 2,142.3 | 1,873.9 | 1,708.4 | 1,956.2a | 2,090.0a |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. |
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Origins of gross domestic product 2009a | % of total | Components of gross domestic product 2009a | % of total |
Agriculture | 29.1 | Private consumption | 81.2 |
Industry | 16.0 | Government consumption | 11.5 |
Services | 54.9 | Gross domestic investment | 31.0 |
Exports of goods & services | 28.5 | ||
Imports of goods & services | 52.2 | ||
Principal exports 2009a | US$ m | Principal imports 2009a | US$ m |
EPZ exports | 551 | Capital goods & raw materials | 1,851 |
Cloves & clove oil | 59 | Consumer goods | 407 |
Petroleum products | 48 | EPZ imports | 361 |
Vanilla | 44 | Food | 155 |
Main destinations of exports 2010b | % of total | Main origins of imports 2010b | % of total |
France | 21.2 | China | 12.1 |
US | 7.4 | France | 9.4 |
China | 6.9 | South Africa | 4.3 |
Netherlands | 5.2 | India | 3.7 |
Germany | 4.5 | US | 3.5 |
a World Bank. b Derived from partners' trade returns. |
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