Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 4.2b | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Oil production ('000 b/d) | 473.0b | 475.3 | 473.3 | 483.3 |
Crude oil exports (US$ m) | 7,113 | 9,493 | 12,134 | 10,330 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 11.2 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -2.6b | -3.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn) | 7.8 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 11.2 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn) | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
Current-account balance (US$ bn) | -3.9 | -4.1 | -2.9 | -5.0 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -7.3b | -6.3 | -4.6 | -7.8 |
External debt (year-end; US$ bn) | 35.7b | 37.7 | 39.9 | 42.7 |
Exchange rate SP:US$ (av) | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.83 | 3.11 |
Exchange rate SP:¥100 (av) | 2.45 | 2.64 | 3.48 | 3.83 |
Exchange rate SP:€ (av) | 3.20 | 3.07 | 3.71 | 3.88 |
Exchange rate SP:SDR (av) | 3.56 | 3.55 | 4.39 | 4.74 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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