Economic Figures
2000p |
1999e |
1998 |
1997 |
|
|
GDP ($ billions) |
53.84 |
49.7 |
47.1 |
45.9 |
|
GDP Growth (percent) |
5.0 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
|
GDP Per Capita ($) |
1,637 |
1,608 |
1,608 |
|
|
CPI Inflation (percent) |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
|
Unemployment (percent) |
30.0 |
30.0 |
27.0 |
28.0 |
|
Foreign Exchange Reserves ($ billion) |
- |
3.0 |
4.5 |
|
|
Exports ($ billion) |
9.72 |
10.12 |
13.89 |
|
|
Imports ($ billion) |
8.8 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
|
|
Trade Surplus ($ billion) |
0.92 |
0.82 |
5.29 |
|
|
Foreign Currency Reserves ($ billion) * |
4.6 |
6.8 |
8.0 |
|
|
Foreign Debt ($ billions) |
32.0 |
33.4 |
32.7 |
|
|
Budget Deficit ($ billions) |
3.38 |
As of the end of Decemberp - projections based on an average price of $15 per oil barrel
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