| (USD millions) |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002
|
2003(e) |
2004(f) |
| Economic growth (%) |
2.8 |
6.8 |
7.9 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
| Inflation (%) |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
| Public-sector balance
(%GDP) |
-3.9 |
-3.2 |
-2.2 |
-2.7 |
-3.2 |
-2.9 |
| Unemployment rate (%) |
9.1 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Exports |
1,889 |
2,058 |
2,216 |
2,576 |
3,021 |
3,542 |
| Imports |
2,916 |
3,116 |
3,567 |
4,020 |
4,918 |
5,522 |
| Trade balance |
-1,027 |
-1,058 |
-1,351 |
-1,444 |
-1,897 |
-1,980 |
| Current account balance |
-654 |
-495 |
-732 |
-659 |
-866 |
-884 |
| Current account balance
(%GDP) |
-9.8 |
-6.9 |
-9.6 |
-7.8 |
-9.0 |
-8.3 |
| Foreign debt |
3,821 |
4,714 |
5,570 |
6,334 |
6,950 |
7,240 |
| Debt service (%Exports) |
16.8 |
20.3 |
19.6 |
19.4 |
16.7 |
14.9 |
| Currency reserves (import
months) |
2.7 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
(e) estimated (f) forecast
Source: Cofacerating |
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