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Economic indicators
Economic indicators |
Foreign Trade in figures |
Sources of general economic information
Economic indicators
| Main indicators |
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 (e) | 2013 (e) |
| GDP (billions USD) |
109.46e | 132.57e | 171.07e | 176.63 | 188.05 |
| GDP (constant prices, annual % change) |
-5.2e | 3.4e | 5.7e | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| GDP per capita (USD) |
31,410.61e | 37,009.26e | 46,460.75e | 46,669.95 | 48,341.82 |
| Inflation rate (%) |
4.0 | 4.1e | 6.2e | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Current Account (billions USD) |
25.88e | 36.88e | 57.23e | 53.62 | 55.03 |
| Current Account (in % of GDP) |
23.6e | 27.8e | 33.5e | 29.3 | - |
Source:
IMF - World Economic Outlook Database
; World Bank
Note: (e) Estimated data
| Breakdown of economic activity by sector |
Agriculture |
Industry |
Services |
| Value added (annual % change) |
8.8 |
16.7 |
17.9 |
| Value added (in % of GDP) |
0.5 |
51.0 |
48.5 |
| Employment by sector (in % of total employment) |
2.7 |
20.6 |
76.0 |
Source:
World Bank
- last available data.
| Monetary indicators |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Average annual exchange rate for 1 USD |
0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
Source:
World Bank
Foreign trade in figures
| Foreign trade indicators |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Imports of goods (millions USD) |
17,243 | 21,362 | 24,840 | 20,341 | 22,000 |
| Exports of goods (millions USD) |
56,016 | 62,691 | 87,457 | 51,937 | 65,950 |
| Imports of services (millions USD) |
8,805 | 10,494 | 12,404 | 11,297 | - |
| Exports of services (millions USD) |
7,495 | 9,104 | 10,358 | 10,425 | - |
| Imports of goods and services (in % of GDP) |
24.2 | 28.3 | 25.7 | 28.0 | - |
| Exports of goods and services (in % of GDP) |
65.5 | 63.4 | 66.1 | 56.4 | - |
| Trade Balance (millions USD) |
40,213 | 42,564 | 64,004 | 34,390 | 47,908 |
| Current Account (millions USD) |
45,312 | 42,175 | 60,242 | 28,605 | - |
| Foreign trade (in % of GDP) |
89.7 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 84.4 | - |
Source:
WTO - World Trade Organization
; World Bank
Main partner countries
Main customers
(% of exports) |
2009 |
| China |
2.2% |
| United Arab Emirates |
1.1% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.9% |
| India |
0.6% |
| Turkey |
0.4% |
| Jordan |
0.4% |
| United States |
0.3% |
| Qatar |
0.3% |
| Indonesia |
0.3% |
| Bahrain |
0.3% |
| Iraq |
0.3% |
| Pakistan |
0.2% |
| France |
0.2% |
| Iran |
0.2% |
| Syria |
0.2% |
| Hong Kong |
0.2% |
| Egypt |
0.2% |
| Germany |
0.1% |
| Oman |
0.1% |
| United Kingdom |
0.1% |
| See more countries |
94.8% |
Source: Comtrade, last available data
Main products
Main exports
(% of exports) |
2009 |
| Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
57.1% |
| Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals |
30.1% |
| Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsPolymers of ethylene, in primary forms |
4.2% |
| Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbonsPetroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons |
3.0% |
| Parts of aircraft and spacecraft of heading 8801...Parts of aircraft and spacecraft of heading 8801 or 8802, n.e.s. |
0.8% |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally...Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702) |
0.8% |
| Mineral or chemical nitrogenous fertilizers (excl....Mineral or chemical nitrogenous fertilizers (excl. those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg) |
0.4% |
| Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl....Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl. chassis with engine and cab |
0.3% |
| Parts suitable for use solely or principally with...Parts suitable for use solely or principally with transmission and reception apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy, radio-broadcasting, television, television cameras, still image video cameras and other video camera recorders, radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus or radio remote control apparatus, n.e.s. |
0.2% |
| Insulated "incl. enamelled or anodised" wire,...Insulated "incl. enamelled or anodised" wire, cable "incl. coaxial cable" and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made-up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors |
0.2% |
| Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of...Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old) |
0.2% |
| Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in...Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms |
0.2% |
| Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of...Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel (excl. slag, scale and other waste from the production of iron or steel; radioactive waste and scrap; fragments of pigs, blocks or other primary forms of pig iron or spiegeleisen) |
0.1% |
| Glass fibres, incl. glass wool, and articles...Glass fibres, incl. glass wool, and articles thereof (excl. mineral wools and articles thereof, optical fibres, fibre bundles or cable, electrical insulators or parts thereof, brushes of glass fibres, dolls' wigs) |
0.1% |
| See more products |
4.7% |
Source: Comtrade, last available data
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Last updates: February 2012
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