| (USD millions) |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003(e) |
2004(f) |
| Economic growth (%) |
2.3 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
| Inflation (%) |
2.6 |
10.3 |
7.4 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
| Public-sector balance
(%GDP) |
-0.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
| Unemployment rate (%) |
16.0 |
16.4 |
19.5 |
16.8 |
14.3 |
14.8 |
| Exports |
4,006 |
4,825 |
5,113 |
5,688 |
6,780 |
7,790 |
| Imports |
5,087 |
6,000 |
6,693 |
7,281 |
8,930 |
10,240 |
| Trade balance |
-1,081 |
-1176 |
-1,581 |
-1,593 |
-2,150 |
-2,450 |
| Current account balance |
-704 |
-679 |
-843 |
-677 |
-1,100 |
-1,180 |
| Current account balance
(%GDP) |
-5.4 |
-5.4 |
-6.2 |
-4.3 |
-5.5 |
-5.3 |
| Foreign debt |
10,914 |
11,202 |
10,619 |
10,946 |
11,669 |
12,119 |
| Debt service (%Exports) |
17.2 |
13.6 |
15.5 |
10.4 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
| Currency reserves (import
months) |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
(e) estimated (f) forecast
Source: Cofacerating |
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