| Recent economic indicators: |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009(a) |
2010(b) |
| GDP (US$bn) (current prices): |
285.9 |
364.4 |
432.2 |
511.5 |
539.4 |
670.4 |
| GDP PPP (US$bn) (c): |
705.2 |
768.2 |
840.3 |
909.8 |
962.5 |
1,027.3 |
| GDP per capita (US$): |
1,300 |
1,636 |
1,916 |
2,238 |
2,329 |
2,858 |
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) (c): |
3,207 |
3,449 |
3,724 |
3,980 |
4,157 |
4,380 |
| Real GDP growth (% change yoy): |
5.7 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
| Current account balance (US$m): |
277 |
10,860 |
10,495 |
126 |
10,581 |
9,478 |
| Current account balance (% GDP): |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
| Goods & services exports (% GDP): |
35.0 |
31.6 |
30.2 |
30.3 |
24.7 |
24.0 |
| Inflation (% change yoy): |
10.5 |
13.1 |
6.0 |
9.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
