| Recent economic indicators: |
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009(a)
|
2010(b)
|
| GDP (US$bn) (current prices): |
14.2
|
14.4
|
16.7
|
20.6
|
22.3
|
24.5
|
| GDP PPP (US$bn) (c): |
40.4
|
44.5
|
49.0
|
53.8
|
57.4
|
61.4
|
| GDP per capita (US$): |
378
|
376
|
428
|
519
|
551
|
592
|
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) (c): |
1,076
|
1,164
|
1,258
|
1,353
|
1,416
|
1,484
|
| Real GDP growth (% change yoy): |
7.4
|
6.7
|
7.1
|
7.4
|
5.5
|
6.2
|
| Current account balance (US$m): |
-587
|
-1,110
|
-1,496
|
-2,012
|
-2,102
|
-1,950
|
| Current account balance (% GDP): |
-4.1
|
-7.7
|
-9.0
|
-9.8
|
-9.4
|
-8.0
|
| Goods & services exports (% GDP): |
20.5
|
24.0
|
24.6
|
25.2
|
na
|
na
|
| Inflation (% change yoy): |
4.4
|
7.3
|
7.0
|
10.3
|
12.1
|
7.8
|
