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Economic indicators | Foreign Trade in figures | Sources of general economic information

Economic indicators

 
Main indicators 2009201020112012 (e)2013 (e)
GDP (billions USD) 23.8426.45e28.40e30.8633.63
GDP (constant prices, annual % change) 5.52.3e2.5e2.93.5
GDP per capita (USD) 3,986.56e4,326.38e4,541.91e4,824.545,139.26
Inflation rate (%) -0.75.0e5.4e5.65.3
Current Account (billions USD) -0.78e-1.30e-1.91e-2.60-2.46
Current Account (in % of GDP) -3.3e-4.9e-6.7e-7.3-

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) 6.6 1.7 6.0
Value added (in % of GDP) 2.9 30.6 66.5
Employment by sector (in % of total employment) 3.0 19.5 77.4

Source: World Bank - last available data.

 
Monetary indicators 20062007200820092010
Average annual exchange rate for 1 USD 0.710.710.710.710.71

Source: World Bank

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Foreign trade in figures

 
Foreign trade indicators 20062007200820092010
Imports of goods (millions USD) 11,54813,68116,99514,23615,262
Exports of goods (millions USD) 5,2045,7257,9386,3757,023
Imports of services (millions USD) 2,8543,3563,9263,6574,158
Exports of services (millions USD) 2,8503,4364,3534,1924,880
Imports of goods and services (annual % change) 3.56.43.1-7.87.1
Exports of goods and services (annual % change) 12.52.3-12.1-2.77.6
Imports of goods and services (in % of GDP) 84.688.484.765.065.9
Exports of goods and services (in % of GDP) 51.852.254.743.544.5
Trade Balance (millions USD) -5,056-6,452-7,165-6,266-6,650
Current Account (millions USD) -1,726-2,875-2,179-1,251-
Foreign trade (in % of GDP) 136.4140.6139.4108.5110.4

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization ; World Bank

 

Main partner countries

Main customers
(% of exports)
2010
Iraq 16.0%
United States 13.2%
India 11.1%
Saudi Arabia 9.4%
United Arab Emirates 4.2%
See more countries 46.0%
Main suppliers
(% of imports)
2010
Saudi Arabia 19.8%
China 10.8%
Germany 6.1%
United States 5.6%
Egypt 4.5%
See more countries 53.1%

Source: Comtrade, last available data

 

Main products

Main exports
(% of exports)
2010
Mineral or chemical potassic fertilizers (excl....Mineral or chemical potassic fertilizers (excl. those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg) 9.8%
Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed...Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses "incl. those in the form of transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) 7.7%
Special garments for professional, sporting or...Special garments for professional, sporting or other purposes, n.e.s., knitted or crocheted 7.7%
Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium...Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium calcium phosphates, natural and phosphatic chalk 5.3%
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) 4.5%
See more products 64.9%
Main imports
(% of imports)
2010
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude 12.2%
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 6.1%
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) 5.1%
Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbonsPetroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons 3.1%
Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed...Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses "incl. those in the form of transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) 2.4%
See more products 71.0%

Source: Comtrade, last available data

 

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