Monday, November 20, 2006

Economic Indicators

GDP
Nominal GDP (US$) 2006 944.9
Real GDP (US$) 2006 794.6
% change in real GDP 18.7% (after a decline of 5.2% in 2005)

Inflation (Sep 2006) 2.2%

Employment --
Government employment (2005) 27,636
Epatriate labour force (Sep 2006) 51,569
Private sector employemt --

Balance of Payments
Current account (US$ mn) 2005 -330.0
Balance on goods (US$ mn) Sep 2006 -47.6

Gross International Reserves Sep 2006 (US$ mn) 243.4
External public debt Sep 2006 (US$ mn) 330.5
Exchange rate Sep 2006 12.8 Rufiyaa/US$

Source: http://www.mma.gov.mv/Monthly%20Statistics/oct06.pdf

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