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| Selected Economic and Social Indicators | ||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Pre- | Post- | |||
| tsunami | tsunami | |||
| GDP and inflation (%) | ||||
| Real GDP growth | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Average inflation | 7.6 | 10.5 | 12 | 7.5 |
| Public finances (% of GDP) | ||||
| Revenue (excluding grants) | 15.8 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
| Expenditure | 23.9 | 25.1 | 27.0 | 25.6 |
| Overall balance | -8.2 | -7.5 | -9.6 | -8.7 |
| Overall balance (including grants) | -7.7 | -7.1 | -8.4 | -8 |
| Net domestic financing | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Foreign financing (incl. grants) | 2 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Balance of payments (US$ mn) | ||||
| Current account balance | -626 | -689 | -1,161 | -999 |
| As a % GDP | -3.2 | -3.2 | -5.3 | -4.2 |
| Transfers (private and public) | 1,358 | 1,456 | 1,704 | 1,670 |
| Capital account | 414 | 904 | 1,219 | 1,132 |
| Official financial inflows | 326 | 470 | 770 | 676 |
| Overall balance | -212 | 215 | 58 | 133 |
| Official reserves | ||||
| In millions of U.S. dollars | 1,825 | 1,886 | 2,002 | 2,294 |
| In months of imports | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| External public debt | ||||
| In millions of U.S. dollars | 11,429 | 11,980 | 12,564 | 13,538 |
| As a percent of GDP | 58.8 | 55.2 | 57.4 | 57.5 |
| Memorandum items | ||||
| Deaths (persons; includes missing) | … | … | 37,000 | |
| Displaced (persons) | … | … | 400,000-500,000 | |
| Damage estimate (US$ bn) | … | 1 | ||