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