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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT DURING THE FIFTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1990-1994 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an average annual rate of 4.1 percent (measured in constant 1989 prices) over the period of the fifth development plan 1990-1994. The oil sector’s share rose from 30 percent to 36.6 percent over the same period. Oil production was increased sharply to help maintain international oil supplies and stabilize prices during the Gulf war. The oil sector registered 66.7 percent growth rate in 1990, compared to 18.17 percent and minus 2.6 percent in 1989 and 1988 respectively. However, subsequent price fluctuations limited the impact of this volume increase on the structural composition of GDP. The non-oil economy grew by 8.6 percent in real terms during the first year of the fifth plan. In the following years, however, the decline in government expenditure had a restraining influence on economic growth. Consequently, the non-oil value added grew at an average annual rate of 2.1 percent during the fifth plan as a whole. Table (3) shows the relative GDP contribution of the oil and non-oil sectors during the fifth development plan.
TABLE 3 *
* Source: Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Central Department of Statistics,
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