GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 33% industry: 12% services: 55% (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 50% (1994 est.)
Labor force: NA by occupation: 90% engaged in agriculture
Unemployment rate: 50% (1989 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $252 million
expenditures: $607 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1992 est.)
Industries: food, beverages, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints),
petroleum products, textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco
Industrial production growth rate: 5.8% (1993 est.)
Electricity: capacity: 2,360,000 kW production: 1.7 billion kWh consumption per capita: 58 kWh (1993)
Agriculture: cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, rice, tropical fruits; beef, poultry
Exports: $170 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.)
commodities: shrimp 40%, cashews, cotton, sugar, copra, citrus
partners: Spain, South Africa, US, Portugal, Japan