GDP—real growth rate: 6% (1998 est.)

GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity?$2,700 (1998 est.)

GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 35% industry: 30% services: 35% (1998 est.)

Population below poverty line: 50% (1998 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% (1998 est.)

Labor force: 1.6 million (1997)

Labor force—by occupation: manufacturing, mining, and construction 25%, agriculture 38%, services 37%

Unemployment rate: 20% (1998 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $322 million
expenditures: $424 million, including capital expenditures of $80
million (1998 est.)