Distribution of family income - Gini index:
44.9 (1997)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
9.8% (2003 est.)

Labor force:
11.45 million (2003 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 75% (2003 est.)

Unemployment rate:
40% (2001 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $2.761 billion
expenditures: $3.406 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2003 est.)

Public debt:
62.9% of GDP (2003)

Agriculture - products:
tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy
products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs

Industries:
small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries,
textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products
processing; oil refining, cement; tourism

Industrial production growth rate:
2% (2003 est.)