Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate:
extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half
the population (2001 est.)
Population below poverty line:
70% (2003 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
43.8% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
34.5% of GDP (2004 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $9.013 billion
expenditures: $9.562 billion, including capital expenditures of $963
million (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca),
tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish
Industries:
petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite,
uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing;
food processing; brewing; tobacco products; sugar; textiles, ship
repair
Industrial production growth rate:
1% (2000)