Labor force:
3.68 million (2004 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% (1999 est.)

Unemployment rate:
7.5% (2003 est.)

Population below poverty line:
75% (2004 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.6% highest 10%: 46% (1998)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
55.8 (1998)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7.2% (2004 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
14.9% of GDP (2004 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $2.878 billion
expenditures: $3.411 billion, including capital expenditures of $750
million (2004 est.)

Public debt:
32% of GDP (2004 est.)