Population below poverty line:
27% (1999)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 26.7% (1999)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
37 (2001)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
6.1% (2004 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
16.6% of GDP (2004 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $52.13 billion
expenditures: $55.88 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)

Public debt:
56.2% of GDP (2004 est.)

Agriculture - products:
rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil,
copra, poultry, beef, pork, eggs

Industries:
petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining,
cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism

Industrial production growth rate:
10.5% (2004 est.)