Labor force:
2.36 million
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national
(2004 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% (2000 est.)
Unemployment rate:
2.4% (2001)
Population below poverty line:
NA
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.2% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
20.8% of GDP (2004 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $23.68 billion
expenditures: $25.45 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.4
billion (2004 est.)
Public debt:
17.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish