Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% (2001 est.)

Unemployment rate:
12.9% (2003)

Population below poverty line:
33% (1999 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.9% (2004 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
33.6% of GDP (2004 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $244.5 million
expenditures: $300 million, including capital expenditures of $70
million (2004 est.)

Agriculture - products: bananas, coca, citrus, sugar; fish, cultured shrimp; lumber; garments

Industries:
garment production, food processing, tourism, construction

Industrial production growth rate:
4.6% (1999)