Labor force: 2.03 million (2005 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 8% industry: 29% services: 64% (2002 est.)

Unemployment rate:
4.3% (2005 est.)

Population below poverty line:
10% (1997 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 27.3% (1997)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
35.9 (1996)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.4% (2005 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
27% of GDP (2005 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $70.46 billion
expenditures: $69.4 billion; including capital expenditures of $5.5
billion (2005 est.)

Public debt:
26.7% of GDP (2005 est.)