Labor force: 24.7 million note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 35.9% industry: 22.8% services: 41.2% (3rd qtr. 2004)
Unemployment rate:
10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line:
20% (2002)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 30.7% (2000)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
42 (2003)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
8.2% (2005 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
19.6% of GDP (2005 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $93.58 billion
expenditures: $115.3 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(2005 est.)
Public debt:
68% of GDP (2005 est.)