Labor force: 1.71 million (2005 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 2.7% industry: 32.8% services: 64.5% (2004)

Unemployment rate:
18% official rate; labor force surveys indicate unemployment around
14% (2005 est.)

Population below poverty line:
11% (2003)

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.4% highest 10%: 24.5% (2003 est.)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
29 (2001)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.3% (2005 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
28.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $17.69 billion
expenditures: $19.35 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(2005 est.)

Public debt:
49.7% of GDP (2005 est.)