Labor force:
838,000 (2000)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence
agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in
South Africa
industry and services: 14%
Unemployment rate:
45% (2002)
Population below poverty line:
49% (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 0.9% highest 10%: 43.4%
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
63.2 (1995)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
32% of GDP (2006 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $778.9 million
expenditures: $734.7 million; including capital expenditures of NA
(2006 est.)
Agriculture - products:
corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock