Labor force:
5 million
note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to
neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2003)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 90%
industry and services: 10% (2000 est.)
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Population below poverty line:
45% (2003 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 46.8% (1994)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
48.2 (1998)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
20.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $1.158 billion
expenditures: $1.714 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(2006 est.)
Agriculture - products:
cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice;
livestock