expenditures: $9.027 billion (2008 est.)

Public debt:

37.4% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 61.1% of GDP (2004 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

10.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 6.1% (2007 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

19.95% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 39 15.83% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$3.619 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 62 $4.074 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money: