expenditures: $49.9 billion (FY08 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

2.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 34 4.7% (2007 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

NA% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 6 20% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

NA% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 16 19.74% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$26.1 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 31 $18.81 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money: