Investment (gross fixed):
20.5% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 103
Budget:
revenues: $405.9 billion
expenditures: $397.3 billion (2008 est.)
Public debt:
58.2% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 55.8% of GDP (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 1.6% (2007 est.)
Central bank discount rate: