Background
GDP(pp.): $18.17 billion (2011)
- country comparison to the world: 133
GDP $: $10.11 billion (2011)
GDP - real growth rate: 4.4% (2011)
- country comparison to the world: 84
GDP(per capita): $5,500 (2011)
GDP by sector Agriculture: 19.1% Industry: 40.5% Services: 40.3%
Unemployment: 5.9% (2011)
- country comparison to the world: 60
Labour Force: 1.194 million (2011)
- country comparison to the world: 138
Labour Force - by occupation:
- agriculture: 44.2%
- industry: 16.8%
- services: 39% (2008)
Population below poverty line:
- 35.8% (2008 est.)
Inflation: 7.7%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 25.4% (2008)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
- 30.9 (2008)
Investment (gross fixed):
- 35.4% of GDP (2011)
- country comparison to the world: 8
Central bank discount rate:
- 8% (2011)
- country comparison to the world: 40
Stock of money:
- $1.507 billion (2007)
- country comparison to the world: 106
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