Total population (million), 2004

12.8

Population growth (annual %), 2004

3.2

Population density (people per km²), 2004

46.9

Rural population (million), 2004

10.5

Rural population density (people per km²), 2003

210.9

Rural population (% of total population), 2004

81.8

Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people), 2004

46.7

Crude death rate (per 1,000 people), 2004

16.6

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2004

96.8

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children), 2004

192.0

Life expectancy at birth, total (years), 2004

48.1

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49), 2003

1.8

Total labour force (million), 2004

5.6

Female labour force (% of total labour force), 2004

46.6

Number of rural poor (million, approximate), 2004

5.4

Rural population below the poverty line (%), 2003

52.4

Population living below $1 a day (%), 2003

27.2

Population living below $2 a day (%), 2003

71.8

Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2003

46.4

Income share held by lowest 20%, 2003

6.9

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2004

53.0

Adult literacy rate, total (% of people ages 15 and above), 2004

21.8

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5), 2003

37.7

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5), 2003

38.7

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2003

17.0

Per caput dietary energy supply (kcal/day), 2000-2002 1/

2,350

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP), 2003

5.6

Physicians (per 1,000 people), 2004

0.1

Improved water source, rural (% of rural population with access), 2002

44.0

Improved sanitation facilities, rural (% of rural population with access), 2002

5.0

Agricultural labour force ( % of total labour force), 2001 1/

92.0

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2004

11.7

Fertilizer consumption (hundreds of grams per ha of arable land), 2002

3.6

Food production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

115.2

Crop production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

130.0

Cereal yield (kg per ha), 2005

940.7

Major exports (% share in agriculture), 2002 1/

Cotton lint

264.1

Sesame seed

100.4

Cigarettes

75.6

Major imports (% share in agriculture), 2002 1/

Tobacco products

36.2

Milled paddy rice

19.4

Rice, broken

17.2

Land area (thousand of km²), 2004

273.6

Arable land (% of land area), 2003

17.7

Forest area (% of land area), 2005

24.8

Irrigated land (% of cropland), 2003

0.5

Local currency

CFA Franc (XOF)

Exchange rate: US$ 1.00 = XOF, 2005

527.5

GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$), 2004

350.0

GDP (current, US$ million), 2004

4,823.7

GDP per capita growth (annual %), 2004

0.6

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 2004

-0.4

Sectoral distribution , value added (% of GDP)

agriculture, 2004

30.8

industry, 2004

19.9

manufacturing, 2004

13.5

services, 2004

49.3

Consumption

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP), 2004

13.0

Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (% of GDP), 2004

82.2

Gross domestic savings (% of GDP), 2004

4.8

Merchandise exports (current US$ million), 2004

445.0

Merchandise imports (current US$ million), 2004

1,155.0

Balance of merchandise trade (current US$ million), 2004

-710.0

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million), 2001

8.2

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)

..

Expense (% of GDP)

..

Total external debt (DOD, current US$ million), 2004

1,967.0

Present value of debt (% of GNI), 2004

22.7

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services), 2001

11.9

Offical development assistance and official aid (current US$ million), 2004

610.0

Lending interest rate (%)

..

Deposit interest rate (%), 2004

3.5

Mobile phones (per 1,000 people), 2004

31.0

Fixed line and mobile telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2004

37.4

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes)

1.1

Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2004

2.2

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2004

4.1