Total population (million), 2003

11.7

Population growth (annual %), 2003

2.4

Population density (people per km²), 2003

9.5

Rural population ( % of total), 2003

67.7

Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people), 2003

47.5

Crude death rate (per 1,000 people), 2003

22.6

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2003

122.0

Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000), 2003

220.0

Life expectancy at birth,total (years), 2003

40.6

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

1.9

Total labour force (million), 2003

5.6

Female labour force as (% of totallabour force), 2003

46.0

Number of rural poor (million) (approximate), 2003

6.0

Poor as % of total rural population, 1998

75.9

Population living below $1 a day (%), 1994

72.3

Population living below $2 a day (%), 1994

90.6

Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1998

63.8

Share of income or consumption lowest 20%, 1994

4.6

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2002

58.4

Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 2000

19.0

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5), 2001

33.2

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

38.2

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2002

29.0

par habitant Dietary Energy Supply (kcal/day), 2000-20022/

2,200

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP), 2002

4.5

Physicians (per 1,000people), 1996

0.1

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

35.0

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

38.0

Agricultural labour force (% of total labour force), 20032/

79.0

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2001

16.2

Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per ha of arable land), 2002

90.1

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

106.6

Crop production index (1999-2001 = 100)

108.1

Cereal yield (kg per ha), 2004

837.2

Major Exports (% share in Agriculture), 20032/

74.4

10.1

5.8

Major Imports (% share in Agriculture), 20032/

16.6

10.3

9.2

Land area (km² thousand), 2003

1,220.0

Arable land as % of land area, 2002

3.8

Forest area (% of total land area), 2000

10.8

Irrigated land as % of cropland, 2002

2.9

Local currency

CFA Franc BCEAO

Exchange rate: US$ 1.00 = (26.09.2005)

544.507 XOF
Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO

GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$), 2003

290.0

GDP (current,US$ million), 2003

4,326.0

GDP par habitant growth (annual %), 2003

3.5

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 2003

-1.3

Sectoral distribution of GDP, 2003

% agriculture

38.4

% industry

26.1

% manufacturing

2.8

% services

36.0

Consumption, 2003

General government final consumption expenditure ( % of GDP

9.9

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

71.1

Gross domestic savings (as % of GDP)

18.9

Merchandise exports (current US$ million), 2003

930.0

Merchandise imports (current US$ million), 2003

1,251.0

Balance of merchandise trade (US$ million), 2003

-321.0

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, US$ million), 2002

242.2

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP),

..

Expense (% of GDP),

..

Total external debt (DOD, US$ million), 2003

3,129.3

Present value of debt (% of GNI), 2003

42.0

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services), 2002

6.9

Official development assistance and official aid (current US$), 2003

527.6

Lending interest rate (%)

..

Deposit interest rate (%), 2003

3.5

Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people), 2002

10.3

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes), 2003

12.3

Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2002

1.4

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2002

2.4