Total population (million), 2004

13.0

Population growth (annual %), 2004

1.4

Population density (people per km²), 2004

47.1

Rural population (million), 2004

4.9

Rural population density (people per km²), 2003

303.2

Rural population (% of total population), 2004

37.7

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

22.6

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

5.0

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

23.0

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

26.4

Life expectancy at birth, total (years), 2004

74.5

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

0.3

Total labour force (million), 2004

6.2

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

42.0

Number of rural poor (million, approximate), 1998

3.4

Rural population below the poverty line (%), 1998

69.0

Population living below $1 a day (%), 1998

15.8

Population living below $2 a day (%), 1998

37.2

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

46.0

Income share held by lowest 20%, 1998

3.3

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2004

116.9

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

91.0

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5), 2000

11.6

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5), 1998

26.4

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2003

5.0

Per caput dietary energy supply (kcal/day), 2001-20031/

2,710.0

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP), 2003

5.1

Physicians (per 1,000 people), 2000

1.5

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

77.0

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

59.0

Agricultural labour force ( % of total labour force), 20041/

23.0

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2004

9.0

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

1,416.0

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

107.2

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

96.6

Cereal yield (kg per ha), 2005

2,624.0

Major exports (% share in agriculture), 20041/

Bananas

52.2

Crude organic materials NES

17.8

Cocoa beans

5.2

Major imports (% share in agriculture), 20041/

Cake of soybeans

12.8

Wheat

11.5

Food preparations NES

9.9

Land area (thousand of km²), 2004

276.8

Arable land (% of land area), 2003

5.9

Forest area (% of land area), 2005

39.2

Irrigated land (% of cropland), 2003

29.0

Local currency

US Dollar (USD)

Exchange rate: US$ 1.00 =USD, 2005

25,000.0

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

2,210.0

GDP (current, US$ million), 2004

30,281.5

GDP per capita growth (annual %), 2004

5.4

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 2004

2.7

Sectoral distribution , value added (% of GDP), 2004

agriculture

7.1

industry

30.8

manufacturing

10.0

services

62.1

Consumption

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

9.0

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

65.3

Gross domestic savings (% of GDP), 2004

25.7

Merchandise exports (current US$ million), 2004

7,634.0

Merchandise imports (current US$ million), 2004

7,861.0

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

-227.0

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million), 2004

1,160.3

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)

..

Expense (% of GDP)

..

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

16,867.6

Present value of debt (% of GNI), 2004

70.3

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services), 2004

36.0

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

160.5

Lending interest rate (%), 2004

9.6

Deposit interest rate (%), 2004

4.1

Mobile phones (per 1,000 people), 2004

348.5

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

472.1

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes), 2001

1.8

Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2004

55.5

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2004

47.9