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Income

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph GDP per capita (constant 1995 US$) 928.3 1198.93 1597.59 1358.49 1558.3
Graph GNP per capita (constant 1995 US$) 918.38 1174.25 1587.78 1332.1  
Graph GINI index          

Trade

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Trade (% of GDP) 27.17 36.34 47.1 45.86 47.89
Graph Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)   0.43 4.95 0.34 1.87
Graph Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)   12.88 16.38 6.17 3.83
Graph Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)     110700000 47700000  

Labor

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Labor force, children 10-14 (% of age group) 24.49 24.23 18.99 18.26 14.18

Food Prices

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Labor force, children 10-14 (% of age group) 24.49 24.23 18.99 18.26 14.18

Debt & Aid

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Present value of debt (% of GNI)         23.08
Graph Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services)     7.9 12.6 9.44
Graph Aid per capita (current US$) 3.83 4.19 10.67 22.94 23.15

Goverment

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Privatization proceeds (current US$)          
Graph General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 79900000 151400000 627000000 503701000 1259850000

Environmental Impact

 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)     4.1 5.65  
Graph CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)     0.29 0.2  
Graph CO2 emissions (kt) 1345.42 2266.18 4489.86 5087.46  
Graph CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.33 0.43 0.65 0.58  
Graph CO2 emissions (kg per 1995 US$ of GDP) 0.36 0.36 0.41 0.42