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Economic Indicators for SL

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Lending interest rate (%)	19.64	19.64	22.17	15.66	%
Labor force, total	2803399	2803399	2803399	2113946
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	558.17	558.17	558.17	93.3
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	47.64	47.64	47.64	4.64	%
Real interest rate (%)	-12.31	-12.31	17.31	-12.31	%
GDP growth (annual %)	3.43	3.43	21.08	-20.49	B
Population, total	8791092	8791092	8791092	6436698
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	34.34	34.34	37.6	20.72	B
GDP (current US$)	3809832236.96	3809832236.96	5015180725.34	2578159803.95	B
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-5	-5	-3.83	-65.26	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	21.52	21.52	21.52	8.75	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	3.88	3.88	5.45	3.88	%
Armed forces personnel, total	9000	9000	10500	8500
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.35
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.02
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	182	182	200	182
Time required to start a business (days)	8	8	12	8
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	3.19	3.19	4.68	3.19	%
New businesses registered (number)	1980	1980	1980	682
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	4.87	4.87	11.52	4.87	%
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	106.65	106.65	130.74	106.6