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Economic Indicators for VU

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Real interest rate (%)	-2.13	-2.13	8.89	-2.18	%
Population, total	334506	334506	334506	239689
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)	52.35	52.35	75.47	52.35	B
Lending interest rate (%)	8.94	8.94	10.55	8.81	%
Labor force, total	136705	136705	136705	99111
GDP (current US$)	1126313359.22	1126313359.22	1126313359.22	592622319.15	B
GDP growth (annual %)	2.21	2.21	6.32	-4.99	B
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-12.47	-12.47	7.83	-15.68	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	15.3	15.3	51.68	9.37	B
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	6.68	6.68	6.68	0.8	%
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	134.7	134.7	134.7	97.31
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	3.7	3.7	4.15	3.7	%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	55.46	55.46	67.01	47.27	B
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	87.07	87.07	87.07	87.07	B
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	96.46	96.46	107.59	66.55
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.45	0.45	0.47	0.44
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	4.05	4.05	5.44	1.85	%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	2.11	2.11	2.11	2.11	%
Time required to start a business (days)	18	18	47	18
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.16	0.16	0.18	0.16
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	123	123	123	59
New businesses registered (number)	258	258	258	23