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Economy
Overview: The economy, destroyed during the regime of former
President Macias Nguema, is now based on agriculture, forestry,
and fishing, which account for about 60% of GNP and nearly
all exports. Subsistence agriculture predominates, with
cocoa, coffee, and wood products providing income, foreign
exchange, and government revenues. There is little industry.
Commerce accounts for about 10% of GNP, and the construction,
public works, and service sectors for about 34%. Undeveloped
natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese,
uranium, and alluvial gold. Oil exploration is taking place
under concessions offered to US, French, and Spanish firms.
GNP: $103 million, per capita $293; real growth rate NA% (1987).
Inflation rate (consumer prices): -6.0% (1988 est.).
Unemployment rate: NA%.
Budget: revenues $23 million; expenditures $31 million,
including capital expenditures of NA (1988).
Exports: $30 million (f.o.b., 1988 est.); commodities--coffee,
timber, cocoa beans; partners--Spain 44%, FRG 19%, Italy 12%,
Netherlands 11% (1987).
Imports: $50 million (c.i.f., 1988 est.); commodities--petroleum,
food, beverages, clothing, machinery; partners--Spain 34%,
Italy 16%, France 14%, Netherlands 8% (1987).
External debt: $191 million (December 1988).
Industrial production: growth rate NA%.
Electricity: 23,000 kW capacity; 60 million kWh produced,
170 kWh per capita (1989).
Industries: fishing, sawmilling.
Agriculture: cash crops--timber and coffee from Rio Muni,
cocoa from Bioko; food crops--rice, yams, cassava, bananas,
oil palm nuts, manioc, livestock.
Aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY81-88), $11 million;
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
(1970-87), $100 million; Communist countries (1970-88),
$55 million.
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (plural--francs);
1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes.
Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF)
per US$1--287.99 (January 1990), 319.01 (1989), 297.85 (1988),
300.54 (1987), 346.30 (1986), 449.26 (1985).
Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March.