GDP (2007): $15.2 billion.
Real GDP growth rate (2007): 6.3%.
Per capita GDP (2007): $690.
Inflation rate (consumer prices, October 31, 2008): 17.3%.
Natural resources: Gold, timber, diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish.
Agriculture: Products--cocoa, coconuts, coffee, tea, cork and wood manufactures, pineapples, cashews, spices, other food crops, rubber. Land--70% arable and forested.
Business and industry: Types--mining, lumber, light manufacturing, fishing, aluminum, tourism.
Trade (2006): Exports--$3.9 billion: cocoa ($1.26 billion), gold, timber, diamonds, manganese. Imports--$6.8 billion: petroleum ($1.3 billion), food, industrial raw materials, machinery, equipment. Major trade partners--Nigeria, China, U.S., U.K., Germany, Togo, France, Netherlands, Spain.
Fiscal year: Calendar year.   
Source: U.S. State Dept