Natural resources are poor, the industrial and agricultural foundations are weak, and more than 95% of agricultural and industrial products rely on imports.
O Ua ụlọ ọrụ nke elu ụlọ mmepụta edoghi okè ule ngwá, dabeere na anụ ụlọ na ngwaahịa, na ndị ruru eru ọnụego nke ngwaahịa bụ n'elu 99.7%.