The Central District has an economy equal to 19.3 percent of country's GDP.  In 2009, the city's revenue and expenditures budget was L.2,856,439,263 (US$151,214,182)  while in 2010 it was L.2,366,993,208 (US$125,204,606).  57.9 percent or L.43.860 billion (US$2.318 billion) of the country's national budget is spent within the Central District.