number of major revenue-producing items. As a result of these measures, the current revenue/GDP ratio rose from a low 5.5 per cent in 1980 tc a high 42.9 per cent in 1981. 3/ Such an economic classification would consist of a categorization of government expenditure broken down into wages and salaries, current purchases of goods and services, interest payments, subsidies and other current transfers. 4/ Fer instance, in Egypt the cost of subsidies on essen­tial -commodities rose from $280 million in 1975 to $2.1 billion in 1981. 5/ These countries are Benin, the Ivory Coast, the Niger, Senegal and Togo. £/ This ratio is high when compared with ether regions of the developing world. The 1980 figures were 1.9 per cent for Asia and 1.5 per cent fer Latin America. 7/ Domestic financing has three components: (a) dCir.estic· · borrowing from the public; (b) use of money ceposite c in the banks; and (£) borrowing from monetary authorities. 8/ Currency outside banks, net cemand deposits ~lus time anc savings deposits. 9/ The median is the value representee by the "middle" country in the sense that half of all countries in the grcup have hi@her ratios anc half cf them lower ones. 10/ In 1980, the median rate of increase in the money sup­ ply was equal to that of GDP at current factor cost. 108 E/ECA /CM. 9/5 11/ There was probably a decrease in subsidies on basic food -commodities in many other countries due to the adjustment programmes sponsored by IMF ana the World Bank. 12/ These figures cover 24 countries fer which data were available on food prices. 13/ World Economic Outlook, (Washingt en, IMF, 1 982), p. 1 22. Occasi anal Paper No.9 14/ IMF constructs an indeY of real effective eYchange rates--by multiplying an import-weighted effective eY-change rate 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing economic data and policies, specifically related to government revenue, expenditure, and financing. It mentions countries, regions, and international organizations such as the IMF and World Bank, which suggests a focus on international economic development and policy.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade