| Indicator |
Unit |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Population |
|
109,022 |
106,035 |
104,162 |
103,328 |
|
| Tourist Arrivals |
|
254,091 |
247,458 |
241,748 |
261,475 |
283,957 |
| Labour Force[1] |
|
43,762 |
|
|
|
|
| Unemployment Rate[2] |
% |
21.2 |
|
|
|
|
| GDP Current Prices |
(EC Million $) |
776.67 |
817.2 |
852.33 |
931.48 |
972.2 |
| GDP Growth Rate |
% |
-0.09 |
3.18 |
2.81 |
6.84 |
2.2 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current) |
(EC $) |
7,124 |
7,577 |
7,920 |
8,544 |
|
| Inflation Rate (point-to-point) |
% |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
| Inflation Rate (average) |
% |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
| Balance of Payments Current Account |
(EC Million $) |
-96.92 |
-113.33 |
-214.59 |
-276.84 |
-290.50 |
| Total Imports (c.i.f.) |
(EC Million $) |
464.00 |
481.98 |
543.34 |
608.51 |
649.43 |
| Total Exports (f.o.b.) |
(EC Million $) |
112.38 |
106.10 |
102.85 |
98.85 |
107.68 |
| Trade Balance |
(EC Million $) |
-351.6 |
-375.9 |
-440.5 |
-509.66 |
-541.75 |
| Recurrent Revenue |
(EC Million $) |
272.2 |
305.68 |
316.8 |
324.73 |
332.90 |
| Recurrent Expenditure |
(EC Million $) |
282.8 |
300.66 |
307.62 |
328.97 |
365.16 |
| External Debt * |
(EC Million $) |
457.7 |
458.4 |
519.61 |
596.53 |
636.92 |
| Internal Debt * |
(EC Million $) |
201.8 |
249.6 |
242.0 |
287.6 |
338.8 |
| Net Foreign Assets |
(EC Million $) |
254.0 |
272.8 |
313.4 |
429.0 |
407.8 |
| Money Supply (M1) |
(EC Million $) |
219.2 |
239.2 |
253.7 |
279.0 |
302.3 |
| Aggregate Monetary Resources (M2) |
(EC Million $) |
654.9 |
709.3 |
722.4 |
812.3 |
845.1 |
| EC per US dollar (at market prices) |
|
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows |
(EC Million $) |
56.81 |
91.83 |
149.11 |
178.37 |
113.58 |
| Source: Statistics Office *Source: ECCB |
[1]Labour Force based on population 15 years and over and by current activity status during the week before Census 2001.
[2] Unemployment Rate based on population 15 years and over and by current activity status during the week before Census 2001.
[3] Preliminary estimate