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Indicators | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
Production | ||||||
GDP at current prices (US$ billion) | 3.735 | 2.147 | 3.29 | 2.89 | 3.9 | 4.58 |
GDP at constant prices (US$ billion) | 3.156 | 3.179 | 3.224 | 3.271 | 3.296 | 3.326 |
Real GDP Growth | 5.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Real GDP per capita (US$) | 1,471 | 1,306 | 1,311 | 1,317 | 1,314 | 1,325 |
External Trade | ||||||
Total Imports (US$ billion) | 1.942 | 1.799 | 1.775 | 2.189 | 2.171 | 2.773 |
Imports of Raw Materials | 986.6 | 1178 | 1188.8 | 1322.7 | 1363.8 | 1562.8 |
Total Exports (US$ billion) | 1.158 | 1.15 | 1.053 | 1.075 | 1.224 | 1.429 |
Non traditionals (US$m) | 223.1 | 226.5 | 296.0 | 345.1 | 405.8 | 464.3 |
Apparel exports** (US$m) | 127.8 | 127.8 | 170.5 | 239.4 | 246.6 | 282.3 |
Traditionals | 899.6 | 830.2 | 735.8 | 713.3 | 777.0 | 916.2 |
Alumina/bauxite exports (US$ m) | 738.3 | 655.9 | 559.9 | 524.0 | 609.2 | 704.2 |
Sugar exports (US$m) | 85.8 | 87.4 | 82.5 | 97.5 | 68.6 | 95.9 |
Banana exports (US$m) | 37.6 | 42.1 | 39.6 | 35.6 | 46.1 | 48.2 |
Export of Goods & Services (US$m) | 1,073.4 | 1,066.4 | 1,366.2 | 1,309.0 | 1,414.5 | 1,973.3 |
Merchandise trade deficit (US$ billion) | (0.784) | (0.649) | (0.722) | (1.114) | (0.947) | (1.344) |
Balance on Goods & Services | (599.4) | (508.6) | (328.9) | (571.1) | (457.0) | (834.3) |
Exports as %age of GDP | 36.7 | 36.2 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 37.1 | 43.0 |
Trade Dependency (Total merchandise trade as % of GDP) | 98.2 | 92.8 | 87.7 | 99.8 | 103.0 | 126.3 |
Net International Reserves (NIR) ($USm) | (447.8) | (443.0) | (67.4) | 51.1 | 398.6 | 421.3 |
Sector Performance | ||||||
Agriculture: Share of GDP | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
Manufacturing: Share of GDP | 21.2 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 |
Services: Share of GDP | 61.5 | 64.2 | 66.3 | 66.6 | 72.4 | 74.7 |
Tourism Foreign Exchange Earnings (US$m) | 740.0 | 764.0 | 858.0 | 842.0 | 915.0 | 965.0 |
Visitor arrivals (million) | 1.236 | 1.341 | 1.563 | 1.616 | 1.575 | 1.624 |
Stop over visitors (thousands) | 841 | 845 | 909 | 979 | 977 | 1,019 |
Prices | ||||||
Annual Average Exchange Rate | 8.17 | 20.91 | 22.2 | 32.7 | 33.28 | 35.49 |
Average Annual Inflation (%) | 29.8 | 80.2 | 40.2 | 30.1 | 26.7 | 25.5 |
Weighted Average Loan Rate – Commercial Banks (%) | 24.5 | 27.5 | 23 | 39.8 | 29.3 | 18.1 |
Treasury Bill rate (%) | 34 | 38.45 | 24.6 | 48.9 | 29.4 | 21.35 |
Stock Market Index | 2,539 | 7,682 | 25,746 | 13,100 | 14,214 | 14,267 |
Manpower | ||||||
Population (million) | 2.415 | 2.436 | 2.461 | 2.482 | 2.509 | 2.530 |
Population growth rate (%) | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Unemployment Rate (%) | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.2 |
Employed Labour Force (thousands) | 898 | 908 | 910 | 906 | 965 | 963 |
Free Zone Activity | ||||||
Exports from Free Zones (US$m) | 158 | 184.4 | 214.4 | 260.3 | 289.8 | 335.3 |
Employment in Free Zones | 11,568 | 11,905 | 14,220 | 15,791 | 16,253 | 15,373 |