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Aid per capita > current US$	8.86 $		[131st of 169]
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Central bank	Monetary Authority
DEFINITION: The nation's central banking institution
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Currency	Caymanian dollar
DEFINITION: The national medium of exchange and its basic sub-unit.		View time series
SOURCE: CoinsManiaPortal Thanks to John Baibakis
Economic aid > Recipient	$390,000.00		[56th of 134]
DEFINITION: This entry, which is subject to major problems of definition and statistical coverage, refers to the net inflow of Official Development Finance (ODF) to recipient countries. The figure includes assistance from the World Bank, the IMF, and other international organizations and from individual nation donors. Formal commitments of aid are included in the data. Omitted from the data are grants by private organizations. Aid comes in various forms including outright grants and loans. The entry thus is the difference between new inflows and repayments.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Exports to US	$3,200,000.00		[154th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March
DEFINITION: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).		View time series
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
GDP deflator	161.74		[56th of 188]
DEFINITION: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
GDP growth > annual %	5.31 annual %		[53rd of 187]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Imports from US	$70,600,000.00		[78th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Inflation, GDP deflator > annual %	3.1 annual %		[141st of 186]
DEFINITION: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
International tourism, number of arrivals	168,000		[114th of 190]
DEFINITION: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
International tourism, receipts > current US$	353,000,000 $		[90th of 148]
DEFINITION: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Market capitalization of listed companies > current US$	130,000,000 $		[103rd of 110]
DEFINITION: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Stock exchange Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
DEFINITION: The nation's major stock exchange.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Tourism receipts, international	$353,000,000.00		[105th of 187]
SOURCE: Global Edge		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa	325		[118th of 142]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	13,221		[153rd of 195]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Southern Asia	97		[90th of 102]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Trade balance with US	$67,400,000.00		[20th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines	854		[77th of 183]
DEFINITION: US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004
SOURCE: US Census Bureau

Interesting facts on Caymanian Economy

• Three of the top ten countries for GDP per capita are island nations: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and Iceland.

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