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South America > French Guiana > Economy

FRENCH GUIANA ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
corn, rice, manioc, sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry
Budget > Expenditures $135,500,000.00 Time series [6th of 165]
Budget > Revenues $135,500,000.00 Time series [6th of 166]
Debt > External $800,300,000.00 Time series [110th of 136]
Economy > Overview
The economy is tied closely to the much larger French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. Forest and woodland cover 90% of the country. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry that provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers.
Exchange rates
Euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000)
Exports $137,500,000.00 Time series [147th of 189]
Exports to US $3,100,000.00 [155th of 224]
Fiscal year calendar year Time series
GDP $1,551,000,000.00 Time series [164th of 203]
GDP (purchasing power parity) $1,551,000,000.00 Time series [15th of 187]
GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture 6.6% Time series [85th of 146]
GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 15.6% Time series [133rd of 146]
GDP > Composition by sector > Services 77.8% Time series [8th of 146]
Imports $625,000,000.00 Time series [140th of 185]
Imports from US $54,800,000.00 [89th of 224]
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1% Time series [148th of 192]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe 44,850 Time series [131st of 195]
Trade balance with US $51,700,000.00 [22nd of 224]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 14 [144th of 183]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; US Census Bureau; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization; FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: French Guiana, Department of Guiana, Guyane

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