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Central America and the Caribbean > Netherlands Antilles > Economy

DUTCH ANTILLEAN ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit
Budget > Revenues $757,900,000.00 Time series [11th of 166]
Consumer price index 109.31 % Time series [131st of 165]
Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$ 400,953,100 BoP $ Time series [94th of 155]
Debt > External $2,680,000,000.00 Time series [5th of 136]
Economy > Overview
Tourism, petroleum refining, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. Although GDP has declined or grown slightly in each of the past eight years, the islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared with other countries in the region. Most of the oil Netherlands Antilles imports for its refineries come from Venezuela. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, the US, Italy, and Mexico being the major suppliers. Poor soils and inadequate water supplies hamper the development of agriculture. Budgetary problems hamper reform of the health and pension systems of an aging population. The Netherlands provides financial aid to support the economy.
Exchange rates
Netherlands Antillean guilders per US dollar - 1.79 (2004), 1.79 (2003), 1.79 (2002), 1.79 (2001), 1.79 (2000)
Exports $3,710,000,000.00 Time series [104th of 189]
Exports to US $212,400,000.00 [69th of 224]
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$ 1,087,710 BoP $ Time series [109th of 152]
GDP $2,450,000,000.00 Time series [151st of 203]
GDP (purchasing power parity) $2,800,000,000.00 Time series [4th of 187]
GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 15% Time series [27th of 146]
GDP > Real growth rate 1% Time series [8th of 198]
GDP growth > annual % -2.1 annual % Time series [133rd of 187]
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ 3,098,384,000 BoP $ Time series [103rd of 156]
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$ 3,205,921,000 BoP $ Time series [107th of 156]
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.1% Time series [124th of 192]
Total reserves minus gold > current US$ 461,620,100 $ Time series [129th of 178]
Trade balance with US $4,300,000.00 [68th of 224]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; US Census Bureau; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Netherlands Antilles, Nederlandse Antillen, neth. antilles, the antilles

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