Anguilla - Economy
How is the economy of Anguilla? Based on the information we have, Anguilla has a small, tourism-dependent, territorial-island economy; very high public debt; COVID-19 crippled economic activity; partial recovery underway via tourism, benefitting from its high amount of timeshare residences; considering reopening oil refinery. Key agricultural products in this country include: small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising.
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Labor force
Industrial production growth rate 4% (2017 est.)
Industries tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Population below poverty line 23% (2002 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 46.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2017 2.7 (2017 est.)
Exchange rates 2016 2.7 (2016 est.)
Exchange rates 2015 2.7 (2015 est.)
Exchange rates 2014 2.7 (2014 est.)
Exchange rates 2013 2.7 (2013 est.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 31 December 2013 $41.04 million (31 December 2013)
Debt - external 1998 $8.8 million (1998)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2017 $76.38 million (31 December 2017 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2015 $48.14 million (31 December 2015 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2017 -$23.2 million (2017 est.)
Current account balance 2016 -$25.3 million (2016 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2015 20.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
Public debt 2014 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
Budget
Revenues $81.92 million (2017 est.)
Expenditures $80.32 million (2017 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) 0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Imports
Imports 2017 $186.2 million (2017 est.)
Imports 2016 $170.1 million (2016 est.)
Imports (partners) Chile 48%, US 27%, Botswana 18%, Canada 1%, Japan 1% (2022)
Comodities Imports force poultry, copper ore, refined petroleum, natural gas, fish (2022)
Exports
Imports 2017 $186.2 million (2017 est.)
Imports 2016 $170.1 million (2016 est.)
Exports (partners) Chile 74%, Hungary 7%, Kyrgyzstan 3%, US 2%, Netherlands 2% (2022)
Comodities Exports force packaged medicine, garments, vehicle parts/accessories, trucks, blank audio media (2022)
GDP (official exchange rate)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 3% (2017 est.)
Industry 10.5% (2017 est.)
Services 86.4% (2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 74.1% (2017 est.)
Government consumption 18.3% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 26.8% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories 0% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services 48.2% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services -67.4% (2017 est.)
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Anguilla is found in Caribbean