Economía - descripción: Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. The economy, and especially the tourism sector, suffered a setback in late 1995 due to the effects of Hurricane Luis in September but recovered in 1996. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, contributed to economic growth in 1997-98. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financing sector. A comprehensive package of financial services legislation was enacted in late 1994. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend on the tourism sector and, therefore, on continuing income growth in the industrialized nations as well as favorable weather conditions.

Producto Bruto Interno (PBI): purchasing power parity - $88 million (1998 est.)

PBI - Indice de Incremento real: 6.5% (1998 est.)

PBI - por capital: purchasing power parity - $7,900 (1998 est.)

PBI - Composición por Sector:
agriculture: 4%
industry: 18%
services: 78% (1997 est.)

Población bajo linea de pobertad: NA%

Ingreso en casa o porcentage de consumción:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Indice de Inflación (precios del consumidor): 2.5% (1998 est.)

Fuerza Laboral: 4,400 (1992)

Fuerza Laboral - por ocupación: commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%

Indice de desempleo: 7% (1992 est.)

Presupuesto:
revenues: $20.4 million
expenditures: $23.3 million, including capital expenditures of $3.8 million (1997 est.)

Industrias: tourism, boat building, offshore financial services

Industrial production growth rate: 3.1% (1997 est.)

Electricidad - Producción: NA kWh

Electricidad - producción por fuente:
fossil fuel: NA%
hydro: NA%
nuclear: NA%
other: NA%

Electricidad - consumción: NA kWh

Electricidad - exportaciones: NA kWh

Electricidad - importaciones: NA kWh

Agricultura - productos: small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising

Exportaciones: $4.5 million (1998)

Exporationes - comodidades: lobster, fish, livestock, salt

Exportaciones - socios: NA

Importaciones: $57.6 million (1998)

Importaciones - comodidades: NA

Importaciones - socios: NA

Deuda - externa: $8.8 million (1998)

Ayuda economica - recipiente: $3.5 million (1995)

Moneda: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

Indice de intercambio: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)

Año Fiscal: 1 April - 31 March