GDP Last Reference
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) -0.6 Dec/18
GDP (USD Billion) 4.67 Dec/17
GDP Per Capita Ppp (USD) 16839 Dec/17
GDP per capita (USD) 17949 Dec/18
Labour Last Reference
Unemployment Rate (%) 10.1 Jun/19
Unemployed Persons (Thousand) 14.1 Jun/19
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 65.9 Jun/17
Employed Persons (Thousand) 125 Jun/19
Prices Last Reference
Inflation Rate (%) 5.5 Aug/19
Consumer Price Index Cpi (points) 194 Aug/19
Cpi Housing Utilities (points) 162 Aug/19
Cpi Transportation (points) 198 Aug/19
Food Inflation (%) 8.9 Aug/19
Money Last Reference
Interest Rate (%) 7 Dec/19
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 0.15 Dec/18
Foreign Exchange Reserves (BDS Million) 1227291 Oct/19
Trade Last Reference
Balance of Trade (BDS Thousand ) -198645 Jun/19
Current Account (BDS Millions) -356 Dec/18
Current Account To GDP (%) -3.5 Dec/18
Exports (BDS Thousand ) 71104 Jun/19
Imports (BDS Thousand ) 269749 Jun/19
Tourist Arrivals 36861 Sep/19
Crude Oil Production (BBL/D/1K) 1 Aug/19
Government Last Reference
Government Budget (% of GDP) -4.2 Dec/17
Credit Rating 22 Jan/20
Taxes Last Reference
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 25 Dec/18
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 33.5 Dec/18
Sales Tax Rate (%) 17.5 Dec/19
Social Security Rate (%) 23.85 Dec/19
Social Security Rate For Companies (%) 12.75 Dec/19
Social Security Rate For Employees (%) 11.1 Dec/19
Business Last Reference
Industrial Production (%) -9.2 Dec/18
Internet Speed (KBps) 6710 Mar/17
IP Addresses (IP) 48577 Mar/17
Competitiveness Index (Points) 58.9 Dec/19
Competitiveness Rank 77 Dec/19
Corruption Index (Points) 68 Dec/18
Corruption Rank 25 Dec/18
Ease Of Doing Business 128 Dec/19
Manufacturing Production (%) -13.4 Dec/18
Mining Production (%) 1.7 Dec/18
Consumer Last Reference
Bank Lending Rate (%) 4 Oct/19


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