GDP Last Reference
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) -0.1 Dec/19
GDP (USD Billion) 4.7 Dec/19
GDP Per Capita Ppp (USD) 16839 Dec/17
GDP per capita (USD) 17949 Dec/18

Labour Last Reference
Unemployment Rate (%) 8.9 Dec/19
Unemployed Persons (Thousand) 12.3 Dec/19
Employed Persons (Thousand) 126 Dec/19

Prices Last Reference
Inflation Rate (%) 7.7 Jan/20
Consumer Price Index Cpi (points) 198 Jan/20
Cpi Housing Utilities (points) 164 Jan/20
Cpi Transportation (points) 189 Jan/20
Food Inflation (%) 11.7 Jan/20

Money Last Reference
Interest Rate (%) 2 Apr/20
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 0.15 Dec/18
Foreign Exchange Reserves (BDS Million) 1565939 Mar/20

Trade Last Reference
Balance of Trade (BDS Thousand ) -209584 Mar/20
Current Account (BDS Millions) -180 Dec/19
Current Account To GDP (%) -1.7 Dec/19
Exports (BDS Thousand ) 69644 Mar/20
Imports (BDS Thousand ) 279228 Mar/20
Tourist Arrivals 36861 Sep/19
Crude Oil Production (BBL/D/1K) 1 Jan/20

Government Last Reference
Government Budget (% of GDP) -1.4 Dec/18
Credit Rating 22 May/20

Taxes Last Reference
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 5.5 Dec/20
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 40 Dec/20
Sales Tax Rate (%) 17.5 Dec/20
Social Security Rate (%) 23.85 Dec/20
Social Security Rate For Companies (%) 12.75 Dec/20
Social Security Rate For Employees (%) 11.1 Dec/20

Business Last Reference
Industrial Production (%) -6.5 Mar/19
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) 62 Dec/19
Corruption Rank 30 Dec/19
Ease Of Doing Business 128 Dec/19
Manufacturing Production (%) -8.6 Mar/19
Mining Production (%) -2.9 Mar/19

Consumer Last Reference
Bank Lending Rate (%) 4 Mar/20

Health Last Reference
Coronavirus Cases (Persons) 90 May/20
Coronavirus Deaths (Persons) 7 May/20
Coronavirus Recovered (Persons) 70 May/20


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