Economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Economy - overview:
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $1.8 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
NA%
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $15,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
NA%
Labor force:
47,443 (1990 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 1%, industry 20%, services 79% (1990 est.)
Unemployment rate:
4.9% (March 1999)
Budget:
Industries:
tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
Electricity - production:
1.019 billion kWh (1998)
Electricity - production by source:
Electricity - consumption:
948 million kWh (1998)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (1998)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (1998)
Agriculture - products:
fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle[?]
Exports:
$NA
Exports - commodities:
refined petroleum products
Exports - partners:
US, Puerto Rico
Imports:
$NA
Imports - commodities:
crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials
Imports - partners:
US, Puerto Rico
Debt - external:
$NA
Economic aid - recipient:
$NA
Currency:
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
US currency is used
Fiscal year:
1 October - 30 September
agriculture:
NA%
industry:
NA%
services:
NA%
lowest 10%:
NA%
highest 10%:
NA%
revenues:
$364.4 million
expenditures:
$364.4 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1990 est.)
fossil fuel:
100%
hydro:
0%
nuclear:
0%
other:
0% (1998)