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Netherlands Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Economy 2000 Economy - overview: Tourism, petroleum transshipment, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. The islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure as compared with other countries in the region. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with Venezuela, the US, and Mexico being the major suppliers. Poor soils and inadequate water supplies hamper the development of agriculture. GDP: purchasing power parity - $2.4 billion (1998 est.) GDP - real growth rate: -0.3% (1998 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $11,800 (1998 est.) GDP - composition by sector:
Population below poverty line: NA% Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.1% (1998) Labor force: 89,000 Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (1994 est.) Unemployment rate: 14.9% (1998 est.) Budget:
Industries: tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao) Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity - production: 1.02 billion kWh (1998) Electricity - production by source:
Electricity - consumption: 949 million kWh (1998) Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1998) Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (1998) Agriculture - products: aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit Exports: $303 million (f.o.b., 1998) Exports - commodities: petroleum products 98% (1993) Exports - partners: US 17.5%, Guatemala 8%, Costa Rica 6.5%, The Bahamas 4.6%, Jamaica 4.1%, Chile 3.4% (1998) Imports: $1.3 billion (c.i.f., 1998) Imports - commodities: crude petroleum 64%, food, manufactures (1993) Imports - partners: Venezuela 35.3%, US 21%, Mexico 9.8%, Italy 5.4%, Netherlands 4.8%, Brazil 3.1% (1998) Debt - external: $1.35 billion (1996) Economic aid - recipient: $NA; note - Netherlands provided a $97 million aid package in 1996 Currency: 1 Netherlands Antillean guilder, gulden, or florin (NAf.) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Netherlands Antillean guilders, gulden, or florins (NAf.) per US$1 - 1.790 (fixed rate since 1989) Fiscal year: calendar year |