Economy - overview:
Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) severely damaged the agricultural sector - particularly nutmeg and cocoa cultivation - which had been a key driver of economic growth. Grenada has rebounded from the devastating effects of the hurricanes but is now saddled with the debt burden from the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is nearly 110%, leaving the MITCHELL administration limited room to engage in public investments and social spending. MITCHELL in 2013 announced a structural adjustment program that includes a plan to increase tax revenue. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of tourism and higher education - especially in medicine - have contributed to growth in national output; however, economic growth remained stagnant in 2010-13 after a sizeable contraction in 2009, because of the global economic slowdown's effects on tourism and remittances.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$1.458 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
$1.447 billion (2012 est.)
$1.458 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$811 million (2013 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
0.8% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
-0.8% (` est.)
1% (2011 est.)
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$13,800 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
$13,700 (2012 est.)
$13,900 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
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Gross national saving:
-3.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
-7.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
-2.1% of GDP (2011 est.)
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GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 91.6%
government consumption: 15.8%
investment in fixed capital: 16.8%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 21.9%
imports of goods and services: -46.1%
(2013 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 5.6%
industry: 15.8%
services: 78.5% (2013 est.)

Agriculture - products:
bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables

Industries:
food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction

Industrial production growth rate:
-2% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 182
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Labor force:
59,900 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 11%
industry: 20%
services: 69% (2008 est.)

Unemployment rate:
33.5% (2013)
country comparison to the world: 186
25% (2008)
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Population below poverty line:
38% (2008)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Budget:
revenues: $163 million
expenditures: $196.3 million (2012 est.)

Taxes and other revenues:
20.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-4.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
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Public debt:
110% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
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Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.4% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
2.4% (2012 est.)
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Central bank discount rate:
6.5% (31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world: 47
6.5% (31 December 2008)
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Commercial bank prime lending rate:
9.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
9.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
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Stock of narrow money:
$131.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
$123.3 million (31 December 2012 est.)
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Stock of broad money:
$697.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
$689.7 million (31 December 2012 est.)
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Stock of domestic credit:
$744.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
$729.5 million (31 December 2012 est.)
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Current account balance:
-$214.4 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
-$204.5 million (2011 est.)
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Exports:
$40.5 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 200
$34.9 million (2011 est.)
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Exports - commodities:
nutmeg, bananas, cocoa, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace

Exports - partners:
Nigeria 40.2%, St. Lucia 10.7%, Antigua and Barbuda 7.3%, US 6.6%, St. Kitts and Nevis 6.5%, Dominica 6.5%, Switzerland 4.3% (2012)

Imports:
$297 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
$290.4 million (2011 est.)
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Imports - commodities:
food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel

Imports - partners:
Trinidad and Tobago 44.3%, US 16.4%, China 4.6% (2012)

Debt - external:
$679 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
$538 million (2010 est.)
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Exchange rates:
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -
2.7 (2013 est.)
2.7 (2012 est.)
2.7 (2010 est.)
2.7 (2009)