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Economy Overview

Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, with its economy primarily based on providing financial services for international business and luxury facilities for tourists. The effects of 11 September 2001 have had both positive and negative ramifications for Bermuda. On the positive side, a number of new reinsurance companies have located on the island, contributing to the expansion of an already robust international business sector. On the negative side, Bermuda's already weakening tourism industry - which derives over 80% of its visitors from the US - has been further hit as American tourists have chosen not to travel. Most capital equipment and food must be imported, with the US serving as the primary source of goods, followed by the UK. Bermuda's industrial sector is small, although construction continues to be important. Agriculture is limited, only 6% of the land being arable.

Agriculture Products

bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products

Industries

tourism, international business, light manufacturing

Industrial Production Growth Rate

NA%

Labor Force

37,472 (2000)

Electricity production

595 million kWh (2000)

Electricity production by source

Fossil fuel: 100%

Hydro: 0%

Other: 0% (2000)

Nuclear: 0%

Electricity Consumption

553.35 million kWh (2000)

Electricity Exports

0 kWh (2000)

Electricity Imports

0 kWh (2000)

Currency

Bermudian dollar (BMD)

Unemployment Rate

4.5% (1993)

Population Below Poverty Line

NA%

Household Income or Consumption by Percentage Share

Lowest 10%: NA%

Highest 10%: NA%

Budget

Revenues: $609.5 million

Expenditures: $574.6 million, including capital expenditures of $54.8 million (FY00/01)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

Stock of Narrow Money

Stock of Broad Money

Stock of Domestic Credit

Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares

Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt External

$145 million (FY99/00)

Stock of Direct Foreign Investment at Home

Stock of Direct Foreign Investment Abroad

Exchange Rates

Bermudian dollar per US dollar - 1.0000 (fixed rate pegged to the US dollar)
Year

Fiscal Year

  • 1 April - 31 March

GDP Purchasing Power Parity

    Purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (2001 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

    2.9% (2001 est.)

GDP Per Capital

    Purchasing power parity - $34,800 (2001 est.)

Gross National Saving

GDP Composition by end Use

GDP Composition by Sector of Origin

  • Agriculture
    1%
  • Industry
    10%
  • Services
    89% (1995 est.)

Inflation Rate Consumer Prices

    3% (July 2001)

Current Account Balance

Exports

    $51 million (2000)

Exports Partners

  • EU
    excluding
  • US
    9.8%
  • UK
    6.9%

Exports Commodities

    Reexports of pharmaceuticals

Imports

    $719 million (2000)

Imports Partners

  • EU
    excluding
  • US
    17.8%
  • UK
    15.4%
  • Russia
    14.6%

Imports Commodities

    Machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals