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Economy Overview

Bermuda enjoys the highest per capita income in the world, more than 50% higher than that of the US. Its economy is primarily based on providing financial services for international business and luxury facilities for tourists. A number of reinsurance companies relocated to the island following 11 September 2001 and again after Hurricane Katrina, contributing to the expansion of an already robust international business sector. Bermuda's tourism industry - which derives over 80% of its visitors from the US - continues to struggle but remains the island's number two industry. Most capital equipment and food must be imported. Bermuda's industrial sector is small, although construction continues to be important; the average cost of a house in June 2003 had risen to $976,000. Agriculture is limited with only 20% of the land being arable.

Agriculture Products

bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products, honey

Industries

international business, tourism, light manufacturing

Industrial Production Growth Rate

NA%

Labor Force

38,360 (2004)

Electricity production

682.5 million kWh (2005)

Electricity Consumption

616.7 million kWh (2005)

Electricity Exports

0 kWh (2005)

Electricity Imports

0 kWh (2005)

Unemployment Rate

2.1% (2004 est.)

Population Below Poverty Line

19% (2000)

Household Income or Consumption by Percentage Share

Lowest 10%: NA%

Highest 10%: NA%

Budget

Revenues: $738 million

Expenditures: $665 million (FY04/05)

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

$160 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

GDP Official Exchange Rate

  • NA

Fiscal Year

  • 1 April - 31 March

GDP Purchasing Power Parity

    $4.5 billion (2004 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

    4.6% (2004 est.)

GDP Per Capital

    $69,900 (2004 est.)

Gross National Saving

GDP Composition by end Use

GDP Composition by Sector of Origin

  • Agriculture
    1%
  • Industry
    10%
  • Services
    89% (2002 est.)

Inflation Rate Consumer Prices

    2.8% (November 2005)

Current Account Balance

Exports

    $1.469 billion (2004 est.)

Exports Partners

  • France
    65.6%
  • Spain
    11.7%
  • US
    4.5%

Exports Commodities

    Reexports of pharmaceuticals

Imports

    $982 million (2004 est.)

Imports Partners

  • Kazakhstan
    51%
  • France
    19%
  • South
    Korea
  • US
    7.6%

Imports Commodities

    Clothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals