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St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
| Indicators | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 |
| Mid-year population | 110,471 | 112,014 | 111,809 | 111,655 | 111,214 | 110,553 | 109,882 | 109,376 | 107,351 |
| Working age population | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 62,555 | 62,341 | n.a. | n.a. | 59,940 |
| G.D.P(constant 1977, prices EC$ mn) | n.a. | 603.0 | 579.9 | 548.4 | 531.8 | 525.6 | 485.4 | 500.0 | 491.2 |
| % change in G.D.P. | n.a. | 3.8 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 7.6 | -3.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| G.D.P. per capita (current prices, EC$) | n.a. | 6,659.4 | 6,477.3 | 5,970.1 | 5,710.3 | 5,459.8 | 5,030.0 | 5,006.4 | 5,006.1 |
| Consumer price (% rate of growth) | 1.0 | -1.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Balance of payments (US$mn) | |||||||||
| Merchandise exports (fob) | 49.7 | 49.4 | 49.8 | 46.1 | 51.6 | 59.4 | 46.2 | 57.1 | 78.9 |
| Merchandise imports (cif) | 177.2 | 200.8 | 192.2 | 172.1 | 144.2 | 134.5 | 130.0 | 133.4 | 132.1 |
| Trade balance | -106.2 | -127.3 | -119.3 | -105.3 | -75.3 | -58.9 | -68.2 | -60.3 | -37.4 |
| Current account balance | -34.9 | -72.8 | -95.1 | -85.2 | -38.2 | -40.7 | -57.4 | -43.9 | -24.2 |
| External public debt (US$ mn) | 175.5 | 159.5 | 100.9 | 88.9 | 87.0 | 87.5 | 87.0 | 76.7 | 70.8 |
Source: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, various years
Note: Data have been revised and data for 2000 is preliminary
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