Gross National Product (GNP): US$619m

Exchange rates against the US$ over the last year: 2.67 Eastern Caribbean dollars (2.7)

SCORE CARD

World GNP ranking: 165th GNP per capita: US$3950 Balance of payments: –US$38m Inflation: 1.6% Unemployment: 16%

Strengths

Banana industry (privatized in 1998). Tourism and services.

Weaknesses

Preferential banana trade with EU to be phased out. Global slumps affect tourism.

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004