Official Name: | The British Virgin Islands |
Sovereign Status: | British Dependency |
Government Type: | Parliamentary Democracy |
Official Name (Local Language): | British Virgin Islands |
ISO Country Codes: | VG : VGB |
Internet Domain: | .vg |
Government Web Site: | http://www.bvi.gov.vg |
Capital: | Road Town | Main Airports: | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport |
Language(s): | English | Population: | 37,891 |
Currency: | US Dollar | ISO Currency Code: | USD |
Telephone Dial In: | +1 284 | ID Prefix: | 011 |
Government Website: | http://www.bvi.gov.vg |
Central Bank: | The BVI Financial Services Commission |
Currency USD Exchange Rate: | BVI uses the US$ |
Unemployment Rate: | 2.9% (2015 est.) |
Population below poverty line: | NA |
Inflation Rate: | 1.1% (2017 est.) |
Prime Lending Rate: | NA |
GDP: | $1.028 billion (2017 est.) |
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): | $34,200 (2017 est.) |
Currency Name: | US Dollar |
Currency Code: | USD |
World Bank Classification: | High Income |
GDP Composition:
Agriculture: | 1% | fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish |
Industry: | 11.1% | tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore banking center |
Services: | 87.9% |
Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO
Business Language(s): | English |
Customs & Excise: | H.M Customs |
Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A | Corruption Perceptions Index: N/A |
Ease of Doing Business: N/A | Enabling Trade Index: N/A |
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Imports:
$0.300 billion (2017 est.)
Main Imports:
building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery
Exports:
$0.023 billion (2017 est.)
Main Exports:
rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand
Top Export Partners:
US 21%
China 13.2%
Japan 8.4%
South Korea 5.4%
Germany 4.1%
Top Import Partners:
China 34%
South Korea 14.2%
Singapore 6.5%
Japan 6.4%
Hong Kong 5.1%
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook
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