The economy is based on sugarcane, bananas,
tourism, and light industry. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP
and the small industrial sector for 11%. Sugar production has
declined, with most of the sugarcane now used for the production of
rum. Banana exports are increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk
of meat, vegetable, and grain requirements must be imported,
contributing to a chronic trade deficit that requires large annual
transfers of aid from France. Tourism has become more important than
agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange. The majority of
the work force is employed in the service sector and in
administration.

purchasing power parity - $4.24 billion (1996 est.)

NA%

purchasing power parity - $10,700 (1996 est.)

agriculture: 6%
industry: 11%
services: 83% (1997 est.)

NA%

lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

3.9% (1990)

170,000 (1997)

agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services
73% (1997)

24% (1997)

revenues: $900 million
expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140
million (1996)

construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism

NA%

1.075 billion kWh (1998)

fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1998)

1 billion kWh (1998)

0 kWh (1998)

0 kWh (1998)

pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers,
vegetables, sugarcane

$250 million (f.o.b., 1997)

refined petroleum products, bananas, rum,
pineapples

France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (1997)

$2 billion (c.i.f., 1997)

petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs,
construction materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods

France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US
3% (1997)

$180 million (1994)

$NA; note - substantial annual aid from
France

1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes

euros per US$1 - 0.9867 (January 2000), 0.9386 (1999);
French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.65 (January 1999), 5.8995 (1998),
5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996), 4.9915 (1995)

calendar year