St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $61.9 million (1983), $820 per capita;

• 4.1 % real growth in 1984

Agriculture: main crops—sugar on St. Christopher, cotton on Nevis

Major industries: sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra

Electric power 12,000 kW capacity (1985); 32 million kWh produced (1985), 780 kWh per capita

Exports: $30.6 million (1983); sugar

Imports: $47.3 million (1983), foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel

Major trade partners: exports—50% US, 35% UK; imports—21% UK, 17% Japan, 11%US(1973)

Aid: economic—bilateral commitments, including Ex-lm, from Western (non-US) countries (1970-81), $15 million, no military aid

Budget. (1982) revenues, $19 million; expenditures, $26 million

Monetary conversion rate: 2.70 East Caribbean dollars=US$l (December 1985)

NOTE: The information regarding St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.