Economy - overview:
Financial services, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers low taxes and other incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their contributions to GDP. The Isle of Man also attracts online gambling sites and the film industry. Online gambling sites provided about 10% of the islands income in 2014. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets and trade is mostly with the UK. In October 2014, the Isle of Man signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$6.298 billion (FY 2012/13 est.)
$5.85 billion (FY 2011/12 est.)
$5.621 billion (FY 2010/11 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 169
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$4.076 billion (2007 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
2.2% (2012)
3.4% (2011)
2.1% (2010)
country comparison to the world: 139
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$83,100 (2007 est.)
$35,000 (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 1%
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industry: 13%
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services: 86% (FY 2012/13 est.)
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Agriculture - products:
cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Industries:
financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Labor force:
41,790 (2006)
country comparison to the world: 195
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture, forestry, and fishing: 2%
manufacturing: 5%
construction: 8%
gas, electricity, and water: 1%
transport and communication: 9%
wholesale and retail distribution: 11%
professional and scientific services: 20%
public administration: 7%
banking and finance: 23%
tourism: 1%
entertainment and catering: 5%
miscellaneous services: 8% (2006)
Unemployment rate:
2% (April 2011 est.)
1.8% (October 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
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Population below poverty line:
NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%: NA%
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Budget:
revenues: $965 million
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expenditures: $943 million (FY05/06 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
23.7% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
0.5% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
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Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5% (2010 est.)
3.1% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 174
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Exports:
$NA
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Exports - commodities:
tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Imports:
$NA
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Imports - commodities:
timber, fertilizers, fish
Debt - external:
$NA
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Exchange rates:
Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar -
0.65 (2015)
0.61 (2014)
0.65 (2013 est.)
0.62 (2012 est.)
0.62 (2011 est.)