Economy - overview:
The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and, since 2005, the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$NA
Industries:
tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Labor force:
NA
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]
Budget:
revenues: $NA
[see also: Budget - revenues country ranks ]
expenditures: $NA
[see also: Budget - expenditures country ranks ]
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Exports:
$NA
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
Exports - commodities:
phosphate
Imports:
$NA
[see also: Imports country ranks ]
Imports - commodities:
consumer goods
Exchange rates:
Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -
1.311 (2017)
1.3442 (2016)
1.3442 (2015)
1.3291 (2014 est.)
1.1094 (2013 est.)