12, Feb 2012, CET. Welcome to the Anguilla economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.

Economic Indicators For: Anguilla › Change country
National or Regional Currency: East Caribbean Dollar, CXD
Year of data: 2010 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed:
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2016
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Population: 15,094 (July 2011 est.)
Area: total: 91 sq km land: 91 sq km water: 0 sq km
Natural Resources: salt, fish, lobster
Capital: name: The Valley geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International

Anguilla is one of the Caribbean's smallest islands but produced some of the region's highest growth rates during the late 1980's. It has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing to economic growth and employment. Anguilla is currently actively promoting the island as the offshore jurisdiction for discerning investors. The establishment of the offshore finance industry is aimed at diversifying and complementing the tourist industry.