27, May 2012, CEST. Welcome to the Saint Martin economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.
Economic Indicators For: Saint Martin › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Euro, EUR
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: 30,615 (July 2011 est.)
Area: total: 54.4 sq km
land: 54.4 sq km
water: NEGL
Natural Resources: salt
Capital: name: Marigot
geographical coordinates: 18 04 N, 63 05 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
The economy of Saint Martin centers around tourism with 85% of the labor force engaged in this sector. Over one million visitors come to the island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported, primarily from Mexico and the United States. Saint Martin is reported to have the highest per capita income in the Caribbean.