28, May 2012, CEST. Welcome to the Turks and Caicos Islands economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.
Economic Indicators For: Turks and Caicos Islands › Change country
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar, US$
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: 44,819 (July 2011 est.)
Area: total: 948 sq km
land: 948 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Natural Resources: spiny lobster, conch
Capital: name: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
geographic coordinates: 21 28 N, 71 08 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International
The economy of the Turks and Caicos islands is based on tourism and transportation, offshore financial services, and fishing. The US is the leading source of tourism to the nation. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts.