The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Flag description:

      blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful)

      Economy

       British Virgin Islands

      Economy - overview:

      The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, generating an estimated 45% of the national income. An estimated 820,000 tourists, mainly from the US, visited the islands in 2005. In the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000. The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, made the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business. Livestock raising is the most important agricultural activity; poor soils limit the islands' ability to meet domestic food requirements. Because of traditionally close links with the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since 1959.

      GDP (purchasing power parity):

      $853.4 million (2004 est.)

      GDP (official exchange rate):

      $839.7 million (2003)

      GDP - real growth rate:

      1% (2002 est.)

      GDP - per capita (PPP):

      $38,500 (2004 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector:

      agriculture: 1.8% industry: 6.2% services: 92% (1996 est.)

      Labor force:

      12,770 (2004)

      Labor force - by occupation:

      agriculture: 0.6% industry: 40% services: 59.4% (2005)

      Unemployment rate:

      3.6% (1997)

      Population below poverty line:

      NA%

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

      lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

      Budget:

      revenues: $204.7 million expenditures: $180.4 million (2004)

      Fiscal year:

      1 April - 31 March

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

      2% (2005)

      Agriculture - products:

      fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish

      Industries:

      tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center

      Industrial production growth rate:

      NA%

      Electricity - production:

      45 million kWh (2006 est.)

      Electricity - consumption:

      41.85 million kWh (2006 est.)

      Electricity - exports:

      0 kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      0 kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - production by source:

      fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)

      Oil - production:

      0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

      650 bbl/day (2006 est.)

      Oil - exports:

      0 bbl/day (2005)

      Oil - imports:

      649.8 bbl/day (2005)

      Oil - proved reserves:

      0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)

      Natural gas - production:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)

      Current account balance:

      $134.3 million (1999)

      Exports:

      $25.3 million (2002)

      Exports - commodities:

      rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand

      Exports - partners:

      Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US (2006)

      Imports:

      $187 million (2002 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

      building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery

      Imports - partners:

      Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US (2006)

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