- Conventional long form
- Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy
- Conventional short form
- Saint Barthelemy
- Local long form
- Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy
- Local short form
- Saint-Barthelemy
- Name
- Gustavia
- Geographic coordinates
- 17 53 N, 62 51 W
- Time difference
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
The economy of Saint Barthelemy is based upon high-end tourism and duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported, as must all energy resources and most manufactured goods. The tourism sector creates a strong employment demand and attracts labor from Brazil and Portugal. The country’s currency is the euro.
- Inflation
- None%
- Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
- None%
- Real Interest Rate
- None%
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
- None%
- Current Account Balance
- US$
- Labor Force, Total
- Employment in Agriculture
- %
- Employment in Industry
- %
- Employment in Services
- %
- Unemployment Rate
- %
- Imports of goods and services
- US$
- Exports of goods and services
- US$
- Total Merchandise Trade
- %
- FDI, net inflows
- US$
- Commercial Service Exports
- US$
- Commodities
- Partners
- Commodities
- Partners