CARICOM Statistics



SELECTED INDICATORS OF CARICOM MEMBER STATES



COUNTRY	COMPUL-SORY AGE OF EDUCATION	ADULT LITERACY RATE		INFANT MORTALITY RATE		LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
		ADULT LITERACY RATE		INFANT MORTALITY RATE		LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
		Rate	Year	Rate	Year	Male	Female	All	Year


ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	5-16yrs	85.8	1991^j	15.4	2001	72.7	78.1	.	2001
THE BAHAMAS	5-16yrs	.	.	14.8	2000	70.4	77.3	.	2000^e
BARBADOS	5-16yrs	.	.	14.4	2002	72.4	77.8	.	1990
BELIZE	5-14yrs	75.1	1996	16.9	2001^p	66.7	73.5	69.9	2000
DOMINICA	5-15yrs	76.4	1991	12.5	2000	71.9	75.0	73.1	2002
GRENADA	5-12yrs	94.4	1991ⁱ	14.3	2000	63.7	67.0	65.3	2000
GUYANA	3.9-16yrs	96.5	1991^h	54.0	2002	63.1	69.9	.	1991
HAITI		.	.	66.7	1995-1999*	.	.	.
JAMAICA	6-12yrs	79.9	1999	19.0	2001	70.9	75.6	73.3	2001^p
MONTSERRAT	5-16yrs	94.2	1996ⁱ	0.0	2002	75.7	77.5	76.4	2000
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS	5-16yrs	97.8	1991ⁱ	22.4	2002	67.6	71.7	.	2000
SAINT LUCIA	5-16yrs	94.8	2001	13.4	2000	72.0	75.8	.	2002
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	5-15yrs	83.1	2001	18.9	2001	68.7	70.6	69.6	2001
SURINAME	6-15yrs	.	.	29.0	2000	63.1	70.8	.	1980
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	5-18yrs	87.4	1995^g	17.6	2001^p	70.4	75.2	72.8	2000-2005



SELECTED INDICATORS OF CARICOM MEMBER STATES (Continued)



COUNTRY	RATE OF GROWTH OF GDP		EXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT			INFLATION RATE
	RATE OF GROWTH OF GDP		EXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT			INFLATION RATE
	(%)	Year	(EC$Mn)	(US$Mn)	Year	Rate	Year


ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	2.1	2002	1,254	465	2002	1.1	2002
THE BAHAMAS	6.1	1995	785	291	2002	2.0	2001
BARBADOS	-0.4	2002	2,038	755	2002	0.2	2002
BELIZE	4.4	2002	1,535	569	2002	1.1	2001
DOMINICA	-4.7	2002	535	198	2002	0.2	2002
GRENADA	-1.1	2002	873	323	2002	1.5	2002
GUYANA	1.1	2002	3,343	1,238	2002	7.1	2002
HAITI	3.0	1999	3,159	1,170	2000^p	14.2	2000
JAMAICA	1.0	2002	10,928	4,048	2002	14.1	2003
MONTSERRAT	-2.8	2002	16	6	2002	3.5	2002
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS	0.8	2002	694	257	2002	2.2	2003
SAINT LUCIA	0.1	2002	690	255	2002	-0.2	2002
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	-0.1	2002	456	169	2002	0.8	2002
SURINAME	1.6	2002	647	240	2000	4.9	2001
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	13.8	2003	4,307	1,595	2002	4.1	2002



SELECTED INDICATORS OF CARICOM MEMBER STATES (Continued)



COUNTRY	EMPLOYED LABOUR FORCE				UNEMPLOYMENT RATE		MID-YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES
	Emp.Agri / Total Emp.	Emp.Ind. / Total Emp.	Emp.Serv. / Total Emp.	Year	Rate	Year	Number	Year
	%	%	%	Year	Rate	Year	Number	Year


ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	4.0	5.6	90.4	1991	6.0	1991	76,485	2002
THE BAHAMAS	3.8	5.4	90.8	1997	6.9	2001	312,000	2002
BARBADOS	4.2	7.1	88.7	2001^r	10.3	2002	270,800	2002
BELIZE	20.2	9.6	70.2	2001	12.8	1999***	265,200	2002
DOMINICA	21.0	10.1	68.7	2001	11.0	2001	71,079	2002
GRENADA	13.8	7.6	78.6	1998	15.2	1998	102,638	2002
GUYANA	23.1	18.8	58.1	1998	9.1	2001	774,800	2002
HAITI	...	...	...		...	...	8,357,000	2000
JAMAICA	19.9	8.1	71.7	2002	15.0	2002	2,641,600	2002^m
MONTSERRAT	6.6	5.6	87.8	1991	12.1	2001	4,501	2002
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS	14.7	7.9	77.4	1994	4.5	1995	46,710	2002
SAINT LUCIA	20.8	9.8	69.4	2000*	16.4	2000	159,133	2002
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	24.9	8.7	66.4	1991	19.8	1991	109,164	2002
SURINAME	13.0	11.7	75.4	2001	10.6	1998	441,356	2001^p
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	7.8	13.5	78.7	2001	10.8	2001	1,282,447	2003



SELECTED INDICATORS OF CARICOM MEMBER STATES (Continued)



COUNTRY	AREA	AREA	POPULATION		GDP AT CURRENT		GDP PER CAPITA AT
	(Sqmiles)	(Km²)	DENSITY		MARKET PRICES		CURRENT MARKET PRICES
			(Persons	Year	(EC$Mn)	Year	(EC$)	Year
			/Km²)				(EC$)	Year


ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	171	442	173	2002	1,947	2002	25,450	2002
THE BAHAMAS	5,382	13,939	22	2002	8,287	1995	29,718	1995
BARBADOS	166	431	628	2002	7,015	2002	25,906	2002
BELIZE	8,867	22,966	12	2002	2,572	2002	9,700	2002
DOMINICA	290	750	95	2002	685	2002	9,640	2002
GRENADA	133	345	298	2002	1,084	2002	10,560	2002
GUYANA	83,000	214,970	4	2002	1,961	2002	2,531	2002
HAITI	10,714	27,750	301	2000	12,797	2000	1,531	2000
JAMAICA	4,244	10,991	240	2003	22,897	2002	8,744	2002
MONTSERRAT	40	103	44	2002	103	2002	22,808	2002
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS	104	269	174	2002	953	2002	20,397	2002
SAINT LUCIA	238	616	258	2002	1,815	2002	11,404	2002
SI VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	150	389	281	2002	975	2002	8,931	2002
SURINAME	63,251	163,820	3	2001	429	2002	1,264	2001
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	1,980	5,128	250	2003	29,181	2003	22,754	2003



SELECTED INDICATORS OF CARICOM MEMBER STATES (Continued)



COUNTRY	TOTAL EXPORTS		TOTAL IMPORTS		INTRA-REGIONAL		INTRA-REGIONAL
					EXPORTS		IMPORTS
	(EC$Mn)	Year	(EC$Mn)	Year	(EC$Mn)	Year	(EC$Mn)	Year


ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	105	2002^k	1,078	2002^k	8	2001^f	92	2001^f
THE BAHAMAS	376	2001	1,929	2001	1	2001	17	2001
BARBADOS	674	2003	3,227	2003	271	2003	770	2003
BELIZE	451	2002	1,091	2002	31	2002	41	2002
DOMINICA	106	2003	343	2003	69	2003	104	2003
GRENADA	103	2002	537	2002	31	2002	144	2002
GUYANA	1,298	2002^p	1,642	2002^p	206	2002^p	305	2002^p
HAITI	875	2000	2,834	2000	.	.	.	.
JAMAICA	3,017	2002^p	9,640	2002^p	132	2002^p	1076	2002^p
MONTSERRAT	2	2002	52	2002	1	2002	9	2002
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS	73	2002	545	2002	2	2002	81	2002
SAINT LUCIA	171	2002	850	2002	43	2002	210	2002
SI VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	106	2002	480	2002	54	2002	135	2002
SURINAME	1,078	2001	1,233	2001	78	2001^f	223	2001^f
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	8,783	2002	8,362	2002	1816	2002	204	2002



a. Data refer to a year or period other than that specified, differ from the standard definition
or refer to only part of the country
b. UNICEF: The State of the World's Children 2000
c. UNICEF: The State of the World's Children 1997
d. Data refers to Medium and Long term Public and Publicly guaranteed External Debt.
e. means estimate
f. refers to estimates which were obtained for countries with missing data and is based upon
a matrix of member states' imports to and from one another.
g. Figure relates to Functional Literary rate defined as individuals who are capable of engaging
in at least one activity requiring an ability to read with understanding and write in such
a manner to express an idea or thought.
h. Adult Literacy rate for Guyana was calculated by simply asking the question if one could
read and write.
i Adult Literacy rate refers to estimates based on completion of at least 7 years of
primary schooling of the adult population aged 15 years of more.
j Adult Literacy rate includes those from primary to the tertiary level, excluding those
with no education at all and those attending nusery.
k ECCB estimate
m means mean population
* Based on an average of the Half yearly Labour force figures
** Based on an average of Labour force figures April and October
*** Figure relates to the Labour force Survey done in April

r means revised
p means provisional/preliminary
. Data not available
Data above is for the latest year available for each Member State.

Updated: March, 2004