[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Economic Indicators
Real GDP at cost: 661 Million US (est. 2007)
Per Capita Income: 13,900 US (est. 2007)
Unemployment: 4.5 %
Average Inflation: 4.5 %
Local Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (fixed 1USD = 2.70 ECD)
Quick Facts
Capital of country: Basseterre
Population: 50,726
Official Language: English
GDP: 918 Million (2011 est.)
GDP growth (%): 1.5 % (2011 est.)
GDP per capita: $16,400 (2011 est.)
Major Exports: Machinery, food, electronics, beverages
Major Imports: Machinery, manufactures, food, fuels
Key Productive sectors: Services -74.8 %, Industry -22.7 %, Agriculture – 2.4 %
Major trading partners: United States, Canada, Caribbean
Government (type): Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth Realm
Governor-General: Yes
Prime Minister/President : Yes
Opposition leader : Yes
Currency
The currency used in St. Kitts is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD), which is fixed at XCD2.70 per dollar of the United States of America (USD) since July 1976.
The Eastern Caribbean Currency is shared by eight states throughout the Eastern Caribbean and controlled by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ECCB) headquartered in St. Kitts. These states include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The US dollar is generally accepted in businesses throughout the island, as are all major credit cards.
Banks
There are five domestic banks that operate in St. Kitts, namely:
- First Caribbean International Bank
- Bank of Nova Scotia
- St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Banks are open Monday – Thursday 8am-2pm and on Friday 8am-4pm.
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