Source: eso.ky, Economics and Statistics Office (ESO)
The Cayman Islands Economic Performance: Summary Indicators 2008 2009 2010
Real GDP ($million) 2,617.5 2,433.9 2,335.8*
GDP growth in real terms (percent) (0.7) (7.0) (4.0)*
Real GDP per capita (in $) 46,743 43,363 42,605*
Nominal GDP per capita (in $) 47,635 45,280 44,355*
Nominal GDP ($million) 2,667.4 2,541.6 2,431.7*
Population (year-end) 57,009 55,250 54,397
Of which Caymanians 31,858 31,165 n/a
Population (mid-year) 55,998 56,130 54,824
Employment 37,449 33,920 33,463
Unemployment rate (percent of labour force) 4.0 6.0 6.7
Inflation rate (percent) 4.1 (1.5) 0.3
Total imports (in $million) 879.4 735.9 688.3
Total imports (percent of GDP) 32.5 29.5 28.3
Overall fiscal balance of the central government ($million) (131.1) (149.3) (62.4)
Overall fiscal balance of the central government (percent of GDP) (4.9) (6.0) (2.6)
Outstanding debt of the central government ($million) 354.9 513.5 594.9
Outstanding debt of the central government (percent of GDP) 13.1 20.2 24.5
Stay-over tourists (in thousands) 302.9 272.0 288.3
Cruise ship passengers (in thousands) 1,553.1 1,520.4 1,597.8
Total money supply (M2, in $billion) 5.6 5.9 5.3
Mutual funds 9,870 9,523 9,438
Insurance licenses 805 808 768
Banking and trust licenses 278 266 245
Trust companies 141 136 127
Stock exchange listings 1,579 1,312 1,113
New company registrations 11,861 7,863 8,157
Stock exchange capitalization (US$, in billion) 167.7 163.1 145.7
Grand Cayman Building permits ($million) 502.3 355.0 205.6
Cayman Islands Planning approvals ($million) 508.8 434.2 330.5
Cayman Islands Property transfers ($million) 558.1 397.0 316.4
Electricity consumption (percent growth) 2.5 2.2 (1.3)
Water consumption (percent growth) (0.7) 5.8 (2.1)
Total fixed and mobile telephone lines 134,079 144,850 137,242