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Appendix

Appendix 1
Development Indicators

The
Economy

GNP
millions of US$
1994

GNP per capita US$
1994

Percentage Distribution of GNP
Agriculture
%

% Industrial Activity Total

Manu-
facturing

Services
%

Life expectancy
1993

Illiteracy Rate

Population Energy Growth per Rate %(pa) capita

Antigua and
Barbuda

453

6970

4

20

3

76



0.5
2000

Bahamas

3207

11790





73


1.7
6900

Barbados

1704

6530





75


0.3
1381

Belize

535

2550

19

28

13

53

74


2.6
426

Dominica

201

2830

26

18

7

56



–0.2
296

Dominica
Republic

10109

1320

16

23


62

70

17

2.1
340

Grenada

241

2620

14

19

5

67



0.2
283

Guyana

434

530

41

29

14

30

65

4

0.5
349

Haiti

1542

220

32

19

13

49

57

47

2
47

Jamaica

3553

1420

8

41

18

51

74

2

0.9
1096

St. Kitts and
Nevis

195

4760

6

26

12

68



–0.5
476

St. Lucia

501

3450

11

21

7

68



1.7
373

St. Vincent

235

2120

18

23

4

59



0.9
200

Suriname

364

870

22

24

14

54

70

5

1.1
1877

Trinidad and
Tobago

4838

3740

3

43

9

55

72

4

1.2
4696



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Appendix 2
Human Development Index

HDI Rank

Country
Human development index


1995

High human development
0.888
25

Barbados
0.9

26

Bahamas
0.894

29

Belize
0.883

37

St. Kitts and Nevis
0.873

39

Trinidad and Tobago
0.872

55

Antigua and Barbuda
0.84

Medium human development
0.632
67

Grenada
0.786

69

Dominica
0.776

77

Suriname
0.762

79

St. Vincent
0.761

84

St. Lucia
0.732

88

Jamaica
0.721

96

Dominica Republic
0.705

105

Guyana
0.622

Low human development
0.403
148

Haiti
0.362

Source: Human Development Report, 1995

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Appendix 3
Caribbean Countries Selected Indicators for 1994

Country

Export (1) Concentration %

Merchandise Trade/G.D.P. (%)

Merchandise and N.F.S./G.D.P. (%)

Trade taxes/Tax revenue (%)

Unemployment Rates (%)

Anguilla


55.4

146.9

77


Antigua/Barbuda


75.8

152.6

66.1

5.7

Barbados

23.3

54.8

(2) 95.7

8.6

(6) 21.2

Belize

34.1

79.2

128

54.4

9.8

Dominica

47.9

79.3

124.5

56.5

9.9

Dominican Republic

25.3

32.9

62.7

44.8


Grenada

9.3

58.6

99.1

56.9

15.3

Jamaica

(3) 78.4

78.6

(2) 101.9

14

(6) 15.4

Montserrat


41.5

(2) 77.3

52.5

5.5

St. Kitts/Nevis

40.7

65.2

144.5

55.2

4.7

St. Lucia

49.3

69.3

113.9

58.7

7.2

St. Vincent

29

70

90.5

50.6

17.9

Suriname

57.4

77.1

92.8

41.7


Trinidad/Tobago

(4) 75.5

55.8

61.9

10.4

(6) 18.5

Source: ECLAC, derived from national data






1. Major export as a percentage of merchandise exports
2. Refers to Goods and Tourism earnings only
3. Refers to bauxite and Alumina
4. Refers to Petroleum and Petrochemincals
5. Refers to 1993
6. Refers to 1994, remainder based on most recent data

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Appendix 4

Trade in Services, 1980-1993





Millions of dollars






Value in millions of dollars, 1993




Region, economic grouping, country or area

Merchandise insurance and freight

Passenger services and other transportation

Travel

Labour income
Other services

Antigua and Barbuda

0

77

243

13

Bahamas


67

1279

104

Barbados

5

36

528

16
91

Belize


13

69

17
34

Dominica

0

5

29

20
12

Dominica Republic

14

71

1231

362
498

Grenada


5

56

10
15

Guyana





Haiti

2

2

23

123
2

Jamaica

6

167

951

242
114

St. Kitts and Nevis


4

67

0
8

St. Lucia

0

16

166

0
13

St. Vincent


4

29

1
12

Suriname

0

2

2

3
15

Trinidad and Tobago

9

211

81

20
65

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About the Author

Anthony Gonzales is a senior lecturer at the Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. He did his first degree and Diploma at the University of the West Indies and completed his postgraduate work at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He worked as an Industrial Co-operation Expert at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels for 5 years (1977-1982). He acquired professional experience in investment promotion with the Centre for the Development of Industry while acting as a CDI Antenna based in Port-of-Spain. He has also been an economic adviser and researcher with several national, regional and international organisations. He is currently and has been President of the Trinidad and Tobago Economics Association for the last three years. Dr. Gonzales has also edited three books, published over 25 articles and attended several important national and international conferences. He has written extensively on the Lomé Convention.


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