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GRENADA



                                       CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018


        ELECTIONS                             Country Profile
        General elections were held in Grenada on 19                                        1990   2000   2010   2016
        February 2013. The result was a landslide victory   World view
        for the opposition  New National  Party, which   Population, total (millions)        0.10   0.10  0.10   0.11
        won all 15 seats. The next General Election is   Population growth (annual %)        -0.6   0.2    0.4    0.5
        due by 2018.                          Surface area (sq. km) (thousands)              0.3    0.3    0.3    0.3
                                              Population density (people per sq. km of land area)  283.2  298.9  307.9  315.6
        GOVERNMENT LEADERS                    Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)  ..  ..  ..  ..
        Governor-General                      Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)  ..  ..  ..  ..
        Dame Cécile La Grenade                GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions)     0.27   0.47  0.74   0.95
        Building #5, Financial Complex        GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)    2,840  4,660  7,050  8,830
                                              GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions)
                                                                                                    0.73
                                                                                                          1.09
                                                                                                                 1.44
                                                                                             0.43
        Carenage, St. George’s,               GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)  4,480  7,150  10,390  13,440
        Grenada                               People
        Tel:  (473) 440-6639                  Income share held by lowest 20%                 ..     ..     ..     ..
        Fax: (473) 440-6688                   Life expectancy at birth, total (years)         68     70    73     73
        Email: pato@spiceisle.com             Fertility rate, total (births per woman)       3.8    2.6    2.2    2.1
                                              Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)  90  55  38  30
        Prime Minister                        Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)  54  54  ..  ..
        Dr. Keith Mitchell                    Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)  ..  100  100  99
        Ministerial Complex, Sixth Floor,     Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)  23 ..  16 ..  13 ..  12 ..
                                              Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
        Botanical Gardens, Tanteen            Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)  85  92  95  95
        St. George’s, Grenada                 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)  ..  93  111  89
        Tel: (473) 440-2255                   School enrollment, primary (% gross)          117.2   91.2  103.4  104.9
        Fax: (473) 440-4116                   School enrollment, secondary (% gross)          91    108    108    99
        E-mail: pmsec@spiceisle.com           School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)  1  1  1  1
                                              Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)  ..  ..  ..    ..
        MINISTRIES                            Environment
        Attorney General and Ministry of Legal   Forest area (sq. km) (thousands)            0.2    0.2    0.2    0.2
        Affairs                               Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)  0.0  0.0  ..  0.1
        “Communal House”                      Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)  97 ..  97 ..  5.0  7.1
                                                                                                                  97
                                                                                                           97
                                              Improved water source (% of population with access)
        414 H.A. Blaize Street                Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)  98  98  98  98
        St. George’s                          Urban population growth (annual %)             -0.5   0.9    0.2    0.5
        Grenada                               Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)   441     ..    782     ..
        Tel: (473) 440-2962                   CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)         1.10   1.88  2.49   2.28
        Fax: (473) 435-2964                   Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)     ..     ..     ..     ..
        Email: legalaffairs@spiceisle.com     Economy
                                              GDP (current US$) (billions)                   0.28   0.52  0.77   1.02
        Ministry of Youth, Sports and Religious   GDP growth (annual %)                      4.0    4.9    -0.5   1.9
        Affairs                               Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)             0.0    2.9 6  0.5 5  1.4 7
                                              Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)
                                                                                              11
        Ministerial Complex, Third Floor,     Industry, value added (% of GDP)                16     21    17     15
        Botanical Gardens, Tanteen            Services, etc., value added (% of GDP)          74     73    78     77
        St. George’s, Grenada                 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)        33     45    24     24
        Tel: (473) 440-6917                   Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)        50     60    49     42
        Fax: (473) 440-6924                   Gross capital formation (% of GDP)              25     38    22     19
        E-mail: sports@gov.gd                 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)            ..    21.6  19.9   20.4
                                              Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)  ..    -2.1   -2.4  -4.7
        Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry,   States and markets
                                                                                                                  15
                                                                                                           14
        Fisheries and The Environment         Time required to start a business (days)       46.7 ..  72.4 ..  92.8  55.7
                                              Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)
        Third Floor                           Tax revenue (% of GDP)                         18.5   18.9  18.7   19.4
        Ministerial Complex                   Military expenditure (% of GDP)                 ..     ..     ..     ..
        St. George’s, Grenada                 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)  0.2   4.2   116.5  111.1
        Tel: (473) 440-2708                   Individuals using the Internet (% of population)  0.0  4.1  27.0   55.9
        Fax: (473) 440-4191                   High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)  4  30   11      ..
        E-mail: agriculture@gov.gd            Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100)  ..  ..  43     51
                                              Global links
        Ministry of  Carriacou and Petite Martinique   Merchandise trade (% of GDP)           47     55    44     38
        Affairs and Local Government          Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100)    ..    100    90     95
                                                                                                           606
                                                                                                                 686
        Beausejour, Carriacou                 External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions)  113  199  14.4  11.4
                                                                                                    6.0
                                              Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
                                                                                             4.3
        Grenada                               Net migration (thousands)                       -4     -4     -4     ..
        Tel: (473) 443-6026                   Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions)  18  24  28  30
        Fax: (473) 443-6040                   Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions)  13  37  60  61
        E-mail: minccoupm@spiceisle.com       Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions)  13.8  16.9  33.8  23.2
                                             Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified.                       Source: World Development Indicators database.
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