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Comparison of Aruba and Saint Lucia [S]ave

Attribute
Saint Lucia ×
Aruba ×
Geography
Area (km²)616180
ContinentNorth AmericaNorth America
Land area (km²)606180
Water area (km²)100
Land boundaries (km)00
Coastline (km)15868.5
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)948188
People
Population166,487119,428
Official languages
  • English
  • Dutch
  • Papiamento
ReligionRoman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Short country nameSaint LuciaAruba
Government typeParliamentary democracyParliamentary democracy
CapitalCastriesOranjestad
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)2,542,000,0004,158,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)1,686,000,0002,700,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)31.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)14,40037,500
Gross national saving (% of GDP)19.417
Labor force79,70051,610
Unemployment rate (%)207.7
Budget revenues (USD)398,200,000681,600,000
Budget expenditures (USD)392,800,000755,500,000
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)23.625.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)0.3-2.7
Public debt (% of GDP)70.786
Inflation rate (%)0.1-0.5
Central bank discount rate (%)6.51
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)8.347
Stock of narrow money (USD)334,200,0000
Stock of broad money (USD)334,200,0000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,267,000,0001,848,000,000
Current account balance (USD)21,000,00022,000,000
Exports (USD)185,100,000137,100,000
Imports (USD)600,000,0001,122,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)321,800,000921,800,000
External debt (USD)570,600,000693,200,000
National currencyEast Caribbean dollarsUS Dollar
National currency (code)XCDUSD
National currency (symbol)$$
National currency rate to USD2.71.79



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