Economy Of Mayotte

Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising. Mayotte is not self-sufficient and must import a large portion of its food requirements, mainly from France. The economy and future development of the island are heavily dependent on French financial assistance, an important supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$466.8 million (2003 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
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NA
GDP - real growth rate:
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NA%
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$2,600 (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Labor force:
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48,800 (2000)
Unemployment rate:
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38% (1999)
Population below poverty line:
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NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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NA%
Budget:
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revenues:
expenditures: $73 million; including capital expenditures of (1991 est.)
Agriculture - products:
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vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Industries:
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newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Industrial production growth rate:
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NA%
Electricity - production:
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NA kWh
Electricity - consumption:
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NA kWh
Exports:
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$3.44 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities:
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ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners:
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France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2004)
Imports:
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$141.3 million f.o.b. (1997)
Imports - commodities:
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food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners:
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France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2004)
Debt - external:
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)
Currency (code):
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euro (EUR)
Exchange rates:
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euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)
Fiscal year:
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calendar year
Communications Mayotte Top of Page
Telephones - main lines in use:
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10,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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48,100 (2004)
Telephone system:
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general assessment: small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications
domestic: NA
international: country code - 269; microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations:
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3 (2001)
Internet country code:
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.yt
Internet hosts:
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1 (2005)
Internet users:
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NA

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