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Cayman Islands flag Cayman Islands Change log

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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 56 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 40,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 4 TV stations; cable and satellite subscription services offer international programming; government-owned Radio Cayman operates 2 networks broadcasting on 5 stations; 10 privately owned radio stations operate alongside…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .ky
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 81% (2017 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 50 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 36,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 139 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 99,737 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $766.6 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $874.5 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$794.205 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$749.482 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$712.684 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” dominant offshore banking territory; services sector accounts for over 85% of economic activity; recently adopted a fiscal responsibility framework to combat tax evasion and money laundering; large tourism sector; does …
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Caymanian dollars (KYD) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 0.833 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 0.833 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 0.833 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 0.833 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 0.833 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” aircraft, ships, refined petroleum, natural gas, broadcasting equipment (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” UK 40%, Cyprus 21%, Germany 9%, Grenada 8%, Italy 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $3.542 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $4.215 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $4.6 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $7.139 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 0.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 8.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 85.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, cars, furniture, jewelry (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Germany 30%, USA 29%, Italy 20%, Turkey 5%, China 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $2.808 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $3.287 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $3.444 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 3.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015.text β€” -2.3% (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016.text β€” -0.6% (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017.text β€” 2% (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021.text β€” $5.199 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $5.467 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $5.705 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” 4.9% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 5.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 4.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2021.text β€” $74,200 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $76,400 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $78,100 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 0.2% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 0.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 0.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $228.3 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $225.4 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $234 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 96.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 3.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 698.767 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 176,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 2.117 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 143.149 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 737,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 737,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” no natural freshwater resources; trash washing up or being deposited on beaches; no recycling or waste-treatment facilities; deforestation
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 11.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 2.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 8.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 53% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 35.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 100% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 60,000 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” 1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 264 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 264 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 160 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” 1 km SW of The Bluff on Cayman Brac 50 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Caribbean Sea 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 19 30 N, 80 30 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” important location between Cuba and Central America
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” NA
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 11.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 2.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 8.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 53% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 35.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Central America and the Caribbean
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” hurricanes (July to November)
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
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