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Economy - overview:
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):
$953.6 million (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$NA
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GDP - real growth rate:
NA%
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$4,900 (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
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GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
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industry: NA%
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services: NA%
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Labor force:
44,560 (2002)
country comparison to the world: 191
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Unemployment rate:
25.4% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 173
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Population below poverty line:
NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%: NA%
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Budget:
revenues: $420 million
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expenditures: $394 million (2005)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1.7% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 47
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Agriculture - products:
vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra; fish, livestock

Industries:
newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction

Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
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Electricity - production:
NA kWh
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Electricity - consumption:
139.2 million kWh (2005)
country comparison to the world: 184
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Exports:
$6.5 million (2005)
country comparison to the world: 213
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Exports - commodities:
ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon

Imports:
$341 million (2005)
country comparison to the world: 191
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Imports - commodities:
food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals

Debt - external:
$NA
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Exchange rates:
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7715 (2010), 0.7179 (2009), 0.6734 (2008), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006)