| Economy - overview | Tourism, the mainstay of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounts for more than 80% of GDP. An estimated 11.6 million tourists visit annually, attracted by Andorra's duty-free status and by its summer and winter resorts. Andorra's comparative advantage has recently eroded as the economies of neighboring France and Spain have been opened up, providing broader availability of goods and lower tariffs. The banking sector, with its partial "tax haven" status, also contributes substantially to the economy. Agricultural production is limited - only 2% of the land is arable - and most food has to be imported. The principal livestock activity is sheep raising. Manufacturing output consists mainly of cigarettes, cigars, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the EU Customs Union and is treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products. |
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| GDP - real growth rate | 3.5% (2005 est.) |
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| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% |
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| Population below poverty line | NA% |
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Household income or consumption
by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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| Labor force | 42,420 (2005) |
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| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture: 0.3%
industry: 20.3%
services: 79.4% (2005) |
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| Unemployment rate | 0% (1996 est.) |
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| Budget | revenues: $333.5 million
expenditures: $386.6 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2005) |
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| Industries | tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber, banking, tobacco, furniture |
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| Industrial production growth rate | NA% |
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Electricity -
production | NA kWh |
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Electricity -
production by source | NA |
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Electricity -
consumption | NA kWh |
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Electricity -
exports | NA kWh |
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Electricity -
imports | NA kWh; note - most electricity supplied by Spain and France; Andorra generates a small amount of hydropower |
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| Agriculture - products | small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep |
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| Exports | $148.7 million f.o.b. (2005) |
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| Exports - commodities | tobacco products, furniture |
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| Exports - partners | Spain 59.5%, France 17.0% (2005) |
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| Imports | $1.879 billion (2005) |
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| Imports - commodities | consumer goods, food, electricity |
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| Imports - partners | Spain 53.2%, France 21.1% (2005) |
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| Debt - external | $NA |
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| Economic aid - recipient | $0 |
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| Currency code | EUR |
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| Exchange rates | euros per US dollar - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002) |
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| Fiscal year | calendar year |
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