World Factbook
United States Virgin Islands
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Budget
revenues
$1.496 billion (2016 est.)
expenditures
$1.518 billion (2016 est.)
Exports
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note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Exports 2020
$1.62 billion (2020 est.)
Exports 2021
$4.069 billion (2021 est.)
Exports 2022
$4.549 billion (2022 est.)
Imports
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note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports 2020
$3.184 billion (2020 est.)
Imports 2021
$4.057 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2022
$5.058 billion (2022 est.)
Industries
tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics
Labor force
47,200 (2024 est.)
note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
Public debt
Public debt 2014
45.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
Exchange rates
the US dollar is used
Economic overview
high-income, tourism-based American territorial economy; severe COVID-19 economic disruptions; major rum distillery; high public debt; sluggish reopening of large oil refinery; environmentally susceptible to hurricanes; many informal industries
Unemployment rate
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note: % of labor force seeking employment
Unemployment rate 2022
13.1% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023
12.4% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2024
12.1% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Haiti 14%, Guadeloupe 7%, Malaysia 7%, Martinique 7%, Barbados 7%, British Virgin Islands 5% (2019)
Imports - partners
India 18%, Algeria 14%, South Korea 9%, Argentina 9%, Sweden 7%, Brazil 5% (2019)
Real GDP per capita
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note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP per capita 2020
$45,100 (2020 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021
$46,900 (2021 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022
$46,500 (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
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note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP growth rate 2020
-1.6% (2020 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2021
3.7% (2021 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2022
-1.3% (2022 est.)
Agricultural products
fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
Exports - commodities
refined petroleum, jewelry, recreational boats, watches, rum (2019)
top five export commodities based on value in dollars
Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, crude petroleum, rubber piping, jewelry, beer (2019)
GDP (official exchange rate)
$4.672 billion (2022 est.)
note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
GDP - composition, by end use
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note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
household consumption
68.9% (2022 est.)
government consumption
34.4% (2022 est.)
investment in inventories
15% (2016 est.)
investment in fixed capital
7.5% (2016 est.)
exports of goods and services
97.4% (2022 est.)
imports of goods and services
-108.3% (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
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note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$4.789 billion (2020 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$4.965 billion (2021 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$4.9 billion (2022 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
male
22% (2024 est.)
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note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
total
25.3% (2024 est.)
female
28.9% (2024 est.)