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The Cayman Islands’ Balance of Payments (BOP) and International Investment Position (IIP) Report 2024 presents statistical summaries of economic and financial transactions between residents of the Cayman Islands and the rest of the world. The... READ MORE

The GDP estimate for 2024 (which is based on data collected from businesses and other establishments in the Islands) shows that the local economy expanded by 3.8%, marking a deceleration from the 5.8% growth posted in 2023. Economic activity re... READ MORE

The total value of merchandise imports increased to $418.05 for the July to September 2025 quarter. This reflected a 0.7 percent growth over the corresponding quarter in 2024, with petroleum and petroleum-related imports declining by 22.8 perce... READ MORE

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), is estimated to have increased by 2.7% in the first six months of 2025. Indicators suggest that economic activity was supported by moderate grow... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics 2024, released by the Economics and Statistics Office, is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources covering population, demographics, social and liv... READ MORE

The total value of the merchandise imports grew for the second quarter of 2025. Goods imports stood at $434.48 million for the quarter, an increase of 7.3 percent. This reflected a 10.3 per cent growth in the imports of non-petroleum goods, whi... READ MORE

The third quarter inflation rate was 0.1 percent, and among the leading contributors was an 8.1 percent rise in the communication division. The upward movement of the communication index was primarily due to a 10.3 percent increase in the telep... READ MORE

The total value of the Islands’ importation of goods for the first quarter of 2025 stood at $477.6 million, an increase of 13.1 percent. This growth mostly reflected the rise in the imports of non-petroleum products which was partially offset by the... READ MORE

Caribbean Statistics Day on 15 October 2025 coincides with the culmination of the 2024-2025 Year of Statistics in CARICOM, which marked the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians. This jubilee milestone year highlig... READ MORE

The task of compiling a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) “basket” was recently completed. The basket consists of consumer goods and services that are monitored regularly to measure the general consumer price level and inflation rate in the Cayman... READ MORE