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The economy continued its steady pace of expansion in 2025, recording an estimated 2.8% real GDP growth in the first nine months of the year. The performance points to a resilient service‑driven economy supported by firm demand pressures and on... READ MORE

Labour market estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Fall 2025 show the unemployment rate (the proportion of unemployed persons to the total labour force) at 2.6%, compared to 2.4% for the same period in 2024. The employed labour... READ MORE

The Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Quality of Life Survey (QLS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 26th April 2026. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Island... READ MORE

The average inflation rate for 2025 is 1.3 per cent, with the second quarter recording the highest quarterly increase of 2.0 per cent. This reflects a rise in the overall index, mainly driven by higher prices for education, communication, resta... READ MORE

Quality of Life in the Cayman Islands improved in Fall 2025, with overall satisfaction rising to 84.0% (up 1.1% from Fall 2024). Caymanians reported slightly lower but faster-improving satisfaction at 82.9% (+1.2%). Health and... READ MORE

The 2026 Consumer Price Index (CPI) Survey of Housing Rentals conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Tuesday, 24th February 2026.The survey aims to collect data from residents of the Cayman Islands who live in rental pro... READ MORE

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