San Marino Business Resources

Economy - overview:
The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 2000 more than 3 million tourists visited San Marino. The key industries are banking, wearing apparel, electronics, and ceramics. Main agricultural products are wine and cheeses. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy, which supplies much of its food.

Airlines
Airlines in Europe
Airlines Worldwide

Airports
Airports in Europe
Airports Worldwide

Country Budget
revenues: $400 million
expenditures: $400 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)

Currency (code)
euro (EUR)

Currency Exchange Rate
euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000)

Fiscal Year
calendar year

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
GDP (purchasing power parity): $940 million (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 7.5% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $34,600 (2001 est.)

Imports / Exports
Exports: see Italy
Exports - commodities: building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics

Imports: see Italy
Imports - commodities: wide variety of consumer manufactures, food

Industries
tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine

Investing
Forex, Foreign Exchange Market: Currency Trading

Labor Force & Unemployment Rate
Labor force: 18,500 (1999)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 1%, industry 42%, services 57% (2000 est.)
Unemployment rate: 2.6% (2001)