Economy Of Holy See (Vatican City)

Economy overview	This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially by an annual contribution from Roman Catholic dioceses throughout the world, as well as by special collections (known as Peter's Pence); the sale of postage stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos; fees for admission to museums; and the sale of publications. Investments and real estate income also account for a sizable portion of revenue. The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome.
GDP
GDP - real growth rate
GDP - per capita
GDP - composition by sector
Investment gross fixed
Population below poverty line	NA
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Distribution of family income - Gini index
Inflation rate consumer prices
Labor force	NA
Labor force by occupation	essentially services with a small amount of industry; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican
Unemployment rate
Budget	revenues: $245.2 million expenditures: $260.4 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2002)
Public debt
Agriculture products
Industries	printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps, a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
Industrial production growth rate
Electricity production	NA kWh
Electricity production by source
Electricity consumption	NA kWh
Electricity exports	0 kWh
Electricity imports	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by Italy
Oil production
Oil consumption
Oil exports
Oil imports
Oil proved reserves
Natural gas production
Natural gas consumption
Natural gas exports
Natural gas imports
Natural gas proved reserves
Current account balance
Exports
Exports commodities
Exports partners
Imports
Imports commodities
Imports partners
Reserves of foreign exchange gold
Debt external
Economic aid recipient	none
Currency	euro (EUR)
Currency code	EUR
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - 0.886 (2003),1.1324 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
Fiscal year	calendar year

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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