Economy of Mayotte

NA%48,800 (2000)Unemployment38% (1999)newly created lobster and shrimp industry, constructionExternalExports$3.44 million f.o.b. (1997)ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamonFrance 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2004)Imports$141.3 million f.o.b. (1997)food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicalsFrance 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2004)$NAPublic financesRevenues$NAExpenses$73 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)Economic aidrecipient: $107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)

The economy of Mayotte is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising. The island of Mayotte is not self-sufficient and must import a large portion of its food requirements, mainly from Metropolitan France. The economy and future development of the island are heavily dependent on French financial assistance, an important supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism^{[citation needed]}.

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See also

• Economy of France in: French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna
• Taxation in France
• Economic history of France
• Poverty in France

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