Economy


Modern Economy
Historic Economy
Tourism
 
Modern Economy

Date and background information on a range of economic indicators and trade statistics for the Republic of the Marshall Islands; analyses of the current and recent statuts economy of the islands, as well a collection of historic economic information.

Consumer Price Index 2004 (fourth Quarter)
Republic of the Marshall Islands 1986 Statistical Abstract
Country Overview and statitistical indicators for 2004 (Courtesy RMI Division of Planning)
Statistics in the RMI Yearbook for 1996 , 1997, 1998-99, 2002
Republic of the Marshall Islands Economic Report
Bank of Hawaii Pacific Economic Report Winter 1995-96
by Dr. Wali M. Osman, Bank of Hawaii
The report provides a snapshot of the economy of the Marshall Islands in 1995/6. It contains varius statistical tables as well as analyses.
Republic of the Marshall Islands Economic and Policy Update
Bank of Hawaii Pacific Economic Report vol. 1 no. 2, April 1998
by Dr. Wali M. Osman, Bank of Hawaii
The report provides a snapshot of the economy of the Marshall Islands in 1998. It contains varius statistical tables as well as analyses.
Republic of the Marshall Islands Economic Report
Bank of Hawaii Pacific Economic Report April 2001
by Dr. Wali M. Osman, Bank of Hawaii
The report provides a snapshot of the economy of the Marshall Islands in 2001. It contains varius statistical tables as well as analyses.
Audit Report on the Marshall Islands Development Bank, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
(Report 99-i-952)
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General, Division of Acquisition and Management Operations
HTML version
Audit Report on the Marshall Islands Development Bank, Republic of the Marshall Islands
(Report 99-i-952)
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General, Division of Acquisition and Management Operations
PDF version
Foreign Assistance: U.S. Funds to Two Micronesian Nations Had Little Impact on
Economic Development and Accountability Over Funds Was Limited
(T-NSIAD/RCED-00-227)
U.S. General Accounting Office
PDF version
Foreign Relations: Better Accountability Needed Over U.S. Assistance to Micronesia and
the Marshall Islands (RCED-00-67) 31 May 2000
U.S. General Accounting Office
PDF version
US Commodity Trade with the Marshall Islands
U.S. Bureau of Census
Data for 1996 (html), 1997 (html), 1998 (html), 1998 (pdf print), 1999 (html), 1999 (pdf print), 2000 (html), 2000 (pdf print), 2001 (html), 2001 (pdf print), 2002 (html), 2002 (pdf print), 2003 (pdf print),
US Trade with the Marshall Islands
U.S. Bureau of Census
Pilot Survey of Marshallese living in Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, the CNMI and in the Marshalls
Detailed Press Release by the RMI Government
Contains summary information on the findings, incl. information on Housing Characteristics (Household size, Building type, Tenure, Structure and Facilities) and Population Characteristics (Demography, Migration, Social characteristics, Education, Labor force, Income.and Poverty Status).
Marshall Islands: Recent Economic Developments
International Monetary Fund
IMF Staff Country report no. 98/85, August 1998
[PDF file, courtesy of Yahoo Finance , 150 kb]
Yahoo Finance Assessment. Country Fact Sheet 2002
Yahoo Finance
Marshall Islands page and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of Yahoo Finance , 150 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 1996-1997
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 150 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 1998
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 825 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 1999
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 675 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2000
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 750 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2001
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 225 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2001, update
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 1300 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2002
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 900 kb]
Country Assistance Programme 2000-2002
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 150 kb]
Country Assistance Programme 2001-2003
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 225 kb]
Reforms in the Pacific An Assessment of the Asian Development Bank's Assistance
for Reform Programs in the Pacific
by Bruce Knapman and Cedric D. Saldanha for Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 150 kb]
Majuro Water Supply and Sanitation Project 1995
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 7100 kb]
Republic of Marshall Islands Meto2000 Economic Report and Statement of Development
Strategies (2001)
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 1400 kb]
Public sector Reform Program 1996
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 4500 kb]
Fiscal and Financial Management Program 2001
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 2900 kb]
Technical Assistance for Community-Based Coastal Marine Resources Development
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 75 kb]
Training of Marshall Islands pearl farm workers as pearl culture seeding technicians {Plates)
(SK-GRANT FINAL REPORT 2004)
Report by Neil Anthony Sims and Dale J. Sarver
 
Historic Economy

Date and background information on a range of economic indicators and trade statistics for the Republic of the Marshall Islands; analyses of the current and recent statuts economy of the islands, as well a collection of historic economic information.

Historic Copra Production by Atoll
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
A breakdown of historic copra figures for each of the atolls of the Marshall Islands, compiled from various sources.
Annual Historic Copra Production
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
A breakdown of annual copra production figures for the Marshall Islands, compiled from various sources.
Historic Copra Production in 1910
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
The copra production figures for 1910 illustrate the competetion between the Australian trading company Burns Philp and the German Jaluit Gesellschaft.
Taxation in the German Marshall Islands
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
The item discusses the nature of taxation during the German colonial period and sets of the copra tax levied on the varios atolls
 
Tourism

The atolls of the Marshall Islands are a prime tourist destination. This section contains assessments of the current tourism industry and its potential. Information on destinations will be continually added.

Perceptions of Heritage Eco-tourism by Micronesian Decision Makers .
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann,David W. Look and Kristy Graham
If cultural and heritage eco-tourism is to succeed, co-ordination and planning is required. This begs the question: What are the attitudes of Micronesian Government officials toward ecotourism and towards cultural heritage sites? The symposium provided the opportunity to poll participant decision makers. This report summarises the findings of two polls administered before and after the Heritage Eco-Tourism Symposium, on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from 28 February to 3 March 2000.
[PDF document]
Heritage Eco-Tourism in Micronesia. Expectations of Government Officials
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann, David W. Look and Kristy Graham
Cultural Resource Management vol. 24 no 1, pp. 30-32, 2001
[PDF document, courtesy US National Park Service]
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