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SERIES 136STUDIES AND PERSPECTIVES ECLAC SUBREGIONALHEADQUARTERSFOR THE CARIBBEAN Preliminary overviewof the economies ofthe Caribbean 2023–2024 Sheldon McLeanMichael HendricksonMachel PantinDejeanne ServilleChrista Julien Thank you for your interest inthis ECLAC publication Please register if you would like to receive information on our editorialproducts and activities. When you register, you may specify your particularareas of interest and you will gain access to our products in other formats. Click on the link below for our social networks andother channels for accessing our publications: https://bit.ly/m/CEPAL Preliminary overviewof the economies oftheCaribbean2023‒2024 Sheldon McLeanMichael HendricksonMachel PantinDejeanne ServilleChrista Julien This document was prepared by Sheldon McLean, Coordinator of the Economic Development Unit of the EconomicCommission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, MichaelHendrickson, Economic Affairs Officer, Machel Pantin, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, Dejeanne Serville, ProjectAssistant and Christa Julien, Research Assistant, all of the same office. The United Nations and the countries it represents assume no responsibility for the content of links to external sitesin this publication. Mention of any firm names and commercial products or services does not imply endorsement by the United Nationsor the countries it represents. The views expressed in this document, which has been reproduced without formal editing, are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization or the countries it represents. United Nations publicationISSN: 1728-5445 (electronic version)ISSN: 1727-9917 (print version)LC/TS.2025/111LC/CAR/TS.2025/9Distribution: LCopyright © United Nations, 2025All rights reservedPrinted at United Nations, SantiagoS.2500651[E] This publication should be cited as: McLean, S., Hendrickson, M., Pantin, M., Serville, D. and Julien, C. (2025).Preliminaryoverview of the economies of the Caribbean 2023–2024.Studies and Perspectives series-ECLAC Subregional Headquarters forthe Caribbean(136) (LC/TS.2025/111-LC/CAR/TS.2025/9). Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Applications for authorization to reproduce this work in whole or in part should be sent to the Economic Commission forLatin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Documents and Publications Division, publicaciones.cepal@un.org. Member Statesand their governmental institutions may reproduce this work without prior authorization, but are requested to mention thesource and to inform ECLAC of such reproduction. Contents Abstract...............................................................................................................................................5Introduction.........................................................................................................................................7A.The world economy and its prospects.................................................................................7B.The Caribbean growth rates................................................................................................8C.Unemployment.................................................................................................................11I.Macroeconomic performance..................................................................................................13A.Fiscal and debt..................................................................................................................131.Fiscal.........................................................................................................................132.Debt..........................................................................................................................153.Debt service...............................................................................................................16B.Monetary policy, domestic credit and inflation..................................................................171.Interest rates.............................................................................................................182.Money supply and credit............................................................................................183.Inflation.....................................................................................................................19C.External sector..................................................................................................................211.Current account.........................................................................................................212.Foreign direct investment..........................................................................................22II.Conclusion........................................................................................................................