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Turks and Caicos Islands

Capital
Grand Turk
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income group
High income
Population
47,000 (2025)

At a glance

  • The Turks and Caicos Islands' economy grew 5.6% in 2024, faster than most economies.
  • Output per person in the Turks and Caicos Islands was US$37,507 in 2024, higher than in most countries.
  • The Turks and Caicos Islands had 47,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 204th largest population of 217 countries and territories.

Real GDP, change over the year

5.6%
World median 3.4%

Since 2008

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Economic growth in Turks and Caicos Islands and the world median, last ten years
YearTurks and Caicos IslandsWorld median
20245.6%3.4%
202313.7%3.2%
202214.1%4.3%
202129.6%5.1%
2020−33.8%−3.8%
20195.0%2.8%
20186.8%3.2%
201774.6%3.3%
20167.3%3.1%
201511.3%2.9%

GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices

US$37,507
World median US$7,853

Since 2001

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GDP per person in Turks and Caicos Islands and the world median, last ten years
YearTurks and Caicos IslandsWorld median
2024US$37,507US$7,853
2023US$35,470US$7,862
2022US$31,281US$7,656
2021US$27,329US$7,269
2020US$20,691US$6,433
2019US$31,781US$7,037
2018US$31,626US$6,978
2017US$30,014US$6,548
2016US$31,374US$5,982
2015US$29,457US$6,148

Everyone living in the country, mid-year

47,000

Since 2000

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Population in Turks and Caicos Islands and the world median, last ten years
YearTurks and Caicos Islands
202547,000
202447,000
202346,000
202246,000
202145,000
202044,000
201943,000
201842,000
201740,000
201638,000

No recent World Bank figure for the Turks and Caicos Islands: inflation, unemployment, government debt, current account balance.

About these figures

All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show the Turks and Caicos Islands since 2000 or since its first figure.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.