Editing Guadeloupe (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Caroline-6.jpg|thumb|[[Plage de Pompierre]], one of the many beaches on Guadeloupe that draw in tourists]]
[[File:Regimedebanane.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Banana plantations on Basse-Terre]]
The economy of Guadeloupe depends on tourism, agriculture, [[light industry]] and [[Tertiary sector of economic activity|services]].<ref name=factbook /> It is reliant upon mainland France for large subsidies and imports and public administration is the largest single employer on the islands.<ref name="britannica.com" /><ref name=factbook /> Unemployment is especially high among the youth population.<ref name=factbook />

In 2017, the Gross domestic product (GDP) of Guadeloupe was €9.079&nbsp;billion, and showed 3.4% growth. The [[GDP per capita]] of Guadeloupe was €23,152.<ref name=gdp>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/version-html/3636840/ga_ina_32.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922080906/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/version-html/3636840/ga_ina_32.pdf |archive-date=22 September 2020 |url-status=live |title=Insee Analyses Guadeloupe |author=INSEE |author-link=INSEE |date=October 2018 |access-date=5 November 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Imports amounted to €3.019&nbsp;billion, and exports to €1.157&nbsp;billion. The main export products are bananas, sugar and rum. Banana exports suffered in 2017 from damages due to [[Hurricane Irma]] and [[Hurricane Maria]].<ref name=gdp />

=== Tourism ===
Tourism is one of the most prominent sources of income, with most visitors coming from France and North America.<ref name=factbook /> An increasingly large number of cruise ships visit Guadeloupe, the cruise terminal of which is in Pointe-à-Pitre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guadeloupe Cruise Port |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=21 |website=cruisecritic |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=12 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212151417/https://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=21 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Agriculture ===
The traditional [[sugar cane]] crop is slowly being replaced by other crops, such as bananas (which now supply about 50% of export earnings), [[eggplant]], [[Mamoncillo|guinnep]], [[noni]], [[sapotilla]], [[Squash (plant)|giraumon squash]], [[yam (vegetable)|yam]], [[gourd]], [[Plantain (cooking)|plantain]], [[christophene]], [[cocoa bean|cocoa]], [[jackfruit]], [[pomegranate]], and many varieties of flowers.<ref name="britannica.com" /> Other vegetables and root crops are cultivated for local consumption, although Guadeloupe is dependent upon imported food, mainly from the rest of France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The food crisis in Guadeloupe |url=https://grain.org/en/article/713-the-food-crisis-in-guadeloupe |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=grain.org |language=en |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606181505/https://grain.org/en/article/713-the-food-crisis-in-guadeloupe |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Light industry ===
Of the various light industries, sugar and [[rum]] production, solar energy, cement, furniture and clothing are the most prominent.<ref name="britannica.com" /> Most manufactured goods and fuel are imported.