limited, tourism-based economy; euro user but issues commemorative stamps and coins; solar energy producer; some printing industry to support museums and religious needs
NA
printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps; mosaics, staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
4,822 (2016)
comparison ranking
note: essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican
NA
revenues: $315 million (2013)
expenditures: $348 million (2013)
NA
NA
calendar year
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
0.885 (2017 est.)
0.903 (2016 est.)
0.9214 (2015 est.)
0.885 (2014 est.)
0.7634 (2013 est.)
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