   the economy of the british virgin islands is one of the most prosperous in the caribbean. although tiny in absolute terms, because of the very small population of the british virgin islands, in 2010 the territory had the 19th highest gdp per capita in the world according to the cia world factbook.cia - the world factbook - virgin islands in global terms the size of the territory's gdp measured in terms of purchasing power is ranked as 215th out of a total of 229 countries.cia factbook - gdp by country the economy of the territory is based upon the "twin pillars" of financial services, which generates approximately 60%
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