Cook Islands Economy - 1985

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP.· $15.4 million (1977), $860 per capita (1978)

Agriculture: export crops include copra, citrus fruits, pineapples, tomatoes, and bananas, with subsistence crops of yams and taro

Major industry: fruit processing

Electric power: 4,750 kW capacity (1984); 15 million kWh produced (1984), 880 kWh per capita

Exports: $3.0 million (1977); copra, fresh and canned fruit

Imports: $16.8 million (1977); foodstuffs, textiles, fuels

Major trade partners: (1970) exports—98% New Zealand; imports—76% New Zealand, 7% Japan

Aid: Australia (1980-83), $2.0 million; Australia and New Zealand (1977), $6.5 million

Government budget $121 million (1977)

Monetary conversion rate: 1.533 New

Zealand$=US$l (February 1984)

NOTE: The information regarding Cook Islands on this page is re-published from the 1985 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cook Islands 1985 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cook Islands 1985 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.