Economic statistics - 01.05.1986, Page 27

International Comparisons
Inhabitants per square kilometer 1980
GDP (Billion USS) 1984 ......................
GNP per capita in US $ 1984 .................
Private consumption per capita in US $ 1984
Ratiosof GDP:
Exports ..................................
Imports 1984 .............................
Avg. annual increase in consumer prices 80-84
Gross savings ratio 1984 (% GNP)
Passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants 1983
Telephones per 1000 inhabitants 1983
TV sets per 1000 inhabitants 1983
Doctors per 1000 inhabitants 1983
') 1983. 2) GDP. 3) 1981. 4) 1984. 5) 1982.
6) 1979.
Source: OECD.
Iceland Denmark
2 119
2.6 54.9
10,216 10,324
6,329 5,793
42.0 37.0
41.5 35.7
54 9
19.1 16.9
405 272
525 719
2825) 370
2.25) 2.45)
Norway Sweden
13 19
54.7 94.8
13.2532’ 11,3792)
6,150 5,767
48.2 36.0
38.0 32.4
10 10
34.42) 21.12'
334 361
580 890
318 390
2.1 2.25'
U.K. U.S.
230’> 25
456.6') 3,619.2
8,1451) 15,620
4,909" 9,986
26.5" 7.5
25.5" 10.5
9 7
17.9" 15.7
2833) 5373)
524 7605)
3316) 6356)
Merchandise Exports f.o.b.
(Percentage breakdown)
Marine Manuf. Agric.
prod. prod. prod. Other
1971 83.9 12.1 3.0 1.0
1972 73.8 21.9 3.1 1.2
1973 73.7 22.2 2.9 1.2
1974 74.8 19.9 2.9 2.4
1975 78.7 17.0 2.9 1.4
1976 72.6 23.1 2.5 1.8
1977 73.7 21.9 2.4 2.0
1978 76.4 19.8 2.3 1.5
1979 74.7 21.6 2.6 1.1
1980 74.9 21.7 1.7 1.7
1981 78.3 19.2 1.4 1.1
1982 75.0 22.3 1.3 1.4
1983 68.0 29.3 1.1 1.6
1984 67.2 27.9 1.7 3.2
1985 74.7 22.4 1.4 1.4
Economic Growth and Price Developments
Trend rate of growth of GDP:
1956-1985 ........................ 4.2percent
1976-1985 ....................... 3.4 percent
Trend rate ofgrowthof GNI percapita:
1956-1985 ....................... 3.1 percent
1976-1985 ......................... 2.3percent
Averageannual rate ofchange:
Wage rates of all employees:
1976-1985 ....................... 41.7percent
1981-1985 39.5percent
Consumerprices:
1976-1985 ....................... 45.0percent
1981-1985 ....................... 48.3percent
Livestock at the End of Year (in thousands)
1982 1983 1984
Cattle ...................... 64.4 68.5 72.7
Sheep ....................... 747.7 711.9 712.9
Horses ....................... 53.7 52.1 52.2
Poultry ..................... 292.6 294.4 302.3
Pigs .......................... 1.9 2.2 2.3
Central Bank Reserve Requirement Ratios
Marginal
Inpercentof Average requirement
totaldeposits: reserve ondeposit
Effective from: requirement increases
July 1,1973 22.0 30.0
January 1,1975 23.0 30.0
January 1,1976 25.0 30.0
May 1,1979 27.0 30.0
June 1,1979 28.0 30.0
April 19,1985 18.0 30.0
Hydro and Geothermal Power
Hydro electric power:
Technically exploitable 64,000 GWh/year
Economically exploitable ..... 45,000 GWh/year
Exploited 1984 ................ 4,000 GWh/year
Geothermal power:
Technically exploitable 3,500 EJ
Geotherma!energyuse1984.. 31PJ
Share of population enjoying
geothermal heating in 1984 79percent
Registered Vessels at the End of 1984
Totalsize,
Number GRT
Trawlers ......................... 105 50,801
Whalers ............................ 4 1,953
Otherfishing vessels,
300 tons and larger ............... 34 15,367
Otherfishingvessels ..... 691 44,726
Total fishing vessels ........... 834 112,847
Passengerships .................... 6 2,405
Tankers ........................... 5 3,052
Cargo ships ...................... 46 67,246
Coast guard vessels ............... 7 3,895
Other ............................ 41 4,915
Total registered vessels ...... 939 194,360
National Wealth')
Endofyear (Miilions ofkrónur) There of residentiai Total housing Exchange rate of U.S.$
1966 728 0.431
1967 806 0.571
1968 986 312 0.881
1969 1271 392 0.881
1970 1506 469 0.881
1971 1769 540 0.874
1972 2238 684 0.979
1973 2973 918 0.840
1974 4675 1462 1.187
1975 7410 2160 1.710
1976 9660 2768 1.899
1977 13066 3729 2.134
1978 19931 5709 3.185
1979 30039 8677 3.954
1980 48125 13907 6.248
1981 75447 21537 8.185
1982 122367 34545 16.650
1983 219506 60165 28.710
1984 272569 76406 40.600
1) End of year stock in midyear prices.